High Hand Nursery, Loomis CA

While up in Northern CA during the holidays, my father in-law took me to one of his favorite local garden/art providers called High Hand Nursery located in Loomis, CA. This place blew me away. The site was originally an old fruit shed/packing yard that has ties back to 1901. The owners of this facility had the foresight to retrofit the old building to meet their current needs while retaining much of the buildings historical detail. Now the facility is home to a Conservatory, Nursery and Art Gallery. The Conservatory offers dining/events and local foods found in the Placer County. It wasn't open at the time I was there but they had a killer looking outdoor kitchen area with pizza ovens. The Nursery not only had a wide variety of plants for sale, they also have a flower market, various landscape displays, specialty plants, inspiring garden art/pottery and a green house. Local artists have a chance to display and sell their art (paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, etc.) to the public in the Art Gallery section of the property where a Blacksmith Shop is also located, which was impressive to see in person.

If you get a chance, go and check out this place. You wont be disappointed. Visit them online at www.highhand.com

Here a few pictures from my visit:

Welcome 2011

Hope everyone had a good holiday season. I sure did. Got a chance to head up to Northern California for some family & friends time, spent a few day up in the snow and had some time to reflect on the past year. Again, I want to thank you all for the continued support throughout 2010, you know who you are! I had the opportunity to work on some great projects last year, and spent some of my time working with the local Surfrider Foundation implementing OFG's (Ocean Friendly Gardens) in La Jolla, CA and Encinitas, CA. I wish everyone a fantastic 2011 and look forward to what it may bring.

Here is pict of Lake Tahoe taking from the top of the Heavenly Ski Resort.