GardenLife's Sneak Peeks
This week's radio show
Saturday, May 22
8 - 9 am PDT
11am - Noon EDT
 Couldn't enjoy last summer's crop of tomatoes because you were plagued with tomato hornworms, blossom end rot or other disease and insect maladies? Get ready to have the tastiest homegrown tomatoes this year by listening to veggie guru Steve Goto. He'll share his expertise about planting and maintaining healthy tomato plants as well as what to watch out for when it comes to disease and insect infestations. Call John, Sharon, Bryan or Steve with your gardening questions at 1-866-606-TALK (1-866-606-8255).
Sunday, May 23
8 - 10am PDT
11am - 1pm EDT
If you have a passion for roses, Maine resident and author, Aurelia C. Scott, will give us a rare, behind-the-scenes look into the lives of rose exhibitors in Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening. She will also recommend roses that thrive in the northeastern United States. Visit www.aureliacscott.com for more info. From Oasis Water Efficient Gardens, Bob Reidmuller, has some wild and unique planter ideas that are perfect for succulents.  Stay tuned for the second hour because Cindy McNatt has a fantastic daily gardening blog, "Dirt Du Jour" as well as her knowledgeable garden columns in the Orange County Register. Learn more about her daily blog at www.dirtdujour.com and read her articles at www.ocregister.com. Last, but certainly not least, garden expert Lance Walheim will help us keep our cool by making advanced preparations for a long, hot, summer. Call John, Sharon, or Bryan with your questions at 1-866-606-TALK (1-866-606-8255). |
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GardenLife Spring Adventure Tour
Two weeks ago, John Bagnasco, Bruce and I led a tour to three very special gardens: the Oasis Water Efficient Gardens in Escondido, EuroDesert Roses in the Morongo Valley and Palm Desert's Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park.
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Did You Know?
Crassulacean acid metabolism, abbreviated as CAM, refers to a complex carbon fixation pathway by which a plant's stomata open during the cool and more humid evening hours allowing carbon dioxide to be fixed and stored. And during the hot and dry daylight hours, the carbon dioxide is released while the stomata are closed. This reduces water loss and allows plants such as succulents and cacti to survive under arid conditions. CAM was first observed in the Crassulaceae family of succulents. |
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GardenLife and Amazon
For your convenience, GardenLife makes it easy for you to purchase some of the best garden products featured on Amazon. Fresh Flowers & Indoor PlantsBackyard BirdingBooks - Gardening & HorticultureOrders placed via this page will be billed and shipped directly through Amazon.com, but will help support this newsletter and the radio show.
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Last Chance! Order Veggies
World's largest Tomato 3 to 5lbs! .  |
Big Zac is not only the largdest tomato that you can grow, it is one of the best slicing tomato READ MORE>>
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ROSE of the WEEK
The Imposter
Is it a clematis pretending to be a rose or a rose masquerading as a clematis?...
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GardenLife Special
FREE Plant Offer!
Sunday May 23 is the last day to order veggie plants. The first 30 people to place an order for vegetables between Friday and Sunday will receive a free and tasty vegetable plant of our choice. Just place your order, nothing else to do! |
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Shutterbug Contest
Be the first person to correctly identify this plant and you'll win a free book This week's prize is from Timber Press
The Gardeners Color Palette: Paint Your Garden with 100 Extraordinary Flower Choices
by Tom
Fischer
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'Blue Elf' Aloe
A tight clumping aloe that grows to 18 inches tall by 2 feet wide with awesome gray-blue leaves that boldly contrast with spikes of orange
flowers from early winter to early spring (Jan.-April). Reg. $14.50 Sale Price $11.95
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