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WillowMist
123 Union Road
Stratham, NH 03885
603-772-8165
grasses@willowmist.com

Making an appointment:

We're small and it's just Teresa and me (Bill), so we keep no regular hours, but we're usually available with 24 hours notice or less. Just call 603-772-8165, or e-mail us at Grasses@WillowMist.com.

We love this way of operating. It guarantees you our total attention while you are here.

You're welcome any time (year-round) with a call ahead, day or evening, weekday or weekend. Often you can come as soon as you call, but if we don't know you're coming, we may not be here to help you.

In the early season, before field plants are blooming, we have an excellent collection of photos to guide you.

  • We operate like a tree farm, normally keeping no "potted" stock. Our grasses usually stay in the ground until someone wants them. That means we'll have much larger specimens available than most nurseries, but we usually also have small divisions at various price points either recently divided on the ground or recently replanted, so that we can cover all price ranges.
  • If we do need to divide a large grass for you, it's a time-consuming process, on the order of an hour and a half. (I'm no spring chicken anymore.) There's a really good ice cream place nearby where you can while away the wait, or if you live near enough, we can arrange a pickup the next day, or whenever suits you.
  • New divisions are best done from late May, when the grasses have come well out of dormancy, until August 15th or so - though it depends on the weather, and some varieties can be done later. If it's not a good time for the one you want, I'll tell you.
  • The earlier in the season you come, the "easier" your purchase will be, because the plants will be smaller and easier to handle, and will require somewhat less vigorous watering preparing for their first winter in the ground.
  • HOWEVER, from mid-to-late August on you have the advantage of seeing many grasses in bloom. Even a late fall visit has its advantages, and you can successfully transplant everything except new divisions into early November, in most cases.
  • We offer farm-direct prices to the public, plus a trade discount to landscape professionals.
  • We do not ship. Often we can arrange for local delivery, but our regular pricing and mode of operation assume pick-up here at the farm.
  • Everything is priced by plant size - not pot size.
  • We do not draw formal landscape plans, but will gladly advise homeowners, landscapers, and designers on appropriate use and placement of our grasses, including site visit, from a few accent plants to a full grasses garden.
  • This service is a flat $55 within a 20-mile radius of WillowMist, but the full amount will be deducted from your first grass purchase.
  • We do not accept credit cards, but do honor personal and business checks with proper ID. Cash is also good.
  • We have over 30 years' worth of experience in providing customer satisfaction, and remain dedicated to that. Feel free to raise any questions or make any proposal, and we'll do our best to find a way.

Easy Directions -

From I-95 in NH: take Exit 3B and follow Route 33 towards Exeter and Stratham. 3 miles along, just after Cumberland Farms, take a left at the yellow blinker onto Winnicutt Road. Go straight for 1.7 miles. (Winnicutt becomes Union Road at about the 1-mile point, when you cross the Stratham line at High Street.) We're on the right at 123 Union.

From Exeter & West: Rte 101 to Rte 33. At the Irving Oil station on Rte 33 (very first light on 33), turn right onto Stratham Heights Rd and follow it to the end; LEFT onto Bunker Hill Avenue, .4 mi to Union Rd; right onto Union and 1.7 mi to #123 and the WillowMist sign (on left).

From Hampton: Route 151 over Rte 95. Take second left after crossing 95, which is Stratham's Winnicutt Road. Follow Winnicutt for 1.7 miles. Just past Golf Club of New England entrance, at intersection with Union Road, turn right onto Union and proceed 0.6 mi. to #123 and the Willowmist sign, on the left.

Hope to see you soon.




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