Tropical Color, Small and Tall!

Garden Thunder from Down Under!

Many people admire thunderous barrage of color and long blooming period of Bougainvilleas, but lack the space for the large vigorous vine. The recently developed Bambino Bougainvillea series, from Australia, provide that same thunder strike of color but on a much more manageable scale. These new dwarf bougainvilleas are perfect for small yards, patios and outdoor living spaces. All grow to only 40 inches tall.

Currently we offer four varieties. Baby Victoria has variegated foliage and bright red blossoms. Baby Alyssa has bright white bracts with variegated green and white foliage. Baby Lauren has lavender bracts and evergreen foliage. Baby Victoria has magenta bracts and variegated foliage with tinges of pink, yellow and green.

Colorful Canna Lilies

Few plants deliver the tropical ‘oomph’ of Canna Lilies. Even before their showy blossoms, their dramatic foliage makes a bold tropical statement. Grown from rhizomes, they offer upright (many 6’ plus) spears of lush foliage in greens, reds and even varieties with red or yellow striping. Their blossoms resemble ginger lilies. They thrive in full sun to part shade. Generally their first year they grow 4’ to 5’ tall but their second year they grow to 6’ plus! 


Two of the showiest Cannas are the Tropicanna and Tropicanna Gold. Tropicanna is an outrageously colorful plant. Its foliage is purple with pink, red, yellow, and chartreuse stripes. Wow! Top that rainbow foliage with glowing orange flowers all summer long and you have one dramatic display! Tropicanna Gold is equally dramatic with a simpler color scheme. Its wide foliage is striped with wavy bands of gold and green. The colorful spears are topped with golden orange. 


Let the knowledgeable staff at Yamagami’s help you select tropical color for your garden. Enjoy your summer tropical paradise garden!

Yamagami’s Nursery has just received a small shipment of some very special squash starter plants. There is still plenty of time to get a good crop. Many of them are heirloom varieties from abroad. All are grown organically by Organiks. Come in quickly to get some of these taste treats while they last! Here are a few of the offerings:  





'Marina di Chioggia' is an heirloom sea pumpkin of Chioggia, Italy. It is one of the most beautiful and unique of all squash, with large, deep blue-green turban shaped fruit. It has rich, sweet flesh of deep yellow-orange, delicious baked or in pies.  


'Rouge Vif D’Etamps' pumpkin is a beautiful flattened and ribbed large fruit of a gorgeous deep red-orange. A very old french heirloom, its flesh is tasty in pies or baked. It can also be picked small, like summer squash, and fried. 


'Kikuza Pumpkin' is a Japanese heirloom with small, tan colored pumpkins that are heavily ribbed. Orange flesh is sweet and dry and has a spicy flavor.  




'Costata Romanesco' is a ribbed zucchini fromRome, Italy. Its distinctive, long fruit are fluted with medium, green-striped skin so that cut slices are scalloped. When small, they are popular fried whole with the flower still on. Rich and very flavorful, they are a perfect, gourmet variety for the backyard grower. 


'Zephyr' is a yellowcrookneck squash tipped green at the blossom end. Handsome as it is, the main reason to grow Zephyr is for the excellent flavor. Harvested young, when the fruits are 4-6" long, they exhibit a noteworthy nutty taste. Zephyr is a very productive bush variety. 

Agapanthus a. ‘Streamline’

Pittosporum t. ‘Emerald Wave’

Pittosporum t.
‘Golf Ball’

Plumbago c. ‘Royal Cape’

Syzygium ‘MontereyBay’

Saturday August 2nd and Sunday August 3rd
from 10 AM to 3 PM

Cool Season Tomatoes! Steve Goto brings his organically grown tomatoes for the cool season and gives his secrets to success! These Cool Season tomatoes will take off and provide tomatoes for your Thanksgiving Dinner and beyond! Time to plant your next harvest of homegrown goodness.  

Sunday, August 3, Join us for a tomato and pepper tasting. Bring in some of your harvest to share. Find some new favorites! 

Saturday, August 9th from 10 AM to 2 PM

Bearded Iris Rhizome Sale

Members of the Clara B. Rees Iris Society will be here selling Bearded Iris rhizomes from Iris they have grown and propagated. This is your chance to get some really interesting varieties from the people who know them best! Their prices are very reasonable, you don’t want to miss this one! 

Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th from 10 AM to 2 PM

Dazzling Dahlia Display!

Members of the John E. Stowell Dahlia Society will put a bevy of beautiful blossoms on display and be present to answer any and all questions you might have about growing Dahlias in your own garden. Come admire and get inspired!

Tree Releaf! 

Week six of our Giant Pumpkins and Yikes! We got hit by aphids! Alan, the pumpkins’ godfather, got right on them with an all natural Dr. Earth Insect Control. As you can see, they have sure thrived during the recent heat! Alan has been feeding them every two weeks with Maxsea. 

Since we had only a 4’ X 4’ raised bed for planting, Alan has constructed platforms for the fruit to rest upon. We hope for 2 GIANT pumpkins from the 2 seedlings we planted. Come check them out!