Our nursery tour was at Nature Works, an organic garden center and retail shop that offers many unusual perennials, shrubs, annuals and more.  Owner Nancy DuBrule-Clemente gave us a lively and informative tour of the one acre demonstration gardens.    The varieties of flowers – many natives that are rarely seen elsewhere – was head spinning.   Add a curator’s eye for garden statuary, containers, fountains, and garden gifts – and well – it is hard not to walk out with a trunk-load of treasures.

Nancy is an encyclopedia of information and the staff is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful as well.   We enjoyed our visit and left inspired.   The wealth never ends though – Nancy’s website, blog and newsletters provides a wealth of information – all relevant to where we live and garden.