Don t miss a SANTA PHOTO OP for kids and pts on Saturday, Dcmbr 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. FREE! Bring your own camra! NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2017 Srving You Sinc 1955 981 Aldn Lan, Livrmor, CA www.aldnlan.com (925) 447-0280 Holiday Opn Hous Novmbr 10th, 11th, & 12th Join Aldn Lan Nursry and svn othr downtown mrchants to clbrat th bginning of gift giving sason! W ll hav warm spicd cidr and som wondrful munchis to hlp kp up your shopping nrgy! W can t wait to show you our nw thms for th yar. W ar clbrating th nostalgia look and hav som wondrful gams and ornamnts to hlp you dcorat. W also hav a Swdish Dlight Thm, filld with rd and whit holiday fun. W hav somthing for bach lovrs, gardnrs, sports fans, and much mor. Com and chck us out... don t miss th Opn Hous! Pick up a passport at any on of th participating stors, and thn visit all ight stors, hav your passport stampd and you can dposit it to win a Gift Card from all of us! Nd mor rasons to shop at Aldn Lan this sason? F W ar happy to provid shopping and gift slction assistanc with ach customr F W offr gift wrap as a courtsy with purchas F Gift Slction guarantd to b uniqu F Giv us a challng! W ar happy to hlp you brainstorm th prfct gift for your list Participating stors includ: Aldn Lan Nursry, In Btwn Stitchs, Main Strt Dsigns, Main St. Christmas Stor, OutSid in, Etc., Divin Boutiqu, Coolykatz Toys (rmmbr thy ar closd Sundays, so gt your passport stampd arly), and Proctor s. (Chck with stors for oprating hours and ach stor may hav itms whr rstrictions apply.) Clip & sav this coupon for our Opn Hous Days! 25% Off Any On Itm Good for in stock rgularly pricd mrchandis. Not valid on Spcial Ordrs or Sod. Cannot b combind with othr discounts or offrs. at Aldn Lan Valid Novmbr 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2017 Aldn Lan Nursry On pr family, plas.
$69.99 Valu Drawing to b hld Dc. 20, 2017. No purchas ncssary. Nd not b prsnt to win. Passport to Spring Sav th dat! Mark your calndars for Fbruary 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as w clbrat th mrging Spring Sason. R-nrgiz your wary gardn spacs by attnding a morning of supr sminars dsignd to hlp you s your gardn in a frsh nw light. W will start your day with a wak up coff followd by thr sminars and a scrumptious lunch to hlp you digst all th grat information you hav rcivd. Thr will also b fun door prizs, fr gardn dmos, and a 20% OFF Coupon to us that day for ach paid tickt. Our January Nwslttr will fatur dtails of ach spakr, sminar, lunch mnu and tickt availability. Th cost for this fabulous morning is only $45.00, and includs your catrd lunch. Win A Fiv Gallon Sasanqua Camllia SASANQUA CAMELLIA Dcmbr 2017 Nam: Addrss: City: Phon: Email addrss: Ys, I would lik to rciv th nwslttr onlin. 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 & 11:00 am, and 1:30 pm & Sunday at 7:30 & 11:00 am, and 1:00 & 4:00 pm. Go to tv30.org for mor information. Th Livrmor Amador Vally Gardn Club will mt at 7 p.m. at th Alisal Elmntary School multipurpos room, 1454 Santa Rita Road, Plasanton. On January 11th, David Rust, prsidnt of th North Amrican Mycological Association and co-foundr of th Bay Ara Mycological Socity, will introduc basics about mushrooms and provid a synopsis of mushroom cology. Join us on Fbruary 8th as Jff Rosndal of Sirra Azul Nursry and Gardns will focus on Mditrranan Mounds, drought tolrant plants as wll as us of art work in your gardn. Visitors ar wlcom. For mor info s www.lavgc.org. Th Mt. Diablo Ros Socity s mting is th 2nd Wdnsday of ach month at 7:30 pm at th Dublin Civic Cntr. Visit www.mtdiablorossocity.org for dtails. Join us on Novmbr 8th for Mt Our Mmbrs! Talk with Sand Koultr, John & Blinda Drunrs-Laurta about gardning in th mildr climat of Rdwood City & Frmont. Bonsai Club mtings: 3rd Saturday of ach month 2 p.m. at Aldn Lan Nursry. No mting in Dcmbr. Attntion Ros Lovrs! Pr-Ordr your 2018 ross now through Dcmbr 1st Chck out th offrings on th wb or drop by for a list. By pr-ordring and paying you will njoy a 15% discount. Th program bgins on Sptmbr 1st and nds Dcmbr 1st. Win A Thanksgiving Turky!!! Fill out th ntry blank and drop it in th contst box at ALDEN LANE NURSERY by Novmbr 15th You may win A FREE Turky for Thanksgiving! (Th turky will wigh 15 lbs or mor.) Drawing to b hld on Wdnsday, Novmbr 15, 2017. No purchas ncssary. Nd not b prsnt to win. THANKSGIVING TURKEY Novmbr 2017 Nam: Addrss: City: Phon: Email addrss: Ys, I would lik to rciv th nwslttr onlin.
