Moonlight Magic Climbing Hydrangea from Hines Horticuture is one lovely plant. The tips of its new growth are cream colored, like frosting on the green wall of the vine. Like the regular Climbing Hydrangea (H. a. petiolaris), it is a sturdy, shade-loving vine that climbs a wall without need of a support. Once it is a few years old, it covers itself with flat white flower clusters in the summer, a breathtaking beauty! If it has no wall to climb, it makes a sprawling groundcover. Since it is deciduous, it has fresh foliage every year. Come see Moonlight Magic while our limited supply lasts.

Top 5 Reasons to Mulch

• Keeps roots cooler, so they pump water more efficiently. Result: plant less likely to scorch, sunburn or attract pests.
• Holds moisture longer in soil. Result: Saves water and $$$ on water bill
• Creates a breathable skin over clay soil. Result: no cracking or forming of a water-resistant crust on soil surface.
• A 2” to 3” layer of mulch suppresses weeds. Result: Less back-breaking weeding or use of herbicides plus saves water and fertilizer.
• As mulch breaks down it adds humic acid to soil. Result: Healthier soil with better texture.

Whether it's for aesthetic reasons (no brown crispy leaves), economic reasons (save on water bills and pesticides) or practical reasons (repeated use changes clay soils), mulch makes sense.

Come into Yamagami's to talk with one of our California Certified Nursery Professionals about how mulch can help your garden and to see the range of mulches we offer. If you don't know about the Original Mulch Block, check it out while you are here. We are here to help you succeed…the first time!

All tomatoes and vegetables in 4” pots 5 for $10 (reg. $2.95 ea) Selection includes heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, peppers, melons, eggplants and more!
Sale runs May 24 through May 28, 2007

Fuchsia Show and Clinic on Saturday, June 9 from 10AM to 2 PM. FREE. The Santa Clara County Chapter of the American Fuchsia Society is hosting the event and bringing in some interesting starter plants for sale. Bring in your Fuchsia growing questions.

Wouldn’t you love to attract butterflies to your garden? Even if your landscape is already established, adding a few of the plants listed below will entice butterflies to visit and feast. Some plants are excellent hosts for the butterfly larvae while others provide nectar for the adults. Different species of butterflies are attracted to different flower nectar and flower colors.

Flowering plants that butterflies love can be annuals, perennials, shrubs and/or vines. You can create a beautiful garden that blooms year round and is as attractive to butterflies as it is to you. Following is a partial list of butterfly-attracting plants. You can pick up a larger list (FREE) at the Info Center.

• Asters
• Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
• Cosmos
• Coneflower (Echinacea)
• Coreopsis
• Daisies (most)
• Gaillardia
• Lantana
• Passion Flower Vine
• Phlox
• Lantana
• Rudbeckia (Gloriosa Daisy, Black-Eyed Susan)
• Salvias
• Verbena
• Yarrow
• Zinnia

This plant list is just a sample of the many butterfly friendly choices. During your next visit, ask one of our CCN Pros to help you with your selections. Even some of our California natives host butterfly larvae and feed the adults, like California Coffee berry (Rhamnus) and California Wild Lilac (Ceanothus). One other quick note: Butterflies also like puddles. Provide a small water source in your garden with a shallow birdbath or buried bucket filled with stones and then filled with water. Be sure to use Mosquito Dunks in any standing water.