Heronswood up for sale again

**"* D* <d*@icangarden.com>**

Efforts to buy Heronswood end

Pacific Northwest Horticultural Conservancy (PNHC) has given up its bid to
buy Heronswood Nursery in Kingston, Wash., The Kitsap Sun reported. The
15-acre garden was founded by renowned plantsmen Dan Hinkley and Robert
Jones. In 2000, Pennsylvania-based W. Atlee Burpee Co. bought the nursery,
and in 2006 it closed the nursery because the company said it was losing
money. Last year, PNHC offered to buy the property for $1.7 million, and the
company countered, asking for $2.7 million. A feasibility study showed that
the costs of running the nursery would be prohibitive, and the property is
back on the market with a listing price of $3 million. 

Donna Dawson, Master Gardener

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