You can imagine what it was like for the staff that spent the better part of a day covering hostas, arisaemas, and other tender foliage. Fortunately, major damage was averted. We have completed the first weekend of our spring open house with near perfect weather in the 70's, resulting in thousands of visitors. Let's hope we get as lucky for the second weekend. After the first open house weekend, we are out of several more items, but are potting as fast as possible to get stock built back by mid-June.
Shipping is still at a fever pitch with record shipping volume being set virtually every week.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to those of you who have taken time to order this spring, and especially those of you that have taken time to write nice letters or send chocolates. Well, we thought spring had arrived, but after a week of nights in the mid's 20's, those plants that peeked out too early have been reminded to wait a while longer. We actually have nearly 100 hosta varieties, growing in containers outdoors that are already well sprouted, so you can imagine what we do when the forecasts dip below freezing. Garden clean-up is well underway, and things are already looking good for spring open house season. The Narcissus bulbocodiums are in full flower, as are the Ranuculus ficaria cultivars, the hellebores, and the spectacular Edgeworthia chrysantha.