OCTOBER 2009 Serving You Since 1955 981 Alden Lane, Livermore, CA • www.aldenlane.com • (925) 447-0280

Announcements • Watch the Valley Gardener on CTV30 for great gardening tips with host Jacquie Williams- An Evening in the Garden ­Courtright at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and repeated on Saturday at 7:30 am, 11:00 am and 4:00 pm & Sunday at “Take TimeAlden to Lane Smell Nursery the Roses” 7:30 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 4 pm.

• The Livermore Amador Valley Saturday, October 10th — 6:00-8:00 p.m. Garden Club will meet Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Harvest Park The inviting and relaxing atmosphere Middle School multipurpose room, 4900 Valley Blvd., Pleasanton at of an autumn evening at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome. The speaker will be Bethallyn Black Alden Lane Nursery is the perfect talking about winter vegetable gardening. For more information setting to leisurely stroll while enjoying please call Lydia at 461-1725. wine from Saddleback Cellars, • Bonsai Club meetings: 3rd Saturday of each month – 1 p.m. light refreshments from Valley Catering, at Alden Lane Nursery. Come one, come all! and of course, the Rose Show,

• The Mt. Diablo Rose Society Judy Casale, local beekeeper, meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Anne M. Homan, historian of local ­Dublin Civic Center. Call 829-4929 for details. ­Livermore history.

• Book Early and Get Great Deals! Take advantage of our Make your reservations for this FREE advance Fruit Tree Sale. You can pre book & pre pay for your fruit event by calling 447-0280 trees from now until November and receive your complimentary 12th and get a 20% discount off our 2010 fruit tree prices. Come in and wine glass at the wine tasting pick up a 2010 Price list and order form to select the varieties you’ve been longing to add to your back yard orchard. The list and order form is available online too – www.aldenlane.com. October Tree Sale!! Sign Up for the E-Newsletter. Take 30 seconds & sign up today All Trees 25% OFF – for our email version of the ­newsletter. Go to www.aldenlane. com and follow the prompts. Sale includes Citrus Trees! Come & Enjoy Our 17th Annual Fall Rose Show Saturday, October 10th, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 11th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • Awards given out at 3:00 p.m. Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane, Livermore • (925) 447-0280 Co-sponsored by the Mt. Diablo Rose Society and Alden Lane Nursery Public Entries Welcome! Roses can be entered on Saturday, October 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. HINT: Cut the stems long. We can shorten them up when you arrive. Be prepared to delight in the sights and fragrance of hundreds of beautiful roses. Bring your note pad so you can jot down those varieties you can’t live without. And, don’t forget, you can pre-order your favorites and enjoy a 20% Discount through the middle of December. Instructions for rose preparation, and descriptions of the rose categories are available at Alden Lane. See you there! Rose Show Special! We’d like to inspire you to bring roses in from your garden, so anyone bringing a cut rose to display in our Annual Rose Show will receive a coupon good for $5.00 OFF the price of ANY plant in the nursery of a $10 value or more! Must redeem by November 30, 2009. Cut roses must be entered on October 10th by 10:00 a.m. Must redeem by November 30, 2009. 2010 Rose Pre-Order Program This is the month to drop by the nursery and pick up your 2010 Rose List. Pre-orders are now being taken thru December 15th for the 2010 season and will be given a 20% DISCOUNT at time of order. There are lots of new and exciting roses to pick from including an AARS winner. Pre-ordered roses will be available for pick-up in late December into January. NEW INTRODUCTIONS Look online for a complete listing of our 2010 Roses. HYBRID TEA ROSES of reds, corals, and oranges. Also LANDSCAPE ROSES • Elegant Lady – Jackson & ­available in a 36" standard tree. • Limoncello – Introduced by ­Perkins Exclusive. You may remember FLORIBUNDA ROSES Star Roses. A profusion of continuous the rose Diana, Princess of Wales; • Drop Dead Red – New from light yellow flowers distinguishes well here she is dressed up with a this vigorous grower. It is the new name that reflects classic beauty Weeks Roses. So velvety . . . so intense . . . this jaw-droppingly delicious red first yellow in the award winning and radiance. The tall plant produces ­Meidiland Series. Displays best in lavishly graceful flowers of impeccable rose with a mild tea fragrance is sure to lure you to linger. This color is sure large landscapes and mass plantings. form and generous perfume. This rose Disease resistance is excellent. will also be available in a 36" standard to stop ‘em in their tracks. This rose tree. stays red to the very end, making this bushy showy plant a natural for MINIATURE ROSES • Eternal Flame – Introduced by the landscape. This rose will also be • Daddy’s Little Girl – Star Roses. A new Memorial Collection available in a 24" patio tree and a 36" ­Introduced by Weeks. This miniature rose with classic, high-centered blos- standard tree. rose can be very well behaved in the soms of soft, flickering yellow. Long • Monkey Business, 2010 Flori- garden, yet tends to be a show-off. Her stems and strong citrus fragrance compact habit and parade of pointed combine to make a great cut rose. bunda of the Year Rose – Jackson & Perkins Exclusive. You will go bananas petite plush-pink buds, with a pinch This rose offers above average disease of cream on the reverse, make her resistance. for this unique yellow rose. Clusters of high-centered blooms and lush foliage an easy addition to the garden. Has • Sedona, 2010 Rose harbor surprises in the unexpected a slight fragrance and is ideal in a of the Year – Introduced licorice fragrance. Snip bouquets and patio pot or if you have limited space by Jackson & Perkins. The bring the summer sunlight indoors. in the garden. This rose will also be warm colors of this new This rose will also be available in a 36" ­available in a 24" patio tree. J&P rose are reminiscent of standard tree. the picturesque red bluffs CLIMBING ROSE • Pumpkin Patch – Weeks Roses and magnificent sunsets • Orange Crush – Star Roses of the high desert. Each Exclusive. Color so scrumptious - it looks good enough to eat . . . and you Exclusive. This rose offers a new color bloom echoes of red rocks for a modern climbing rose. Bright as it opens to reveal shades certainly can if you watch out for the thorns. Buttery-rich coppery buds orange double flowers against green, open into clusters of fragrant orange glossy foliage, flowers do not fade in beauties held tightly against shiny the heat of summer and this climber green leaves. Intense! This rose will will re-bloom throughout the season. also be available in a 24" patio tree. Good disease resistance. Beautiful! Notes for October Gardening

