Maui: 4,000 Miles Away, but Still Feels Like Home
Just got back from a ‘Bucket List' trip to Maui - 10 nights, 11 days exploring paradise with my family. Despite the time of year, we did all the...
How to Choose the Right Lavender for Your Garden
Trying to unravel the tangled web of species under the genus Lavandula is a challenge to event the most accomplished horticulturalist. There is a...
Fall Into The Perfect Culinary Herb Garden
22 Culinary Herbs You Should Be Growing Now Cooler weather is on its way, and for many, the drop in temperature brings with it a pull toward the...
A Good Seed is Hard to Find
Growing herb plants presents many challenges. Almost all are species plants and have their own requirements for germination, growth, and peaceful establishment in someone’s garden. When The Growers Exchange decided to grow only herb plants, we quickly found ourselves...
What now .. how about more flowers?
We are having a few end of the month visitors to our test gardens and set about cleaning them up about 2 weeks ago. Cleaning out debris, cutting back all of our herb plants, and actually taking in a good harvest. We have pesto to get us through the winter, and a lot...
Fall is in the air
As summer fades into fall, we begin to notice the little signs warning that winter is approaching
What Is In a Name? Plant Classification
Many people find themselves asking the question, "why use Latin to classify?" When you consider that there are over 250,000 species of living plants worldwide, it makes sense to have chosen a single language to label all these plants. This use of Latin allows...
Grown Right
Dear Friends: When we began our nursery in 1987, we were selling plants in our local market – we knew each and every customer and they knew us. They trusted us to provide them with the highest quality plants at a fair price. They also trusted us to grow their plants...
Keeping The Mosquitoes at Bay..
As summer quickly approaches, we have all been plagued with a common annoyance: mosquitoes. Is it my imagination, or are these pesky critters getting bigger and hungrier? So many people I know are getting companies like Mosquito Authority of Norman to help get rid of...