Save 10% all Year

Buy our 2008 t-shirt and save 10% on your purchases until April 30, 2009 just by wearing your shirt when you come shopping at the nursery.
To get your started with your savings you will get 10% off your t-shirt purchase.
Discount may not be combined with any other offer and is not valid on delivery charges, sorry we all know the price of gas these days.
If we don't have your size we can get it usually within 4 days.

Start saving today!

Memorial Day Sale all weekend

Don't let a little rain keep you inside this holiday weekend. Come out to Mission Hills Nursery where we are having a Memorial Weekend SALE. Hydrangeas with extra extra large blooms in 8" pots on sale for $12.88



Palm trees 5 gallon and larger discounted 25%. We just received a new shipment this week on indoor specimens, you will find them downstairs in the greenhouse. Outdoor varieties are on the main nursery lot, and have someone show you the Big Palm.



Need a little privacy quickly? Bamboo fence panels are marked down 25%, we have an assortment of styles to choose from.



Looking for more sales? Rose bushes, Rose trees, climbing Roses are all on sale 30% off the regular price. In stock fountains 30% off, save $$$ and energy with solar lights marked down 25%. And remember Dad's day is coming up and we have hammocks and swinging chairs marked down 50%.

Moose Creek Nursery is in their final week, there is still a good selection of pottery and landscape shrubs. Cash & Carry this week - no personal checks

sale items limited to stock on hand and while supplies last. sales are FINAL no returns or exchanges.

Closing Moose Creek Nursery Sale

Sale on Now at Moose Creek Nursery 2442 Alpine Blvd in Alpine. We will be closing the gates May 31st everything is on sale. Now is the time to shop for those trees you have been thinking about, or pottery we still have a good selection. Statuary and fountains are included in the sale, there is no special orders being taken and sales are first come, no holding and waiting for it to be marked down any lower.

The cats and chickens have already found new homes, the plants are waiting for you!

10th Annual Garden Walk

This Saturday May 10th is the 10th annual Mission Hills Garden Walk and here at the nursery we are gearing up for another wonderful event. To help celebrate this event we have designed a t-shirt and with your purchase of this shirt a special offer. Through out the rest of 2008 when you come shopping and are wearing your t-shirt you will receive 10% off your total purchase. Now remember you must be wearing your shirt not carrying it in. We think it's a very fun shirt and they are on sale today - Friday for only $15.00, after Friday they will be $20.00. So come in today or tomorrow and buy your t-shirt and garden walk ticket, the weather for Saturday will be favorable for walkers.

Vendors will be at the nursery Saturday to answer your questions on some of the products we sell, Organic fertilizers, plant wash, Worm composting, Kids garden art and more.

Also look for our "chocolate" area, if you love chocolate you will want some of these plants in your garden.

Where's Erik?

Erik was able to visit a few gardens this month. See if you are able to tell where he has been.






Along the way he also had a visitor stop by and they chatted about the different flowers. Stop into the nursery and check Erik out, take him to your garden for photos and bring him back then email me your photos.

Garage / Garden Sale

Saturday April 5th the community of Mission Hills is having a garage sale 8:00 am - noon, we have selected overstock and out of season items to put on our clearance tables. We also have specials throughout the nursery so put on your garage sale shoes and visit our neighborhood.

April Special Events

April 1st we will celebrate our 19th Anniversary as owners of Mission Hills Nursery, come celebrate with us and receive 19% off your total purchase made that day. No additional discounts will be valid. this is NOT an April Fool's joke. Can not be applied to special orders, only stock on hand. Payment due at time of purchase.

Other exciting events for April:
Head to Toe Women's Expo - Tiger Palafox will give a talk Friday April 11th at noon on container gardening



Mission Hills Garden Club - Fairies in the Garden postponed until June come out dressed like a Fairy and enjoy story telling and plant a Fairy Garden. Sign up at the nursery cost is $10.00 each and covers most of your materials.
Mission Hills Garden Club's annual walk is scheduled for Saturday May 10th, tickets will go on sale April 2nd the theme this year is One Fine Day.

Garden Angels

A Garden Angel has flown into Mission Hills Nursery, this magical piece will bring a smile to your face and whimsy to your garden. Pieces are one of a kind and won't stay in the nursery for long. Stop in and see Garden Angel #38 this month. Photo may not represent the piece which is currently in the nursery.

Erik In Your Gardens

Erik our wooden duck wants to visit your garden. Take him home with you, then email us a couple of photos of him in your garden. We will be posting them on his own page along with his story. Remember you are only "borrowing" Erik for a photo shoot, he always wants to come back to the nursery. He would even like going on a trip to public gardens, so if you are planning a trip check with us to see if he's available.

Leap Day Savings

What are your chances of being born on Leap Day?
1 in 1500

What are your chances of saving 29% off your entire purchase at both Mission Hills Nursery and Moose Creek Nursery on Friday February 29, 2008?

