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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 and because we do not have a brick and mortar location, we sell through farmer’s markets and herb shows.

We are now on Face book 

Here is a sample of some interesting info that you will find there.

Exclusive!!! 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. Kudos to the University of Iowa Press (bless their hearts) for making this book a reality. I'll be checking as to the date we can begin to purchase them and keep you updated.

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 week. 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.  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)

February 4th(Sat) ONPS Indoor Outing Oklahoma City University (not selling)

March 24h (Sat)     Tulsa Rose Gardens ( Pat Foley Book signing) 6:00-

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

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 

 

Expected dates to be attending events

May 5th (Sat)

May 12th (Sat)

May 19th and 20th (Sat) (Sat & Sun)  Audubon Garden Tour, Tulsa     

May 26th  (Sat)

June 2nd (Sat)

 

Expected Events

Norman Farmer’s Market   Cleveland County Fairgrounds

Edmond Farmer’s Market  Downtown

 

Tentative 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 for 2012 should be ready in March.

 

Plant List for 2011. 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. 

 

2011 Plant list PDF   updated 03/05/11

2011 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 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)

Douglas Tallamy, author of "Bringing Nature Home" was in Oklahoma August  2010. He spoke at the OKC Zoo with close to 200 people in attendance.  He also spoke at the Tulsa Garden Center where about 300 attended. Our thanks to the many people who assisted with this project. A special thanks to Alyne Eiland who made the Tulsa event not only possible but successful far beyond what we originally envisioned. And of course our thanks to Dr. Tallamy who did not disappoint.  The message is crucial and he delivered the case for native plants in a clear, concise and interesting manner.

Marilyn was awarded the 2010 Bess Snodgrass award at the ONPS Wildflower Workshop in recognition in her work for the advancement of wildflowers in Oklahoma.  This award is given by the Snodgrass brothers of Ardmore who provide the award picture and plaque as well $400 for the purchase of wildflowers at a site chosen by the recipient.  They do this to honor their mother and her work in preserving wildflowers in Oklahoma.

                                                                                                                     

Here is some information 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.

 

Our friend Russell Studebaker was kind enough to mention us in his July 7, 2007 article in the Tulsa World.  Also, we enjoyed your article on Baptisia Australis in the February 22, 2010 Tulsa World.  We appreciate all the help we can get.  Thanks Russell. 

Our thanks to Betty Culpepper for the nice things she always has to say about us in the Norman Transcript.

 

Molly Day of the Muskogee Phoenix has published more articles about us. Click Here for articles published March 10, 2010 and September 10, 2009.   Click here to see the article and comment on her blog.  (February 22, 2007)  She also mentions us in her June 4, 2008 article, "Go Native with Plants". Thanks.

 Shawnee News Star article "Dancing for Nectar"  March 10, 2006.  Interview with Marilyn Stewart.
 

 

 

 

 

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.     

Schedule for 2011 was

February 26th(Sat) ONPS Indoor Outing Stillwater

April 2nd (Sat)     Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00, Cleveland County Fairgrounds

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

April 16th (Sat)   Sand Springs Herbal Affair*  9:ish - 4:00 Downtown

April 23rd (Sat)   Jenks Herb "N" Plant Festival* 9:00-5:00 Downtown 

April 30th (Sat)    Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00 Downtown

May 7th (Sat)       Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00 Cleveland County Fairgrounds

May 13th (Fri)        Wild Flower Workshop - Chandler Rt. 66 Museum, 400 East 1st

May 14th (Sat)    Seminole Humane Society Benefit -  9:00 - Noon Seminole Vet (Harvey Road)

May 21 & 22nd  (Sat & Sun)  Audubon Garden Tour, Tulsa 

May 28th (Sat)    Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00 Downtown

June 4th (Sat)       Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00 Cleveland County Fairgrounds

September 7th (Wed) Oklahoma County Master Gardeners - Marilyn Speaking

September 24th (Sat)    Monarch  Migration & Butterfly Festival, Jerusalem, OK (Map)  10:00 - 4:00  2 mi. east of Cole on Hwy 74b This event has been cancelled by the organizers due to drought conditions in the gardens.  Hopefully the festival will return next year because it is an excellent educational event.

Schedule for 2010 was

February 6th (Sat) ONPS Indoor Outing Norman  (no plants)

March 3rd (Wed) Midwest City Garden Club, Marilyn spoke

March 6th (Sat)   Ardmore Garden Show - Marilyn spoke ,

                         Ardmore Convention Center

April 3rd (Sat)     Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00, Cleveland County Fairgrounds

April 10th (Sat)   Herb Day in Brookside  9:00-4:00  41st & Peoria, Tulsa

April 17th (Sat)   Sand Springs Herbal Affair*  9:ish - 4:00 

April 24th (Sat)   Jenks Herb "N" Plant Festival*   9:00 - 5 :00  

May 1st (Sat)       Norman Farmer’s Market  8:00-12:00 Cleveland County Fairgrounds

May 7th (Fri)        Wild Flower Workshop* - Lawton Centenary United Methodist, Church Activity Center,704 SW D Avenue, Lawton, Oklahoma

May 15th (Sat)    Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00

May 22 & 23rd  (Sat & Sun)  Audubon Garden Tour, Tulsa 

May 29th (Sat)    Edmond Farmer’s Market  8:00-1:00

June 9th (Wed)    Speaking only @ OKC Water Gardens, Will Rogers Park 7:00PM

June 12th (Sat)    Will Rogers Park Oklahoma City*  9:00-3:00 Marilyn spoke

August 13th (Fri)  Speaking Only @ Cleveland County Master Gardeners -

                            Cleveland County Fairgrounds

August 18th (Wed) Douglas Tallamy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Zoo 7:00 pm

August 19th (Thu)  Douglas Tallamy in Tulsa, Tulsa Garden Center 7:00 pm

August 26th (Thu)   Speaking only @ Oklahoma Hosta Society OKC

September 18th (Sat) OHS Garden Tour @ Stout Gardens, OKC  9:00am to 5:00 pm

October 2nd (Sat)    Monarch  Migration & Butterfly Festival, Jerusalem, OK (Map)  10:00 - 4:00

                                                                                           2 mi. east of Cole on Hwy 74b