Crazy Hill nursery in Belfair showcases South Sound artists

After a first year that wound up being a “dress rehearsal” due to COVID-19, not only is Ethan Busby and Michael Kerkes’ Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals boutique nursery up and running in Belfair, but it’s also the home of an art gallery.

Busby emphasized that it was his partner and fellow co-owner Kerkes, who’s a certified professional horticulturist, who had the dream of opening such a nursery, he told the Shelton-Mason County Journal. They opened in March 2020, just a few days before they had to close because of the pandemic.

However, because Crazy Hill carries edible fruit-bearing plants, it...