Orchid Sale

This morning I woke up to birds singing so that tells me today is going to be a beautiful day. We are bursting with spring plants at the nursery, just yesterday we received 6 different varieties of salvias. Arctotis Pink Sugar is in stock and if you remember last year it usually sold out every weekend. When the sun shines on the flower it lights up like a painting.





Orchids, they can be exotic and intimidating. Treat yourself this week by picking one up at the nursery we have every orchid in stock on sale. Don't think of it as something you can't take care of, when they are blooming it's simple, water once a week and sit back for 6+ weeks and enjoy their beauty. When you consider how much more enjoyment you can get out of each orchid the cost is much less than buying cut flowers each week.

What's Blooming? Magnolias

What is that tree with the beautiful pink flowers blooming next door to the nursery? This is a question we get asked at this time of year every year. The answer is Magnolia x soulangiana 'Alexandrina'. This truly beautiful specimen puts on a flower show that is hard to beat. We have them in stock as I write this, but with the sunny weather people are coming into the nursery and we do sell out each year.
Along with the 'Alexandrina' we have other varieties of Magnolias, including Tiger's favorite Magnolia x soulangiana Black Tulip. Black Tulip gets 15' to 20' tall and 6' to 10' wide and blooms deep burgundy flowers in the spring. May be used in containers.
Looking for a majestic tree? I recommend the Majestic Beauty Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora this evergreen tree has extra large glossy dark green leaves and cup shaped white blooms. The pyramidal shapes makes this a good choice for a shade tree it can get up to 40' and about 15' to 20' wide.

Grapes

Toni's pick for the first week of March - Grapes

All grapes in stock are on sale this week. Need to know how to grow grapes? Here are 5 easy steps to get you started.


1. select the type of grape you will use, either eating grape or wine grape.
2. in your garden find an area which gets full sun and ample heat for the best fruit production.
3. amend your soil as deep as possible with E.B. Stone Planting Compost, grapes like loose fast draining soil.
4. be sure you have a trellis or other type of support for the vines, you want to keep the fruit off the ground.
5. your grapes are produced on older wood so when pruning during the dormant season cut the smooth stems and keep the older ones which are rougher.

Spring Home & Garden Show

Tiger will be up at the Spring Home/Garden Show this coming weekend, February 27 - March 1.
He has some amazing show deals for you, from FREE composting worms to special prices on Perennials and Ornamental Grasses. Be sure to come early to see what's on the 50cents bargain racks. Pick up savings on Packages of bulbs, buy 2 get the 3rd one FREE, The Original Mulch Block which are easy to carry home buy 2 get 3rd FREE.

free worms with the purchase of a worm composter. FREE Wildflower seeds just for stopping by the booth with a copy of this page. Come out and buy what your local growers are offering this season, then go home and dig in your garden. Good for the soil and your soul. This is a rain or shine event, but hey even a little rain is good for our soil and souls.

Thank You

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Thank You for gardening with
Mission Hills Nursery
$5.00 off
your next purchase at the nursery
Friday 2/20/09 thru Saturday 2/28/09

one coupon per family-not valid for on line purchases


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Valentine Rose Sale

My picks for Valentine Roses - why give your Valentine roses that only last maybe a week? You can give them a rose garden and they will have roses throughout the year.

In the Mood, Sexy Rexy, Black Magic, Sweetness, Love, Light my Fire, Paradise Found and Voluptuous are my choices and not just because of their names.  I've selected them based also on color, fragrance, and ease of care.  Now thru February 16, 2008 these and a few others are on sale for just $14.99 each 5 gallon rose bush picked up at the nursery. Local delivery is available call us for details.

 

FREE rose tree

Tree Rose sale - buy 1 get 1 FREE of equal or lessor value. Our mistake is your gain. We bought too many tree roses so we are putting them on sale now through February. Not every rose is available as a tree but we have many varieties to choose from.

This offer is valid on in store purchases only, sorry we are not able to ship rose trees.

Bareroot Time

The nursery is coming back together after the holidays. Our west side is full of sticks in pots. What are these? Many selections of dormant roses and fruit trees. Now is the time to put them into your garden. Shop this month for the best selections, we have already sold out of some new varieties. Do you like rhubarb pie? Why not plant your own, we have beautiful ones in the nursery now and from what my customers have told me, very easy to grow. How about berries, we have strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. Grapes, wine grapes and table grapes are available this month.
Together with E.B. Stone we are offering a rose insurance this year. For only $13.98 we will insure your new purchase of 2 roses for 1 year. This program is being offered on in store purchases only, see the nursery for details.

Thank you for continuing to garden with us, we appreciate it!

Nature's Fertilizer

Think about it for a few minutes, nature if we don't mess with it pretty much takes care of itself.
Rain falls, plants grow, animals eat, animals leave their waste which breaks down to become fertilizer. And a small bug called a dung beetle moves this fertilizer around. You've possibly seen a National Geographic program, we saw it live in South Africa.

South Africa

Wow what an adventure Fausto & I had over the holidays. We went to South Africa where we fell in love with the flora and fauna. We thought we were spoiled here with our weather and Wild Animal Park, but seeing plants and animals unspoiled is truly beautiful.






When on a safari your goal is to see the Big 5, elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, and leopard. I have to see we saw them all even the elusive leopard and they are beautiful in their own way.

