08/01/2026
Kevin had the opportunity to write something a little different than the Octoraro newsletters you know and love recently.
The Ecological Landscape Alliance asked him to contribute a piece to "Into the Weeds", its members-only newsletter. They were kind enough to let us share the entire issue here, and we hope you’ll take a look.
The piece is called “The Guilt of a Nurseryman.” Here is a short excerpt:
“I am not sure if we should start the story about water and its relationship with Octoraro Native Plant Nursery with guilt, but it’s the first thing that comes to mind. Every time the pump kicks on, I cringe with every drop that hits outside the pot, lands on gravel, or falls on a blade of grass…”
It is an honest look at the sometimes-complicated relationship between growing native plants, using water, and trying to be a responsible steward of the environment.
You can read the full newsletter here.
Can we think down stream for a moment? At our Kirkwood location all of our excess water drains down into “The Lower End”. Our name for a designed and an admittedly under-managed wetland complex on the banks of the Octoraro Creek. This wetland complex was put in around the early 2000’s and is n...