Prevent Spurge, Oxalis and Dandelion in your lawn – apply Keep Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinth cool till the Master’s Lawn Food & Pre-emergent Weed Control. ­weather outside is wintery. (Refrigerate them, or keep them This is for lawns that will not be reseeded this fall. in a cool part of the garage.) Plant them Thanksgiving weekend. Plant Iris, Freesia, and Amaryllis now. e Feed your lawn monthly. Begin applying Masters’ Fall & e Winter Feed. It’s a critical time to nourish the lawn and Plant holiday favorites now. Plant hollies and other keep it green and healthy through the fall and winter. If the berry producing shrubs for winter decoration indoors and lawn’s not green by Thanksgiving it will be hard to “green out. Try pomegranates and persimmons for ornamental e up” before the warmer temperatures of spring. e and edible fruit. . October is the ideal time to seed a lawn or renovate an Fall is a great time for branching out! Spring isn’t old one. Prepare the seedbed according to our instructions the only time to expand your landscaping horizons. The in our brochure. They’re free at the nursery. Your attention cool days and warm soil of autumn gives all kinds of trees, to these steps really pays off. shrubs, and bulbs a great start. And when you add a little e e greenery to the scenery, the value of your home blossoms. Last chance for winter vegetables from transplants. Plan on planting this fall. Choose six pack plants. Protect them from cabbage worms with Safer’s Caterpillar Killer, a safe biological Plant sweet peas from seed or transplants for late winter ­control. bloom. Choose old-fashioned climbing types or newer bush e varieties. Protect them from snails and slugs with Cook’s Select and plant bulbs this month and early next. e Snail, Slug, and Insect Control or Sluggo. e Daffodil Enthusiasts Meet to Share Treasures! The Northern California Daffodil Society’s Bulb Raffle Party will be held on Sunday, October 18th at Alden Lane ­Nursery from noon to 4 p.m. Want to add the newest daffodil varieties in your spring garden, while at the same time enjoying an afternoon of meeting new gardening friends? Come to the Fall Raffle. If you’re not a member yet – you can join at the door. Purchase a raffle ticket for $2 and each time your number is called you can select a bulb. We’ll see you there!

