August Newsletter

Nursery owner Robert L. | Photo: JA

Welcome to August in our nursery!

🌆 A San Jose Summer

The heart of Silicon Valley, our beloved San Jose, shines even brighter during these warm summer days. August-blooming California natives including mimulus, penstemons, and milkweed, early showings of autumn plants like Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy', tropical flowers like Hibiscus, and drought-tolerant standbys such as lantana, oleander, and salvia are all showing their exquisite beauty in August.

🌱 Nurturing August Growth

August is a time of nurturing in our nursery. With the pressing heat, our team is hard at work tending to the specific needs of our many varieties of plants, ensuring they receive the care and attention needed to bloom at their best in our hot and dry San Jose climate. Learn more about our operations processes in this month's Behind the Scenes feature.

🌸 Discovering August Delights

We're excited to showcase a colorful array of plants this month perfectly suited for August planting. From vibrant perennials that withstand the summer heat to the gorgeous local color of August-blooming California natives, this newsletter is brimming with suggestions to enhance your use of color in late-summer landscapes.

Wishing you a bright and bountiful August,

Jane

Capitol Wholesale Nursery, 2938 Everdale Drive, San Jose, CA

Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, Sat 8:30am-4pm

cwnsales@gmail.com | 408-239-0589

Featured Plants

This month, we've compiled some of the most vivid August flowers gracing our nursery.

Bougainvillea x buttiana

'Orange King' Bougainvillea

A gorgeous and vigorous orange-flowering bougainvillea.

- Blooms throughout the summer

- Vine grows to 20'-30'

- Grow on fences or other support

- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

- Plant in full sun

- Low water once established

Agastache

'Blue Fortune' Blue Hyssop

For a pop of delicate blue in your garden, consider this award-winning, long-blooming hummingbird mint.

- Foliage smells like licorice

- Plant in full sun to part shade

- Grows 2'-3'

- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

- Deer resistant

Mandevilla x 'Sunmandecrikin'

Sun Parasol Giant Crimson Mandevilla

Large, dark-pink to red flowers adorn this bushy flowering vine from early summer to fall.

- Plant in full sun to part shade

- Compact; grows to 3 ft.

- Can grow up to 10' (6'-8' wide)

- Long-blooming

- Tropical origins

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

'Ross Estey'

Large, crinkled, peach-colored petals turn to darker pink in the center with lush, bright-green foliage.

- Heat-loving tropical shrub

- Grows up to 6'-8' x 4'-5'

- Plant in full to part sun

- Attracts birds and butterflies

- Blooms repeatedly in summer and fall

Lagerstroemia indica

'Infiniti Brite Pink' Crape Myrtle

If you love a vivid summer pink, this dwarf crape myrtle makes a wonderful choice for your August garden.

- Heat-loving and drought tolerant

- Deciduous shrub grows up to 4'x4'

- Plant in full sun

- Average water needs

- Flowers early summer to fall

CWN: Behind the Scenes!

Kariña in our operations area

As we stroll through the colorful tapestry of our nursery, it's important to pause and appreciate the beating heart of our operation: the dynamic world of operations. This behind-the-scenes magic is what ensures the seamless integration of the vibrant flora from our vendors, to the nursery, and into your gardens.

This enchanted area is located at the far end of our yard. Above, you can see Kariña posing with some new arrivals that will soon be loaded onto carts and distributed throughout the nursery, or placed aside for special orders. See more of the process on Instagram.

Garden & Landscaping

There is nothing like the beauty of a native garden. Knowing that your landscape is contributing to environmental health cultivates a sense of peace and joy over and above the beauty of the garden itself. At the same time, we still want our gardens to be colorful and vibrant, and we may fear that California native plants would produce a similar look to the dry, arid hills around San Jose this time of year.

Fortunately, this fear is totally misplaced - there is a veritable rainbow of native flowering plants to enhance your landscapes this time of year. Learn how to infuse your garden with local August color in this month's exclusive article.

HOW TO USE COLOR IN YOUR GARDEN: A DESIGN GUIDE

Create a colorful garden by learning the basics of color theory & design. From GardenDesign.com.

By Janet Loughrey, Garden Writer & Photographer

"Knowing how to use color in the landscape is one of the most fundamental aspects of good garden design. Color sets the mood, dictates style, and lends cohesiveness. Using color properly can mean the difference between a show-worthy garden or a chaotic mess. By understanding the basics of color theory and how to use color in the garden, you can be well on the way to creating your own beautiful outdoor space. ..." Read more at GardenDesign.com.

Events & Workshops

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You Design It

We Deliver It

With our extensive inventory and trusted nursery partners, CWN is your one source for plants and planting supplies. The nursery is brimming with a wide variety of colors, textures, and sizes. We have in stock a complete mix to accommodate larger quantities of our best sellers, making it even easier to complete your orders more quickly. Here is a brief summary of what we can do for you:



·      Assemble orders for “will call” or delivery

·      Always use the best and most consistent materials available

·      Contact you immediately if there is a quality or available issue

·      Order out-of-stock or specialty materials using all available resources

·      Guarantee that CWN materials will meet or exceed your expectations

Contact Information

(408) 239-0589

cwnsales@gmail.com

capitolwholesalenursery.net