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At Orchard Nursery money really does grow on trees! April Garden To Do’s • Now is the time to plant impatiens, petunias, marigolds—all the spring/summer annuals. • Continue to pick up and destroy camellia flowers that fall to the ground so that they don’t become a home for diseases. • Check with our California Certified Nursery Professionals about the best controls for spring pests such as aphids, scale, slugs and snails. We have many “less toxic” choices to offer. • As the soil warms, this is the month to plant a vegetable garden— cucumbers, squash, beans, sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers and egg plant. Short on garden space? Ask us about containers for the deck or patio. Let the kids join in on the fun of gardening. Quick results can be seen by planting radishes to keep the kids’ interested while waiting for the others to grow. • If you have a container garden, be sure to watch out for their watering needs since plants in containers tend to dry out faster than those in the ground. Bonus Bucks are here again! • Many deciduous flowering shrubs and trees can be pruned right after they finish blooming. • Pinch back new growth for fuller fuchsias. Try morning glories, nasturtiums or black-eyed Susan vines to hide an unattractive fence, to provide shade or create privacy on your porch. • Start feeding camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons with Master Nursery Camellia/Azalea/Gardenia Fertilizer as they finish blooming. • Add a 1-2" layer of Master Nursery Bumper Crop or Gold Rush Mulch on vegetable/flower beds and garden areas to conserve moisture and reduce the number of weeds. Collect them in March and April. Spend them in July! Take quick action to control Mosquitoes Mosquitoes are delicious food for fish and other aquatic creatures, but their buzzing and itchy bites make them a serious annoyance to people. And with the West Nile Virus still “at large” these pests pose an even greater threat to humans. Here are a few control methods as outlined in the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District pamphlet entitled “Keeping MOSQUITOES Away From You and Your Yard”, such as; eliminate standing water in containers, fix leaky outdoor faucets and sprinklers, keep swimming pools, hot tubs and fountains clean and circulating. For more information please come in and pick up the pamphlet on controlling Mosquitoes the Less-Toxic Way; as well as other control methods for a variety of garden pests. Mark Your Calendar… April 20-24 Bouquets to Art Your Purchases Will Earn Bonus Bucks in March & April! Again this year you can earn Bonus Bucks only during the months of March and April. At that time we will give you 10% of your purchase back in Orchard Nursery Bonus Bucks. Then use them toward your purchases during the month of July. “French Impressions” - The 26th annual Bouquets to Art exhibition returns to the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park. Purchase tickets online or by phone at (415) 750-3504, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 40th Anniversary of Earth Day…Thursday April 22 nd Now observed in 175 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit Earth Day Network, according to whom Earth Day is now “the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a half billion people every year.” Have a question about your garden, home decorating or houseplants? Ask the experts at Orchard. We’re here to help!
Orchard Nursery & Florist • Home & Garden News • -April 2010 varieties including the delicately shaded ‘Raspberry Sundae’ pictured here. Other available varieties should include; ‘Felix Supreme’, ‘Festiva Maxima’, ‘Kansas’, ‘Pink Parfait’, the beautiful single white ‘Jan van Leeuwen’ , ‘Paul M. Wild’, ‘Shirley Temple’ and the popular ‘Bowl of Beauty’ pictured on page 1. Plus, this year Orchard is pleased to offer the incredible new ‘Itoh Hybrids.’ These plants are the result of crossing tree peonies, which have woody stems, and herbaceous peonies, which die back to the ground in winter. The result of this crossbreeding is that Itoh peonies have the flowers and foliage of tree peonies but die back each year like the herbaceous peonies. The plant also tends ‘Raspberry Sundae’ to be hardier and smaller in stature. Look for ‘Bartzella’ and ‘Kopper Kettle’… Fragrant, Stunning and Unique! Why not make this the year to add this most stunning and famous member of the plant kingdom to your garden? As they say in China, “Make room for the Prime Minister.” Through the Garden Gate - May 1st T h e M o r a g a J u n i o r Women’s Club will host its 7th annual Lamorinda garden tour, “Through t h e G a r d e n G a t e , ” Saturday, May 1st from 10am – 3pm, rain or shine. All proceeds from this year’s event will go to Farm 2 Kids, a program from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Farm 2 Kids is a program that provides fresh produce to elementary schools by partnering with afterschool programs. Through Farm 2 Kids, the Food Bank is able to distribute 3-5 pounds of fresh produce to families who otherwise would not be able to afford putting nutritious food on the table. This program currently serves 58 schools and over 6,500 children with weekly deliveries of fruits and vegetables and that number is growing weekly. The garden tour will showcase five Lamorinda gardens – 2 in Lafayette, 1 in Moraga, and 2 in Orinda. In addition to stunning plant and hardscape elements, the tour will feature many unique features that homeowners have weaved into their landscapes to make them personal: fruit orchards and raised beds, sports courts, pools, an artificial turf field (with automatic retractable ball catcher), bee hives, grapevines, old restored barns, gazebos, and pool houses. Tickets for the tour are available at Orchard Nursery in Lafayette, as well as through http://www.moragajuniors.org and MJWC members. Tickets cost $30 per person ($25 tax-deductible) and gourmet box lunches can be pre-ordered for $10 each. For more information about the tour, please visit http://www.moragajuniors.org or email gardentour@moragajuniors.org. Orchard’s Home & Garden News is published by Orchard Nursery & Florist, Inc. Articles are written or selected from current horticultural publications by the staff of Orchard Nursery & Florist.
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