Source Guide Show 146
Fancy Ferns / Western Hills Nursery
Frolic among the Fancy Fronds with the Fern Madame; A much loved garden and nursery reborn: Western Hills Nursery; Dave's Favs: Teucrium, Solanum; Desert Tortoise.
Frolic among the Fancy Fronds with the Fern Madame
Judith Jones is the Fern Madame, a woman with a passion for ferns of every sort. Her vast collection encompasses hardy and tropical ferns including one's adapted to every situation from woodlands to living rooms and beyond to dry desert adapted ferns.
Her mail order nursery, Fancy Fronds, is the leading source for unusual ferns.
The ferns seen today in order of appearance from wet to dry conditions:
Dryopteris erythrosora var. viridisarra
Anthyrihnum felix-femina 'Frizelliae Strain'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Crispum'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Wardii Type'
Polystichum species
Dryopteris formosana, Limelight Woodfern
Dryopteris wallichianan, Wallich's Woodfern
Arachniodes standishii, Upside-down Fern
Blechnum novae-zealandiae
Selaginella braunii
Adiantum
Adiantum aleuticum
Polystichum setiferum, Soft Shield Fern
Dryopteris x complexa 'Robust', Hybrid Robust Male Fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Crispagracilis', Dwarf Crisped Golden-Scaled Male Fern
Cheilanthes tomentosa, Woolly Lip Fern
Astrolepis sinuate, Star-scaled Cloak Fern
Selaginella species
Fancy Fronds
40830 172nd ST. SE
Gold Bar, WA 98251
360-793-1472
www.fancyfronds.com
Nursery open by appointment only or order online
A much loved garden and nursery reborn: Western Hills Nursery.
When Lester Hawkins and Marshal Olbrich decided to move out of the city and build a garden that would become a living catalog for their groundbreaking nursery, they never realized that it would be so popular or start a new trend. Now, their model of garden, production, and sales has been termed the
"destination nursery." A place where unusual plants are showcased in a setting that encourages visitors to come from miles away to shop among growing examples of the plants available.
After a period of decline and closure, Western Hills is being restored and the nursery has again opened for business to the delight of plant lovers everywhere.
Check their website for current open times, special events and more information.
Western Hills Nursery
16250 Coleman Valley Rd.
Occidental, CA
707-874-3731
www.westernhillsnursery.com
While visiting Western Hills, Dave and the crew stayed at the
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, Sonoma Wine Country
1101 Gravenstein Hwy. South
Sebastapol, CA 95472-4861
707-829-6677
1-888-Holiday for reservations
www.hiexpress.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen on today's show are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country and from select sources listed below:
Teucrium majoricum (syn T. aroanium)
High Country Gardens
2902 Rufina St.
Santa Fe, NM 87507
800-925-9387
www.highcountrygardens.com
Solanum umbelliferum var. incanum
Las Pilitas Nursery
3232 Las Pilitas Rd.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
805-438-5992
www.laspilitas.com
Our specimen courtesy of Valley Hills Nursery
Valley Hills Nursery
7440 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA
831-624-3482
www.valleyhillsnursery.com
Mt. Rainier Greenhouse by Sunshine Garden House
Water Feature Design by:
Aquascape, Inc.
www.aquascapeinc.com
Constructed by
Alliance Land and WaterScapes
2173 San Miguel Canyon Rd.
Prunedale, CA 93907
1-888-MY-USA-POND
www.alliancewaterscapes.com
Rock and gravel used for this project provided by:
Graniterock, Monterey Peninsula Concrete and Building Supplies
1755 Del Monte Blvd.
Seaside, CA 93955
831-392-3700
www.graniterock.com
Additional information sources for today's show were provided by Pacific Horticulture.
Pacific Horticulture brings the best of West Coast gardening to readers quarterly.
Learn more and subscribe at www.pacifichorticulture.org
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Punamu Necklace by Justis Daniels.
Available at Big Sur Local Color Gallery, www.bigsurlocalcolor.com
