Working with nature to improve your environment.
Nature’s Way Nursery, Inc. germinated in 1973 in general nursery production. Our diversification since then has been through following our own hearts with the additional influence of our loyal customers. Our interest in horticulture continues to blossom and our reputation keeps growing.
Offering services like:
Landscape Services: design, plant, maintenance, Japanese pruning techniques, consultation, appraisals
Interior Plant Services: design, installation, maintenance
Bonsai Education: lectures, demonstrations, workshops.
As our list of services shows, Nature’s Way does more than plant plants. We are an educational center offering lectures, demonstrations and workshops at our bonsai studio or at your location.
Let us show you our definition of quality. Come visit at our nursery and bonsai studio or find us at one of the many bonsai symposiums or garden shows throughout the year.
Jim’s Bio
In 1973, with a B.S. degree in horticulture from Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture now Delaware Valley University, Jim started Nature`s Way Nursery and developed an early interest in Asian culture and plants. By 1980, through the influence of Chase Rosade, bonsai passed from being a hobby to a business/life-style. Jim attends many symposia, teaches year round to both adults and children at his studio and travels extensively.
After a brief visit to Japan, Jim started a quest for new information. He was involved in founding the Susquehanna Bonsai Club, boasting membership of over 100, and co-chaired the 1992 ABS Convention in Hershey and many more that followed. He has written articles for national publication and consulted regionally in Japanese garden design.
Today, along with his teaching, Jim continues to import bonsai, pots, tools and related garden items. Other interests include conifers, Japanese maples, writing haiku, fishing, bike riding, nature walks, and spending time with his dog, Adia, and children, Nell and Max (not to be confused with his other hobbies). Jim`s favorite tree is, of course, the one he is working on.
As time goes by, Jim continues to enjoy the benefits of knowledge through bonsai. He has discovered a caring and understanding friendship with plants and with people.
Jim also teaches/demonstrates nationwide and in Europe and Canada. He has been involved in many symposia in the Bonsai community. Suggestions for basic class/demo outlines are available by email.