Fall nursery sales are ramping up
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Ramp up your social life - have a nice lawn
Comments (10)When I first moved into my neighborhood, social interaction most often involved being panhandled for spare change, or giving directions to the local rapid transit station 2 blocks away. There were also hookers on the corner 3 blocks in the other direction, and it really felt like urban living, even though Berkeley is pretty suburban compared to San Francisco, where I moved from. The neighborhood has greatly gentrified the last 15 years, although it has also become more interesting as there are at least 10 different nationalities and languages on just my block. I seem to have become familiar to many more people than just my immediate neighbors by virtue of fact that my front garden has devolved into a nursery, and there is no more visible driveway or lawn anymore, and people know me from periodic yard sales to get rid of excess plants. Our neighborhood is also a sort of cool California kind of friendly, we all say hi, wouldn't hesitate to help each other in a disaster, but all live pretty independent lives that seldom intersect outside of being neighbors. Works for me, seems to work for them. Mowing lawns here is usually either with a push mower, (if by the homeowner), or yard service company, who usually only speak spanish or vietnamese. Lawns per se don't seem to ellicit either much praise or interest, and more and more neighbors are eliminating them all together. The weather here in evenings is not all that conducive to outdoor hanging out, either, as the cool breezes off the bay and wisps of fog don't encourage sitting out on the porch in the evening unless one is wearing a sweater or sitting next to a fire pit. So social interaction here is pretty much a weekend during the day thing, when people are out gardening, or off to hike or mountain bike or headed for the beach with the dogs. On the otherhand, I have found that having a beautiful mature 'Marina' Madrone tree is very conducive to complete strangers asking what that tree is, followed by, do you sell any of your plants?...See MoreRamping Up For Next Year
Comments (11)I'm also concerned about the Monarch, so I plan on harvesting Milkweed seed from home, work and the Research Park/Science Drive area restored prairies and distributing the seed around the country. I don't know where I'll be this time next year (it all depends on this winter) but I plan on planting more Liatris and Milkweed for the Monarchs if I choose to stay here in WI. I plan on starting Rue seed as a perennial host plant for the BST. Martha, Stinging Nettles and White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosa) do quite well in shade. Also, you can try Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) for the Monarch, although it seems to attract more rabbits here in my garden. (hopefully you have a gun and a bigger dog LOL). Another thing to consider is a butterfly feeder replete c overripe bananas and mangoes....See MoreNurseries Fall Sales?
Comments (13)Martin House and Garden on US1 (Capital Blvd) at Holden Road, Youngsville (just past Wake Forest) has everything at 25% off and all concrete statuary at 35% off. They also have a nice selection of tasteful Christmas gift items....See MoreOnline Nursery Sales?
Comments (2)I also ordered from them and it was great...wishing I had ordered more ...I waited until the last minute for the 2nd order and they were out of Playboy rose trees ...anyhow I have looked around a little on the net but have not came across any other great sales like that one....See Moremmmm12COzone5
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