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May 4 2010 You are receiving this email because you requested it, if not see the end of this email. |
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Saturday Plant Sale at Markham,
May 1st, 10am - 2pm
Our next Saturday Sale is this Saturday! We intend to get you off to a great Spring planting season.
Featuring California Native Plants
Lots of perennials and shrubs for sale
Special table devoted to native Irises
Bargain Plant Table
... including reduced prices on remaining tomato plants.
Outside Vendors: Garden Natives
We also have many new plants beyond our inventory at our most recent Saturday sale. You won't be diappointed.
Sale held at the Markham Garden Center ..... rain or shine
1202 La Vista Ave, Concord (map)....
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Plant of the Week: Salvia clevelandii 'Winifred Gilman'
 Salvia clevelandii is an evergreen shrub native to Southern California and Baja. One of the more outstanding and compact cultivars is 'Winifred Gilman'; it grows into a rounded shrub 3x3 feet tall and wide. This beautiful native has abundant deep violet colored flowers that come from dark ruby red bracts on maroon stems. It flowers on aromatic gray green foliage for about a month in early summer. The scent of foliage and flowers is distinctive and intense. S. 'Winifred Gilman' likes full sun and very good drainage. Occasional deep watering is ok but the plant will usually be fine with minimal supplemental irrigation. Hardiness is variable; it may not survive temperatures below the low 20s F but could come back from these low temps if it has a well established root system. As is true for most native Salvias, this plant is attractive to hummingbirds. |
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Come and Visit the Nursery
Yes, it is Spring!!!, and things are changing in the Nursery-- and if Spring is here... can Summer be far away?
"Summers always fly by -- Winters walk." Charles M. Schultz Come visit us and be prepared to get a head start on your garden as the weather warms up. Volunteers are usually here on Tuesday morning from 9 until noon. If the weather is inclement, it is better to call ahead.
The Nursery is located at 1202 La Vista Avenue (off Clayton Road) in Concord (map). On Tuesday's you can drive all the way into the Nursery area. The office phone is 925-681-2968 or you can email to info@markhamarboretum.org.We look forward to seeing you soon!The Plant Lady, Barb, Steve, and all the volunteers!
Plant Sales every Tuesday from 9 until noon
Saturday Plant Sales Schedule for 2010: 10am - 2pm
May 1st, June 19th, August 7th,
September 11th, October 16th, November 13th
Most 4" pots @ $2 Most 1 Gallons @ $4
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