Author Archives: Nancy
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Fountains arrived, Shade Cloth is on,"Glorious" Flowers
So much is going on now & we are so busy, but I need to catch you up on some of the happenings at Hasting Plants. The fountains arrived this week. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten in concrete … Continue reading
Check out these Flowers!
Here are some photos of some flowers that are blooming now. I just wanted to share these photos. I wanted to show a picture of our Globba (Dancing Ladies) plants, but as soon as they bloom, someone buys them! They … Continue reading
Colocasia – Elephant Ears and Tropicals
We have some really neat Elephant Ears in this year. Some came from a mistake on an order that gave me a few extra varieties I didn’t plan on having. The others came in on an order today. If you … Continue reading
Check out these cool bulbs!
We had a neighbor bring us some really neat spider lily bulbs that they have been growing for years in their yard. They had dug them up 20 years ago in the woods. I thought it must have been from … Continue reading
New Addition to the Playground
Mike keeps working on the kids playground at the greenhouse. He found this climbing structure the other day and just got it constructed and installed this morning. I think it is pretty cool. It got a good workout today with … Continue reading
The Newsletter is in the mail today!
Finally, you can expect your newsletter starting Friday. I promise to do better in getting it out next year. I like for it to be in the mail just a little earlier than this(maybe around the 10th), but this early … Continue reading
The Greenhouses are loaded!
We love how the greenhouse look just before the real shopping frenzy begins. All of the plants are filling out, and blooms are starting to form on almost everything. We have plants stuffed in every nook and cranny we can … Continue reading
Newsletter is at the Printer's!
Another milestone that lets me breathe easier, the newsletter is at the printer’s. I’m hoping it is in the mail by the middle of next week. That is just about when I like to get it out. Right about the … Continue reading
We can see light at the end of the tunnel!
Whew! I’m sorry I haven’t blogged for a while. I keep forgetting to take my camera over to the greenhouse for pictures, and we’ve been super busy getting all the plants transplanted. Two major groups of plants are now finished. … Continue reading
Tomatoes
We are currently transplanting tomatoes. This is a huge job when you consider we have 12 to 15 trays of seedlings. Each tray of seedlings has 20 rows and each row will fill about one flat of 48 plants. It’s … Continue reading