The Nursery Ledger https://specialtynurseries.org/ Find the right specialty plant nursery for roses, hostas, natives and orchids, order by mail with confidence, and plant on the season the soil actually allows. en-us How to choose a specialty plant nurseryhttps://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/choosing-specialty-nursery/https://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/choosing-specialty-nursery/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000What separates a specialty plant nursery from a reseller: propagation on site, honest zone ranges, real guarantees. Five point checklist and a comparison table. Fall planting for trees and shrubshttps://specialtynurseries.org/seasonal-planting/fall-planting-trees-shrubs/https://specialtynurseries.org/seasonal-planting/fall-planting-trees-shrubs/Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why autumn grows better roots for trees and shrubs: when the window opens and closes, what fall suits, a winter checklist and the mistakes to avoid. Mail order roses: own-root or graftedhttps://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/mail-order-roses/https://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/mail-order-roses/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Own-root versus grafted mail order roses: winter behavior, suckers, cane grades and rose classes, with a comparison table and the buying mistakes to avoid. What bare root means when it arriveshttps://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/bare-root-arrival/https://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/bare-root-arrival/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bare root plants arrive dormant and leafless by design: how to unpack, judge and plant them, with a grading table, the first hour routine and mistakes to avoid. How to read a nursery catalog like a growerhttps://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/reading-nursery-catalog/https://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/reading-nursery-catalog/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Pot sizes, caliper grades, zone ranges and catalog shorthand decoded, plus a checkout checklist and the reading mistakes that cost gardeners a season. A planting calendar by USDA zonehttps://specialtynurseries.org/growing-guides/planting-calendar-usda-zones/https://specialtynurseries.org/growing-guides/planting-calendar-usda-zones/Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Planting windows by USDA zone band, the soil temperatures behind them, the frost logic, an ordering checklist and the calendar mistakes that cost a season. Buying hostas: eyes, sports and virus Xhttps://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/buying-hostas/https://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/buying-hostas/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How hosta farms divide and name their plants: eye counts, sports and registrations, virus X hygiene, a listing decoding table and the buying mistakes to avoid. Plant by soil temperature, not the calendarhttps://specialtynurseries.org/seasonal-planting/soil-temperature-not-calendar/https://specialtynurseries.org/seasonal-planting/soil-temperature-not-calendar/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Soil temperature decides germination and transplant take: thresholds by plant group, how to measure, a readiness checklist and the spring mistakes to avoid. Finding a real native plant nurseryhttps://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/native-plant-nurseries/https://specialtynurseries.org/find-a-nursery/native-plant-nurseries/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Provenance, ecotypes and nursery propagated labels: how to find a genuine native plant nursery, with a label decoding table and the mistakes to avoid. Nursery shipping seasons, explainedhttps://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/shipping-seasons/https://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/shipping-seasons/Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why nurseries ship by zone and weather instead of order date: ship windows by plant type, how winter catalogs allocate stock, and the timing mistakes to avoid. Ordering orchids by mail without surpriseshttps://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/mail-order-orchids/https://specialtynurseries.org/plant-specialties/mail-order-orchids/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bare-root orchids, seedlings, mericlones and flasks: what specialist nurseries ship, the temperature classes, the potting routine and the mistakes to avoid. Plant guarantees: read the fine print firsthttps://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/plant-guarantees/https://specialtynurseries.org/ordering-by-mail/plant-guarantees/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000What mail order plant guarantees really cover: arrival and growing windows, exclusions, a claim checklist, a terms table and the mistakes that void claims.