Shy Valley Plant Farm

Native Plants, Herbs, and Heirloom Vegetable Plants

Since 2001

Also Featuring Pottery by Philip Shivell  

Welcome to Shy Valley!  We are a family operation in beautiful Fall Branch, Tennessee, a little village in Northeast Tennessee, near the Tri-Cities. Our main business is producing nursery propagated native plants, herbs, heirloom vegetable starts, and other uncommon and wonderful plants.  We are open by appointment only, and at this time do not sell via mail order, although we are exploring this possibility.  We are also preparing to expand our organic only techniques, which we previously used with herbs and vegetable plants, to our entire nursery.   (Currently, we use synthetic fertilizers on some of our plants (not the herbs or vegetable plants, though), but no insecticides, fungicides, growth hormones, or any other synthetic chemicals on anything in the nursery.  We are just taking that practice to the next level.)  We recently started a flock of Icelandic Sheep, and have plans to expand our farm into other directions.  Click here to find out where our farm is going. 

We grow an ever changing list of native plants, offering around 250 to 300 varieties at the height of our sales season (spring) and a more limited number the rest of the year.  This list includes grasses, ferns, shrubs, and trees as well as lovely wildflowers for sun or shade.  They are all nursery propagated or dug from cultivated (garden) populations.  We propagate a great deal of our plants ourselves, and get the balance from other reputable nurseries.  We just had a great spring as far as sales go, so we are out of a few things, but are ramping up production and scrambling to catch back up.  We do have lots of beautiful, healthy plants in stock, but the list is, for the moment, a little longer than what we actually have on hand.  When in doubt, just ask.  Chances are, if its native and it looks good in the landscape, we either have it, can get it, or know where to send you to find it at another nursery. 

I also love  herbs, and we offer a great selection of these useful and beautiful plants.  We grow around 120 herbs for your pleasure, and we are more than happy to share with you the knowledge we have gained through many years of growing these plants under local conditions, and using them in our kitchen. 

Our heirloom plant list for 2008 includes not only herbs and natives, but also more than 30 varieties of heritage tomatoes, hot and sweet (Hungarian and Italian) peppers, fantastic lettuces, quince, old roses, lilacs, peonies and many other old fashioned flowers.  If you haven’t discovered heirloom tomatoes, now’s the time.  Seedlings will be available at all of the events listed on the Calendar page.

We have always been interested in plants that produce something you can eat.  Now that we are starting to settle into our new place, I am getting ready to increase our offerings in this regard.  Here is a list of the edibles we have now.  Look for this list to grow in the future.  All of these plants are attractive enough to include within an ornamental landscape. 

We value many things.  Clean air and fresh water. Flowers. Genetic diversity.  The beauty and complexity of life.  Children.  Quality of life (both ours and yours).  Local flavor.  Good friends.  Freedom.  Frogs.  Creativity.  Faith, in all its manifestations.  I hope these values are evident in everything we do, from the plants we grow and the way we grow them, to our dealings with you.  Enjoy the site, and come back to visit as it evolves. 

Thanks for visiting our web site.  I hope you will make it to the farm someday soon.  Until then keep on gardening, and doing all the other things that bring joy into your life and into the lives of those around you.

Warmest wishes,

Christy 

In order to maintain a healthy balance in our lives,  

the nursery will be completely closed to the public on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday all year. 

We simply cannot accommodate any visits, nor return any calls on this day.  Your consideration is appreciated. - Christy

Even though someone may be here working, please do not attempt to tour the nursery on days when we are closed.  Thank you.

Send mail to shyvalley@aol.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: 01/03/11