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Payne’s North
304 Camino Alire
(505) 988-8011

Payne’s South
715 St Michael’s Dr.
(505) 988-9626

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9 am to 5 pm
Monday - Saturday

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Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Tips Library ( 3 Articles )
Payne's Nurseries & Greenhouses, Inc. is a local family-owned New Mexico business with over 55 years of practical-hands-on experience with all aspects of selecting, siting, growing, and caring for trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, herbs, and houseplants in the Santa Fe area. And for many years, Payne's professional staff have published "Tips From Payne's" in Santa Fe newspapers. These tips, some of which are featured below, offer advice to local residents on how to make gardens thrive in our unique climate. Should you have a question not covered in the tips below, or should you have an idea for a tip topic that does not appear here, feel free to contact us by telephoning us at 988-9826 (South Store, 715 St. Michael's Drive) and 988-8011 (North Store, 304 Camino Alire), or by email (click here). Thank you for shopping at Payne's!
What Grows Here ( 125 Articles )
There are hundreds of beautiful trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, herbs, and annuals that do well in Northern New Mexico. Some are native to the Southwest; others are imports from overseas; still others are old favorites you may have grown in another part of the country. At Payne's we have over 55 years of expertise in working with our area's unique climates, soils, and weather. Check out the articles below for practical advice on making your New Mexico garden grow. And if you have any topics we haven't covered below, send us a suggestion by clicking here today!
How To... ( 14 Articles )
Whether you're a longtime New Mexico resident, or a newcomer to our wonderful area, every gardener occasionally faces challenges that require a helping hand. At Payne's we have over 55 years of experience working with our unique climate, soils, and color palette. The articles below reflect some of the fruits of our collective labors. (And if you have a gardening question you don't see answered in the articles below, send your question to us by clicking here.)
Good, Bad and Ugly Bugs ( 0 Articles )
Outrageous Gardener ( 7 Articles )
"The Outrageous Gardener" is an occasional how-to and humor gardening column written exclusively for Payne's Nurseries by Rand B. Lee, a nationally published garden writer and lecturer since the early 1970s. Rand served as Perennials Manager for Payne's North on Camino Alire from 2003-2007. Since that time he has worked as Marketing Associate in the main office at the South Store on St. Michael's Rand specializes in writing and speaking about cottage garden history and design, old-fashioned flowers, herbs, organic gardening, heirloom and heritage vegetables, and container gardening. If you have topics you'd like Rand to address in this column, email him at Payne's by clicking here today!
What To Do Now ( 12 Articles )
This section contains helpful advice about what to do in your Northern New Mexico yard or garden month to month, from seed-starting, soil prep, and planting to fertilizing, watering, pruning, pest control, harvesting, and putting your yard to bed for the winter. Included here also are specific sections addressing the concerns of New Mexico annuals, grasses, herbs, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines. To contact us with questions and topics you don't see addressed in this section, click here today!
Email Newsletter ( 1 Article )
Plant Lore ( 4 Articles )
Folks garden for lots of reasons, practical, aesthetic, sentimental, and spiritual. The articles in this section reflect just a few of the less frequently considered facets of the wonderful world of horticulture. Don't see your favorite topics addressed here? Send us your article suggestions by clicking here. And thank you for shopping at Payne's!
Products That Please ( 1 Article )
In this category we highlight tools, fertilizers, mulches, pest controls, garden gadgets and other horticultural products that we've found useful at Payne's. If you know a product you haven't seen for sale at one of our Santa Fe stores, please let us know about it! Email us by clicking here.
For Further Information ( 2 Articles )
This category includes links and addresses gardening enthusiasts can use to get further information on their favorite horticultural topics!