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April 13, 2011   You are receiving this email because you requested it, if not see the end of this email.


In This Email Update...
Come for the Plant Sale Saturday April 16th...
Stay for Free 11 am Citrus & Blueberry Program
Bringing Back the Natives Tour

Come for the Saturday Plant Sale April 16th....

10am - 2pm

... probably our biggest plant selection of the year

... featuring heirloom tomates and edibles... and
... iris, natives, blueberries, and perennials

...Return of the Iris Tables... We have both native and non-native varieties and offer free advice provided by Iris aficionados MarthAnn and Stan (lots of Pacific Coast natives are in bloom now)

...California native plants, great selection, and
... Spring blooming shrubs and perennials especially suited to our climate 

... Garden Natives will be a vendor for this sale

and stay for the program on .... 

Selecting and Caring for
Citrus Trees and Blueberry Bushes
 
by John "Cedar" Seeger, Four Wind GrowersOrange Tree

 

11am during the Saturday April 16th Plant Sale

FREE for everyone

In addition to learning about this topic from the co-owner of one of the largest citrus and blueberry nurseries in California, there will be a limited collection of citrus and the blueberries below for sale. Orders may be available also from Four Winds Growers.

For this sale, we are offering two special types of blueberries:  

 Sunshine Blue Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue'

(Southern Highbush) 

Easy to grow in containers!

Self pollinating but will yield a much bigger fruit and crop when paired with another variety. Misty is a good companion.

Evergreen, compact habit 3 to 4 ft. Attractive year round foliage and hot pink spring flowers. Heavy crops, produces up to ten pounds of delicious, light blue, medium sized berries that ripen from early August through early September.

Very low chilling requirement (150 hours) yet frost hardy. Tolerales higher pH soils better than other varieties. This makes this a perfect choice for gardeners in California.

Hardiness to 0� F, a   Can be used as a hedge

Misty Early Season Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Misty' 

(Southern Highbush) 

Easy to grow in containers!

Self pollinating but will yield a much bigger fruit and crop when paired with another variety. perfect compliment to "Sunshine Blue".

In the west, Misty is quite vigorous, growing very well both on the coast and in the inland heat.

It grows about 5' tall, is one of the most attractive southern high bush varieties. The berries are medium to large size and of excellent quality. Growers especially like Misty's evergreen tendency in areas with mild winters.  The bright blue green foliage provides a perfect contrast to the hot pink spring flowers and the sky blue, very flavorful fruit.

Does well in areas with chilling as low as 150 hours and all areas with mild winters and hot summers and tolerates  higher pH soils makes this a perfect USDA Zones 7-9 choice.

Hardiness to 0� F, and can be used as a hedge.
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California Natives Anyone? 

The 7th annual Bringing Back the Natives Tour will take place on Sunday, May 1, from 10am to 5pm across Contra Costa and Alameda County.  To preview the gardens, register for the tour, or get more information, please visit www.bringingbackthenatives.net 
  
Don't miss this tour...for those of you thinking of California natives for your garden... or for those of you who already have natives and are thinking about where you can use more in your garden... you should be signing up for the Bringing Back the Natives tour. It's free, but you must sign up. We'll have more on this tour shortly in an upcoming email, but the time is running out for the sign up and it must be done on the web.
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Come and Visit the Nursery

Yes, spring is here... and the Governor says the "drought" is over... or at least till the next one... Come visit us and be prepared to get your spring, summer, and fall garden started on its way with the warm weather. Volunteers are normally here on Tuesday morning from 9 until noon.
 

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 [email protected].

 

We look forward to seeing you soon! ... from all the volunteers!

See you soon? 

Plant Sales every Tuesday from 9 until noon
Saturday Plant Sales Schedule for 2011:  10am - 2pm
 Upcoming 2011 Saturday Sales:
 
May 14th, June 18th, July 30th, September 10th, October 15th, November 5th

Most 4" pots @ $3      Most 1 Gallons @ $5