The variegated conifer have better color than we've seen in a number of years - bright golds, blues and chalky whites. In no time at all the witch hazels will be blooming, followed by crocus and daffodils. A map and directions are on the inside back cover of the catalog. If you're coming in from out of town, which is almost anywhere on the planet, please call ahead for suggestions for motels or bed and breakfast inns and restarants. Those with private planes can land at Ohio University Airport in Albany OH, approimately 12 miles from here.
Rental cars are available at the airport.
A trip to Hoot Owl Hollow would not be complete without a visit to Athens County's other local nurseries. For a dizzying assortment of tropicals plus a huge selection of everything else, visit Glasshouse Works in Stewart. They're open Fridays and Saturdays all year. Ashwood Gardens has fields of gorgeous daylilies and shows off the hybridizing efforts of Richard Norris. Companion Plants offers plants and seeds for almost every herb imaginable.