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Dear Friends of Anderson's La Costa,

Happy Valentine's Day! We hope you are having a good winter and starting to think about spring which is right around the corner! We love February. It is an awesome month in the garden - more light with longer days, amazing blooms, lots of chirping birds, and it's Rose Month!


We are delighted to bring you our annual Pre-Order Rose Sale. Now is the time to order your roses - they come in 5-gallon pots in bud and bloom and ready for planting.

February Newsletter Specials


20% Off

Pre-Order Roses

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20% Off Pre-Order Roses ~ We are proud to feature our premier Southern California rose growing partner, Otto & Sons Nursery. Hundreds of gorgeous and healthy roses to choose from including David Austin, Hybrid Tea/Grandiflora, Floribunda, shrub, climbing, etc. 


Please visit Otto & Son's website to preview and select the roses by type that you want. Order and pay through Anderson's La Costa by February 28 to receive 20% off your order. For pricing, availability, further questions, and to assist you in completing your order, please stop by the nursery. Your roses will arrive in April - we will call you when they're in.

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We are starting our awesome pre-spring ordering for all sorts of plants- Steven has more detail in the next section. Gardening Tips for February will follow, then an article on the cutest Burrowing Owls which can be found throughout our region.


We hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a great start to an already beautiful February. Please let us know how we can help you keep your garden beautiful.


Warmest regards,

Marc, Mariah, Steven, and the

Team at Anderson's

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What's New at the Nursery

...by Steven Froess


Greetings Everyone!


It is time for our monthly newsletter. February is the shortest month of the year, but it is also the month that leads us into our beautiful spring. Unless, of course, we have an unusually cold March.


If you were unmotivated to go out and plant during the many rainy days we had last month, do not worry, the ground is still soft and it is a great time for gardening. Whether it's planting seeds like vegetables, poppies, or flowers, improving your soil by adding planting mix and/or mulch, fertilizing (use slow-release this time of the year, if you force growth too early it can be damaged by cold weather) or pruning (prune roses ASAP, cut back hydrangeas if needed, fruit trees, etc.) there is plenty to do this month in the garden. Scroll down to the next section for a full write-up on February Gardening Tips.


As is our tradition in February, we like to offer our rose pre-order program through the Fillmore, California-based grower Otto and Sons Nursery. They offer over 300 varieties of rose bushes in all different categories (!!) We will do our best to fill everyone's order with amazing roses for spring.

One of the most sought-after types of roses is David Austin. The varieties and quantities are limited and will become available closer to April. If you know what kind of roses you would like to order that is a great start. If you are still deciding, be sure to visit Otto and Sons' website to browse the many roses they have to offer. You are even able to filter by factors such as type (hybrid tea, David Austin, climbing rose, etc.) color, fragrance, and more. 

Meanwhile, our nursery is restocked and ready for spring! Be sure to check out the Tillandsia (air plants) in the greenhouse. We have received lots of new varieties, and even some blooms and larger varieties, too.


Leucospermum (Pincushion Protea) native to South Africa, have some of the most unique flowers. Currently, we offer cultivars such as 'High gold', 'Tango', 'Scarlet Ribbons', Flame Giant', 'California sunshine', and two Hawaiian hybrids with spectacular flowers: 'Brandi de la Cruz' and 'Phil Parvin'. (Bolded cultivars pictured below.)

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The requirements for growing leucospermum/protea successfully are a sunny location with good or excellent soil drainage. When planting, make sure not to bury the trunk below the soil level or not disturb the roots (they are very sensitive). The more you trim them as they are flowering or just after the flowers fade, the more branching will occur resulting in more flowers the following year. I've seen established gardens where one bush can have 50 or more flowers on them in one season. 

Bedding plants such as 6-pack sweet pea starts are looking good, as are Italian Ranunculus (larger flower, taller stem, great for cutting), Poppy Anemones (beautiful flowers and the bees love them!), large flowering Gazanias bloom throughout the year, Veronica 'Georgia blue' is a light blue flowering groundcover, and some California poppies (small yellow, orange, and dark orange). (Bolded plants pictured below.)

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For lower light areas try Primrose, Senettii daisies, or Cyclamen for some color this time of the year. Classic shade-loving flowering shrubs in stock and in bloom include Camellias, azaleas and gardenia. We will be getting hydrangeas and other tropical shade plants further along in the spring.

