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San Diego’s Independent Nursery Since 1928 TM JUNE 2017

IN THIS ISSUE Colorful Blooms Are Everywhere By Melanie Potter

Colorful Blooms Everywhere 1 “Must Have” David Austin Rose 1 Foodscaping 1 WAN At The 2017 Fair 2 To Do List: June 3 Enjoy These New Seeds 3 Repotting Cymbidium Orchids 4 Small Space Gardens 4 2017 Rose Show Winners 5 Old Ben: Strange Bird Facts 6 Rare Fruit Tree Alert! 7 June Garden Classes 7

‘Martha Washington’ Geranium Last month’s rainy weekend did won- ments and didn’t realize how easy they ders for plants. It’s actually hard to are to grow. Plant in partial to full sun Foodscaping look around the nursery and not find in rich soil and keep moist. something with fabulous blooming For Beauty & Function Dahlias offer bold colors and the flower color. By Botanical Interests forms vary greatly, from the small and The Alstromerias and Dahlias are tight pom-pom golf ball to ‘dinner plate’ dazzling with their bright blooms size that reach seven or more inches Guess what? You don’t need separ- and lush foliage. Alstromerias deliver in diameter. Dahlias are attractive to ate gardens for ornamentals and masses of blooms on dense, strong butterflies and hummingbirds. Plant in vegetables! “Foodscaping”, or branches. You’ve probably been the full sun and water regularly. incorporating edible plants into the recipient of this flower in floral arrange- continued p2 ornamental landscape is a clever way to change your garden plan. Why Foodscape? What’s Your Must Have David Austin Rose? Edibles that are harvested early in the By Melanie Potter eason are great space fillers while Garden centers, including Walter Andersen the perennials are still waking up. Nursery, are busy placing their 2018 rose Edibles are also beautiful! Peppers, orders. On page 3 is a list of David Austin kale, Swiss chard, and artichokes are roses that have been ordered, however, if you so colorful, with interesting shapes don’t see a variety you are interested in, give and textures that make a great us a call. We can’t make any promises but if enhancement to the flowerbed. we have enough inquiries for additional roses, we’ll try to include them. To include additional By spreading vegetable plants orders we may need to add 3-5 of each rose throughout the garden, pests may rather than ordering only one of a different have a harder time finding them, variety. Call the Poway store at 858-513-4900 and may give up in your yard to find with your David Austin rose selection. ‘Teasing Georgia’ an easier plot! continued p3 continued p2 06.17 2

Colorful Blooms continued from p1

A Foodscaping Garden

Alstromeria Hibiscus Foodscaping continued from p1

Flowers in your garden are already attracting pollinators, which mean better pollination for your vegetables! Favorite foodscaping plants include blueberries, dwarf fruit trees, and herbs. For taller trees, don’t forget nut trees. •

Bougainvillea Agapanthus WAN At The 2017 Fair

Showy foliage and color combinations For a tropical blast to the landscape, make geraniums a winner in the gar- add Hibiscus. They are sun-loving plants den. Plant where they will get at least and need regular water. Hibiscus is six hours of sun in rich, well draining susceptible to Giant Whitefly infest- soil. Choose a fertilizer with the first ations which you’ll know is present number being no more than half the when you see white floss-like string other two numbers — for example, hanging off the leaves. Just spray with 4-8-10. Geraniums prefer moist, but Bayer Tree and Shrub to eliminate the not wet soil, and are actually drought pest. Many customers have reported tolerant as well. To keep the soil from good but slow control using worm getting too wet, only water when the castings! Other landscape staples The San Diego County Fair is days top two inches of soil feel dry to the include Daylilies, Agapanthus and from opening and this year’s theme touch. Bougainvillea. • is, ‘Where the West is Fun’. Once again Walter Andersen Nursery (the longest running fair exhibitor at the event) has a display and it has a western theme. It’s a big exhibit where you’ll find a campfire, mountain stream where someone may have panned for gold, a wagon wheel, and a distinct separation of Dahlias landscape that takes you from the desert to the mountains! The fair opens June 2! • 06.17 3

David Austin Rose continued from p1 TO DO LIST: June

FERTILIZE

For lawns, use Marathon Fertilizer for tall fescue, and DuraTurf to feed grass and control broadleaf weeds. Feed ornamentals with Gro-Power. Feed vegetables with Gro-Power Tomato and Vegetable Food or E.B. Stone Organic Tomato & Vegetable Food. Feed Citrus, Avocado, and Fruit trees with Gro-Power Citrus and Avocado Food. Feed palms and tropicals with Gro-Power Palm Tree and Tropical Food.

