Plant Your Backyard Orchard Now!

Convert your Landscape into an Edible One with Vegetable Garden Perennials

Time to plant some dormant perennial vegetables for years of happy harvests. Many of these are so attractive that there is really no need to hide them in the kitchen garden. Go ahead and plant them with your other landscape plants and enjoy their show. Rhubarb, horseradish and asparagus are now in stock bareroot. 'Crimson Cherry' rhubarb is an excellent example of a showy perennial whose red stems and large leaves make a bold statement in a landscape.  Growing to about 2’ tall and wide, a clump of dramatic 'Crimson Cherry' rhubarb works well as a punctuation point in the landscape.  

Asparagus is another good example of an attractive addition to the landscape. After bearing edible shoots in spring, it develops tall ferny fronds that make a beautiful backdrop to summer flowers or even summer vegetables. Good companion plants for asparagus are tomato, parsley, and basil. 

Asparagus has been grown for at least two millennia. It's a good source of vitamin A and also has good amounts of calcium, folic acid and vitamin C. A cool season perennial which can live for decades, asparagus does require some work to get started, but unlike other vegetables, it will keep producing for many, many years. It will need regular watering in early years but requires much less work or water than most other vegetables once it becomes established. Besides, those little shoots peeping out each year are a great harbinger that spring has arrived. Plus, once you've tasted freshly picked asparagus, you'll never go back to the store-bought stuff!

Yamagami’s Nursery offers FREE Planting Guides for asparagus as well as for rhubarb and horseradish. Buying and planting them now saves you 2 years over planting them from seed or seedlings, so come quickly while they are in stock. Let Yamagami’s Nursery Pros help you succeed in your own Garden of Eatin’. 

Plant A Very Berry Summer Garden

Bare-root raspberries and a new gooseberry have just arrived. Look for 6 varieties of raspberries, including Fall Gold, a very tasty golden variety. Some are everbearers and some are summer bearers. Just imagine going out to a wall of berries to pick fresh raspberries for breakfast all summer long, Yum! We offer a FREE Berry Guide with training information for guaranteed success. 

New for us this year is an almost thornless gooseberry, the aptly named ‘Pixwell’. It is perhaps the best gooseberry variety on the market today. It produces prolific crops of flavorful, pale green fruit that turn pink when fully ripe (August). ‘Pixwell’ usually bears fruit the year after planting and makes delicious pies and jelly. It is a dense, rounded, glossy-leafed shrub about 4’ tall and wide, suitable for hedge planting in the open or partially shaded areas. It needs regular summer and winter pruning to maximize fruit production. While it takes full sun to part shade, it does not like windy locations. 

Raspberries and the gooseberry are just the beginning of the berries we will offer this spring. Our blueberries are expected to arrive in February with the first of the blackberries. Watch our website for arrival information. When you decide to plant an edible landscape or just want to increase the number of fruit you can grow yourself, just come to Yamagami’s Nursery where our Nursery Pros can guide you to the varieties that will thrive here. We are here to help you succeed…the first time!

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Time to brush up on Fruit Tree Pruning, Winter Rose Care, and Japanese Maple Pruning. There is a $20.00 fee per person, per class, which is rebated as a coupon good for merchandise. Space is limited so pre-paid registration is recommended. To pay to reserve your spot, come in or call us at (408) 252- 3347 and use a credit card. Walk-ins will be allowed if space is available.  

Recipe of the Week: Asparagus and Shrimp Pasta