Hyla Nursery

05/28/2026

We have a little helper today 💚

05/21/2026

Calling all my fellow garden friends! 🌿🌞

Did you know the Maturango Museum has a Garden Club? One of the activities they hold is a monthly clean-up to help keep the museum grounds looking their best for our community and guests.

If you’re looking for a fun group of people to hang out with while simultaneously giving back to the community, getting some physical movement in, and soaking up your dose of Vitamin D, the Garden Club at the Maturango Museum is definitely your vibe. 💚🌵

Come dig in with us and help make a difference — one garden bed at a time!

Help us keep the Maturango Museum grounds beautiful! Make a difference by volunteering for our Garden Clean-Up Day. We’d love to see you there!

05/20/2026

On windy days, we take advantage of the lighter traffic — both people and bees — to tackle gardening tasks that are a little harder to accomplish when the flowers are buzzing with pollinators. 🌬️🐝

When the wind picks up, most bees stay tucked away, giving us the perfect opportunity to sneak in and deadhead some of their favorite blooms, like Salvia ‘Blue By You’ in our raised bed pollinator garden.

This beautiful perennial is thriving in full sun and has reached its mature size of nearly 2 feet by 2 feet. Even better, it’s a repeat bloomer that keeps putting on a show through spring and summer with regular deadheading. 🌿💜

Now enjoying its second spring in the garden, Salvia ‘Blue By You’ continues to be a favorite for both pollinators and visitors alike!

05/17/2026

Just when I think I couldn’t love our library and its amazing staff any more, they go and create a seed library! Our little corner of the world is something special 💚

We want to invite you to stop by and check out our Seed Library! We have some seeds with info sheets available and some donated seeds in original packaging and not in original packaging.

We ask that you limit to 5 envelopes per day per person.

Please bring donated seeds to staff so that we can count how many envelopes we put out. (We need to submit how many envelopes are taken at the end of every month.)

05/15/2026

Stop by and see us this weekend 💚

05/15/2026

Did you know Ridgecrest has a garden center? Stop by 1401 N. Inyo St and check us out! We have the plants and trees that grow here.

05/15/2026

If you've stopped by recently to chat about plants, there’s a pretty good chance Alisha has dragged you over to admire her beloved Lemon Dalea. 💛

And that's because there are not very many ground covers that can survive the full sun of a Ridgecrest summer. And while we absolutely love trailing lantana (you really can’t beat that long bloom season 🌼), it’s nice to have choices.

So last summer we planted a 1 gallon Lemon Dalea (Dalea capitata) at the garden center and honestly… we held our breath wondering if it would survive our extreme seasons — winter freezes and murderously hot summer sun.

And WOW. It has absolutely thrived. Just look at it!

Almost a year later, it has spread to about 3.5 ft! Its mature size is around 1 ft tall by 3–4 ft wide, making it an amazing low-growing ground cover option for desert landscapes.

It’s soft, green, drought tolerant, pollinator friendly, and one of the few full sun ground cover options that truly performs in the Mojave Desert.

Do you have a spot in your yard where you’d love to add some softness, color, and something that makes the bees and butterflies happy too? 🐝🦋

05/15/2026

Well… it finally happened...
We have rooted Ocotillos in stock!

If you’ve been waiting to add one of these stunning desert beauties to your landscape, now’s your chance.

Why plant an Ocotillo in your Mojave Desert landscape?

✔ Extremely drought tolerant
✔ Thrives in desert heat and poor soil
✔ Low maintenance once established
✔ Adds dramatic height and texture
✔ Produces beautiful red blooms that attract hummingbirds
✔ Native desert plant that fits naturally into Mojave landscapes

Ocotillos are one of the best ways to add bold desert character while keeping your yard water-wise and easy to maintain.

Stop by Hyla Nursery (1401 N. Inyo St.) before they’re gone!
Available in 15g for $200

05/10/2026

🌸 Hyla Nursery will be CLOSED for Mother’s Day 🌸
Sunday • 5-10-2026

Need a last-minute plant gift emergency? 🌿
Give us a call or text at 760-428-6270 and we can meet you there!

Wishing all the moms a beautiful and relaxing Mother’s Day 💕