Hope Mountain Nurseries

Hope Mountain Nurseries

Keep Calm and Garden on!

Peace Amid the Chaos

Earlier today, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order No. 20-12, requiring certain retail businesses to cease operations, and ordering other businesses to comply with work-from-home and telework requirements, or impose social distancing in the workplace.  While for us here on the farm not much has changed in our daily lives my heart certainly goes out to so many others!  First off I'd like to remind everybody to take a deep breath, please don't just read it, DO IT.  I know, that's easy for me to say in my super isolated life, on our middle of nowhere farm away from the madness but I really … [Read More...]

Locally Grown

Does locally grown really make a difference? You bet it does! Day length, temperature, climate, and other seasonal changes all play a role in a plants growth. Because the plants we grow are already accustomed to our Southern Oregon area they are given a generous head start over plants grown … [Read More...]

Pollinator Friendly Varieties

On our farm we currently have six honey bee hives and have become fascinated with these amazing creatures and the vital role they play in our food production.  About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants and the honeybee is responsible for 80% of that pollination!   When we … [Read More...]

Heirloom Varieties

We are proud to say that we never have & never will use any GMO (genetically modified) seeds!  In fact, we offer a great selection of heirloom variety vegetables, herbs and flowers. Also known sometimes as Heritage Seeds, they are generally 50 years old and many are 100 years or older. Some … [Read More...]