February 2023 Plant Availability |
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Greetings,
Happy February! We hope you’ve made it through this stormy start to the new year and are enjoying the California sunshine a little extra after the January atmospheric river like we are! Now that the flood waters have receded it’s nice to have some time to do a little damage control and get our gardens back on track for a fruitful year ahead. We’ve included a couple of helpful resources at the bottom of this newsletter for recovering from flooding/standing water in your garden in case you want some tips.
Here at the nursery a couple of our retail tables blew over in the new year’s storm, so over the last few weeks we’ve gotten a head start on some infrastructure upgrades (including our recent website makeover, just launched yesterday!!) and a bit of spring cleaning. We’re also gearing up for our big spring annuals roll-out in March, so although we’ve got a while yet to go before spring is in full swing, we’re excited to offer an “Early Bird Gets the Worm Spring Cleaning Sale” for 15 – 75% off a wide variety of our plants for the entire month of February! These sale plants will only be available while supplies last, so be sure to catch the early end of the sale to access the best selection! Not able to stop by and shop in person? Don’t fret! You are always welcome to order plants for curbside pickup instead! Just send us an email at sales@thewatershednursery.com or give us a call at (510) 234-2222 to place an order (please note that plants are only reserved once payment is received and will be held for up to one week).
Here’s the scoop on what’s for sale 🙂
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15% off D16 pots = $5.61 each
- Douglas Iris is an herbaceous perennial that grows 1-2′ tall and will spread and self sow.
- It can grow in dry shade under oaks. Other uses include planting in a container, rock gardens, slopes, massing together to form dense clumps.
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Combine with woodland strawberry.
- The large dark purple flowers (occasionally white, rarely yellow) are seen late winter – spring.
- For a tidy look – cut off old flowers in the summer.
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15% off RP (rose pots) = $2.81 each
15% off TB2-o pots = $5.10
15% off 4″ pots = $6.08
- Hems Hybrid Checker mallow is an herbaceous perennial that grows 3 feet tall.
- Large delicate rosey-pink and red flowers bloom in the early summer.
- Without summer water they will go dormant and reappear with fall rains.
- Does well in grassy areas or in borders. Combine with blue-eyed-grass, seaside daisy and native bunchgrasses.
- ‘Hem’s Hybrid’ has been cultivated in the Netherlands from the West Coast checker mallow.
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15% off D-40-O pots = $7.65 each
- This deciduous shrub to small tree grows to 14′ tall.
- In the garden, this multi-trunked tree is a great choice in a perennial border or woodland garden.
- The large, rounded leaves have attractive heart-shaped bases with new growth
- The attractive magenta flowers appear in late summer to fall when the foliage turns light yellow to red. The reddish-purple seed pods hang on the tree in winter.
- Western redbud is native to dry slopes so don’t overwater.
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Pairs well with ceanothus, Douglas iris, and coral bells.
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15% off D-16-o pots = $5.95 each
- This evergreen (drought deciduous) shrub grows to 8′ tall and can be used in the native garden as a border or windbreak.
- The yellowish flowers are small, but the bloom is followed by an attractive and abundant display of pinkish fruit.
- A great plant for tolerating salty soils; also excellent for bird and butterfly gardens. Quail and other birds use its seeds for food and its foliage for cover. Rabbits like it too, so protect the plant until established!
- All of the plant is edible! Young shoots are especially suitable for greens.
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15% off D16 pots = $5.95 each
- This perennial grows to 1-2′ tall and 3′ wide and has soft, silvery foliage.
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Sandhill sage thrives in coastal climates and looks great planted alongside coast buckwheat, seaside daisy, salvias, and California poppies.
- To keep this sage looking fresh, pinch branch tips periodically.
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15% off D-16-o pots = $5.10 each
- Silvery beachweed is a sprawling perennial that grows about 1′ tall and 5′ wide.
- It grows on sand dunes and in gravelly places along the coast.
