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Big Creek Nursery staff Kara Calderon( left) and Allyson Nix put together a soil mix for transplanting plants into bigger containers. Photo by Alisa Boswell called ' homesteading,' that we wanted to help preserve and encourage through the products we sell.
" Our country store is filled with canning supplies and stainless steel cookware; Amish-made preserves; children ' s toys and classic games that require no electrical power; bulk food; fresh baked goods( Thursday-Saturday); and much more. We ' ve been told by customers that there ' s nothing else like it in Stillwater."
“ I do not believe this business would be here without God’ s help,” Oldsen said.“ We’ ve gone through some tough economic times. There have been times we were low and not sure how we were going to make it. We get on our knees, and a day later, things were resolved.” Oldsen’ s staff loves what they do just as much as he does.“ I’ m in charge of propagation, so the plants start out very small when I am first working with them,” Alayzia Williams said.“ Each plant is my baby, and as I watch them grow, I get to know I did that.”
In reviews of the business, the recurring theme from customers is high quality plants and staff members who are knowledgeable and helpful.
Carol Dean referred to the business as a hidden gem in the region.“ Big Creek has employees who are more than generous with their time and knowledge,” she said.
Kara Calderon waters flowers in a greenhouse at Big Creek Nursery and Landscaping. Photo by Jason Elmquist
Alayzia Williams of Big Creek Nursery doctors and correctly places plants in one of the business’ greenhouses.
One of the very large greenhouses at Big Creek Nursery. Photo by Jason Elmquist
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