Behind the Scenes with Nursery Management magazine

Goodbye gardens

After shutting down six years ago, Heronswood Nursery is up for auction. Burpee & Co. President and nursery owner George Ball is selling the property through Sheldon Good & Co. The 15-acre piece of land includes the home and garden of nursery founders Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones, greenhouse facilities and a multi-purpose office and warehouse building. Heronswood Nursery was home to thousands of rare plants from across the globe.

The auction bidding will start at $749,000. Bids are due by 2 p.m. June 15. For more information, call the project manager at 800-962-0931 or visit HeronswoodAuction.com. 
 

• The Missouri Botanic Garden (MOBOT) is celebrating its 50,000th “like” on Facebook.

• From Rocky’s Plants in Elgin, Texas: Being a small business owner can be a real headache. Some days you wonder whether it is worth all the hassles, stress and hard work, and then in a blink of an eye you realize you are making a difference and bringing enjoyment to someone else.

Upon opening my mail, I was surprised to find more than 20 thank you letters for donated tomato and peppers plants from Ms. Upton’s class at Elgin Elementary School.

Keep up the great work young gardeners! I’m proud of you!
 

Shannon Currey@GrassSolutions Looking for a tough, versatile plant? Rushes make great additions to any garden.

FitzGerald Nurseries@PatFitzGerald The nursery has a new energy-efficient growing room with LED lighting.

NationalGardenBureau@dblazekNGB We have an idea for an upcoming e-newsletter topic: Debunking Grandma’s Gardening Tips.
 

Nursery Management Poll

Is sun and heat protection addressed in your safety meetings?

[Editor’s note: Way to go! Glad to see it’s an important part of your safety regimen.]