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Our nursery garden is flourishing at the moment. We are still finishing up our winter garden but we'll soon start seeing peppers, tomatoes, and heat-loving veggies and herbs start to come in. Lavender is a perennial that will last for several years under the right conditions. It is a versatile herb and decorative shrub belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae. Because of its Mediterranean origin, lavender loves hot sun and dry soil. They grow well in our climate, produce a beautiful fragrance, and have so many uses from culinary to health, beauty, and wellness. We have a wide variety of 4-inch and 1-5 gallon pots to choose from.

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Don't forget Valentine's day is this month. We will have plenty of beautiful flowering plants such as orchids, anthurium, pink jasmine, and hanging baskets. There's also Bonsai, flower and succulent dishes, pottery and garden décor, or seeds or starters to choose from. Or a good old-fashioned gift card. Besides, all of these last longer than cut flowers!


I hope you all enjoy the sunshine and I look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Your Local Horticulturalist,

Steven

February Gardening Tips

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At the top of this month's gardening tasks are planting and pruning trees and shrubs. In San Diego County, we can plant trees of all kinds: fruit trees, shade trees and flowering trees. It is an excellent time to transplant mature or established trees and shrubs while they are dormant. Don't fertilize newly planted trees or shrubs until after they have started to grow and then only very lightly the first year. 


When is the Best Time to Prune? 

While you shouldn't prune flowering trees until after they've bloomed, you can now prune most shrubs and deciduous shade trees before they leaf out. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning. It keeps them in shape, gets rid of dead and diseased wood, and encourages new growth. Few birds are nesting in trees in the winter. This is an especially good time to prune coniferous trees like pines and cypress since their pests (various bark beetles) are not active at this time of the year. 


To continue reading February Gardening Tips, click here.

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February Nursery Special


20% Off

Pre-Order ROSES



Expires February 28, 2023

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Feathered Friends Corner...


Facts About Burrowing Owls


Burrowing owls are so named because they live underground in burrows that have been dug out by small mammals like ground squirrels. They are covered in brown spotted feathers and have long legs. They also sport distinctive white eyebrows above bright yellow eyes. They are one of the smallest owls in North America.


Diet: Burrowing owls eat small mammals such as moles and mice during late spring and early summer. Later they switch to insects, especially grasshoppers and beetles. Burrowing owls are also known to eat birds, amphibians, and reptiles.


Population: Current burrowing owls population estimates are not well known but trend data suggest significant declines across their range. Most recent estimates place them at less than 10,000 breeding pairs.


Range: Burrowing owls can be found from Mississippi to the Pacific and from the Canadian prairie provinces into South America. They are also found in Florida and the Caribbean Islands. Burrowing owls have disappeared from much of their historic range.


Behavior: Unlike other owls, burrowing owls are active during the day, especially in the spring when they gather food for their large broods. This species of owl prefers open areas with low ground cover. They can often be found perching near their burrow on fence posts. Burrowing owls make a tremulous chuckling or chattering call. They bob their heads to express excitement or distress. 


Burrowing owls often nest in loose colonies about 100 yards apart. During the nesting season, burrowing owls will collect a wide variety of nesting materials to line their nest, some of which are left around the entrance to the burrow. The most common material is mammal dung, At one time it was incorrectly thought that the dung helped to mask the scent of juvenile owls. Researchers now believe the dung helps to control the microclimate inside the burrow and to attract insects, which the owls eat.


Known Populations in San Diego County: In our county, the burrowing owl is historically bred at the following locations: San Marcos, Camp Pendleton, Palomar Airport, central and southwest Carlsbad, Batiquitos and San Elijo lagoons, Mission Bay, Lower Otay Lake, North Island Naval Air Station, Otay Mesa, and the Tijuana River Valley. There are currently no known major populations of burrowing owls in the County. 


Fun Facts: Unlike most owls in which the female is larger than the male, the sexes of the burrowing owl are the same size.


Burrowing owls have a higher tolerance for carbon dioxide than other birds. It is an adaptation found in other burrowing animals, which spend longer periods underground where gas can accumulate to higher levels than found above ground.


The oldest known burrowing owl was at least 9 years, 11 months old when it was sighted in California in 2014.

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