Come Join Us For Art Under the Oaks!

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1 Announcmnts Watch th Vally Gardnr on TV30 for grat gardning tips with host Jacqui Williams- Courtright at 7:30 am and 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and rpatd on Saturday at 7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. & Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., or catch hr on TV30.org. Plan to attnd th Alamda County Fair Jun 23 to July 11. (Th fair is closd on Tusdays). Buy Advancd Sal Fair Tickts hr at th nursry through Jun 22. Log on for mor information: Don t Miss th Fair Plant Sal. On Sunday, July 11th many of th plants in th landscap gardns ar sold at vry rducd prics. Th gats opn at 6 p.m. for this vry fun, fast pacd sals. Ys!. You pay for parking and admission, but it s worth it. Mak sur to bring your wagon, cart, dolli or vn baby strollrs to hlp cart your purchas to th parking lot. Bonsai Club mtings on th 3rd Saturday of ach month 2 p.m. at Aldn Lan Nursry. Com on, com all! Composting Information: Call th Rotlin, SOIL for information on starting your own composting pil or visit th wbsit at Aldn Lan Nursry Hours Daily 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closd on July 4th JULY 2010 Srving You Sinc 1955 Com Join Us For Art Undr th Oaks! 981 Aldn Lan, Livrmor, CA (925) July 24th & 25th 11 am - 4 pm Each Day S insid for dtails about this xciting wknd!! Frsh Fruit Tasting at Art Undr th Oaks July 24 & 25 is th tim to njoy all th flavors of summr tr-ripnd fruit and nothing bats th tast of a fruit frshly pickd from your own tr. Nxt bst will b fruit from th Dav Wilson orchards! Sampl fruit you can grow!! Phil Purcl of Dav Wilson Nursry along with our own mastr fruit tastr, Jff Oas, will b joind by Josh, Lydia and othr Aldn Lan fruit lovrs to guid your fruit tasting xprinc on Saturday, July 24th and Sunday, July 25th. You will tast succulnt pachs, nctarins and plums that ripn in mid July. Thy will also b availabl to giv advic and consultation on all th diffrnt varitis of fruit and nut trs availabl. So com with all your qustions and prpar to hav your tast buds tingl. Aftr you sampl you can ordr your favorits! Tak advantag of our pr-sason pricing on Spcial Ordr fruit trs. Pr-ordr, pr-buy, and rciv a 20% DISCOUNT! Our ordr books opn this wknd for th nxt bar-root sason; and you can choos from ovr 225 varitis on diffrnt rootstocks to fit all yards and gardns. Com in and plan to hold a fruit tasting in your backyard! All Fruit Trs 20% OFF ONLY on July 24th & 25th (Saturday & Sunday)! This sal is limitd to stock on hand and dos not includ citrus trs.