Nots for Novmbr & Dcmbr Svral Papr Whit bulbs in a dish mak a wondrful hous-warming gift for a frind (or for you). Choos a thick, glass or trra cotta containr, fill it with 7 bulbs, covr with sand, watr it and watch it bloom with fragrant, whit blossoms in about six wks. Hyacinths ar anothr grat bulb to njoy indoors. Cut your buttrfly bush back to kn-high now. It will bgin growing nw foliag right away and will flush out nxt spring with gracful sprays of nw stms followd by panicls of blooms nxt summr. Thanksgiving marks th idal wknd in our climat to plant fall bulbs. Slct bulbs including tulips, hyacinth, muscari and narcissus, tc. and rfrigrat thm till Thanksgiving whn th wathr outsid has coold. Plant your bulbs out in th landscap to th rquird dpth and frtiliz with Mastr Nursry Bulb Food. Your invstmnt will b rwardd with bautiful displays of spring color. Prvnt Pach Laf Curl! Protct fruit trs and dciduous shad trs from ovr wintring disass and psts. Us Montry Liqui-Cop, or Bonid Liquid CopprSpray now, (vn bfor laf drop). Protct frost tndr plants whn frosts ar xpctd. Spray with Cloud Covr and nclos in frost bags. Drap largr plants with Fast Start Plant Blankt Fabric. Try not to lt th covring matrial rst on th plant. String non-led Christmas tr lights on your frost-tndr plants whn a frz is xpctd. Th warmth from th bulbs will provid anothr masur of protction. Poinsttias and cyclamn mak wondrful hostss gifts and thank you s to work associats. And don t forgt to trat yourslf and dcorat th hom too. Prun most fruit trs, ross and othr laflss trs and shrubs from Dcmbr through January. WARNING: Do not prun spring blooming shrubs and trs such as lilac, quinc, flowring chrry tc. until th blooming priod is ovr. Kp up your Nw Yar s Rsolution... join th Livrmor-Amador Vally Gardn Club (www.lavgc.org) and th Mt. Diablo Ros Socity (mtdiablorossocity.org). Think Strawbrry shortcak! By mid-month w ll hav all th prnnial vgtabls and fruits. You can st out strawbrris, rhubarb, raspbrry, blackbrry and many othr can fruits. If you lik asparagus, horsradish and artichoks w hav starts for thos too. Com by and lt us hlp you choos your favorits. St out wintr blooming annuals for a gardn filld with color. Choos primross, pansis, Icland poppis, ornamntal cabbag and kal. Sasanqua Camllias ar prfct wintr color for your shad gardn. W hav gorgous blooming plants to slct from. Stockton bar root onions arriv in th 1st or 2nd wk of Novmbr. Call to mak sur thy r hr. Don t dlay! Plant garlic now to harvst in Jun. W hav svral varitis. Book Early & Gt Grat Dals! Tak advantag of our Advanc Fruit Tr Sal. You can pr book & pr pay for your fruit trs from now until Novmbr 5th and gt a 20% DISCOUNT OFF our 2018 fruit tr prics. Com in a pick up a 2018 Pric List and Ordr Form to slct th varitis you v bn longing to add to your back yard orchard. Th list and ordr form ar availabl onlin too www.aldnlan.com. Protct Your Fruit Trs Now! Thanksgiving signals th tim whn to start dormant spraying of fruit trs. Evn bfor trs ar laflss in wintr, thy bnfit from applications of disas and insct controlling products. Thanksgiving, Nw Yars and Valntin s Day ar holidays around which you should considr trating. Th first spraying should b just prior to or at laf fall (about mid- Novmbr). A scond spraying on wk latr hlps nsur complt covrag. Th plants bark contracts with th onst of cold wathr saling in disas- causing organisms such as shot hol fungus and pach laf curl. It is thrfor ssntial to spray bfor havy frost or frzing wathr sts in. Spray with a coppr fungicid such as Montry Liqui-Cop or Bonid Liquid Coppr to control pach laf curl, brown rot, shot hol fungus, scab, rust. Do not spray if rains ar xpctd within 24 hours. If rains occur, rapply spray. Watch futur nwslttrs for spray products for wintr and spring sprayings.
