Bedding Plants

Larry Denney

Karen — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:32:35 -0600

Contact Larry Denney at 336-384-2779.

James Wilkes

Karen — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:08:57 -0600

James Wilkes owns Faith Mountain Farm in Creston, NC.

He can be reached at:

489 Big Laurel Road

Creston, NC, 28615

336-385-3510

Alicia Breton

Karen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:39:49 -0600

Alicia Breton is the owner of My Favorite Plants Nursery. Her love of plants has led her to almost ten years of growing annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs. She now has a greenhouse and 4 coldframes; she uses these to protect plants in winter and spring.

In addition to the Farmers' Market, Alicia can be found at her greenhouse from 10 AM to 2 PM on Monday through Thursday, and on Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Call her at (336) 877-1155 or send an e-mail.

My Favorite Plants Nursery is located in Todd, North Carolina. From Boone, take Highway 194 North at New Market Center. Turn left at Three Top Road and continue for eight/tenths of a mile. The drive is on the left, there is a fencepost with the number 9570C.

Susan Graham

sagraham — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:34:42 -0600

Susan Graham enjoys going to the market even after more than 10 years of working long hours in her greenhouses. Her enthusiasm is made obvious by a trip to her greenhouse in Todd, NC. She takes meticulous care of her plants and is rewarded with outstanding blooms and foliage.

Susan grows perennials, amazing hanging baskets, and starts bedding plants from seed. You will find flats of petunias, French marigolds that grow to eight inches, and red, white and blue pansies. Susan also grows annual and perennial herbs, including bright and fragrant Pineapple Sage.

Susan Graham has won even more fans with her hand knitted and felted wool hats. Susan hand knits the hats from wool and wool/mohair blend yarn in a rainbow of colors and currently has three styles for you to choose from. One style features a rolled brim with fun fur trim, another has a narrow brim in solids and stripes with a braided hatband. A fashionable beret completes the collection. All of Susan's hats will fit an average adult's size head.

The hats can be hand washed in cool water with a mild detergent, then blocked over a form or bowl for drying to retain their shape.

E-mail Susan Allen Graham.

Chris Teague

Karen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:52:08 -0600

Chris Teague lives his wife Heather. They have an 18 month old son Daniel, who is the boss of the family. Chris started growing plants as a hobby and now has three greenhouses and a number of fields in different places around Boone. He has been selling plants to the general public for three years, and sold plants at wholesale for two years before that. Chris grows about 400 varieties of perennial plants, 800 varieties of daylilies, and a selection of flowering annuals and shrubs. Find out more at Hickory Lane Gardens and Landscape Center

Chris also does landscaping and maintenance within a 60 mile radius of Boone. He is available for landscape design, brush clearing, hedge trimming, leaf cleanup and yard winterization. His yard treatments include a soil analysis, fertilizer and weed control. Chris can be reached at (828) 265-4950 or by his cell phone at 964-6905

Jeff Thomas

creeksong — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:49:49 -0600

Jeff Thomas has been selling organic produce at the Watauga County Farmers' Market since 1979. At that time, few people were concerned about the presence of chemicals in their food. We now consider Jeff a strategist for foreseeing the current focus on healthy food, but 22 years ago organic produce could be risky to market. Determined to make Creeksong Farm healthy and profitable, Jeff has mastered the art of growing food that is both attractive and wholesome.

Jeff can be found at Watauga County Farmers' Market every Saturday morning, and every Wednesday morning in July and August. He also supplies Bare Essentials Natural Market in Boone with organic produce.

Jeff grows lettuce and spinach most of the summer using shade cloths to keep the plants cool. He grows fingerling and purple "new" potatoes, peppers, beets, and many other familiar and unexpected vegetables. In the spring he has standard and uncommon herbs and companion plants, many with wonderfully scented leaves. In late summer and fall you will find sunflowers for dramatic bouquets and brightly colored everlastings for dried arrangements all winter.

Send Jeff an e-mail, or visit the Creeksong Farm website. Read more about Creeksong Farm on the The Mountain Times website.