Growing Areas

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This is because they have not started their winter change of color. These </B></div> <div> <B>photos also show shade houses under construction and the use of double decker benches which didn't work </B></div> <div> <B>out.  The second group of photos show how the color has changed as of 10 Feburary 2004.  Scroll down in </B></div> <div> <B>either group to see all of the photos and see the variety of colors.  </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="716" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 WIDTH="409"><div> <IMG SRC="129c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> These shots were taken </div> <div> down a 96 foot cold frame. </div> <div> Scroll down to see more of </div> <div> our growing areas.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 WIDTH="409"><div> <IMG SRC="12ac8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sempervivums, sedums, and </div> <div> planters in growing area.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 WIDTH="409"><div> <IMG SRC="12bc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> Sempervivum and sedum growing </div> <div> area expansion. A  20 X 96 foot </div> <div> cold frame showing double decker benches under construction</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 WIDTH="409"><div> <IMG SRC="12c96c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sempervivum  Hirta 'high tetra' </div> <div> growing in 4 inch containers at </div> <div> the nursery.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 WIDTH="409"><div> <IMG SRC="12dc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Screen houses under construction </div> <div> at the nursery</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="12ec8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="12fc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> Sempervivums ready for sale in </div> <div> 4 inch pots in a screen house at the nursery</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 229 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="130c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="12bc8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> Sempervivums and sedums growing on double decker benches.Double decking these benches proved to be a costly mistake because the top benches would dry out while the bottom benches stayed too wet. Also with an extrmemly cloudy and wet summer and a 70% shade cloth over this house, the bottom benches became leggy. The shade cloth and top benches were both removed and used elsewhere. Below is a different view of the double decker benches.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="409"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="409" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="296" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> These pictures taken 2004.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="13296c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="133b4960.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13496c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="64ec2960.jpg" border=0 width="194" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13696c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1379f960.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="138c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="139c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#back_to_top" TITLE="Growing Areas"><U><B>Back to Top</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>© Copyright 2004-2006 North Hills Nursery.  All rights reserved.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                                    </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>