2 Scnt th Gardn With Lavndr Did you know that th word lavndr coms from th Latin word lavr maning to wash? It was an old Roman custom to us th lavs and flowrs of lavndr to scnt bath watr. As a mattr of fact, that custom is still in us today. Anothr ancint custom suggstd that if you carry a pic of lavndr with you you can s ghosts! W know and apprciat lavndr bst ths days for th lovly scnt of th flowrs and foliag as wll as th gray to gray-grn color it brings to our gardns. It s also vry watr-wis. Lavndr, a Mditrranan nativ adapts nicly to gardn soils that ar fast-draining. Plant in an ara that rcivs full sun at last six hours. It maks an xcllnt low hdg, bdding bordr for a prnnial gardn or an accnt in an hrb gardn. If you wish to sav th flowrs for sachts cut th flowr hads or strip th flowrs from th stms just as color shows. Dry thm upsid down in a cool, shady plac. Try som of ths varitis of lavndr in your gardn! L. angustifolia (English lavndr). This is th classic varity of lavndr usd for sachts and prfums. Grows 3-4 ft high and wid. Gray foliag and lavndr flowrs that bloom in July-August. Thr ar also compact varitis of this lavndr availabl on th markt. Thy includ Compacta which growrs 8 inchs tall and up to 15 inch cross. Hidcot is a slowr growing varity to 1 foot tall with vry gray foliag and dp purpl flowrs or Munstad which is th most popular of th dwarf varitis. It rachs a hight of 1½ ft with dp purpl flowrs that bloom a month arlir than th standard varity. L. dntata, (Frnch lavndr) This lavndr is crownd with short spik lik clustr of lavndr purpl flowrs. Can rach 3 ft tall and in mild wintr aras it blooms continually. L. stochas, (Spanish lavndr), On of th most showy lavndrs, as it sports colorful purpl or pink ptals abov th flowr. Narrow gray lavs, dark purpl flowrs blooms in arly summr. Cook Frsh With Hrbs From Your Gardn! On of th most consistnt summr tim activitis is firing up th bar-b-qu! And this yar you can ti in som yummy marinads by simply planting a varity of hrbs in th gardn. On thing that will spic up your summr mnus is an hrb collction. Try grilling chickn with an organo, chiv and basil marinad or fill a roasting chickn with rosmary, garlic and organo. Potatos tak on an ntirly diffrnt flavor whn roastd with a basting of oliv oil and rosmary or chivs. Yum! So tak a fw minuts and add hrbs to th vgtabl or kitchn gardn. You ll find that thir magic can add savory tast to all your cooking! ä Basil Adds zst to bottld vingars. Us this whn prparing frsh salad drssing. Thy also mak a colorful accnt in th flowr gardn. Lmon basil is good in salads, marinads or frsh fish dishs. Th most popular is swt basil with its fragrant lavs. Us it in psto, sprinkl it with choppd garlic on prim rib, and us it librally in Italian dishs. ä Chivs Clip and chop handfuls to sason potato dishs, salads, drssings, gg dishs and soups. It is on of th most vrsatil kitchn hrbs. You can flavor whit vingar with a fw stms of this hrb and njoy it splashd ovr gardn ripnd tomatos. ä Organo Us it in marinad, grind it to add to pizza, spaghtti sauc or salad drssings. And on summr favorit is to add it with frsh basil to an oil and vingar marinad for frsh from th gardn tast. 13th Annual Quilting In th Gardn 2010 Sptmbr 25th - 26th Quilting in th Gardn is hld ach Sptmbr at Aldn Lan Nursry whr you ll viw quilts hung from our majstic oaks. This yar s faturd artist is Su Nickls. Quilting in th Gardn is hld ach Sptmbr at Aldn Lan Nursry. This yar w ar plasd to b hanging th work of local artists, Su Nickls, Dnis Shhan and Elizabth Scott, all hanging from th majstic Oaks at Aldn Lan. Th quilt show in th nursry is fr and th lctur sris will hav a nominal charg faturing Alx Andrson, Dnis Shhan, Su Nickls and Sandra Mollon. Th show will b hld on Spt. 25th & 26th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm; with classs starting on Thursday, Sptmbr 23rd. For mor information on Quilting in th Gardn 2010 plas visit our wbsit

