Nursery News
At Yew Dell we're all about plants!
Check back here for the latest articles about the latest goings-on in the Nursery and Greenhouses from our Nursery & Greenhouse Manager, Jeff Margreiter, and Director of Horticulture & Facilities, Jacob Stidham.
Growing plants for custom projects
- May 5, 2025
When we developed the nursery at Yew Dell it was to produce plants for multiple purposes. We are doing just that!
Lessons learned when starting an online plant market
- May 5, 2025
Some day this story will be written into the archives of horticulture history and be a chapter in the story of Yew Dell.
The Basics on Growing Tomatoes
- May 5, 2025
Whether you consider yourself a tomato connoisseur or just a fan, there’s nothing better than picking that first one of the season off the vine..
Features of the Newest Greenhouse
- May 5, 2025
It’s cold, blistery days like this that seem like a perfect time to talk about greenhouses.
Transplant These Plants Now
- May 5, 2025
Farmers are out cultivating fields and sowing seed in early spring. Nurseries and garden centers overflow with color on opening day.
Out with the old, in with the new to us
- May 5, 2025
If you have been to the gardens for a visit lately, you will have seen some hustle and bustle around the nursery.
What is the value of a garden?
- May 5, 2025
Is it the shade that the trees provide? Maybe it is the habitat the plants provide for all the critters that call it home?
What you put in the container matters
- May 5, 2025
Plants just can’t be the best they can be in a container if they don’t have the right stuff for their roots to grow in.
Notes from the Nursery – Summer 2023
- May 5, 2025
Sayde calls us boujee for using shade cloth in the nursery to provide our plants a happier environment. Boujee is a slang term for the act of living a fancy,