Hailey's Comments Recipe for Good Garden Soil! Good after-snooze gardeners. I am Hailey, Good Garden Soil Starts Here!! the Alden Lane Nursery If you are preparing a vegetable or flower garden bed dog. Dog-gone-it, it’s here’s a tried and true soil preparation recipe that works already October and that wonders. It lightens our heavy soil, nourishes it and means cool weather is just ­buffers the pH to make it ‘just right’ for the success of around the corner, which your vegetable and flower seeds or transplants. is good if you are a dog with an ample coat of fur (as I have). Fall can be a very comfortable time to Special Pricing This Month: enjoy the garden, just ask Buy 4 bags of Bumper Crop for the price your mum. Yes, mum’s of 3 (that’s 25% off, 4 or more) the word in seasonal color, available in every shade of Autumn; gold, orange, copper, and burgundy. Mums are not the only cool weather plant, the planting harvest is plentiful in October. Allow the canine to assist in your planting rituals this month. Scratching the dirt, For each 100 square feet add: ­digging a 10 foot by 10 foot wide hole (or turning the soil as  5 to 8 – 2 cubic ft. bags Master Gold Rush or the humans say) and adding a rich supply of Bumper Crop Bumper Crop ® and veggie food will produce a successful litter of vegetables.  5 lbs. Iron Sulfate to acidify and add iron. The trophy vegetables that I am planting are garlic, onions,  10 lbs. Master Vegetable Food or Master Flower Food, radishes, carrots, pack of lettuce, cabbage, and brussel Master Formula 49 can be used for ground covers. sprouts that make great throw toys.  50 lbs. Gypsum. It loosens hard soils as it adds sulfur & calcium. (An excellent addition in our heavy soil.) Paws for Reflection: Dogs are not our whole life, but they Mix well with your soil to an 8" depth and water well. make our lives whole. Roger Caras October is Fall Festival Month At Alden Lane Nursery

Fall Festival is a special time of year at Alden Lane Nursery. We celebrate the harvest and the arrival of autumn to our valley. This year Fall Festival weekends are: October 10th & 11th, 17th & 18th, 24th & 25th. Fall Festival hours are 11-4 unless otherwise indicated: Oct. 10 & 11th: • Blind Dog plays toe tapping music from 1-3 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Come and sing along. • Join us for our Annual Scarecrow Building Contest. We provide the frame and straw, you bring the clothes and imagination. Four categories to choose from. • Good News Bears will be here! Come on out and support this great cause. Bring a bear to pass along! • Enter your pumpkin in the Great Pumpkin Growing Contest! • Our 17th Annual Rose Show is here! Come and smell the roses in Ruthie’s room. Saturday from 1-5 pm and Sunday from 8:30 to 4:00 pm. • On Saturday, the 11th, join us for An Evening with Wine and Roses, a special event with wine tasting and an opportunity to stop and smell the roses in the 2009 Fall Rose Show. This evening event requires early sign ups so call the nursery to ­reserve your spot. October 17 & 18th: • Jennifer Norpchen, an incredible gourd artist, will offer a class on her adorable Bug gourd. From 11-1 pm, cost is $45.00 plus tax and includes everything you need to leave with an adorable gourd bug. • Josh will share Apple and Pear information in our Fruit Tree Classes from 11-12 on Saturday, Oct. 17. Cost is $5.00. Bring a friend for free. Please call to sign up! • On Saturday from 4-6 pm, don’t miss the “Evening with the Owls” a benefit for Nativebirds.org. Naturalist Jenny Papka will share great information about owls. You’ll get an upclose and personal look and be able to ask all your questions. Tickets are required, $12.00 in advance, and $15.00 at the door. Please bring your own chair. Cider and cookies provided. All proceeds go to the Nativebird organization. • Northern California Daffodil Society will host its Bulb Raffle and Party here at noon on Sunday, October 18th. October 24 & 25th: • Jennifer Norpchen, an incredible gourd artist, will offer her bug gourd class on Saturday, Oct. 24th from 11-1 pm. Cost is $45.00 plus tax and includes everything you need to leave with an adorable bug gourd. • Join us on Saturday, October 24th at 1:00 for an informative class on ­“Preparing your Japanese Maples for Winter in our Bay Area climate” by maple expert Barry Hoffer. Call ahead to reserve a seat in this free class. • On Saturday, October 24th, Greg will share information and inspiration - ­“Landscaping on a Dime,” Water Conserving Landscapes for the New Economy. Join him from 11:00-12:00 for a plant talk featuring a collection of interesting, water-wise plants and an action-list for various “Outside the Box” ideas that can save money and help you re-think landscaping in Northern California. Cost is $5.00. Bring a friend for free. Please call to sign up! • Come to the Edible Moss Basket Workshop with Brian on Sunday, October 25th. Create a beautiful moss basket filled with lettuces and winter color . . . gorgeous and edible too! Cost is $45.00 plus tax. Please call in advance to sign up and reserve your space. • Awards for Scarecrow Building and Pumpkin Growing contest are presented at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 25th. Every Weekend: • Antique Farm equipment with the VanArkle and Hole Families • Apple Fishing • Candy Cart • Apple Tasting with farm fresh apples from Dave Hale’s apple farm • Hay Maze • 4H animals • Childrens games and crafts with local girl scouts • Pumpkins, pumpkins, & more pumpkins! • Farmers Market with Alden Lane grown produce as well as gourds, Indian corn, mini pumpkins, hay bales and corn stalks.

