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FEATURED QUOTE :
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!"
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT!
Don't miss the sale of the summer!
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Ruben's Planting Suggestion:
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 Add Pizzazz to Your Summer Feasts with Fresh Herbs!
Many herbs thrive in summer heat including basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage and tarragon. Fresh herbs make a meal into a feast. Basils are wonderful for pesto, salads, and pasta dishes. Rosemary is a terrific grilling herb and the long straight stems of upright varieties make excellent skewers for shish-ka-bobs. Thymes, oreganos and sages all add zip to meat dishes, sauces and marinades.
Tarragon is especially good in salad dressings and marinades. Herbs are easy to grow and perform equally well in containers or in the ground. Many Mediterranean herbs (not basil) are also low water-using perennials.
With all the summer feasting don’t forget to plant some refreshing mint for Mojitos, Mint Juleps and iced teas. Our Mojito Mint (as well as most of our herbs) is grown organically and can be added directly to your beverage of choice. We also offer orange, lemon and lime trees for cocktails, marinades, sangria and other beverages.
 Let the Nursery Pros at Yamagami’s Nursery help you grow a beautiful, water-wise and productive summer garden!
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Yamagami's Garden Alert: There's a New Pest in Town!
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 Be on the lookout for a new garden pest attacking cherries and other fruit. It is a kind of fruit fly that usually only bothers rotting fruit, but this one is attacking and laying its eggs in ripening fruit. What you see looks like a dimple but when you squeeze that dimple, out slimes a grub – Yuck!
We have had several customers with this problem on their cherries but it also apparently attacks raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. If you suspect you have this pest on something other than these four hosts, let us know.
If you start seeing stings in your fruit, you should harvest it right away, then cull and destroy infested fruit. Place infested fruit in plastic bags and put in trash. Remove fallen fruit from the ground. Remove compost piles, rotting fruit, trash or other potential sources of fruit flies. To control next year, place yellow sticky traps when cherries are pale green.
Place traps in a sunny  spot at eye level. One week after catching the first fly, begin weekly spraying with OMRI approved Monterey Garden Insect Control, up until one week before harvest. Spray must cover entire cherry. You should try to get any neighbors with cherry trees to participate in the control spraying.
Trust Yamagami's to alert you to new pest or disease problems. We are here to help you succeed…the first time! |
Next Time You Wash Your Hands--Rock Out!
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Summer gardening and summer life involve lots of hand washing. Treat your hands to SoapRocks®. They are very mild and long lasting with heavenly natural fragrances. They resemble rock crystals and, as they gently cleanse, each soap slowly weathers away like a stone in a stream over geologic time.
SoapRocks® are unique blends of whole herb extracts, vitamins and minerals, from aquatic, botanical, and terrestrial sources. They contain aloe, calendula, chamomile, comfrey, lavender, vitamin E, vegetable glycerin, chlorophyll, almond oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, essential oils, mineral earth, Kaolin clay, and Glycerin Dew™.
They contain no animal products and are tested on humans! Rock your sink and your hands with SoapRocks®. They make wonderful gifts for the person who has everything!
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Yamagami's Nursery Helps You Keep a Healthy Lawn!
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Did you know that Yamagami’s Nursery offers a FREE Lawn Care Reminder Service?
Throughout the year we can e-mail you reminders when it is time to fertilize, what to use and when to treat for different lawn problems, like grubs. Timing is everything when it comes to treatment, so let us help you succeed in maintaining a healthy, problem free lawn. Whenever possible we include info for the organic gardener, too. Click here to sign up for this service.
We absolutely do not share this information with anyone else!
Note: This will not sign you up to receive our newsletter and if you do receive our newsletter, you will not receive Lawn Care Reminders unless you sign up separately here.
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The One True King, Arthur Rules!
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Well, it came to pass that we had to choose the one plant to rule Camelot and it was Arthur. Strong and true he grew, surpassing both Lancelot and Guinevere, who was beheaded this past week. As you can see, Arthur has overflowed Camelot and had to be corralled. Now we are pleased to announce the arrival of 11 female flowers along Arthur's mighty vines, each  hoping to grow into our giant pumpkin.
The Godfather Alan and Waterwench Poli have had to make all the hard decisions and will probably hand-pollinate each blossom. We hope to grow 2 giant pumpkins in Camelot, at least for now. Stay tuned for further developments.
Come visit Camelot and watch them grow! Check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Cupertino-CA/Yamagamis-Nursery-Garden-Center/63172657808 for more frequent updates and photos.
Please send us reports of your own pumpkin growing experiences and photos. Send them to InfoCenter@YamagamisNursery.com to share with our readers. |
Be on the Lookout for Powdery Mildew
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When it's summertime and you're developing a tan, your plants may begin to take on a pale, pasty look. What gives? Say hello to the fungus disease known as powdery mildew.
