What could be more romantic than an "April in Paris." If you can't make it there this spring how about planting one! April in Paris is the Jackson and Perkins 2008 Rose of the Year. It is a hybrid tea of pink and cream with an intoxicating fragrance. Its tall, classic buds slowly spiral open for long lasting cut flowers. Creamy and dreamy, this rose will transport you to a more romantic space.

For a taller (6' plus) dream rose, try "Dream Come True," a 2008 AARS award winner. Dream Come True is a grandiflora with ruby red edged yellow roses on long, bouquet-worthy stems. It is disease resistant with a mild fragrance and will be a dream come true for your garden.

From dream roses to a fantasy favorite, "Julio Iglesias" is another new must-have rose for 2008. As spicy and exciting as its namesake, "Julio Iglesias" boldly flaunts its magenta and white clusters of flowers. With its strong citrus fragrance, and profuse display of blossoms, it is indeed a fantasy come true for the garden. A floribunda,  "Julio Iglesias" also performs well in containers. In fact, our test plant in a container has dazzled customers here in the nursery all last summer.

Our 2008 Rose Catalog is full of dreamy choices for your rose garden. Old favorites and lots of new offerings fill its pages. You can pick up a paper copy here in the nursery or view the colorful gallery on our website, yamagamisnursery.com.  Early order your favorites now to be sure you get the ones you can’t resist. Roses will arrive in December (just before Christmas) in biodegradable paper pots where they can remain until you and the weather are ready for planting.  Let us help make 2008 the year of dreams come true roses for you.

Click here to view our 2008 Rose Gallery

Take advantage of our quantity discount! Buy three roses save 10%, buy 5 save 15% and buy 7 and save 20%!

Looking for an evergreen shrub for a border or hedge? Consider planting Sweet Olive (Osmanthus fragrans).  A dense glossy green shrub, Sweet Olive is beloved for its tiny white fragrant flowers. Though they are not showy, their flowers pack a powerful apricot fragrance that is light and fruity without the cloying heaviness that aggravates.  Try using them as a background for a perennial border or as a foundation plant by a bedroom window. They perform best in areas with full morning sun and part shade in the afternoon. Eventually reaching 8 feet or more, they are generally kept between 4 and 6 feet tall.

Come to Yamagami's Nursery and let one of our CCN Pros help you choose for your garden. We are here to help you succeed...the first time

Time to plant your cottage garden plants. That's right, many of the old-fashioned cottage garden lovelies are best planted from seedlings now for Spring and Summer charm. Tall varieties of Canterbury Bells, Columbine, Coral Bells, Shasta Daisies, Delphinium, Foxgloves and Oriental Poppies all need to over-winter before blooming the following spring. They (and others) are available as bedding plants, either in 6-pacs or 4" pots. They are a lot easier to plant now than in spring from larger pots. Tuck them into flower beds, around existing shrubs or create a border intermixing them with bulbs. No matter how you use them, these cottage garden beauties will make for a breath taking spring display.

Part of our 59th Anniversary Celebration is the offering of free garden events. They are another way of thanking our loyal customers for their continued support. Each event lasts between 1 and 2 hours with limited seating available. Enjoy these garden experts and thank you for shopping at Yamagami’s Nursery.

Saturday, October 20, at 10 AM. FREE Gardening Class: Gardening with Native Plants of Australia and California with Mike Craib of Suncrest Nursery. Mike, an experienced plantsman, will show and discuss good garden candidates for residential gardens. Most of these plants are deer resistant and drought hardy when established. With water restrictions looming over us for next year, now is the time to plant low water use plants. Space is limited, so come early for a good seat.

Saturday, October 27, 10 AM. FREE Garden Talk: Gardening with Bambi: Deer Resistant Plants with America's Happy Gardener, author and KSFO radio host, Bob Tanem. Bob will share his many years of experience of dealing with deer and gardening in Northern California. He is a delightful speaker as all his radio listeners can attest! Free “Deer Resistant Planting” booklets by Bob Tanem for the first 50 attendees. Space is limited, come early to get a seat.

October 28 at 11AM. Free Gardening Class: Pruning and Shaping Japanese Maples with Alan Tagami, Landscape Consultant. Learn how to bring out the beauty of your Japanese Maples. Space is limited, so come early for a good seat.

As part of Yamagami's Nursery growing ever greener, our Garden Pharmacy offers more Organic or natural garden products than ever. Our Sales staff also tries to help you find the most earth friendly responses and solutions to your garden questions and problems. Few people though, seem to be aware of all the helpful printed FREE information available here. A case in point is the free "Pests Bugging You?" brochure from the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program.  It is full of good gardening advice and solutions to pest problems. Pick up a copy for an explanation of IPM (integrated pest management) and start growing greener along with us.