- This plant smells sweet! In ancient times people thought eating sweet-smelling plants rendered long life, as Ambrosia, “food of the gods,” rendered immortal life.
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15% off D-16-o pots = $5.95 each
- This deciduous and fast growing tree is valued for providing tranquil shade.
- It has a spreading open crown (we recommend spacing 25′ apart) and grows 50-75′ tall.
- When the wind blows, the leaves sound like a cascading stream 🙂
- Fremont cottonwood bark is silver gray with plated furrows and amber fissures. Its Autumn colors occur from October-November, as its 2-4″ leaves turn from copper green to brilliant hues of yellow and orange.
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25% off D-16-o pots = $5.25 each
25% off D-40-o pots = $6.75
- Oregon Ash is a deciduous, medium sized (30′-80′) tree, symmetrical in shape, growing about half as wide as it is tall. Space 30′ apart.
- This tree may reach the age of 250 years and is fast growing the first third of those years, then grows slowly.
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Oregon ash is commonly found in riparian habitats, so its preferred habitat is poorly drained, moist bottom land with deep soil rich in humus.
- In open moist sites this tree can have short trunks and wide, round-topped crowns with large limbs. On dry sites or at high elevations Oregon ash is often a small, crooked tree.
- Its seeds are eaten by birds and squirrels, and it is a larval host plant for the Two-Tailed Swallowtail and the Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies!
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15% off D-40 pots = $8.42 each
- Coast Redwoods are the world’s tallest trees and are the official state tree of California.
- Fast growing, they can reach 50 to 90 feet in 25 years if climate and soil moisture are favorable. Space 15-30 ft apart.
- They are beautiful and symmetrical evergreen trees with rich green foliage that has a feathery look and is highlighted by their cinnamon colored fibrous bark.
- Extremely long lived trees that have gorgeous, durable rot resistant wood.
- They like a lot of humidity and do best when given regular water and plenty of room. Mulch heavily and widely.
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25% off 5-gal pots = $26.25 each
- Black Hawthorn is a deciduous tree. It can spread into thickets and grows to about 15-30 feet tall. It has a moderate growth rate.
- Clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in the spring, which is why you may know it by another name of Mayflower.
- It is found growing in moist locations along forest edges and along streams but it can tolerate drier locations.
- A suitable species to use for a habitat friendly hedge.
- The red fruit is consumed by large song birds, such as Cedar Waxwings and American Robins in the late summer.
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25% off D-40-O pots = $6.75 each
- The ‘Ray Hartman’ cultivar of mountain lilac is a fast-growing evergreen shrub to 15’x15′
- Grows upright in most gardens and is narrow enough to make a superb screen or hedge. Expect a 20-25 year life. We recommend that you do not overwater or add any fertilizer/soil amendments.
- The flowers are light to medium blue in 6″ flower spikes
- Cultivars such as this are horticultural selections and hybrids, not part of the native ecology, but they work beautifully in the garden.
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But wait! There’s more!! These are on sale too 🙂
- Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis) 15% off D-16, D-16-o, D-40, and D-40-o pots
- California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) 15% off D-16 pots
- California Brome grass (Bromus carinatus) 25% off Stubs
- California Meadow Sedge (Carex pansa) 50% off select D-16s-o pots
- Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) 25% off D-16 pots
- Buttonwillow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 50% off D-16 & D-40 pots
- Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) 15% off D-16 pots
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Here are some resources regarding flooding, runoff, and erosion in the garden:
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Stay Safe, ‘Bee’ Well, and Go Natives!
Happy Planting! From all of us at The Watershed Nursery.
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On our Instagram and Facebook Page we highlight our plants with photos, fun facts, and gardening information.
- Landscape and gardening professionals receive a 10% discount on all plants (except for sale plants) purchased for professional use.
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Resellers: All the plants are available for wholesale purchase. Provide us your resellers license to receive a 20% discount on the listed price (except for sale plants) and no sales tax.
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The Watershed Nursery | 510.234.2222 | sales@thewatershednursery.com |
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