A gardener unboxes bare-root milkweed and Carolina allspice from Tennessee Nursery and explains why she chooses native plants for her farmhouse. She praises the healthy roots and fresh soil, and encourages others to source locally to support regional ecosystems.
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Y'all, Tennessee Nursery did it again. Hang on. They sent us another package. I'm so pumped about this. Also, it's January, so I'm ready to start getting out there and planting. All right, let's see what we got. We got some milkweed. I want to get it out so we can see the root. Okay, calm down. Can you see? Look how healthy, beautiful, and it smells, mm, like dirt, like summer dirt. And I miss summer dirt. Okay, gather yourself, Josh. There's still more in the box. What the heck is this? This is a Carolina allspice bush. If you know, you know. If you don't know, go find it. I'm beyond excited. This is incredible. Thank you so, so much. One of the things I love so much about Tennessee Nursery is that they specialize in plants that live and are from right here in this area. When we bought the farmhouse in 2017 and I started studying like the flowers and the stuff that was here, I realized how important it was to plant things that honor the land that you have and not fight against it. It just feels good to add things to the ground that are supposed to be here, you know. Tennessee Nursery, thank you so much. I swear this place knows my heart. You all go check them out, give them a follow. They have a website, it's got— it's full of all kinds of knowledge and all kinds of bare root plants and things that you can add into your landscaping now, and then they'll bloom, you know, in the spring. So now I want to know from you all, what is a dream plant of yours that you would love to have show up in a box and you open it? Tennessee Nursery, thanks again. Everybody else, I love y'all. Go check them out. I can't wait to work on all these projects with everybody. Have a good evening.