3 Nots for July Gardning Mulching maks th summr asir on your gardn. It rtains moistur and hlps minimiz wds. Us a four-inch layr of micro, black or shrddd bark for th bst rsults. Spruc up th gardn with pots of rd-whit-blu ptunias for th holiday. W hav lots of instant color flowrs to mak holiday partis and barbqus all th mor njoyabl. Shop arly bcaus th nursry will b closd on July 4th. If you r looking for somthing to do on a warm summr night visit th fair. Th Alamda County Fair houss som bautiful landscap xhibits. It runs until July 11th. If you r looking for bargains on plants attnd th closing day gardn xhibit sal from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Look out for cucumbr btls! Thy ar activ and hungry during th lat summr. Ths grn ladybug look aliks at all but th vins of lavs and flowrs, laving lac lik skltons and dvouring whol plants in no tim. Us Gardntch Svin or Captain Jack s Spinosad for th bst rsults. Plant Crap Myrtls now. Ths sun and hat loving summr bloomrs com in shrub and tr form. Choos from whit, rd, lavndr and many shads of pink. Pay a littl xtra attntion to your ross this month, watr dply and mulch around th root zon. Going on vacation and ar worrid about how your hous plants will b watrd? No worris, w hav Plant Nannis. Drop in and w ll show you diffrnt styls that will kp your plants watrd whil you r away. This is a grat tim to njoy watr gardning. It can b as small as a larg pot or as grand as an in ground pond. W hav th supplis! Tasty crunchy vgtabls, juicy tomatos, crisp ppprs and tndr bans all bnfit from rgular frtilizing during thir growing sason. W rcommnd E.B. Ston Organic Tomato & Vgtabl Food. Prvnt Brown Spot, th most prvalnt lawn fungus, in your summr lawn. Look first for a dp blu grn hu to your turf. Th fungus is just thn bginning to cut off vital watr and nutrint supplis from th roots. Tratmnt should bgin immdiatly. By th tim th patchs ar sprading and turning brown, th fungus has got a strong hold and curativ masurs ar in ordr immdiatly. W rcommnd you watr th lawn in th morning to allow th grass blads to dry bfor night. Dp thorough watring is vry important. A thirsty lawn is mor suscptibl. Us Bayr Lawn Fungicid. It s asy to apply and an xcllnt control. Brown Patch can also b causd by lawn moth larva. To prvnt or control this problm apply Bonid Grub Batr now. For A Wall of Color Plant Bougainvillas! July is a grat month for planting Bougainvillas. Many varitis ar availabl in bloom at th nursry you can choos th prfct color for your arbor, trllis or accnt shrub. Bougainvillas vibrant colors com from th thr larg bracts that surround th small inconspicuous flowr. Frqunt pinching kps nw growth so compact th color will almost covr th lavs. In our ara, protct th bougainvilla from frost by planting thm against a warm south or wst facing wall. Tnting with plastic and dcorating with Christmas tr lights on cold nights adds xtra protction. It is a vigorous growr and will bloom continuously all summr long. Plant thm with caution! Thir roots don t form a tight ball and can b damagd if you rmov thm from th can in th usual fashion. It s bttr to cut away th bottom of th can with a utility knif. Thn slip a havyduty rubbr band or twin around th can. Laving this intact, mak 2-3 slics down th sid of th can. Support th bottom with your hand, and gntly plac th pot in th hol. Backfill th hol and thn slip th can out of th ground. Watr rgularly th first summr. Nxt yar thy will not only tolrat low watr, but will actually bloom mor profusly if you kp thm on th dry sid.

