Welcome to Sunnyside Nursery, established 1948 and located in Marysville, Washington.
We are a retail nursery that provides all of your gardening needs, from soils, fertilizers, pesticides, tools,
garden décor, pottery, arbors and trellises, to a fantastic selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs
and trees. With a friendly and knowledgable staff, we also have answers! At Sunnyside, we are constantly
striving to provide more reasons to "Come Garden With Us!"
Greetings from the Whistling Gardener
Don't wait until August or September.
OUR FALL SALE HAS ALREADY STARTED!
Yep. That's right. This year we're doing things a little bit differently. And here's how it works:
For all regularly priced plants at the nursery,
Buy $200 Get 20% off.
Buy $300 Get 30% off.
Buy $400 Get 40% off.
And, of course, we've always got something for 50% off in our half-price department.
So, if you're looking to do some landscape improvements this summer, but want those fall savings now... well....
You've Got It!
NOW!
We're open 4th of July 10 am to 3 pm.
Insect world got you spray happy? Hold that trigger!
One of our customers brought in what looked like a huge root weevil this week. Only it was soft bodied, jerked around like it was on drugs and was kicking around in sand rather than devastating plants.
Diagnosis? Antlion. Beneficial insect. Larvae of a much less intimidating damselfly-looking adult. The antlion eats insects that fall into furrows they create in sandy soil. And some of those insects you don't want around your garden. So, as larvae they are beneficial. As adults they are benign.
Prognosis? Keep the creepy looking fellers.
Sure, it's hard not to stomp on anything with six (or more) legs that crosses your path, but a little hesitation, and a little information, can help your garden a ton.
It starts with knowing when not to get trigger-happy. Oregon State University and the Oregon Tilth put out a great new pocket identification guide you can download for free:
http://ipmnet.org/Pocket_Guide_of_Natural_Enemies.pdf
They show, from egg to adult, many common beneficial insects. Know what a ladybug larvae looks like? If not you've probably intentionally killed these aphid-eating alligators! Take a peak at this guide to see what your garden may have been missing.
Start by stopping. Hold that trigger! Find out what the little buggers are before you spray.
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