Aldn Lan s Holiday Hours i Closd Thanksgiving Day, Novmbr 23, 2017 i Christmas Ev, Dcmbr 24, 2017 closing at 3 p.m. i Closd Christmas Day, Dcmbr 25, 2017 i Opn Dcmbr 26th 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for our Annual Christmas Sal and all your gardning nds. All Christmas Ornamnts and Décor will b 60% OFF! i Closd Dcmbr 27th through January 1st - Happy Nw Yar! i Opn Sunday, January 2nd 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. Bring th Fragranc of Christmas Indoors! Dcorat th hous with fragrant holiday grns. Boughs of frsh Christmas grns ar grat garnish for tabltops and mantls. Our supply is hr. All ths grns ar wondrful lmnts to mak garlands, swags and wraths. Stop in and pick up frsh pr-mad pics that ar rady for you to customiz with your favorit bows, cons, brris and ornamnts. Grns bgin to arriv just ahad of Thanksgiving. Gift Giving Trasurs from Aldn Lan Looking for a littl somthing to prk up your hom during th holiday sason? Or mayb somthing to sooth your holiday wary body? How about a way to say thank you to spcial hlprs? W hav lots of suggstions! Aldn Lan Nursry is a grat plac to pick up thos last minut holiday gifts. Think of it a quality shopping xprinc... no lins, clos in parking, sals staff that has tim to hlp and fr gift wrapping. Whn in doubt a gift card is always wll rcivd. Considr adding a littl inspiration to th gift card with a box of fruit or a bouqut of flowrs. W hav grat collction of local gifts that ar sur to plas. Considr Aldn Lan Hony, Olivina Oliv Oil, Th History Book of Livrmor by Ann Marshall Homan, th Holm Family Cookbook by 4th gnration Livrmor Danish farmrs, th TriVally Trails book by Jacky Poulsn and Nancy Rodrigu plus lovly Livrmor grap and quail kitchn towls. W d b happy to crat a gift baskt filld with all things local. Aldn Lan is an idal shop for stocking stuffrs. W hav a larg slction of How-To books, glovs, tools, sd packts, and gift idas for your favorit gardnr. Som grat idas for that hard to shop for prson includ rainchains, bird fdrs & sd for th bird lovr... or considr an Aldn Lan Gift Card for anything from tools to tulips to trasurs from our gift dpartmnt. Our Holiday Shop is in Ruthi s Room! W filld th ntir spac with grat gift giving idas for th holidays. W v also addd nw dcor itms to hlp you b rady to grt your gusts in styl. Don t miss our Fashion Accnts. W hav scarvs, shawls, & purss. Living Christmas Trs Bring fragranc to your hom and bauty to your gardn with living Christmas trs! In addition to th traditional Colorado and Albrta Spruc w will hav som lovly shard vrgrn options for your living Christmas tr. Don t Forgt to Rdm Holiday Cash Thanksgiving til Dcmbr 24th
Ar You Holiday Rady? Chck Out Our Accssoris? Rady to at turky? It s turky tim and tim to giv thanks for all our blssings. It s th prfct tim to light candls and w hav bautiful filigr cut out candl holdrs that will warm up your room. Michl Pumpkin Mlody foaming soap is back in stock and maks th prfct hostss gift, or find th prfct plant and garnish with an adorabl cramic turky pick. W ll add th bow and you will b on th way to th clbration! Christmas is just around th cornr! Com and s our Christmas Shop in Ruthi s Room and find mor gifts in th Gardn Stor whr our rtro Ystrday Yar Christmas tr is displayd. Old fashiond gams and ornamnts bring back a simplr ra. Our happy gnoms ar part of our Swdish Dlight Christmas thm! With braids and bards and pointy hats, you ll nd mor than on to add to your collction. Thy com in a whol bunch of sizs. You ll find many mor Christmas thms for young and old and many grat gift idas. W ar happy to wrap your spcial slctions and look forward to sing you in th Nursry! Do you hav a mouthwatring pi for your Thanksgiving Dssrt?? Ordr today... your choic of frsh or frozn: Appl Apricot Blackbrry Blubrry Boysnbrry Chrry Dutch Appl Mixd Brry Nctarin Pach Pumpkin Strawbrry Rhubarb Nw this yar... Cobblr Pis: Appl Apricot Boysnbrry Chrry Nctarin Pach Ths ar 