In the early 1950s, David Austin set out to Our order thus far includes: PRUNE create a more beautiful rose. From a hobby Boscobel Ornamentals for shape. Dead head breeder as a young teenager he has bred a Claire Austin roses, Dahlias and other flowering collection of world renowned roses. Darcey Bussell Desdemona plants. Prune stone fruits after If you would like to see some spectacular Eglantyne harvest. David Austin roses in the ground, check out Gertrude Jekyll the Barona rose garden next to the parking Malvern Hills PEST CONTROL garage at the Barona Casino. Molineux Look for slugs and snails; apply All David Austin roses have a collective Royal Jubilee Sluggo and Sluggo Plus. Watch for style and reflect one man’s vision. All have Teasing Georgia on roses; beautiful blooms and in most cases wonderful Tess of the D’urbervilles mildew, rust and rose slug fragrance held on attractive shrubs. Today, The Ancient Mariner spray with Bayer 3 in 1 Insect Disease David Austin Roses remains a family business. Winchester Cathedral and Mite Control. Eliminate sowbugs, Austin has been joined by his son, David, and Due January, 2018 earwigs, cutworms, slugs and snails his grandson, Richard. • in vegetable gardens with Sluggo Plus. Keep flies around trash cans Enjoy These New Seeds under control by using fly traps that can catch them before they invade If you are shopping for seeds at the nursery, you’ll your trash. notice a new batch has been added to the mix. Though already available at the San Diego store, they are new PLANTING to Poway. Plant bedding plants, Bougainvillea, We now have seeds from San Diego Seed Company, Hibiscus, Tropicals, fruit trees a local urban seed producer. The seeds are grown and and shrubs. Look for Jacaranda, harvested in San Diego. The company believes that Magnolias, Hydrangeas, Star Jasmine, seeds should come from the same microclimates that you intend to grow them Dipladenias, Plumeria, Fuchsias, in, so that they can be the freshest, happiest and healthiest plants you have ever grown. The seeds are Non-GMO, naturally grown heirloom seeds. In addition to Roses, Summer Vegetables and being grown and harvested here, they are also packaged in America’s finest City. Annuals. • San Diego Seed Company works with a wide range of non-profit organizations and community gardens to encourage these sustainable practices. Learn more about the company at www.sandiegoseedcompany.com. • 06.17 4 Words From Walter Small Space Gardens Are A Growing Trend Repotting Cymbidium Orchids By Botanical Interests By Walter Andersen, Jr.

Cymbidium orchids are one of the easiest orchids for hobbyists to grow. They don’t require a lot of special care. However, they will grow better and bloom more if you pay just a little attention to them. Since they are out of bloom this time of year, now is the best Above is a great example of having a vege- time to repot if they need it. Don’t table garden where you are short on space. The photo comes from U.K. company Quick wait too long to repot, you may Crop, www.quickcrop.co.uk. If you haven’t compromise the bloom next year. come across this company, take a look at the blog found on the website. If your plant needs repotting, you moving it to a larger container. have two choices. You can move it to Many growers have their own special Don’t let small spaces limit your a larger container, or divide the plant, planting mixes. Choose one that drains imagination! Lots of edible plants and keep them in smaller containers. well as you don’t want roots to be wet like bush beans, lettuce, greens, In any case, remove the plant from for long periods of time. Some garden- eggplants, herbs, peppers, and the container. The roots are probably ers plant in just orchid bark, but more even tomatoes grow wonderfully in packed very tightly in the pot. You commonly used is an orchid bark mixed containers! If you have a container may have to break the container or, if with finer redwood mulch. This mix is of quality potting soil, 4 or more it is plastic, cut the container to get about 70% bark and 30% redwood. We hours of sun, water, and some love them out. usually recommend the finer orchid to share, you can turn your small To repot, loosen the root ball with your bark (1/8” to 1/4” size). In recent years, space into a food oasis. fingers to get rid of the old planting coconut husk chips have become more Here are some big ideas for small medium and any old, dead roots. You available (some call it ‘coir’, but I’m space planting: can pick them out or trim with a small describing the chunks not the very shear. Remove older back bulbs with finely ground product). It is easier to Gold Nugget Winter Squash no new growth or leaves. Prepare a use, requires no mixing, and it is clean Compact, bushy plants produce new container that is about 2” to 4” and easily handled when slightly moist many 1-3 lb. delicious, long-storing inches wider that the original container (it comes in a small compressed bale). squash, quickly. by placing some new potting medium I just put some chips in the bottom, in the container, so it is about 1/3 full. place the division in the middle and Minnesota Midget Melon Place the plant in the pot and fill in the then fill in. Short vines require less garden container with the fresh potting mix. Cymbidiums should be fertilized regu- space to produce delightfully sweet, Try to work it into the loosened root larly. Every two weeks if you use a 4” melons. Quick to mature. mass and pack it in so it is firm and the liquid or water soluble orchid food. plant does not move around. You can Grow More makes an excellent orchid Jack Be Little Pumpkin also use a small stick (1” x 1” x 16” size) food. For Cymbidiums, there are two These tiny, delicious pumpkins are to pack it in. Trim off any old leaves formulas, one for growth, and the other 3”-4” across and 2” tall. Compact and give it a good watering. to promote more bloom. Choose 30– vines can be grown in a large If you choose to divide your plant, 10–10 for spring and summer, and use container or be trellised to grow inspect it carefully and shake and twist it 10–30–30 in October and through the vertically. a little. Generally you will see a naturally bloom period in winter. Visit the Grow weak area. You can sometimes pull it More website at www.growmore.com Spacemaster Cucumber apart or if it is very tough and strong, for more information. Another option Compact vines make it the ideal cut it with shears. Again, remove much is Gro-Power Tablets that you would choice for small growing areas. of the old mix and dead roots and you use about every three months all year Expect large numbers of flavorful are ready to replant, just as if you were long. • slicing cucumbers, which are also lovely pickled when small. • 06.17 5 2017 Rose Show Was One Of The Best

