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Our goal and mission is to produce plants native to Oklahoma and/or beneficial to wildlife.  We have a special emphasis on plants which support butterflies, moths and other pollinators. We are a small Oklahoma nursery without a brick and mortar location, we sell through farmer’s markets and herb shows.

Date change for Edmond Farmers Market.  Cancelled June 2nd.  Moved up to May 26th

We are now on facebook 

Exclusive!!! (december 1st)Pat Folley showing off the first copy of Oklahoma Wildflowers, our long awaited field guide. It's a beautiful book and anyone who has had the pleasure of knowing Pat will recognize her voice on every page. Thanks to the University of Iowa Press for making this book a reality.

See video of KOTV Tulsa 3/24/12 interview with Pat on the link below:

http://www.newson6.com/story/17248069/oklahoma-woman-authors-reference-book-for-states-native-flora

March 24th article on the front of the Scene section of the Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=41&articleid=20120324_44_D1_CUTLIN773895

They got it mostly right.  Plants don't need any pesticides! Think Birdfood.

 

Oklahoma's most traveled caterpillars? The offspring of the 3 winged Monarch and several Black Swallowtail caterpillars went on vacation to Rocky Mountain National Park last fall. Can't say they got a lot out of the experience, but at least they were fed well. Here they are pictured at 12,026'.

 

 

 

        

A Diana Fritillary came to visit our garden last May.  Here he is nectaring on American Basketflower.  This is the state butterfly of Arkansas but is not currently on the lists for Seminole County Oklahoma.

 

Schedule for 2012 (a work in progress)

March 24th (Sat)       Tulsa Garden Center (Pat Folley Book signing) doors open at 4:30 speaker at 6:00

March 31st (Sat)        Nature Conservancy "Blue River Revival" near Pontotoc Ridge 1:00 - 3:30

April 7th (Sat)             Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00, Cleveland County Fairgrounds-615 East Robinson

April 14th (Sat)           Herb Day in Brookside  9:00-4:00  41st & Peoria, Tulsa

April 21st (Sat)           Sand Springs Herbal Affair  9:ish - 4:00 Downtown

April 28th (Sat)          Jenks Herb "N" Plant Festival 9:00-5:00 Downtown 

May 5th (Sat)             Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00, Cleveland County Fairgrounds-615 East Robinson

May 12th (Sat)           Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00 Downtown - 1st and Broadway

May 19th and 20th

(Sat & Sun)                   Audubon Backyard Garden Tour, Tulsa     

May 26th (Sat)           Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00 Downtown

June 2nd (Sat)           Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00 Downtown Cancelled

September 29th

 (Sat)                          Monarch  Migration & Butterfly Festival, Jerusalem, OK (Map)  10:00 - 4:00  2 mi. east of Cole on Hwy 74b

If you are unable to come to an event, please call (405)255-1707 or e-mail us at wtnursery@yahoo.com and we will try to connect somehow.

Plant List 2012. We can only bring some of our inventory to each market.  So be sure to contact us in advance if you have a specific request for a particular event.  Please try to get your special orders in by the Wednesday before an event to give us (Marilyn) time to pick the order and plan our loads.  Thanks. 

 

2012 Plant list PDF   

2012 Plant list PDF in Portrait (warning - width changed to two pages to be able to see the description)

Excel variation of the plant list.  Available in Excel with filters set.  Make selections based on our pre-existing columns or use the last column to filter your own selection.  Also sortable if you are handy with Excel.  Our Butterfly etc. symbols will show up as letters without the right fonts installed.

The February 2012 edition of Oklahoma Gardener Magazine has a "Hot Plants" article by Marilyn that has been posted on their web site  about Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum).  Be sure to check it out.

The October 2011 edition of Oklahoma Gardener Magazine has a "Hot Plants" article by Marilyn that has been posted on their web site  about Golden Crownbeard (Verbesina enceliodes).  Be sure to check it out.

Marilyn has written another article for Oklahoma Gardener Magazine (July/August 2011 edition). Found on page 16 the article "Native fruits of Oklahoma" tells us to look for our wildlife and people friendly native fruits.  Also Schroeder Wilson discusses Rudbeckia hirta, a staple in our prairie garden.

Catch the article in the Oklahoma Gardener Magazine ( June 2011 edition).  "Prairie Design" by Marilyn Stewart.  Learn about the benefits of prairie gardening with tips on getting started.  Also, be sure to catch the article "One Great Wildflower" by Schroeder Wilson on page 66 of the same issue about the deer resistant plant Amsonia tabernaemontana.  You can find a photo below with a Tiger Swallowtail in attendance.  This plant is also listed in Kens List. (see the link above)

                                                                                                                     

For Butterfly Gardeners:


A few common Oklahoma Butterflies
Butterfly Tips
For information about native plant gardening click here

 

SIGNS.  If you've been to our sales you know our signs.  Follow this link to our Signs page.

 

In October 2007 Marilyn spotted the Texan Crescent nectaring on Verbesina enceloides (Golden Crownbeard) in our back yard.

This was a first for Seminole County.