10" pis and can b ordrd frsh or frozn. Frozn pis hav baking instructions. Pis can last in th frzr for up to on yar. All pis ar $ 14.95. Ths pis ar availabl only by prordr. All pi ordrs must b placd by Monday, Novmbr 13th at 5:00 p.m. Pis will arriv on Tusday, Novmbr 21st and ar availabl for pick up that day or Wdnsday, Novmbr 22nd. Th nursry is closd on Novmbr 23rd, so b sur to b in by 5:00 p.m. on Wdnsday th 22nd so you don t miss out. Ths pis ar prpaid ordrs only. W will not hav any xtra pis for pick up on Tusday or Wdnsday. Ths pis stor rally wll frozn, w hav many staff mmbrs who hav tstd this thory out. So if you nd any pis for th holiday sason coming up, ordr frozn and you'll hav thm rady to go for your holiday partis.
Edibl Landscaping Plant a Fin Vin Nothing says hom in th tri-vally lik th sight of vinyard blanktd hills. Plump, luscious, swt graps, blackbrry and raspbrry vins ar surprisingly asy to grow in your yard and vry rwarding. So how can w incorporat thm into our hom landscap and put thm to work as a fatur, ovr and abov thir dlicious crop? Som dsign thoughts: WALLS Growing graps and brris on a systm of posts and wirs lnds itslf naturally to crating an dg, a living fnc, in a spot whr you nd to dfin your proprty bordr or lightly scrn a viw. Or us a chain link fnc for support. OVERHEAD Fantastically trainabl whn young, spiral th pliabl grap vins around a column or post to crat an intrsting pattrn, thn lt th canopy of th grap vin covr a prgola, arbor or othr ovrhad structur. FOCAL POINT Had prun graps to form thm into a small tr, similar in form to a wping chrry. As th trunk maturs and bcoms woody, it will bcom frstanding without th nd of a stak. Grow brris on a trllis or bttr yt a sturdy 3D structur lik a con, big tomato cag or an oblisk. Evn tps mad from bamboo pols ar functional and attractiv. Gnrally not fussy, grow in full sun (aftrnoon shad on th raspbrris) in wll prpard gardn soil. Dp, rgular watring, frtilizing and yarly trimming will start you on th road to succss. Choos from our brimming slction of dormant varitis bginning in Dcmbr. Combin arlir and latr ripning varitis for a longr sason. A fw highlights of our collction: Blackbrris: Black Butt ar larg and ripn arly; Olallibrry ar classic; Tripl Crown and Black Satin ar thornlss, productiv Raspbrris: Baba Rd ar larg, lik warm wathr; Canby is thornlss; also blovd ar vrbaring Hritag and Fall Gold Grn Tabl Graps: Prrtt and Princss ar dlicat, improvd Thompson Sdlss-lik. For largr graps try Goldn Italian Muscat Rd Tabl Graps: Ruby is dark rd, swt, crisp; Flam ripns arly; Crimson ripns lat Purpl Tabl Graps: Black Monukka, Summr Royal for larg graps; also try Midgly s Purpl and Fantasy Win Graps: Cabrnt Sauvignon, Ptit Sirah, Mrlot, Chardonnay ar local favs; Black Corinth (Champagn) ar swt and dlicat Kiwi: Issai is fuzzlss, small, swt, and slf-fruitful. Or plant mal and fmal Tomuri and Vincnt fuzzy Kiwis Hops: not rally a brry, but hck, join th craft brw craz and hop up your IPAs with Cascad or Cntnnial in som aftrnoon shad. Pruning Dmonstrations Aldn Lan Nursry Plas call ahad to rsrv a sat for ths FREE informativ classs. Saturday, Dcmbr 9th and Sunday, Dcmbr 10th from 1-2:30 p.m. for PRUNING BASICS CLASS with our own Jacqui Williams Courtright. Larn th basics to shap dciduous trs and shrubs, prun fruit trs proprly, or gt any of your own pruning qustions answrd. Join us on Saturday, January 13th for our vr popular ROSE CARE & PRUNING SEMINAR ld by th Mt. Diablo Ros Socity from 10 11:30 a.m.; and by Grry, Aldn Lan staff mmbr, on Saturday, January 20th from 10:00 11:00 a.m. Thy will covr propr pruning tchniqus, fding, and gnral car. Call (925) 447-0280 for mor information. Saturday, January 20th from 1:00 2:00 p.m. GRAPE PRUNING with xprt, Jim Ryan. Sunday, January 28th from 1 :00 2:30 p.m. for th last PRUNING BASICS CLASS. Larn th basics to shap dciduous trs and shrubs, prun fruit trs proprly, or gt any of your own pruning qustions answrd.
