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Plant One for the Pollinators!

February 25, 2018 by Shannon Dillon 2 Comments

You’re not the only one hard at work in your garden!  Pollinators have a vital and important role to play there as well and for many years have been our unsung heroes, busily doing their job while we sit back and take all the credit.  In recent years we’ve seen a decline in our pollinator… Read More.

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Should You Really Grow Mint?

February 5, 2015 by Shannon Dillon 4 Comments

Mint is one of those plants that gardeners seem to love to hate. Not because of its many fantastic uses but because of its ability to spread and take over. I admit that it does seem to have lofty ideas about taking over the world but I truly can’t imagine  a garden without mint. What… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, You Can Grow That! Tagged With: herb, mint

Calendula Love

April 17, 2014 by Shannon Dillon Leave a Comment

I’ve been in love with Calendula for as long as I can remember.  It’s one of the first seeds I ever planted and was thrilled at how many came up.  Way back then my motto must have been ‘No Seedling Left Behind’ because I planted them EVERYWHERE!   In a few weeks our herb garden, flower… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, You Can Grow That! Tagged With: flowers

Hits and Misses

March 25, 2014 by Shannon Dillon 4 Comments

I was recently asked how we choose the varieties of plants we grow.  So I thought I’d share how we determine who’s a Hit and who’s a Miss. The average gardener’s mailbox starts filling up with loads of seed catalogs in early January.  When you grow plants for a living you can multiply that number… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, Greenhouse News

Welcome Home Swallows!

March 18, 2014 by Shannon Dillon 4 Comments

The first tree swallows returned today!  In our house it’s akin to the anticipation before Christmas day…. minus the stress. While you can count on Christmas always returning on December 25th,  the tree swallows don’t give us an exact date.  It just makes our anticipation all the more exciting. In early March  we start watching… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, Recent Ramblings

Pretty Pretty Peonies

March 6, 2014 by Shannon Dillon 2 Comments

Peonies still  take my breath away every spring! Despite their sweet and delicate appearance, peonies are one of the hardiest perennials you can grow. They don’t have a huge amount of rules for success, just give them plenty of sun, well drained soil, and a bit of organic fertilizer and they’ll reward you with blooms… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, Greenhouse News, You Can Grow That! Tagged With: peonies, perennial

Flowers from the Heart

February 14, 2014 by Shannon Dillon 4 Comments

With Valentine’s day here I was thinking about how many flowers refer to love or to the the heart in their names.  If you ask me  the Victorians took it too an extreme with the whole language of flowers thing.  Each flower had a specific meaning you were trying to communicate to the person you… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, Recent Ramblings Tagged With: Amaranthus, Bergenia, Dicentra, Lovage, Nigella

Layered Pea Salad

February 13, 2014 by Shannon Dillon 3 Comments

 This is a super yummy salad that’s been a family favorite for years. We love Mayo, but if you don’t you could top with something else. Prep time 20 mins Total time 20 mins Author: Shannon Recipe type: Salad Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 1 head leaf lettuce 3 cups fresh or frozen peas (defrosted, of course) 2-3 cups grated… Read More.

Filed Under: Featured, Salads Tagged With: lettuce, peas, recipe, salad

Our Story

In 1988 Hope Mountain Nurseries was born out of a passion for growing plants and a deep desire to raise our children while working from home. We felt a bit like true pioneers in those early days starting … [Read More...]

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