4 Mark your calndars for th 24th Annual Art Undr th Oaks July 24th & 25th 11 am - 4 pm This yar promiss to continu to dlight th art, win, music and fruit lovr! W ll hav local winris pouring sampls, local artists will b on hand dmonstrating thir craft, music will fill th grounds, and Dav Wilson Nursry will hold thir Annual Summr Fruit Tasting, so yummy, you won t want to miss it. You can purchas tasty trats from Swt & Savory Bakry and Café whil taking in th vnt. Th Vally Woodcarvrs will b prsnting a spcial show to includ carvings from th old flagpol from downtown Livrmor. Thr ar raffl prizs vry hour. If your nam is pulld on Sunday at 4 pm, you win th Grand Priz pic of original art valud at ovr $ Evry hour winnrs rciv a $25.00 Gift Crtificat to th Nursry. Music lovrs can njoy liv music both days. Vocal Eas will prform on Saturday from 11-1 pm. Also playing ar Extndd Roots, prforming Saturday from 1:00-2:00 pm. Rturning for thir annual prformanc is th Stony Ridg Ramblrs, prforming on Saturday from 2-4 pm. Sunday prformancs includ Vocal Eas for an ncor playing from 11-1 pm. Suzuki Strings will prform from 1:30-2:30 pm. And to conclud th vnt on Sunday, on of our favorits, th Plasanton Community Concrt Band will prform from 2:30-4 pm. Admission is FREE, Parking is FREE. Additional FREE parking is availabl at Sunst Businss Park locatd at th cornr of Concannon and Holms - FREE SHUTTLES. For mor information, contact th nursry at (925) or visit ATTENTION ALL BACKYARD FRUIT ENTHUSIASTS Bumpr crops and havy harvsts await thos who attnd our Summr School. Gt in dpth instruction on a diffrnt fruit ach month, as wll as tchniqus in pruning, disas control, and much mor! W will covr th ntir backyard orchard ovr th yar including graps, brris, and citrus fruits. W want you to b th most succssful you can b in achiving your goals of a fruitful, nutritious lifstyl. Attnd multipl classs to arn a tickt to th 2010 Fall Harvst Rcip Party, and gt Aldn Lan Crtifid as an official Backyard Orchard spcialist! Givaway itms, information hand-outs, and raffl prizs will b availabl at vry class. All classs run from noon with xtra tim for Q & A and will cost $5 (bring a frind for fr!) Call ahad to prpay and rsrv a sat. Hr s what s bing offrd ovr th summr: Saturday, July 17th Summr Pruning & Fruit Thinning Saturday, August 21st Apricot, Plum, & Nut Trs

5 Hot Wathr Lovrs Bring on th Dazzl Wll into Fall! Hot tmpraturs bring out th bst in ths hot wathr annuals. Try som today in your gardn. Sunny Situations Alyssum Looking for somthing with a havnly scnt? This is th plant for you. It has a swt, frsh scnt. It dos wll as a bordr dging or in baskts and containrs. It is availabl in whit, ros or purpl. Cosmos Whit, ros, lavndr, yllow or rd daisy styl flowrs. It is availabl in a varity of sizs from compact to narly four foot tall. Cosmos has finly txturd foliag and is cappd by th colorful blooms ach with a sunny colord y. Hardy through th first frosts. Portulaca A hardy summr annual, portulaca mad its way to th shors of Mxico as an dibl tubr. Today s portulaca maks a colorful and tough bdding plant. Th lavs ar short, narrow, and succulnt-lik. It is covrd in flowrs through out th summr and into th fall. It flowrs in a fista of colors whit, pink, ros, rd, yllow and mor, looking lik a patchwork of colors. Commonly known as moss ros. Mass it in a flowrbd, an accnt in containrs and dazzling at y lvl in a hanging baskt. Vinca Rosa Bst known as Priwinkl ths long blooming annuals com in an attractiv rang of colors whit, pink, ros, rd, purpl with a bright y in th cntr of ach bloom. Vinca lovs th hat! Thy ar spctacular plantd in a flowrbd spcially if plantd in blocks of color. Vinca will bloom wll into th fall and rquir vry littl attntion onc stablishd. Shady Situations Impatins An absolut ncssity for th summr shad gardn. Availabl in a riot of colors and hus, ths bautis rquir shad in most inland vally plantings but ar tolrant of morning sun until about 10 a.m. Thy ar th star in a shad flowr bd or containr and most crtainly will draw your y if plantd in a hanging baskt. In a protctd ara impatins continu wll into Novmbr. Impatins rach a hight of approximatly 12" - 24". Fibrous Bgonias Anothr blooming bauty for th shad. Along with colors of whit, rd, ros, and pink thy offr up bronz or frsh grn foliag as an accnt. Fibrous Bgonia mak an xcllnt bordr but rquir aftrnoon shad. Woolly Pockts Vrtical gardning has bn th hot topic as of lat, systms in plac around th