Chris Johnston
Omono
Vonsgardens is one of two up-and-coming vendors in the Midwest (The other is Sonlight Nursery in Blanchard, OK--Frank Kroeker).
Vonsgardens is located in Prairie Grove, AR, a little west of Ends Of The Earth, but mostly west of Fayetteville, AR. It's a private nursery run by John and Yvonne Kirby, as a secondary career for them. I drove down there Wednesday evening after work and took my big Colorado blue spruce. We worked on repotting that one and a couple of his big ponderosa pines.
John is a great guy and S.O.B. who cares deeply about making trees healthy. He has thousands of trees in the ground, in small pots, in nursery cans, and in grow boxes. We had a good time working on the trees together, and made a pact to get together more often. It's exciting to find a source within just a few hours' drive, especially when one can work on trees with the same philosophy and teacher.
Here's a photo of his seedlings hoop house and a ponderosa we repotted.
I can say that John has excellent material at almost any size and stage of development, and at very reasonable prices. It was a great trip.
Vonsgardens is located in Prairie Grove, AR, a little west of Ends Of The Earth, but mostly west of Fayetteville, AR. It's a private nursery run by John and Yvonne Kirby, as a secondary career for them. I drove down there Wednesday evening after work and took my big Colorado blue spruce. We worked on repotting that one and a couple of his big ponderosa pines.
John is a great guy and S.O.B. who cares deeply about making trees healthy. He has thousands of trees in the ground, in small pots, in nursery cans, and in grow boxes. We had a good time working on the trees together, and made a pact to get together more often. It's exciting to find a source within just a few hours' drive, especially when one can work on trees with the same philosophy and teacher.
Here's a photo of his seedlings hoop house and a ponderosa we repotted.
I can say that John has excellent material at almost any size and stage of development, and at very reasonable prices. It was a great trip.