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We finally dropped down low enough to get some noticeable frost. I have lived here a few years now, and our first killing frost is coming later and later. It still was not enough to kill off our summer annuals, but we are getting closer. We have

Winter Hours Nov-Feb 10-4 pm Big changes are happening at the first of this month. We are going back to standard time on November 2nd, and any time change up or down always messes with our systems. More importantly for us is that winter hours begin on

Customer Appreciation is this Saturday, Oct 4th. Join us in celebrating our 21st anniversary and save 25% off our entire inventory. The Master Gardener Help Desk will be here, and we will have a drawing for a big wind chime and gift certificates. There will be a

It is ‘Fall’! Prime planting time in California. Yes, we are still going to have some hot days, but September into October are the best times to plant most trees, shrubs, and hardy perennials. We have the full assortment of summer and fall bloomers in stock now.

Another month has flown by, and fall planting time is fast approaching. Although I am somewhat out of the loop as to when school starts up again, I believe it is soon. Many of you will be shopping for school clothes and supplies in the coming weeks,

We are so grateful that June has stayed fairly mild in comparison to the last couple of years. They are even predicting July 4th to be in the high 80’s. Wow. That has translated into our best June sales in quite a while. The nursery racks and

We are heading into high summer with a couple of scorchers for the weekend. I always dread the first 100-degree days because it really puts a damper on people’s enthusiasm for gardening. It is also tough on those of us who work outside. Thank god we have

May is typically the busiest month in our business, with Mother’s Day weekend usually being the busiest. Many of you showed up for our Sharp Event in spite of the weather, and we thank you for making it a successful weekend. Our Marigold, Snapdragon, and 6-packs of

It is definitely spring. Record temps one day. Cold, windy, and wet the next. Here at the nursery, we are still expecting frosty mornings to happen throughout this month. It is very easy to get tricked into thinking it is safe to put out tomatoes, but not

We are officially into Spring here at the nursery. Our first order of baby herbs are planted and growing in our little greenhouse. Our second order of plugs, mostly petunias and calibrochoas, arrived today. Some of them will go into our baskets and some into 4-inch pots.