EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, EVERYTHING
The Crownsville Nursery/Bridgewood Gardens
in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
1979-2021
Closed forever, so please don't try to visit
RIP
A Few Pictures from Years Past
Back when I couldn't control myself.
Seven of the cold frames and the three shade houses were packed with hostas . I just couldn't help it.
Hostas and perennials waiting for the little brown truck on a busy spring day
Sometimes it was hard to find good help out in the country, but every once in a while someone came along who could handle almost any job.
Others didn't work out as well.
Packing can be pretty boring.
And some of us had more fun than others.
This was not staged. Maggie liked to sit on my back while I worked. Lily wanted to know why I loved Maggie the most.
Wish I still had that much hair.
Xena, just back from the groomer.
You probably shouldn't have white dogs if you work in dirt.
Awww, it's a puppy! This was Xena in 2015
All this was just an excuse to show off my dogs.
Obviously, I'm partial to Westies.
tHAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
I still can't control myself. This is my new "nursery", near Prince Frederick, Maryland. Pretty primitive and quite a bit
smaller than the old place, but I enjoy working out under the trees. It's quiet and peaceful - 'cept durin' huntin' season.
Unfortunately, the year after this picture was taken, we had nice warm March and the plants broke dormancy early,
followed by hard freeze in mid-April, very late for our area and I lost a ton of plants. Hostas don't like that sort of thing.
All of my sales are through the internet.
I'm sorry but this is a one-man show and I can't accommodate telephone or in-person sales.
I'm down to one small cold frame now. But how many of you have your own tobacco barn?
Ok, I'm done for now.