Gardening on the Great Plains doesn't have to be difficult — not with support from someone like Robyn Rebel. Living on her family's 143-year-old farm, Rebel manages a destination that many southwest North Dakota families consider a spring tradition: the Taylor Nursery.
"Not all trees and plants that are labeled for this zone actually do well here," Rebel said, explaining how she and her staff vet their selections. "We really try to set our customers up for success. Take the 'Autumn Breeze' maple, for example. It's supposed to grow here, but it's not hardy enough."
With a close-knit staff, Rebel oversees the Taylor Nursery, a business celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Founded by the Stoxen sisters in 1955, the nursery offers landscape design services, houseplants, vegetable and flower plants, home decor, and a wide range of shrubs, perennials, and bareroot trees stored in a temperature-controlled environment. This winter, its 7,000-square-foot building — located just across from the Sit-N-Bull Bar & Cookhouse — will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland, complete with a brand-new addition.
The newly constructed, permanent greenhouse was added this spring to the west side of the red building — a major improvement, according to Rebel.
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