glob allow landscaps to flow right up th outsid of buildings. Taking grn architctur to a nw lvl, vrtical gardning maks sns from, an nvironmntal point of viw as wll as a dsign viw. Th plants act as air coolrs and filtrs, thy provid ffctiv insulation and thy look amazing. Vrtical gardning systms hav bn xtrmly costly up till now; Factory built systms can asily cost $50 pr squar foot and mor. Aldn Lan has discovrd th nwst vrtical planting systm from wholly pockts that can b attachd to a wall, ithr indoors or out, plantd up with soil and an assortmnt of plants. Ths bautis will grac your hom or patio with a uniqu visual statmnt and ar vry asy to car for. Woolly pockt vrtical gardning systm is actually constructd using a flt-lik fabric, rmanufacturd from pop bottls. Thy com in two vrsions, indoors or out, and in svral sizs, Indoor woolly pockts ar lind with a watrproof mmbran to allow lak-proof car indoors. Simply attach to any vrtical surfac using scrws, fill th pockts with soil and plants and kp watrd ithr manually or with a drip sysm. Com in to Aldn Lan and s on of th wooly pockt systms installd and oprating in our grnhous. W think you will find th ida inspiring and w d lov you to tak on hom to try.

6 Summr Inspird Gifts Summr is finally hr! I am looking forward to picnics at th bach and njoying th warm sunshin. I am also looking forward to going to th farmr s markt and ating all thos yummy frsh fruits and vgtabls. Anothr favorit summr pastim is going to th Tusday concrts in downtown Livrmor. If you njoy thos fun tims as wll I hav found th prfct itms to mak your summr fun vn mor njoyabl. I don t know about you but I am always dropping my picnic food itms onto my lap. So I found th solution; a tabl in a bag which is th prfct portabl tabl for any outdoor activity. Th collapsibl tabl rolls up and fits into an asy carrying bag. Undr 10 pounds it is vn somthing th kids can carry. Th tabls com in two styls ithr wood or aluminum and ar low so that whn you ar on th ground or cushion th tabl is th right hight. To go along with th tabl I hav found th nicst roll up blankts with a carrying handl. Th blankts ar mad of polystr flc with a watr-rsistant backing to protct you from th damp ground. In clbration of Art Undr th Oaks, and for th win nthusiast w will hav many itms to complimnt your win collction. Win shapd bottls to collct all thos corks, glass and flt coastrs in a win/grap motif, glass chs boards, and of cours grat win T-shirts. Stop by th gift ara to chck out all of th nw products that hav just arrivd in tim for summr fun! Last Chanc for Concrt Laf Art! You know you v bn wanting to sign up and w only hav July and August lft for this yar! Just DO it! You will b so glad you did! Making ths gardn trasurs is mor than fun... and you will b so plasd with th outcom! No prior craft xprinc ndd, just a willingnss to gt a littl mssy and smil a lot. Sign up for our Saturday, July 10th 10 am class or if you can t mak that on, gt your nam in on our last class of th sason, August 14th. Don t miss out on making ths xtraordinary lavs. Onc you v larnd th procss, making mor for yourslf or for gifts is addicting. Th cost is $75.00 plus tax, and that includs th instruction and matrials for both classs. Part on is th actual making of th concrt laf, and part two (a coupl of wks latr, aftr th laf has drid)is our painting class whr you will rciv instruction and th matrials to mak your laf vn mor fantastic. You will tak th laf hom aftr this class. Both classs ar 2 hours ach. Sign up with our Aldn Lan Cashirs by phon or in prson - class siz is limitd. Concrt Laf Class for KIDS! August 21st 11 am - 12 pm Our Concrt Laf Class is now offrd for kids 7 yars old and up (a parnt may accompany a child if thy nd som xtra hlp). Your kids will mak a bautiful pic of gardn art using a living laf imprssion, much lik th lavs displayd at Aldn Lan for our adult laf classs, but using colord concrt instad of bing paintd, so thy may tak thm hom a fw days aftr thy hav curd. Th lavs ar approx. 8-10", and thy can mak up to 3 lavs, dpnding on th siz of laf and tim constraints. This class includs all matrials, including th lavs - just drss in cloths you can gt mssy in and b rady to hav a lot of fun! W warn you, this procss is addicting, and you and your childrn just might gt hookd on this wondrful art form. Think about all thos holiday gifts you can mak! Th cost is $25.00 pr child, plus tax. Class siz is limitd, so call our cashirs today to rgistr and pr-pay.

