Welcoming a new WSB sponsor: West Seattle Nursery

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This afternoon, we’re welcoming the newest WSB sponsor: West Seattle Nursery, where fall gardening season is in full swing (check out the colors in the photo at left). As is the tradition when a new sponsor joins the WSB team, we offer them the chance to let you know who they are and what’s up with their business: “West Seattle Nursery has been selling plants to neighborhood gardeners year-round for 22 years. We are proud to provide a great selection of perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees – tried and true favorites but also rare and unusual garden gems. Quality is important to us, so the majority of our plants come from Northwest growers, thus they are acclimated for our climate and growing conditions. Our staff is a well-rounded group of seasoned gardeners and plant enthusiasts. When you come to visit us, our first priority is to show you around, answer your questions and help you find the perfect plants for your garden. Our destination gift shop is overflowing with beautiful and unusual gifts, housewares, books, and indoor plants. We also provide a great selection of seeds, bulbs, tools and soil amendments. Mark your calendars for upcoming events at West Seattle Nursery: Through October 25th, our Fall Art in the Garden Exhibit – talented and creative local artists and craftspeople have honored us with their beautiful, durable and fanciful garden art; Saturday, October 25th, from 10 am to 1 pm: Our first-ever Growing Gardeners Appreciation Event! Children ages 4-12 are welcome to join us for a costume contest and scavenger hunt. There will be prizes and treats for everyone, and you’ll be done just in time to go trick or treating in The Junction! For more information on joining our Growing Gardener Club visit our website: www.westseattlenursery.com; Saturday, November 15th, from 11 am to 3 pm: Our Fall Open House – Join us for complimentary espresso and hors d’oeuvres. Check out Ingrid’s beautiful Christmas trees and all of our other holiday-themed merchandise. Get seasonal gardening advice from our staff. We look forward to this event every year and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! In December, some of the artists among our staff will be giving a wreath making seminar every week. We’ll teach you how to build beautiful holiday wreaths and table swags out of seasonal evergreens. They make great gifts. Dates and times to be announced in our Fall Mailer (add your name to our mailing list the next time you visit) and also on our website: www.westseattlenursery.com.” Huge thanks to West Seattle Nursery for its support, and to all our sponsors, as well as to you, in turn, for supporting them. Our full list of current advertisers can be found here, along with information on how to join them.

Confused October 17, 2008 (1:29 pm)

Umm, wouldn’t those names read from left to right (not right to left)? The person on the left in the bottom row looks more like an “Andrew” than a “Galen” to me; maybe I’m assuming too much!
I do love how they chose the picture in which half the staff has closed eyes, and the guy on the right in the back row looks like he’s putting the moves on the green-vested woman. Makes me want to make up a cute little backstory on them all.

Holly October 17, 2008 (2:00 pm)

Cheers to WS Nursery. I love this place and miss it when a week goes by when I don’t go there just to look at all of their stuff. There selection and help are always the best.

s October 17, 2008 (2:32 pm)

I love having this wonderful nursery in West Seattle! Hopefully they can continue to use their off-site property for plant starters and storage during this time of increased land prices and development pressure. We’re blessed to have this local business.

Amber October 17, 2008 (2:35 pm)

I want to like West Seattle Nursery more. The staff is super friendly. However, when I was in over the weekend and asked the gent watering the evergreens if they had a western red cedar in stock, he said he’d never heard of such a thing. Their quaking aspens had scale bugs and, earlier this summer, when I asked about availability of a (native) beaked hazelnut, the reply was “Why would you want that weed?” I’ll keep patronizing Village Green Perennial Nursery instead.

some guy October 17, 2008 (5:54 pm)

I’ve been going to WSN for years. Their staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. I love that place. Some nice art in their Fall Art in the Garden Show this year.

JumboJim October 17, 2008 (9:30 pm)

Like most places they have at least a couple of people who don’t know their stuff. Those few should at least be educated to direct customers to someone on staff who *does* know their stuff.
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Calling a native hazelnut “a weed” is just sad. That’s one person who didn’t have fun as a kid searching for the few hazelnuts that weren’t hollow or already pilfered by squirrels or jays. I still remember getting those tiny, fuzzy spines in my finger from peeling the husks from the nuts – ahh, memories…