Far Reaches Farm

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Far Reaches Farm

A Fine Madness for Plants ~ Propagators & Growers of Unusual Ornamentals.

Last open days for the year: October 14-16 Thurs-Sat 10-4:00 There ain't no more!
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Fresh out of gift ideas for that gardening friend?We offer gift certificates in any amount which can be redeemed for some pretty neat plants here at the nursery or at any of our off-site plant sales where we are own cashier such as the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle or the Fronderosa Frolic in August at Gold Bar.
Volunteer opportunities abound here at the Farm.Transplanting, potting and what have you. A chance to learn some professional techniques and be exposed to some pretty fun plants. "Will work for plants!" Give us a call if you are interested.
Help sponsor our next collecting trip this Fall to China.Of course you would get some of the progeny of the seed collections but mainly it is something to feel good about. We take detailed collection notes and distribute suitable material to various Botanic Gardens and firmly believe that we are helping preserve biodiversity as many species are under enormous pressure from habitat degradation.

It's simple—head into Port Townsend and take a left on Sheridan just past the QFC. You will go 3/4 of a mile and find a stop sign on 19th. Go straight through that until you come to the next stop sign which is Hastings. Turn left and go 1/3 mile and you will see the 1818 polka dot mailbox and turn right into our driveway and park out in the field watching out for Canela and Callie, our nursery overseers, who are brilliant in all things except cars. Please come only on our open days or by appointment. We'll have sandwich board signs out on our open days.
What’s Growing On...
October 12th finds us looking at our last sales days for the year with mixed feelings. It will be nice to divert from sales prep to other nursery pursuits but we will miss sharing the fun we find with these darn plants with all of you. We do get a big charge out of seeing what is in the pipeline for next year however and do get that tingle of anticipation even though we are not yet through with this year. It always surprises us that plants are legal.
We are cranking on two big new greenhouses which the crew is flying at constructing and working darned hard. The goal is plastic on before frost! This won't give us any more space for plants but will give us more protected space. And kudos to the plant movers who cleared 70% of the nursery to allow for construction and kudos in advance for moving all those plants back into the greenhouses when they are finished. Oh the glory of nursery work! The celebration of the Stoop and Bend and the Embrace of Repetition!
One of the more startling events is that we have stone being delivered for the entry eyesore of undeveloped planting beds as you enter our gate. A lot of nurseries would have gone for curb appeal first but we went for back fence appeal first and have been steadily working our way forward to the street. This will be high on the list for installation upon our return from China so hopefully in the spring when you all come out to visit there will be a surprise or two.
Lots of seed collecting and last minute herbaceous cuttings, Iris dividing and fretting about if we have enough ready to go for the NW Flower and Garden Show next February. And a few little details to attend to before our plant hunting trip!
We are continuing to do some more planting in the bog garden in hopes of making it worthy of housing the new large bronze sculpture by David Eisenhour. David and Heidi delivered this epic piece titled 'Ibex' the other day and we are so pleased to be temporary custodians of fine art that speaks to us. 'Ibex' is a true-to-life representation of a Devil's Claw seedpod from the Southwest and is a magical alchemy of seed and horn, life and death, promise and fulfillment. It is for sale and while we would be pleased to part with it to a collector, we selfishly hope to enjoy this fabulous garden art for awhile longer. See www.eisenhoursculpture.com in the bio-narrative portfolio.
A lot of folks ask where we get our manure mulch which we use on our beds. It is from Ben Smith at Maple View Farm in Sequim, 360-460-9499. You can pick it up at the farm or he will deliver 15-18 yds. We don't know how far he will go but he does go to Bainbridge a lot. Ben is a good guy and a careful truck driver. Tell him we sent you!
If you are across the water in the Seattle-Tacoma area, we hear that Mike Vukich delivers good manure and can be reached on his cell at 206-271-6490 or 253-939-0627.
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—Kelly & Sue