GREAT - just print this blog and take it with you.

offer valid on in store purchases made Friday 2/29/08 between 8:00am - 5:00pm
can not be combined with any other offer - must present blog page to receive discount

Salad Fixins

Are you feeling the warmth of the sun and itching to get out in your garden? We have just received our first order of tomato and


basil plants, they are young but already we see their potential for a caprese salad to go along with a nice bottle of wine.


Remember to protect your young plants from the chilly nights until they are a little more mature. How about a large mixed salad? We have green, red, mesclun, head, and romaine lettuce plants.



What goes with melted cheese? Okay 2nd to nachos... steamed broccoli and cauliflower fresh from your garden.

You will need to shop Mission Hills Nursery for these plants this month, and by next month we will be stocking them at Moose Creek Nursery.
Be sure to read your receipts from Mission Hills Nursery, this month's are redeemable in March for a FREE packet of seeds from our seed box.
Shop this weekend it's going to be a beautiful one.

Rain and your Garden

What does all this rain mean to your garden? For the most part the plants are loving it as long as you have the proper drainage. The National Gardening Association has some good advice which we can all follow no matter where you garden. You may want to protect your azaleas and camellias which are budding up and blooming from the heavy rain, the flowers will get beat up.
If you haven't already be sure your automatic sprinklers are not coming on. Check any low lying areas for puddles and remove the water which may be drowning your plants.




What else does this mean to your garden? Snails will be coming out so get down the snail bait, we recommend Sluggo if you have pets or children. A new product due to arrive next week into our nurseries is an electronic snail fence, it won't hurt little people fingers just slugs and snails. Brought to you by the same company that makes the Scarecrow and CatStop ask for SlugsAway.

Charger Support

San Diego Chargers will be playing a big game tomorrow -
Mission Hills Nursery has what you need to decorate for your game day party. Colorbowls and pots filled with Charger colors you can sit at your front door as your guests come in to Cheer on the Chargers.

2008 Roses Arriving Daily

The nurseries are once again looking like garden centers, flowers


are on the tables and roses are being lined up alphabetically



as I write this. Those of you that have prebooked we will begin shipping your orders next week, if you are in San Diego we will call you so you can pick your order up. It's not too late though to come in and get your favorite.
Remember we have the exclusivity on the new Louise Hay Rose for this year. Be the first in your garden club to have this beautiful apricot hybrid tea.
Also when getting your new roses be sure to get the right planting mix, ask us about EB Stone's compost, we use it in all of our landscape jobs.
Next week you will see pots of tall sticks, these are our fruit trees which come in dormant, just waiting for you to take them home and plant in your garden. Apples, figs, plums, and others.

Louise L. Hay Rose

The Louise L. Hay rose is a living tribute to one of the founders of the self help movement. We are proud to introduce this beloved rose for the 2008 season.
You will find this rose exclusively at Mission Hills Nursery and Moose Creek Nursery beginning in January 2008.

Christmas Helpers

Do the kids and grandchildren ask you how Santa gets into your home if you don't have a chimney for him to come down?
We have the answer 'Santa Key', hang it outside your door and only Santa is able to open the door with it, as he has the magic touch.





If you've been in either Mission Hills Nursery or Moose Creek Nursery this last week you may have sampled our Cider with Mulling Spices. You can make it yourself at home. We have the Original flavor and Orange Cinnamon, just add your favorite apple cider and serve warm or cold. Also refreshing in the summer when mixed with sun teas

From smallest to largest

From 2' to 21' and all sizes in between, what is it we are talking about?
Fresh cut Christmas trees. Our largest tree this year is a 21' Nordman fir.
This photo shows it with just the lights, the decorating crew worked over
12 hours, we will go back this week and take a photo of it finished for you to see.

Christmas at the Nurseries

Christmas has arrived at Mission Hills Nursery and Moose Creek Nursery. We have fresh cut Christmas trees and living ones.

Poinsettias in all sizes and colors arriving weekly.


Custom and preflocked Christmas trees for those who want the look of snow without the cold.



New this year are prelit artificial trees and beautiful decorations.

Wreaths and garland cut to your desired length, delivery and removal after the holidays all with just a phone call.

FREE BOOK

We received several copies of a book first printed in 1938 and we would love you to have one.
Print this blog and bring into Mission Hills Nursery to pick up your FREE copy while supplies last.

Ornamental Plants for Subtropical Regions -

2008 Roses

We have our 2008 Roses up and ready for you to prebook. Just click over and look at the new varieties along with Florabundas of the year and AARS winners. Bareroot will begin arriving the middle of December but we don't ship until the beginning of January. Reserve your rose garden now, we don't bill you until the roses are ready to ship.

Aromatherapy
what fragrance and such a soft pretty pink.

Pope John Paul II - a lovely white rose
sold out early this year so if you want one reserve now