This year we saw more than 200 entries and the roses were stunning. Here is the list of winning entries. Section A - Best Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora ‘Black Magic’ shown by Carl & Bobby Mahanay Section B - Best Single Stem Floribunda ‘Dancing Pink’ shown by Linda Clark Section C - Best Old Fashioned Type ‘The Imposter’ shown by John & Barbara Lester Section D - Best Old Garden Rose ‘Rosa Ragosa Rubra’ shown by Ruth Tiffany Section E - Best Miniature/Mini Flora ‘Bee’s Knees’ shown by John & Barbara Lester Bouquet Section F - Best Mini Flora/Mini Spray ‘Mariotta’ show by John & Barbara Lester Section G - Best Bouquet Shown by Ruth Tiffany Section H - Best Mini Flora/Mini Bouquet ‘Bee’s Knees’ shown by Carl & Bobby Mahanay Section I - Best Floating Bowl ‘Grand Prize’ shown by Sue Streeper Section J - Best Mini Flora/ Mini Floating Bowl ‘Power Point’ shown by John & Ring of Fire Tropical Sunset Barbara Lester Section K - Most Fragrant Rose ‘Fire Fighter’ shown by John & Barbara Lester Section L - Best Fully Open Variety ‘Grand Prize’ shown by Sue Streeper Section M - Best Non-Classified Rose ‘Night Owl’ shown by Sue Streeper Andersen’s Choice Award for Best Non-Awarded Rose ‘The Magician’ shown by Kathy Strong Queen of Show - Best Horticulture Entry ‘Dancing Pink’ shown by Linda Clark • Best Bouquet Abracadabra 06.17 6 Old Ben: Blue Tit Old Ben's Specials