A common summer problem, powdery mildew is characterized by spots or patches of white to grayish, talcum-powder-like growth. Environmental conditions play a critical part in development of powdery mildew. In addition to treating plants, you should take a look at the surrounding conditions and  make some adjustments.
The primary way to keep powdery mildew (and other fungi) from attacking your plants is prevention.
First and foremost, make sure you give plants plenty of room. Good air circulation is important, especially for roses and flowers like Dahlias. Thin plants that get crowded or too bushy. Make sure they are spaced properly. Avoid overhead watering, which can spread spores of diseases, and do your watering in the early morning. If your plants are getting spray from a lawn sprinkler system, try moving the sprinkler a bit further away, redirecting the spray, or placing something like a container, statue or birdbath to block the spray. If that's not possible, you might consider replacing the susceptible plants with more mildew-resistant plants or varieties.
If you spot one or 2 leaves or a small branch showing powdery mildew, prune it off, bag it and throw it away. Then watch for any  recurrence. If you do get a serious case of powdery mildew, spray with a fungicide. Yamagami’s Nursery offers several earth-friendly choices. We recommend Serenade, an organic spray made from a naturally occurring bacteria, to control many fungal and bacterial infections. It was quite effective on our giant pumpkin plants last year.
If you see strange things on your plants, bring samples in plastic bags to the Info Center for diagnosis. Be assured that the Nursery Pros at Yamagami’s will always start with the most benign treatment recommendations available. We want you to succeed…the first time and in as earth-friendly a way as possible. |
Coming Events, Classes and Talks
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Independence Day Hours:
Yamagami's Nursery
will be open 9 AM to 3 PM
We wish you all a safe and fun July Fourth Celebration!
Saturday, July 4th - 9 AM to 3 PM |
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Yamagami's Nursery will be closed for staff training on Tuesday, July 7th. |
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Bearded Iris Rhizome Sale by the Clara B. Rees Iris Society
Here is your chance to get some remarkable deals on some remarkable iris varieties!
Sunday, Aug. 1 - 10 AM to 2 PM |
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Steve Goto and Cool Tolerant Tomatoes for Your Fall into Winter Harvest
Extend your tomato harvest with varieties that just keep going. Learn how to succeed in growing tomatoes for your Thanksgiving Day feast.
Saturday, Aug. 15th - 10 AM to 3 PM
Sunday, Aug. 16th - 10 AM to 3 PM |
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Tomatoes and Pepper Tasting
Come find new favorites and help us choose varieties to offer in 2010. FREE.
Sunday, Aug. 16 - 10 AM to 12 Noon |
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FREE Dahlia Show!
Come see some amazing blossoms; get inspired and learn from the experts how to succeed in growing your own garden.
Saturday, Aug. 22 - 10 AM to 3 PM
Sunday, Aug. 23 - 10 AM to 3 PM |
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FREE Begonia Show and Talk!
The Santa Clara Valley Branch of the American Begonia Society will have some amazing begonia varieties on display--and many for sale! Their selection will include fancy leaf types (like Rex), cane types (think Angel Wings), rhizomatus types (like Tiger Kitten) and others. They do not specialize in tuberous types.
They will conduct a FREE talk on the different types and their care at 11 AM.
Saturday, Aug. 29 - 10 AM to 3 PM
Talk 11 AM
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What
You'll Need:
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 5 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 (8-inch) graham cracker crust
- Sliced strawberries, peaches, pineapple, apricots or plums
- Sweetened whipped cream or frozen whipped topping, thawed
Step by Step:
- Place sour cream, cream cheese, sugar and egg in blender
and blend until smooth.
- Turn into graham cracker crust and bake at 350º for 15 minutes.
- Chill for several hours or overnight.
- Garnish with fruit slices and whipped cream or thawed whipped topping.
Yield:
6 servings
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Cupertino
Weather Courtesy of:
"The very best for your
container gardens!"
Since 1948, Yamagami's
Nursery has been committed to the promotion of beauty and the plants,
products and friendly, professional support needed to attain and
maintain that Beauty. In my parents' footsteps (and Taro Yamagami’s
before them), I promise to continue that tradition. I invite you
to visit us in the nursery and on our website, yamagamisnursery.com
for help in making your yard into a beautiful garden.
Thanks for visiting,
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for planting guides, our monthly
garden planner, upcoming events
and so much more!
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Contact Information:
E-Mail:
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Telephone:
(408) 252-3347
Address:
1361 S. De Anza Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014
Hours:
7 Days a Week:
9 am to 6 pm
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