美国唱歌树花园苗圃 (Singing Tree Gardens Nursery) – 加州红木带北岸专精植物苗圃

苗圃概况

美国唱歌树花园苗圃（Singing Tree Gardens Nursery）是一家位于加利福尼亚州洪堡郡（Humboldt County）McKinleyville 镇 Dow’s Prairie 区域的小型专精植物苗圃，紧邻尤里卡（Eureka）红木森林带。苗圃自称”绿色苗圃”（Green Nursery），以红木林带纯净的深井水源和自配有机堆肥土壤为基础，在自养繁殖与小批量育苗流程中坚持有机实践，目标是通过激发更多人亲手种植植物来回馈地球。

苗圃并非大型批发商，而是面向全国园艺爱好者的精品专精生产者。从最初仅专注杜鹃属（rhododendrons）的家庭苗圃起步，三十多年间逐步扩展到山茶、欧石楠、铁线莲属之外的诸多稀有观赏植物；苗圃面积的过半用作展示花园，让顾客能够看到植株成熟后的真实形态；剩余面积则按物种划分成不同的繁殖与培育工作区。

创立历史

苗圃由 Don Wallace 和 Ryan Scott 于 1992 年在 McKinleyville 一处紧邻 Beau Pre Golf Course 的 2 英亩土地上共同创立，最初定位为杜鹃属专精苗圃。Don Wallace 因长期沉醉于杜鹃的繁殖与杂交（hybridizing）工作，产生了把爱好转化为展示花园式苗圃的想法；Ryan Scott 自幼在植物环境中成长，从林学转向观赏苗圃事业。

经过 10 年的发展，原 2 英亩场地已无法承载持续增长的繁殖计划，苗圃随后搬迁至 Dow’s Prairie 现有 10 英亩的经营场地并延续至今。1992 年至今，苗圃逐步从单一杜鹃属扩展到山茶、欧石楠、铁线莲之外的多类稀有观赏植物，同时保留创始人对杜鹃属繁殖与杂交的持续投入。

植物类目

苗圃线上目录覆盖 19 个专精植物类目，主要包括：

杜鹃与高山杜鹃：rhododendrons（主业）和 azaleas，包含乔木型（如 Loderi King George）、杂交选育系列及多个矮生型（dwarf）园艺品种；
冬季花卉：daphnes（以 Daphne odora 等香花品种为代表）、hellebores（Helleborus x hybridus、Helleborus niger）；
春季木本花卉：magnolias（含 M. soulangeana 鹅掌楸型玉兰）、flowering dogwoods（含 kousa 韩国山茱萸与 ‘Scarlet Fire’、’Summer Fun’ 等栽培品种）；
花园结构植物：dwarf connifers（矮生针叶树）、heathers（欧石楠）、hydrangeas（绣球）、trees 与 shrubs（乔灌木综合）、plants for Japanese gardens（日本庭园专类）；
其他专类：ornamental grass（观赏草）、fertilizers and amendments（肥料与土壤改良剂）、web special（线上特价）。

许多线上目录产品已售罄（Sold out），反映季节性小批量生产模式；新品上架随繁殖周期滚动更新。

邮购与配送

苗圃通过 UPS 提供全国邮购服务，新订单通常需要 1 至 1.5 周处理周期。受州植物检疫要求限制，目前不配送 Arizona、Mississippi、Hawaii、Alaska 四州。所有邮购植物使用苗圃自配的有机堆肥土壤培育，保证强健根系以适应客户花园种植环境。

实体展售园

苗圃开放公众参观，工作时间为周二至周六上午 10 点至下午 4 点。展示花园在每年四月、五月迎来杜鹃属的高峰花期（peak rhododendron bloom），其余季节亦因铁线莲之外的多年生植物、欧石楠、矮生针叶树等保持稳定观赏价值。苗圃欢迎花园俱乐部或其他团体预约参观。

主要创始团队：Don Wallace 仍持续参与植物繁殖与培育，并直接接待顾客咨询；Mary Auradou 负责苗圃与邮购事务管理、土壤准备与栽培技术咨询，并为线上目录提供选购建议；Ryan Scott 现以自然主义（naturalist）视角投入北加州海岸民居景观花园设计。

官网：https://singtree.com

Nursery Overview

Singing Tree Gardens Nursery is a small specialty plant nursery located on Dow’s Prairie near McKinleyville, California, in Humboldt County along the North Coast redwood belt. The nursery describes itself as a “Green Nursery,” drawing on uncontaminated deep-well water and compost-based organic soil mixes to raise its own plants, with the stated goal of inspiring others to grow plants as a way of giving back to the earth.

Rather than operating as a wholesale nursery, Singing Tree Gardens functions as a boutique specialty producer serving gardeners nationwide. Founded initially as a rhododendron-focused family nursery in 1992, the operation has expanded over three decades into a broader catalog of uncommon ornamental plants. More than half of the property is devoted to display gardens showing mature specimens, while the remaining acreage is divided into propagation and growing areas organized by plant group.

Founding History

The nursery was co-founded in 1992 by Don Wallace and Ryan Scott on a 2-acre parcel near the Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville, originally focused on rhododendrons. Don Wallace had long been absorbed by rhododendron propagation and hybridizing and developed the idea of turning that interest into a display-garden nursery. Ryan Scott grew up around plants and transitioned from forestry into ornamental nursery stock.

After ten years, the original 2-acre site could no longer support the growing propagation program, and the nursery relocated to its present 10-acre parcel on Dow’s Prairie, where it continues to operate. From 1992 onward, the operation expanded from rhododendrons into a wider range of uncommon ornamentals while retaining the founders’ ongoing commitment to rhododendron propagation and hybridization.

Plant Catalog

The online catalog spans 19 specialty collections, organized as follows:

Rhododendrons and Azaleas: rhododendrons (the core focus) and azaleas, including tree-form varieties such as Loderi King George, hybridizing selections, and a range of dwarf cultivars;
Winter-flowering plants: daphnes (including Daphne odora) and hellebores (Helleborus x hybridus, Helleborus niger);
Spring-flowering woody plants: magnolias (including M. soulangeana saucer magnolia) and flowering dogwoods (including kousa types and cultivars such as ‘Scarlet Fire’ and ‘Summer Fun’);
Garden structure plants: dwarf conifers, heathers, hydrangeas, trees and shrubs (general), and plants for Japanese gardens;
Other collections: ornamental grasses, fertilizers and amendments, and a web special clearance section.

Many catalog items are listed as sold out at any given moment, reflecting a small-batch seasonal production model; new offerings appear as propagation cycles complete.

Mail-Order and Shipping

The nursery ships nationwide via UPS, with new orders typically requiring 1 to 1.5 weeks for processing. Due to state phytosanitary requirements, the nursery does not ship to Arizona, Mississippi, Hawaii, or Alaska. All mail-order plants are raised in the nursery’s own compost-based soil mixes, intended to ensure strong root systems that perform well in customer gardens.

On-Site Nursery

The nursery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Display gardens reach peak rhododendron bloom in April and May, while the gardens remain visually rewarding throughout the year thanks to plantings beyond rhododendrons, including heathers, dwarf conifers, and other ornamental groups. Group tours can be arranged by appointment for garden clubs and similar organizations.

The core team: Don Wallace continues to handle propagation and growing and meets visiting customers in person; Mary Auradou manages nursery and mail-order operations, advises on soil preparation, planting techniques, and aftercare, and assists customers with online catalog selection; Ryan Scott now spends most of his time designing residential landscape gardens along the North Coast, drawing on a naturalist’s eye.