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The Big Move
In 2003 we moved our nursery from Maryland to Virginia.  It seems funnier now than it did then.


Plantain Lily and the
Great Slug Bait Episode

A cautionary tale about using slug bait and other chemicals in the garden.


2012 Open House

Open House this year will be June 8, 9, and 10 and June 22, 23, and 24. These are the only days that we will be open for customer visits. Hours will be 9 to 5 each day.  Our hostas are grown in shade houses, with no protection from the rain, so keep that in mind.

Like past years, we will keep things pretty simple - no big displays, no carnival rides, no catered barbecue.  Just hostas. Lots of hostas. We are only open for retail sales two weekends a year, so facilities are minimal. We can give you a soft drink or bottle of water and a cookie, that's about it. And you might be wise to make a rest stop at one of the local fast food places on the way in.

But even though we do not have a customer friendly facility, we do have thousands of hostas. There aren't too many places you can find more than 400 different varieties of hostas for sale.  And we hope to have way more than 400.  We'll also have hardy ferns, perennials and whatever else we find lying around.  Plus we'll have many of our streaked seedlings available and our new and future introductions on display.

We hope you can attend.  It's the only time of year we're open for visits.  If it's too far for a day trip there are plenty of places to stay overnight.  We know that there is a limit to how far a rational person will drive to see thousands of hostas, we're just not sure what that limit should be. Last year we had visitors from the Syracuse, NY area.  That's about 400 miles, and if you can beat that, or even come close, we'll make sure you receive something special as a reward.

If you get tired of hostas, we're just a few miles from the Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, a bit more than an hour from Washington, DC and Baltimore. Close by we have antiques, hiking trails, and beautiful scenery.  And three friendly dogs.

You can use Google Maps below to get directions, or on your GPS enter 257 Sadlick Road, Strasburg, Va  22657


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