Three Centuries and Still Growing!!!
Spring 2000 Volume 14, No. 1

You can't escape sensational headlines even in a humble nursery newsletter. Horsfords is only entering it's 107th growing season, but the 21st century is the third the nursery has been a part of (for you sticklers out there, I know the 21st century doesn't begin until 2001 - get over it). Over the years, many things have changed and many, thank goodness, have stayed the same here at the nursery.

Over the last hundred years we have seen so many technological advances they're difficult to number, much less rank. In the last 25 years computers have become a part of our everyday existence. Many people are as likely to log on as to turn on their television. With this in mind, we are in the process of creating this website. HORSFORDNURSERY.com will be a work in progress this season.

By the time you read this, our digging crews will have already begun a rite of spring. Thousands of lilacs, shade trees and flowering crabapples, after years of nurturing and care, are being dug. Our open, productive land is producing wonderful plants that will be planted and enjoyed throughout the Northeast. Your proximity to these bountiful fields allows you to choose the `cream' of our crop and realize a cost savings.

With spring also comes the energy to get out and garden. All gardening projects are best started with a good plan. Sometimes ideas don't spring readily to mind for that difficult spot or situation. If you need a little help with ideas for the problem spot or that new garden, we've come up with a cost effective solution.

For every gardener, spring brings with it a laundry list of tasks to do in the garden - jobs that are necessary to ensure healthy, bountiful blooms and harvests for the coming season.

Spring is always full of pleasant surprises and we have many planned for this spring to delight you. It is our goal to cultivate the enjoyment of gardening through the plants we grow, the products we offer and the advice we give. If we could do more, please let us know while you're here. Our measure of success is your garden.