Un pequeña bosque de 'Primavera'

A Little forest of 'Primavera' Witch Hazels in the greenhouse today!

Making cool cuttings............

Here at Plantmad we are not conifer growers but some conifers have such a cool story behind them that you can't help but propagate a few! This is the Vietnamese golden cypress Xanthocyparis vietnamensis.  Not discovered by Western botanists until the 1990's it's only close relative is the Alaskan Cedar Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (Syn. Chamaecyparis nootkatenis). Two closely related plants one from Alaska the other from Vietnam! Gotta' love the mystery!

Cuttings of Xanthocyparis vietnamensis

Pulling Orders!

It's order pullin' time here at Plantmad!!

The Lost Poly Tunnel!

So 2016 is the year we bring the last of our moth balled ploy tunnel back into service! For the last 10 years it's been slowly buried by some rampant grape vines. Today in a bracing 24F Juan I reclaimed it from mother nature!

 Reclaiming Greenhouse Seven!

A very nice surprise!

Thanks to the generosity of Tim & Matt Nichols of MrMaple.com We have two very cool new plants for the Plantmad Garden & Collection.

Both members of one of my favorite plant families the Hamamelidaceae. One is a new dwarf cultivar of Disanthus cercidifolius called 'Rikyu'. The other is even more obscure, Rhodoleia henryi 'Takeshitea' an unusual evergreen Genus of Hamamelidaceae from China. The exciting part is that unlike some of the other Rhodoleia species this one may well be Zone 6 or 7 hardy. Time will tell but not until we have made a few backups :)

Rhodoleia henryi 'Takeshitea'

Disanthus cercidifolius 'Rikyu'

Winter is here folks!

Lows in the mid 20's & snow down to 1000' forecast for next week means Winter here in Oregon. Time to drain the irrigation pipes, put the snow supports in for the winter & lay out the frost blankets along the edges of the houses so that it can be quickly pulled across when needed. Roll on March!!

Ready for Winter!

Movin' Leaves!

Spreading last years composted leaves onto the garden so we have space to begin picking up this years! It never ends.....