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Evergreen California native plants to liven up your winter garden, plus some gift ideas and a discount on gift certificates!
Greetings,
Happy Holidays! It’s hard to believe that another year is coming to a close already! December is always a valuable time for us to reflect and share in gratitude for another year of getting to spread the love of California native plants. It’s one of our greatest joys to marvel at their resilience, beauty, and interconnectedness each day. We want to thank you, sweet customers, for your continued support by shopping with us and recommending our plants to your loved ones and neighbors! It is truly our pleasure to see the plants that we’ve nurtured go to good homes with all of you <3
This time of year we often get a lot of questions about evergreen species to help liven up a garden space while other plants are going dormant and losing their leaves, so below we’ve highlighted some of our favorites that are currently in stock!
P.S. Be sure to read to the bottom of this newsletter for some stocking stuffer ideas and a discount on gift certificates!
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Available in D16 ($7.70), TB2 ($7.70),
& D40 pots ($9.90)
- This evergreen shrub grows 3-6 ft. tall, maturing in 2 years
- A keystone species, as it’s one of the first to colonize newly disturbed ground
- Provides good habitat for birds, bunnies, butterflies, bees, and more!
- Prefers full sun to part shade and is very drought tolerant once established
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Available in D40 pots ($9.90)
- If you’re looking for a large and in charge evergreen shrub, Blueblossom Ceanothus might be the one for you!
- At 15-25 ft. tall with glossy green leaves, this shrub is sure to add some lively structure as a backdrop or centerpiece in sunny coastal gardens
- The fragrant sky-blue blooms make quite the show in the spring
- This species is also endemic to California (meaning it isn’t found anywhere else in the world!)
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Available in D16-O ($7.00), D16 ($7.70),
& 1-Gal pots ($14.30)
- This semi-evergreen shrub likes hot, dry conditions as it naturally occurs in Southern California deserts
- It likes to spread out, growing 3-5 ft. tall and wide
- Warm fuzzy heart shaped leaves add a beautiful silvery-green color to the garden in the winter and are the perfect backdrop for the golden orange blooms that appear in the summer
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Available in D40 ($9.00) &
2-Gal pots ($27.50)
- One of our all-time showiest natives!
- A fantastic plant for hummingbirds
- Dangling cherry red blossoms cover it’s arching spiny branches from January to April, then are followed by fruits through the summer
- Gets up to 4 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide
- Summer deciduous if under drought stress, but nearly evergreen
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Available in 4” pots ($7.15)
- This spreading mat-like ground cover is a fan favorite among those delving into lawn conversion, as it’s sturdy and resilient enough to withstand foot traffic and pets
- It’s also a fantastic nectar source for butterflies and native bees
- Very drought tolerant, but looks best with an occasional deep watering in full sun
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Available in D16 pots ($6.00)
- This compact evergreen perennial is the perfect ground cover for moist, shady areas
- It grows 4 – 6 in. tall with brilliant purple-blue flowers that stand out against a backdrop of deep green spade-shaped leaves
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Available in D16 pots ($6.60)
- The showiest of the buckwheats, this attractive low-growing sub-shrub
- Grows up to 2 ft. tall and 10 in. wide in full sun/part shade with dry/light water
- As with all buckwheats, this species is an important butterfly plant
- Deer like to browse them, so it’s best to keep them protected!
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Available in D16 pots ($7.70)
- This 2 ft. tall fast-growing evergreen shrub is a marvelous pop of red in any garden!
- Depending on rainfall patterns, its flowers may persist for most of the year, which is great news for the hummingbirds that drink its nectar
- Avoid watering in late summer/early fall and instead watch it flourish as the fall/winter rains come
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Available in Stubs ($2.10)
- This species is an easy to grow mid-size perennial evergreen bunch grass that grows to 2-4 ft. tall and 2-3 ft. wide
- Its elegant, fountain-like, blue-green foliage looks best with some summer water and a rake through to remove old foliage every once in a while
- An excellent drought tolerant ground cover for slopes among Oaks, California Bays, or Pines
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Available in Stubs ($2.20), SC ($3.30),
& D16 pots ($6.60)
- This evergreen spreading perennial grows 1-3 ft. tall
- Its strong root systems make it a great option for soil stabilization and pond edges
- Birds especially like this plant, as they eat the seeds and use the grass fibers for nesting materials
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‘Tis the season of gift giving, so we will be offering a 15% discount on gift certificates for the entire month of December! Gift certificates may be purchased in person or over the phone, and either mailed to the recipient, purchaser, or held here at the nursery for the recipient to use upon arrival.
In addition to plants and gift certificates, we also have some great stocking stuffers for the California native plant lovers in your life!
- Mugwort Soap (for $7.00 each)
- Made with locally grown Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana), lemon balm, and rosemary
- Elderberry Syrup (for $12.00 each)
- Made with locally grown Blue Elderberries (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea) and Bay Area sourced honey
- California Coastal Wildflower Seed Mix packets (for $5.00 each)
- Includes yarrow, Farewell-to-spring, Chinese houses, CA poppy, Globe gillia, Bird’s eye, Coastal tidy tips, Prairie flax, Common meadow foam, Bicolored lupine, Arroyo lupine, and Hooker’s evening primrose
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From all of us at the Watershed Nursery, we wish you happy holidays and an abundant new year!
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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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- 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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