Strange Valid June 1-30, 2017 Bird Facts By Old Ben Old Ben’s Nyger Seed The staple food for gold finches and many other small birds. Bassian Thrush Common Poorwill 25lb. bag Thrushes, including robins, are among When hibernation is mentioned, we Sale $49.99 Reg. $59.99 the most average looking birds. They usually think of bears, snakes, or are also among the world’s most widely frogs at the bottom of a pond. Birds distributed and successful birds. These fly south, or stay in colder areas and Old Ben’s No Mess midsize songbirds are found on lawns and survive by finding more food sources. Wild Bird Seed in parks worldwide, looking for worms Hummingbirds have the ability to The No Mess Advantage. Seed is with a cocked head. There is a species slow their metabolism at night. One hulled, will not sprout, birds can eat of thrush from Australia that feeds by species takes it further. The common all the seed which attracts fewer using flatulence to flush out worms! poorwill is unique among birds. The feeder pests. poorwill actually goes into a full state The bassian thrush actually directs a of hibernation as the cool dessert 20lb. bag stream of flatulence toward the site landscape becomes devoid of insect Sale $34.99 Reg. $39.99 of a worm find. The gas apparently life during the winter season. disturbs the worm and causes move- ment. The otherwise ordinary looking The poorwills wedge themselves into Old Ben’s Economy thrush is then able to locate the worm desert rock crevices and wait out the winter in a manner very similar to Seed Blend and grab it for a quick meal. Producing A blend that attracts doves, a bear, waking up in spring as the gas on repeated occasions while feed- sparrows, and other wild birds. weather warms. No other bird actually ing is certainly one of the bizarre undertakes a full hibernation. 20lb. bag adaptations of bird behavior. Canyon Wren Great Low Price! $14.99 Lammergeyer Vulture Wrens are some of the most delight- The lammergeyer, or bearded vulture, ful and appreciated garden birds. Old Ben’s Dove and is one of the most distinctive and Restricted to North and South America, awe inspiring birds of prey, frequently Quail Seed Blend the 80 species of wrens have adapted Specially blended to attract these feeding on marrow of shattered bones to a vast range of opposite habitats and other ground feeding birds. dropped from the air. It is not so despite their similar forms. The rusty Must buy 2 to get sale price. much the diet of this strange bird but backed canyon wren is a native of 5lb. bag its habit of dyeing its feathers in the western North America that inhabits interest of appearance that makes it so dry arid slopes covered with rocks, Sale 2 for $10 remarkable. According to research, the pebbles, and crevices. An example Reg. $8.99 each birds are known to dye their feathers of avian engineering, these wild birds with natural substances beginning at actually move a number of small stones All specials limited to stock on hand. about seven years of age. to form a pathway, or patio in front of No special orders. Cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. By immersing their feathers in iron their nest sites. Usually built by females, rich mud and mineralized clay, the the patio may include 300 stones. vultures add colorful highlights to Despite extensive research on canyon their plumage. Vultures feeding on wrens, the purpose and function of the dead animals lack the rich carotene stone paths remains a mystery. pigments that color plumage in many Tit Family Pariday plant eating birds. Red pigments These small songbirds seem to practice Beginning June 1st signal dominance in the bird world. It herbal and even aromatherapy skills. is thought that lammergeyers assert Multiple species, including starlings Roses 50% Off their social status and rank through and blue tits, place small pieces of their self coloring. All sales final. Excludes carpet roses, aromatic plants in their nest. The blue Banksia roses, and Cecile Brunner. continued p7 06.17 7 Garden Classes JUNE Date To Remember

Saturday classes are FREE and last about an hour. Complimentary coffee is Both stores will be closed July 4th served. During inclement weather, classes are held indoors in San Diego and on for Independence Day. the covered, heated patio in Poway. Topics are subject to change. See the full schedule at www.walterandersen.com/calendar/. Rare Fruit Tree Alert! SAN DIEGO | 9:00AM POWAY | 9:30AM

6/3 6/3 Summer Rose Care Moss Ball Workshop: Limited to 6/10 15 Attendees, $28 Materials Fee, Tropical Fruit Trees Must RSVP to 858-513-4900 with Tyler Trimble 6/10 6/17 Principles of Xeriscaping SD Seeds & Up Cycle Soils: with Brian Two Home-Grown 6/17 Gardening Businesses Summer Veggies, Bugs, Both stores have limited quantities of 6/24 & Diseases with Richard Wright exotic fruit. Choose from Cats Claw, Summer in the Shade Garden 6/24 Kaffir Plum, Plantains, Black Sapote, Composting Vanilla Ice Cream Bean, Surinam Cherry, and Golden Goose Berry! As wonderful as it is to have a nice selection of traditional fruit, we think these choices will intrigue you! Old Ben continued from p6 Pictured is Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Bean, Cats Claw and Kaffir Plum! tits are unique in using numerous plant close relatives. Similar to a fish eagle, • species that have the effect of reducing the osprey plunges into the water and harmful bacteria. Blowfly infestations seizes rather large fish in its extra long are a key problem in their nests, and piercing talons before flying off to a sanitary problems may lead to chick perch. Onlookers may be struck by mortality. Researchers discovered that how perfectly aligned the fish is when aromatic plants, including lavender, carried. Osprey resembles an airplane apple mint, and the curry plant signifi- with a bomb or fuel tank in profile. cantly improved the composition of Osprey almost always carry fish bacterial communities living on the parallel to their bodies to improve aero- blue tit nestlings. dynamics and in flight handling, despite Osprey’s Fish Carrying Tactics the handicap of the heavy and awkward load. Unlike most birds, the osprey has The osprey is a one-of-a-kind bird a reversible outer toe, which allows of prey found near water on every TM the bird to carry prey with two facing San Diego’s Independent Nursery Since 1928 continent except Antarctica. Unlike forward and two facing backward. This many birds of prey, this species is makes carrying large prey a lot easier. classified in its own genus and has no • walterandersen.com Visit Our 2 Locations facebook.com/walterandersens twitter.com/walterandersens SAN DIEGO POWAY online store 3642 Enterprise Street 12755 Danielson Court San Diego, California 92110 Poway, California 92064 videos {619} 224-8271 {858} 513-4900

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