Container Seminar

Are you envious of the containers you see planted at your friend's home? Do you have limited gardening space? Or has it become harder to get down on your hands and knees to dig in the soil? You will then want to come to Mission Hills Nursery on Saturday November 7, 2009 for a seminar and step by step how to plant container gardens.

Kristi and China will demonstrate how to pull together a few different containers for Fall. You will then be able to ask them to shop with you for a look that will make your friends jealous.

Seminar is FREE and begins at 11:30 am. If you have a container at home you really like bring it to the seminar and plant it at the nursery after you've gotten some tips. This way you can play with the look before you actually plant it. Your plant, soil, and container purchases will be discounted 20%.
Sign up at the nursery by 11/05/09 and you will be entered into a drawing to take home one of the containers Kristi and China put together.

Vegetable Garden

Today September 22, 2008 the first day of Autumn and our weather in San Diego agrees with the calendar. What a beautiful weekend we just had, sunshine but not too hot, cooling down in the evenings. Perfect time of year to be planting in your garden. And what better time than now to begin your fall / winter vegetable garden with the prices going up in the grocery stores. How much space do you need to get a harvest like this? Actually not much, you can do a nice and productive garden in containers. Depending on your space and the number of people you would like to feed healthy fresh vegetables to will determine your container sizes.

Would you have thought to do lettuce in a "salad bowl"? Why not?

This coming Sunday, September 28th at 11:00am Tiger will be demonstrating vegetable container gardens and also talking about preparing your soil to get the maximum yield from your home garden.

As we've all been told by Fausto, dig a $10.00 hole for a $5.00 plant and you will be successful in gardening. This means amend what Mother Nature or your developer has given you to work with, our natural soils do not produce good edibles, we need to help it along. We use E.B. Stone Planting Compost on all our landscape jobs, all new plantings get a fresh start with soil that allows their roots to stretch out.

After you've enjoyed Tiger's demonstration pick up your free seed package and a guide to pruning. This guide is put out by Corona with illustrations on how to prune, just in time for Fall
Another tip to remember, keeping your trees laced not only enhances their beauty but allows santa anna winds to pass through the branches instead of risking knocking the tree down.

Summer in your Garden

Summer is a fun time in the garden, the hummingbirds are enjoying the flowers along with the bees. Some people don't appreciate the bees but we do need them if we want flowers and fruit, so if you respect them they will leave you alone. Barbecues, pool parties, teas in the garden are just a few of the summer time activities we do here in San Diego. Is your garden ready?
Rose bushes are cut back at the nursery so you can plant now without too much stress, and less stress on your wallet since they are on sale 50% off this month.
Fountains can cool down a garden just with the sounds of water, most are easy to set up so you can begin enjoying the same day you purchase. In stock fountains on sale 30% this month.
Remember to check your containers more often during these warm months, a good rule is in the morning then again in the evening if it has been hot. You can add Zeba to help the soil stay moist, ask for it when you are in next time.
And if you are having a party and need to brighten up the place fast stop by and see what we already have planted up, or give us a little time and we can do some custom pots for you.
Remember your garden should reflect your personality, if you enjoy it you will spend more time in it. Take home your favorite colors, textures, fragrances and tastes.
For some ideas on how to use your herbs besides cooking visit Renee's Seeds guide to herbal cosmetics, we sell her seeds.