WINTER 08 WWW.WALTERANDERSEN.COM IN THIS ISSUE ianellas And Other hink Pink When D Treats For 2008 T Selecting 2008 Roses Dianellas & Treats For 2008 1,2 Think Pink For 2008 Roses 1 by Melanie Potter Fire-Wise Landscaping 1,3 Our green goods buyer in After thumbing through the 2008 rose catalogs as well as Walter Camellias 2 Poway, Andy Shearer, is just Andersen’s 2008 rose list, it looks like pink is the hot color for Growing Super Food 2 crazy about Dianellas spring. There are some new color combinations, some striped, (especially a variegated species and some roses are named for celebrities, but pink seems to Plants Without Leaves 2 he doesn’t see often). Their prevail. Here’s what will be new for 2008 in addition to plenty of Fragrant Gardens 3 common name is flax lily and old favorites, as far as Walter Andersen’s rose selection. there are 30 known species Fuller’s Finds 3 Apricot Candy Dianella Little Becca belonging to the family, A soft apricot colored hybrid tea with above 2009 Rose Preview 3 Hemerocallidaceae, about half are native to Australia. They are average resistance to diseases and an old The Wee Corner: Little Containers 4 evergreen; feature long strappy leaves and range in color from deep rose fragrance. Winter Class Schedule 4 green, blue-green to pale green. There are blue flowers in spring April in Paris Keep Poinsettias Blooming with prominent yellow stamens that are borne in sprays on a stem. 4 Shiny, blue to purple berries appear as do shiny, black seeds. Their Jackson & Perkins 2008 Rose of the Year Tool Shed: Frost Protection 4 habitat ranges from moist forests and dry woodland rainforests to with classic seashell shaped buds that open Coupon Savings 4 coastal dunes, therefore for San Diego climates; you don’t need to into pale pink blossoms edged in soft pink. have a green thumb to grow them. Intense rose tea scent. Dianella This year we’ll have some new varieties available from Catalina A New Year, A New Garden! Cassa Blue Monrovia and here’s a quick look at them— A Grandiflora with ruffled apricot pink By Yvonne Savio, Home & Garden Showplace petals with a deeper pink reverse with a Dianella Cassa Blue: An easy-care dwarf selection with lush clear pink and yellow accent. Light, antique February in southern California means starting a new blue-green foliage. Excellent mass planting or border in scent. garden, and we can now get into high gear choosing seed front of shrubs. Tolerates most any soil and salt spray. Erect varieties to sow and searching for the earliest tomato foliage 2 ft. tall, slowly spreading clump. Thrives in either Citrus Splash seedlings to plant. But remember to finish pruning full sun or shade. For those who adored ‘Happy Chappy’ last dormant fruit trees and perennials, including roses. year, don’t miss seeing this shrub rose with Dianella Baby Bliss: A smaller version of Dianella Cassa Blue. its stripe blossoms in yellow and orange Successful and exciting gardens result from including Dianella Little Becca: Luxuriant green strap leaf that lighten to yellow and pink as flowers something new as well as the dependable favorites. I plant with smaller stature and tough as nails mature. Fruity scent. always try some new lettuces and greens and tomato constitution. Provides heat, drought and humidity Dream Come True varieties, but keep my proven winners -- butterhead tolerant foliage with wide versatility in gardens. A mild tea scented Grandiflora with blooms lettuce, Ace and Celebrity tomatoes and Gardener's Takes full sun, part shade. Fast growth 2 to 3 feet that are yellow edged in ruby red. Delight or Camp Joy cherry tomatoes, pimento peppers, high, 2 feet wide. Straight Eight and Burpee Hybrid II cucumbers, and Frankly Scarlet Dianella Little Rev: A compact, easy-care selection yellow crookneck squash. Continued P4 Dianella A Floribunda with a peppery fragrance with Tasred with blue-green foliage and pale violet spring flowers blooms of a unique light red color. It is followed by purple berries. An excellent mass bred for rapid reflowering. Firewise Plants planting or border in front of shrubs. Tolerates most any soil and Fire-Resistant Trees salt spray. Forms small clumps 1 to 1½ ft. tall, ½ to 1 ft. wide. Julio Inglesias Lemon bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) A Floribunda with a strong citrus and Dianella Tasred: Unique foliage is green with yellow tones in the Toyon, California holly (Heteromeles arbutifolia) verbena fragrance, it counts ‘Scentimental’ margins and red base. Color becomes more acute in colder months Myoporum (Myoporum laetum) as one of its parents and boasts light and Catalina cherry (Prunus lyonii) but fades to green in summer. Red stems in spring produce showy deep pink stripes. Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus) flowers followed by purple berries. Cold hardy alternative to California pepper tree (Schinus molle) phormiums with upright strap leaf form and broad lush Laura Bush Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) appearance. Excellent choice for both tropical and modern garden A Floribunda with clusters of dusky orange Fire-Resistant Shrubs design. Evergreen perennial. Full sun to heavy shade. Fast growth buds that burst into cinnamon-orange The trees listed above and Evergreen sumacs (Rhus) to 3 feet tall and wide. Continued P2 blooms splashed with orange centers. Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) Oleander (Nerium oleander) Lovestruck Jackson & Perkins 2008 Floribunda of the Fire-Resistant Native Plants Things gardeners Year, hot pink petals with white reverse and Yarrow (Eriophyllum species) should consider when ire-Wise Landscaping Tips California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) choosing plants for a F disease resistant foliage. Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) Mardi Gras Annual lupines (Lupinius species) fire-safe landscape: by Melanie Potter Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus species) A Floribunda with a strong color mix of 1 Local area fire history Penstemon (Penstemon species) The smoke hadn’t even cleared from the October 2007 firestorm yellow, orange and pink. Mild, peppery Chia (Salvia columbariae) San Diego experienced before the nurseries were fielding questions fragrance. Creeping Sage (Salvia sonomensis) 2 Site location and Woolly Blue Curls (Trichostema lanatum) overall terrain from customers about fire proofing their landscapes. The wisest Spring Fever California fuchsia (Zauschernia species) advice we got regarding this question was from Kevin Twohey, a 3 A groundcover rose that produces single Prevailing winds and nursery owner and fire chief of the St. Helena Fire Department in blooms that start out pink and deepen in Fire-Resistant Introduced Plants seasonal weather St. Helena. He said that in a firestorm like we experienced last year Silver Spreader (Artemisia caucasica) color as the weather chills, finally fading to and in 2004 (he and his fire crew were brought down to assist both Salt Bush Spreader (Atriplex) 4 Property contours white. Black spot free foliage. Creeping Salt Bush (Atriplex semibaccata) fire efforts) the only thing you can do is to get people out of the Rockrose (Cistus crispus) and boundaries way. There is no rhyme or reason why things burn or don’t burn. Watercolors Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus salviifolius) A shrub rose with colors of yellow, pink, 5 Native vegetation As witnessed by owner Ken Andersen and store manager, David Lavender Cotton (Santolina cerise and ruby red. chamaecyparissus) Ross, who stayed busy providing damage assessments to fire victims, Green Santolina (Santolina virens) 6 Plant characteristics much of what was scorched does grow back in time. Sometimes, Windemere and placement (duffage, Other Choices the only evidence that children lived in completely burned homes An English rose that opens with cream Sea Fig (Carpobrotus species) water and salt retention was the plastic and wooden play set that was unscathed in the back colored blooms that turn white with White Trailing Ice Plant (Delosperma ‘Alba’) ability, aromatic oils, fuel yard. While there are no guarantees to landscaping a home to summer’s sun. Fruity, essence zested with Trailing Ice Plant (Lampranthus spectabilis) load per area, and size) withstand fire storm damage, there are things to plant that literally grapefruit overtones is its fragrance. Croceum Ice Plant (Malephora crocea) don’t add as much fuel to the fire. In a fire situation, the dead trees Rosea Ice Plant (Drosanthemum floribundum) 7 Irrigation requirements and shrubs surrounding your home act as fuel for fire. Removing Wing-Ding Cape Weed (Artotheca calendula) A Brilliant scarlet Polyantha. There’s a light Prostrate Coyote Bush (Baccharis pilularis) flammable vegetation reduces the threat of fire damage. fragrance and it blooms late into the season. Creeping Coprosma (Coprosma kirkii) These fire wise planting tips come from our friends at Monrovia. Trailing Gazania (Gazania rigens leucolaena) Lippia (Lippia canescens) To create a more fire-safe landscape, the primary goal is fuel See all of Walter Andersen Nursery’s roses for 2008 at Myoporum (Myoporum parviollium) reduction. Gardeners should landscape using the zone concept. African Daisy (Osteospermum fruticosum) www.walterandersen.com/roselist-2008.html Lavender Cotton (Santolina species) Zone 1 is closest to the structure; Zones 2-4 move progressively O’Connor’s Legume (Trifolium fragiferum 3 further away. var. O’Connor’s) Walter Andersen Nursery’s Periwinkle (Vinca species) Zone 1 This well-irrigated area encircles the structure for at least 9th Annual Poway Rose Show 30 feet on all sides, providing space for fire suppression Coming in April or May! equipment in the event of an emergency. Plantings should be Watch for Details. 1) limited to carefully-spaced fire-resistant species. Continued P3 amellias Keep Looking Growing Your Own C Better And Better by Monrovia Super Food He points out that blueberries are easy to grow, resistant to pests and diseases, and will yield a nice harvest of fruit for Andy Shearer is the green Blueberries are not only delicious, several weeks during the summer.