California Poppy

Berberis x Aurea

Berberis Aurea in #1 cans

Berberis 'Aurea' has eye catching bright golden yellow leaves. It is slow growing to 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall and wide.  In the hot valley heat of Summer, likes some afternoon shade.  Can be planted in full with coastal influence. Also great in container pots with other purple foliage plants.

Patio Tree Crape Myrtle

Limited Time. Offering Lagerstroemia 'World's Fair' patio tree. Grafted at 3' in #15 can. Currently 20 available for 2012 season.



Flower of Crape Myrtle"World's Fair'



Thuja x 'Green Giant'

Thuja x (standishii x plicata) Green Giant

Thuja (aka Arborvitae) 'Green Giant' has been gaining popularity as an evergreen screen. A good replacement for the Coastal Redwood that needs more water and the Leyland Cypress that can have die-out. A fast grower when young with proper irrigation. Waterwise when established in the landscape. Has no obvious insect problems. Average height is 35' to 40' in 25 to 30 years.
Will grow from the Bay area to the Valley and Lake Tahoe. Tolerates most soil types.

What a difference a year makes with the Weather

Spring 2012 is off to be a better start than 2011. Given what we all had last year, this is a good sign for the nursery industry. Precipitation is slowing catching up to average. A good thing. The ground was getting too dry. Becoming too difficult to dig in.

Hemerocallis

Day Lily 'Red Rum'

Hemerocallis x 'Red Rum'

Global Cooling in June



Tahoe in June 2011



Snow on June 2 in Lake Tahoe.  What a sight.  Was cool seeing snow on the tree branches early that morning.  This was a little later that day.

Coral Bark Maple - Acer palm. Sango Kaku

Sango Kaku - Coral Bark

A favorite leaf of mine for a Japanese maple. New growth, cool days and sun produced this amazing leaf.

Vulcan Magnolia - Hugh Ruby Rose Flower

Vulcan Magnolia

Greenhouses Full of Citrus Varieties

Greenhouses full of citrus

 Once the frost season ends, it will be a good time to plant your favorite citrus.  Please view my availability list for the complete selection that I grow.






Meyers Lemon




Owari Satsuma Mandarin



Magnolia

Fall At The Nursery

The Western Greenhouse

Portland and the Far West Show

I was an exhibitor at the Far West Show in Portland, Oregon. The show offered a extensive array of cool Oregon plant material and interesting seminars. But for me, the real appeal of Portland is the Pearl District, great food, and the breweries.

Steel Water feature in the Pearl District.

Burger Quest

In my quest for the best hamburger I tried Mo's Grill North Beach. A San Francisco diner that is known for corn fed Angus beef grilled to perfection. I will say the burger was perfectly grilled, and the fries were great. But my search continues....

Reliable Blooming Garden Plants

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lady Baltimore'

Rubus parivifolia

Erigeron karvinskianus

Zauschneria californica

A Western Garden

These are a few of the plants that Western Tree Nursery carries. The nursery is a family owned business with a tradition of pride in serving our customers. The photo above is Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer"

Lavendula agustifolia 'Munstead'

Achillea tomentosa 'King Edward'

Thymus serphilum 'Elphin'

Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'

Nepeta X faassenii 'Dropmore'