Build A Scarecrow at Alden Lane Nursery Get a group or family together, or build a fabulous creation on your own and enter our scarecrow building contest. We provide the frame and the straw; you provide the garnish and inspiration. Categories for this year’s competition are: à Traditional: Bring the blue jeans, flannel shirts, and burlap faces on! We’re ready to see your best take of a traditional scarecrow . . . Crows are optional! à Mother Earth: Any type of scarecrow related to the earth, seeds, flowers, recycyled, and reused parts, this is an organic take on an old tradition. à Favorite Cartoon Character: Who ever makes you laugh or smile from the cartoons can become a scarecrow in this category. If they have special abilities to scare crows that is even better! à VegOScareMatic: 2009 was the year of veggie gardening!! Use your favorite veggie character to scare away the crows. Giant Carrots, Broccoli, cauliflower or any veggie will work. • Scarecrows must be built at Alden Lane Nursery on Saturday or Sunday, ­October 10 & 11th by 4:00 pm. • Judging begins on Monday, October 12th. This contest is judged by the public and awards are presented on Sunday, October 25th at 3:00pm. • Scarecrows must remain on display at Alden Lane Nursery until Thursday, ­October 29th. Plan to build your scarecrow to withstand strong winds and rain. The use of real pumpkins or produce is discouraged as it rots quickly. • Scarecrow clothing and accessories must be picked up by November 1st. After November 1, all left over clothing, etc. will be donated to a local charity.

From The Garden Store Andrea’s Faves Come to our Garden Store where we are well-prepared to answer questions about your Batty Behavior! Did you know that many bats eat their weight in insects at night? Bats are a misunderstood mammal. Popularly believed to be aggressive or dangerous, these creatures are actually shy and gentle. Even so, why should you try to attract them with a bat house? Bats consume huge quantities of night-flying insects (like mosquitoes) nightly. They are also responsible for pollinating flowers and propagating vegetation. These valuable creatures provide a great service to our eco-system. It’s only right that we provide them with a haven. Our bat houses are warm and watertight with a galvanized corrugated roof along with two mesh-covered ­living quarters and bottom landing pad. There’s enough room for up to 48 bats. The metal bat appliqué gives a cheery welcome!

