NOW – here is a truly unique way to get your plants! Who would think of going to a flea market to get plants? Mobile Flea Markets says they are one of the largest flea markets on the Gulf Coast and it is truly large. It has all the typical things you would expect to…
These two Garden Express retail centers are both retail outlets for the Stokley Nursery in Semmes. One is located just a few blocks from downtown Mobile on Government St. and the other is about eight miles from downtown Mobile on Moffett Road in Semmes. The Garden Express stores are a different type of nursery. Yes,…
A local, Fairhope, garden center that is far more than just flowers and shrubs. This is just about as a complete gardening center as you can find. Mulch, straw, fertilizer, vegetable plants and seeds, bird feed, and the lists goes on and on. If you want to raise bees – they have everything you will…
Corner Copia was located on Hwy-104 about two miles east of Three Circle Church. About a year and a half ago Wilsey’s Nursery sold their facility on Co Rd-181/US Hwt-98 to Corner Copia. An excellent nursery with a wide variety of shrubs, house plants, annuals, other plants, some trees, and a lot more. They have,…
The largest and most extensive nursery in Baldwin County! From their 20 acres at their business location just north of Foley in Summerdale on Cty Rd-59 they furnish plants to landscape contractors, businesses, residential owners. If it grows they probably have it: palms, bamboo, Japanese Maples, annuals, sod, and the list goes on and on….
Small nursery but has a great greenhouse with a wide variety of succulents, cacti, and other small house plants. More house plants are found in the office area. They also have, fruit trees, azaleas, camellias, and more. The owner is quite knowledgeable and willing to work with you and make suggestions. They will occasionally have…
A local family-run greenhouse located in Foley at the intersection of Hickory St and Co Rd 20. A different nursery in that they only sell plants, and they propagate 95% of all their plants! They have an excellent variety of plants for the house and yard, they also have various shrubs and some trees. There…
This page will give you detailed information on the plants mentioned in the February Quail Creek Newsletter. It is a follow-on to the plants mentioned in the November newsletter. The references are ones I have pulled from the internet and are ones I have found to be most helpful in the plant description and growing….
There will be no column for December. However, we will be back in January 2022. We will, in January look at a potential pest you may have on your shrubs and how to handle it.In February, we will have Part 2/2 on Local Plants for Landscaping.
The topic this month should be of concern to many of us and our neighbors as a fair number of us have crepe myrtle bushes and trees in our yards. A recently introduced insect pest, the crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS), initially infested crape myrtles in Texas in 2004 and has now spread to several…