Coenosium Gardens
4412 354th Street East
Eatonville WA 98328
email bobfincham@mashell.com
Visit www.cnos.biz our newer, hi-res site with extensive information, pictures, and downloads.
Read what people are saying about Bob's recently published book, Small Conifers for Small Gardens. Bob wrote the text, took all of the photographs, and self published the book.
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Fabulous job on the book. I’ve really enjoyed – and learned from- it.
It is a real service to the industry and a great credit to you. D.L., Oregon
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I wish to order a second copy of your book. C.G., Iowa
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Thank you for writing this book! Y.B., Wisconsin
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I enjoyed your book so much, I would like to buy two more
to give as Christmas presents. J.G., Virginia
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It is hard to put down. I read the whole thing in bed last night. R.L., Missouri
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Am enjoying it immensely and want to give it as a gift. J.B., Oregon
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Bob, that is a spectacular book. Not only is the information important but the entire composition of the book is so inviting and easy to read. The glossy paper is a nice touch! It should serve folks who are getting into conifers as a must-have book as well as a "checklist" type, similar to the one the "birders use". J.T. Pennsylvania
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Robert's book is amazing- what a contribution he has made in the conifer world, particularly in terms of historical anecdotes known only to a few. N.L., Kansas
For ordering information, select this hyperlink: Ordering
Click on the picture below for more information about the book itself and why Bob self-published it.
Articles Bonsai Catalog DVD How to Graft Our Story Nursery News
Gardens Photo Album Plant Links Musings Lectures Books Chub and Dick
The Plant of the Month section has not been deleted from this web site. Just click the link below to view it.
Coenosium Gardens has a companion website. Our web site at www.cnos.biz has articles with lots of higher resolution pictures. It also has our latest catalog in two forms- a downloadable version and a web version with every plant pictured and availability with the description and price for each plant.
Come pay us a visit. You will enjoy yourself if you enjoy conifers.
To help our customers plan ahead, Dianne and I have decided that Spring, 2013 will be our last shipping season. We will then close our retail mail order business. Until then, we will be selling down the inventory, and I will not be propagating to replace sold out items.
I will be retiring from teaching this June, 2012, and I will be focusing on pursuits not related to the classroom. I am planning on working on a second conifer book, which I will also self-publish. I have also discussed our Coenosium Gardens plans with Dianne. She is willing to continue working with our customers, most of which have become our friends, and take care of any paperwork related to orders. I will assume the shipping responsibilities in the Fall, 2012. My retirement will permit me to do that. This change means we can continue our mail order operations for a few more years. However, we will be converting our main sales area into a garden and reducing our available inventory by over 50%. This change will be reflected in our saleable plant inventory.
So many of our customers have lamented that we will not be in business after 2013 that we have decided to continue the mail order at a reduced level for an indefinite number of years. Our health will determine how long we will keep operating. After all, I enjoy working with and propagating conifers and when I am retired, I will still need something to do.
Coenosium Pinetum Plant List: A listing of all of the plants in our gardens. Basically a list of Bob's plant collection 35 years in the making.
I have been a high school science teacher for most of my life. It is a side of me that my many conifer friends know little about. I have decided that as my teaching career winds down toward retirement, that I would try blogging to share some of my experiences. If you'd like to experience some parts of life in a science classroom, pay my blog a visit.
Life in the Classroom of a Science Teacher