Wicked Plants . . . now a New York Times Bestseller — Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Back in the Garden The bestselling author of Flower Confidential delves into the dark side of the plant kingdom. Orchids 101 Our popular Orchids 101 Fall (Short) Season class is held every second Saturday of the month Fall season tomatoes are varieties that originate from 11:00-12:30. We cover Tomato from areas of the world known for cooler temperatures, a broad range of orchids higher humidity and shorter day light hours. Luckily, our and their issues, so if you ­California climate is more temperate and we can grow want orchid blooms in your Tips these tomatoes as a late season crop when other parts of ­future, Sue Fordyce can the country are suffering from extreme winter weather. help you make that happen They are early producing, small to medium varieties that by de-mystifying the orchid ripen in 55 to 60 days. and don’t forget the cherry types basics. Potting, watering, which are also easy to grow and good producers. humidity, light, fertilizer — you name it and we will ä Take advantage of late summer ä Humic acid cover it! and Fall heat! The best time to plant Fall is the key to Fall October class is sched- season varieties is September. The secret s e a s o n t o m a t o uled for October 10th and to success is to let the plants use the heat s u c c e s s . W h e n is $10.00 — and bring a of summer and Fall to grow and establish temperatures fall friend for free! Sign up a mature root system. Plants with estab- below 40 degrees, at the Alden Lane cashiers lished root systems have a better chance of humic acid allows either by phone - or better surviving the cooler Fall temperatures and 1 0 0 % n u t r i e n t yet - in person! We love to have extended production and better fruit availability to the see you! quality. plant which stimu- ä Container planting: Tomatoes lates it to produce come in two categories: determinate and more starches. The ­indeterminate. Determinate tomato plants starches or sugars reach a fixed height and all the fruit ripens act like anti-freeze in a short period of time. Most reach 3 feet i n t h e p l a n t ’ s tall or less and need a small tomato cage or vascular system. stake to keep upright. Plant these varieties in Plants not treated 10 -15 gallon-sized containers. Indeterminate with humic acid tomato plants grow like vines and the fruit usually die within a week after a freeze. Book Review continues to ripen as the plant grows. Plant John and Bob’s Soil Optimizer has been one of the champion additives for humic acid Orchid Growing these varieties in larger 20-25 gallon-sized for Wimps containers and use a large cage or 8 foot sources. Use two tablespoons per plant at tall stake for support. Use Master Nursery planting time and when you fertilize during by Ellen Zachos ‘Bumper Crop’ and Professional Potting Soil, the growing season. Sea Weed Extract has If you think you can’t mixed 50/50 for container planting. also shown to benefit Fall season tomatoes, grow orchids – it’s simply bolstering frost tolerance. not true! Armed with this ä Do not bury plants deep, as is often wonderful book (and per- done with warm season tomatoes to establish ä Mulch around the base of the plants with 2-3 inches of organic materials haps an Orchids 101 class deeper roots. Fall season tomatoes only have from Alden Lane) you will time to establish a shallower root system such as Master Nursery Forest Blend, ­Forest Bark, or Shredded Red Cedar Bark. have the confidence to grow so plant them only as deep as their original and bloom them. Not all of root ball. Lay weed barrier around the plant first, to solarize the soil and keep roots warm them are temperamental, ä When planting in the ground, amend and happy. Consider the use of “Season and this informative guide the soil with Master Nursery ‘Bumper Crop’ ­Starters” or “Wall of Water” to provide full of great pictures and and don’t forget to amend the soil every time ­additional protection and warmth. precise information will lead you plant a new plant. you to success. ä IF FROSTS ARE EXPECTED (below It features 16 gorgeous ä Water as needed. Water established 33 degrees), COVER YOUR PLANTS varieties that are easy to plants once a week, with a good, slow, WITH PROTECTIVE FABRIC. (Easy find and grow, and informs ­thorough soak. If temperatures spike into the Gardner Plant and Seed Blanket or Fast you on potting, temperature, 90’s, check plants as you may need to water Start). If other coverings are used, they watering, light, containers, more often. Remember to keep new plants must be supported so that they do not touch and even mounting them. damp but not soggy for the first 3-4 weeks the plants’ leaves. Make sure the plant is They also cover frequently after planting to get them established. When well watered. asked questions and give cooler temperatures arrive, less watering will easy to follow answers. be needed. ä Do not remove suckers. Suckers and additional branches and foliage act There are not very many ä Fertilizer and Humic Acid: Use like an overcoat or blanket. Removing side simple books for orchid an organic vegetable fertilizer such as ‘E.B. branches allows cold air to penetrate to the ­beginners, and Sue (our Stone’, at planting time. Synthetic fertilizers inner core leaving the plant defenseless ­orchid expert at Alden are not recommended for Fall season against the cold. Lane) highly recommends ­tomatoes. Fertilize twice more during the this one. It makes a great growing season. gift, too!