Holiday Decorating Demo Saturday December 6th

Want to do more with your holiday greens than just drape them across your mantle? And how about those beautiful bows you see decorating trees and presents? Can you make them yourself?
You can learn if you come to the nursery Saturday December 6th, 11:00 am
Cathy from A Country Lady Florist & Gifts will be here to show us how to decorate with fresh greens, wreaths and garlands plus bow making made simple.

Please send me an email if you plan on coming, we want to give Cathy enough space to work so we need an idea of how many. There is no charge for this demonstration.

Trees in all Sizes

Our first load of fresh cut Christmas trees arrived, they look and smell wonderful. Just walking by the nursery you are able to escape the stresses of the day, so why not walk in. Take a few minutes to touch and smell the season. Our biggest tree this year 21'






Wow Poinsettias have come along way, so many different colors. Something for everyone. Tiger will be happy to help you select just the right one.








And how much easier is it to take home your Christmas tree when you live in the area?

Our trees start at 2' and go up to 21' this year. We held our prices on trees to be the same for our most popular sizes as they were last year.

If your tree won't fit in the wagon, we do offer delivery.

Christmas is arriving

Last week we had a special order of fresh cut Christmas trees come in, and they arrived packed in snow which melted immediately. Our next load of Christmas trees is scheduled to arrive tomorrow so we are grateful for the cooling weather. Every day you will find something new arriving for the holiday season. This week we have Poinsettias in an array of colors and sizes, plus a one time delivery of special ones for Thanksgiving. Poinsettia trees will arrive in a couple of weeks.

Need to know how to care for them once you get them home? Check out the Ecke Company's how to, they know what they are talking about.

Living pine trees may be used for your Christmas tree then planted or donated, just remember they don't enjoy being inside for very long so keep them outdoors as long as possible. Keep them well watered and give plenty of sunlight.

We will be closed Thanksgiving Day, please enjoy the holiday with your family and friends and we'll see you for Hot Cider soon.

Kate Session's Birthday Party

We will be celebrating our founders birthday on Saturday November 8, 2008. Kate Sessions may not be with us on her 151st birthday but many of her plantings are still growing strong around San Diego.

Come join us in the celebration, there will be cake and raffle drawings throughout the day.

Fall Clearance Sale on NOW

Our annual Fall is for Planting Clearance Sale is on now through October 31st. As you walk the west side of the nursery look for plants which have been marked one of 4 colors representing the discount. Discounts begin at 20% and go up to 50% off. A few of the great items on sale are
"grafted gardenias", these are spectacular plants and will add fragrance to your home and garden. By buying grafted you get a stronger longer lasting gardenia, and if you have tried growing them before you know they can be challenging.



Red fountain grass, this is so pretty when a slight breeze goes through your garden. Another relaxing sight is Birds in your garden, we have feeders which will invite them in. Remember to also pick up food, whether it's for hummingbirds or songbirds.

You will also find perennials in one gallon sizes which if planted now will really show their true identity next spring. Trees which are going to sleep for the winter would love to be planted in your garden now, and you will find many on sale over the next couple of weeks. Fruit trees (excluding citrus) are marked down 30%, apples, plums, peaches. Sale is limited to stock on hand and there are no holds.

EB Stone fertilizer, along with GreenLight Root Stimulator are also on sale, and both are recommended when planting trees, shrubs, and perennials.

Come in and help us clear out the nursery as we get ready for Christmas trees, can you believe it's almost that time already?

Sale items limited to stock on hand, no additional discounts may be applied.

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.

Awesome August Sale

Are the high costs of gas keeping your home this summer? Will you be spending more time in your garden yet it's looking a little tired? You will want to come over and shop our Awesome August Sale beginning Sunday August 3rd. Just about everything in the nursery will be marked down 25%. Due to this drastic price reduction we can not hold any items until the sale begins or accept any additional discounts, coupons, or loyalty points. Sale dates are August 3rd - 16th. Limited to stock on hand. All sales are FINAL there will be no returns or exchanges.

excluded from this Awesome August sale are California natives and colorpacks.

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.

Little Italy Mercato

We are excited to be a part of Little Italy's weekly Italian-themed farmers market. Looking for fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, cheeses you will find them here. What do we bring to the market you may be asking? How about a beautiful selection of Organically grown herbs and vegetable plants! Organiks
For those who live downtown or just have a small patio to garden with but love cooking with fresh herbs you will want to stop by our booth. The basils are amazing, rosemary ever so fragrant, Italian parsley, oreganos. Tomato and Peppers, hot and sweet varieties. We also have pots preplanted with an assortment of herbs so you can begin cooking with them tonight.

Loyalty Program

We've just begun our Customer Loyalty Program, next time you are in the nursery sign up. There is no fee and we do not sell your address.
Easy to use once you are in the system our computer will track your points for you. Here's how it works...
for every $1.00 you spend in the nursery you earn 100 points. For every 10,000 points earned you get $3.00 off your next purchase. You may use the points as you earn them or leave them to accumulate. Again there is no set up fee or monthly fee.

restrictions: in store purchases only qualify, no internet orders, anyone receiving a regular discount of 11% or more does not qualify, delivery fees do not qualify. no cash back offered, points are applied to purchases.

One of our new ways of saying Thank You for gardening with us