Volume I Recently, Kelly Lewis and I were fortunate to travel to Italy with a group of American Nurserymen to visit a group of Italian nurseries where we were given unprecedented access to their operations. We met with owners, growers, field workers and sales people...
Read MoreGosh, I love trees. Well, now if that isn’t a corny statement if I ever heard one then I don’t know what is! But it’s true. I really, really, genuinely love trees. I don’t remember when I first knew I loved trees. It seems as...
Read MoreAs a busy mom of three active kids with a demanding job (that also happens to be an hour from my home), and someone who also enjoys exercise, and cooking, oh and sleep, I feel qualified to teach a graduate level course on multi-tasking! At...
Read MoreIn a previous blog, I wrote about falling into the mellow groove of winter. I wrote about the seemingly endless months of cold weather where we strive to accomplish the minutia of winter. Filing, cleaning, planning and preparation. We have months to get these important...
Read More“Pruning is a joyous art of cutting away the spent to make light and space for new life.” -K. Elting Brock Welcome to 2016. It seems that winter has finally decided to show up. And so now the frenetic pace of 2015 has begun to...
Read MoreThe shortages in the tree market that have plagued our industry are not over yet. Our customers can expect to see a lack of material particularly in smaller sized (2.0-3.5”) at least through spring of 2016. Inventory continues to be very tight on these sizes...
Read MoreWe are all searching for signs in our lives. Which way do I go on this highway? Where should I live? Where should I work? We take internet quizzes to tell us what career we should have and what kind of dog we would be...
Read MoreNot only does Ruppert move big trees but we do it in many different and equally impressive ways! The red oak on the right is being transplanted to a new home on the farm offering this tree a root prune and an opportunity for us...
Read MoreLosing Weight We’ve all been there. In fact, many of us are there now. You know what I mean. That winter realization that while it may be frigid now, soon it will be time to wear shorts and bathing suits. Oh, no. Oh, uh… hmmmm....
Read MoreTLC for your Winter Garden (or how not to kill your plants during the Polar Vortex) With Old Man Winter bearing down upon us, now is a good time to take some important steps to protect your plants from the cold wind and snow. A...
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At Ruppert Nurseries, we put extra care and consideration into our soil. Our custom soil and growing techniques create some of the best growing conditions in the state, giving our trees the fuel they need to grow.