Plant Win A Bulb Bonanza Bulbs Celebrate Spring with this Free Master’s Fall Planted Spring Bulb Bonanza – you can win Now!!simply by dropping your completed entry blank in the contest box at Alden Lane Nursery.

This bulb lover’s package includes: BULBS  1 dozen Daffodils October 2009  1 dozen Tulips Name:______ 2 packages of Specialty Bulbs  1 bag Master’s Gold Rush or Address:______Bumper Crop City:______ 5 lb. bag of Master’s Bulb Food Phone:______

A $50.00 Value Email:______No purchase necessary. Need not be present to  Yes, I would like to receive the newsletter online. win! Drawing to be held October 31, 2009. Around the Nursery Premium California-Grown Plant Cool Season Annuals Onion Sets Are In! Narcissus Bulbs Pansies and their cousins, violas, Ready to plant now for harvest next I am not the only one to are some of the most summer. Choose from red, yellow, or discover a specific variety of ­colorful and long lasting white onions, shallots and white or California grown Narcissus cool weather annuals. pink garlic. Place bulbs 3 to 4 inches that is among the most They begin blooming as apart in rows that are 15 to 18 inches prolific bloomers available the temperature cools apart. Begin to harvest the green tops (and naturalizes well). Last d o w n a n d c o n t i n u e in 3 to 4 weeks, if you like. Onions and fall the gardeners at Filoli through the winter and garlic are shallow rooted plants, so keep in Woodside had ordered early spring. Pansies and them moist and free of weeds. Winter 20,000 of the Golden violas are popular because rains will soon do all the watering for Dawn Narcissus from of their huge range of you, making onions and garlic some of my supplier, leaving me only ­colors and adaptability to the easiest vegetables to grow in the 50. This year I planned many different gardening garden. ahead and have several ­situations. hundred on hand. But don’t think that’s all The reason this particular we have to offer! Perhaps Azaleas, Camellias and variety is rapidly gaining the most popular of the Rhododendron Care winter bloomers is the sweet pea. These popularity is its long bloom season For Fall and ability to establish permanently fragrant, colorful plants in our climate. Many fall bulbs come come in bush and vining This is the month to us from Holland where the climate types. Available in a variety to switch from growth is very different from ours. Bulbs of single or mixed colors, to bloom food for being developed by Central California they are easy to grow from ­azaleas, camellias and Hybridizer, Bill Welch, have roots in the seed or nursery plants. rhododendrons. From Mediterranean climate of the Middle The bush types make good October to the finish East. After years of hybridizing and cut flowers – you can bring of bloom feed monthly experimentation, Golden Dawn stands color into your home in the with Master Bloom. out as one Narcissus variety that is a middle of winter! This phosphorous prolific bloomer, naturalizes and has an Come on into the nursery rich food is great for attractive fragrance. for excellent quality and ­flower bud develop- Golden Dawn Narcissus are smaller great selection. Choose ment. Rose and lilac flowering siblings of the more traditional from: ornamental kale and growers have also Daffodils. Establish a permanent colony cabbage, Iceland poppy, ­reported that fall and of these superior performers, typically English primrose, fairy winter applications of displaying flowers from mid February primrose, and primula Master Bloom have through March. ­obconica. Don’t forget enhanced bloom. snapdragons, and stock. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #274 Livermore, CA

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NURSERY HOURS Everyday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Beginning November 1st, we will start closing at 5:00 p.m. SPECIAL COUPON HOW TO FIND Present This Coupon & A Canned Food Item ALDEN LANE TO RECEIVE FREE NURSERY A Pumpkin Carving Tool!

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