Craftrnoons Craftrnoons ar an opportunity to indulg your innr artist and join othr crativ connoissurs in mak and tak craft projcts that ar fun and imaginativ. W provid th instruction and all th matrials to mak ach projct. Mak sur you rsrv your spac arly, as w only hav so many spacs availabl. It is a uniqu opportunity to larn nw skills and w hav a grat tim togthr so join our band of Mrry Makrs! Fltd Scarf Workshop Saturday, Novmbr 18, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Just in tim for Holiday giving! A lovly, handmad cration using a wt flting tchniqu to mbd colorful raw wool into a silk scarf. Thy com out absolutly stunning and bautiful. Join our flting tachr Ruth and larn this captivating craft. Th workshop f is $30.00 plus tax and includs matrial and instruction for on scarf. Plas rsrv your spac by Wdnsday, Novmbr 15th with our Aldn Lan cashirs. You will lov this class. Mak A Fltd Stocking Ornamnt With Us! Saturday, Dcmbr 16, 1:30-3:00 p.m. W lov flting! This addicting craft is on you will want to xplor, as th possibilitis ar ndlss. Ruth will tach us this simpl and rwarding fltd Holiday Stocking that will look grat incorporatd into your fstiv décor. You can hang it from your tr as an ornamnt, and it is also a grat siz to insrt a gift card for that spcial somon. Th cost for th class is $24.00 plus tax and includs matrials and instruction. Rsrv your spac by Dcmbr 13th with our cashirs at Aldn Lan by calling (925) 447-0280. Th Orchid Doctor is IN! Com and gt som Orchid Thrapy Saturday, Novmbr 11th 10-11:30 a.m. Bring in your tird, your poor of halth, your troubld, thos that ar yarning to b fr (of psts and pstilnc) and Doctor Su will cast hop, mpathy, and shd som light on th mystris of orchids and thir car. Larn what thy nd, whn thy nd it and why. Onc you undrstand th simplicity of thir lifcycl, th light bulb will go off and you will gain th confidnc to grow bautiful orchids that actually bloom in your car. Librat yourslf from worry and concrn, and join our counsling sssion. (I promis w will not hold hands and sing.) You ar wlcom to bring 2 or 3 orchids you ar concrnd about and w will figur it out togthr. I promis you will mrg nlightnd! Th cost of this 1½ hour class is $15.00 and bring a frind for fr! Plas prpay at th Aldn Lan Cashirs or call (925) 447-0280 to rsrv your spac.
PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #274 Livrmor, CA 981 Aldn Lan Livrmor, CA 94550 (925) 447-0280 aldnlan.com Nursry Hours 8:30 to 5:00 Daily CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY!! IMPORTANT! Tim Critical Plas Dlivr Promptly 11-12-2017 To all our customrs & thir familis, Happy Holidays, Mrry Christmas & Happy Nw Yar. W hop you all njoy this spcial tim with family and frinds. SPECIAL COUPON FOR DECEMBER Prsnt this Coupon & A Cannd Food Itm to rciv 1 HOLIDAY DOLLAR you can apply on any rgularly pricd mrchandis purchas of $2 or mor. Food Donations ar Optional. All donations go to local rlif agncis. On coupon pr family, plas. Offr Good Dcmbr 1-24, 2017. HOW TO FIND ALDEN LANE NURSERY SPECIAL COUPON FOR NOVEMBER Prsnt this Coupon & A Cannd Food Itm to Rciv A $1.00 OFF A BLOOMING CYCLAMEN 4" or largr of your choic. Food Donations ar Optional. All donations go to local rlif agncis. On coupon pr family, plas. Offr Good Novmbr 1-30, 2017.