7 Win A 5 Gallon Crap Myrtl Win a Crap Myrtl (tr form) plus Planting Supplis It is th prfct tr for a small gardn or patio, or a flowrful accnt in th gardn. Crap Myrtl is just th tr for th Livrmor Vally. It lovs hot sun and blooms bountifully! Planting supplis includ: 1 bag (2 cu. ft.) Planting Mix Staks Mastr Start Frtilizr A $70.00 Valu No purchas ncssary. Nd not b prsnt to win. Drawing hld on July 31, CRAPE MYRTLE July 2010 Nam: Addrss: City: Phon: Ys, I would lik to rciv th nwslttr onlin. Bring on th Hat It s Crap Myrtl Wathr Som plants prform bst whn th hat is on. In wathr that stams sidwalks crap myrtl bloom with continud strngth rvling in th sun and hat. Thy ar summr show offs. In full bloom this striking shrub/tr almost radiats color, sporting a full had of crinkld, crap lik blooms in various shads, and thr ar mor talnts to this tr. Earlir in th yar Crap Myrtl givs anothr show whn th nw foliag braks with a coppry rd ton; and as th sason progrsss, th bark oftn splits to rval a spring pink undrcoat. In autumn th handsom grn foliag of many varitis changs to ithr rd orang or maroon bfor dropping to th ground. It is howvr, th mass of summr blooms, which maks Crap Myrtl rally worth growing. Thy rang in colors from whit, pink, lavndr, and purpl; to almost brilliant rd. For thos who prfr pink try Sminol which is a mdium pink. If it s whit you lik, ask for Natchz whit. Catawaba producs a strong, dp purpl and for a hot pink choos Watrmlon Rd. Or choos th brilliant rd crap myrtl calld Dynamit. Its chrry rd flowrs, crimson buds and lavs will lav no doubt that it will crat an y catching display in your gardn. As th rd flowrs ag thy will crat an xplosion of color. If powdry mildw has bn a problm in th past on your crap myrtl far no longr! Ths mildw rsistant varitis ar availabl now in good supply. Muskog has a bright lavndr pink blossom and producs th most brilliant fall colors of scarlt, orang and yllow. Tuscarora is mor upright and producs coral rd blossoms hug flowr trusss. Zuni has glossy grn foliag with dark lavndr purpl blossoms. For smallr spacs us th Ptit Sris crap myrtl bushs and patio trs. Ptit Embrs, Plum, Orchid, Snow and Pinki ar som of th colorful possibilitis! Any of ths varitis will add an abundanc of color to your summr tim landscap.

8 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #274 Livrmor, CA 981 Aldn Lan Livrmor, CA (925) Chang Srvic Rqustd IMPORTANT! Tim Critical Plas Dlivr Promptly Aldn Lan Nursry Hours: Opn Daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. W will b closd on th Fourth of July. Rmmbr to shop arly for your holiday flowrs! SPECIAL COUPON Prsnt This Coupon & A Cannd Food Itm TO RECEIVE FREE A Tillandsia Hous Plant!! HOW TO FIND ALDEN LANE NURSERY ($1.99 Valu) Food Donations ar Optional. All donations go to local rlif agncis. On coupon pr family, plas! Offr Good July 1-31, 2010.