We are with Graham Rice, hellebores are winter’s most captivating plants.

Enthusiasm for hellebores is on the increase and here you’ll find all you need to know about hellebores, with information on keeping your hellebores happy and propagating them successfully here.

Hellebores are basically easy to grow. They’re very tolerant of a wide variety of soils and situations and are naturally very long-lived. A few of the less familiar species are more demanding butas long as their situation is prepared well before planting, they will usually thrive. Take a moment, click the below photograph and watch about a quick YouTube on these brilliant winter bloomers.

Winter is an ideal time to highlight those stylish succulents in your home or yard. Notice how the leaf edges turn colors with the cooler temperatures, providing a pop of color to brighten any room. We’re also taking a cue to water conservation by filling up a few of our terra-cotta water features for an inspirational outdoor focal piece.

From the deepest Amaranth pink to the lightest soft pink, varying shades of pink pop are among our Camellia’s.  

Camellias can serve several functions in the landscape including foundation plantings, screens, accent plants, background groupings and hedges. Maximum benefit can be achieved by mass plantings or groupings.

Camellias flower in the fall and winter when their display of colorful blooms is most appreciated. During the remainder of the year their evergreen foliage, interesting shapes and textures, and relatively slow growth make camellias excellent landscape plants.

They will be a welcomed addition to your garden, year after year.

Selecting pruning tools will invoke excitement for you, or it won’t.  Until coming to Bushnell’s I bought pruning tools at Summer garage sales.  I would toil hour upon hour with dull, slightly rusted tools in certainty my manual labor would produce spectacular results.  In reality, my garden was a third-of-an-acre hack job.

This pause from reality came full circle last month when the owner of Bushnell’s took me aside to guide me away from such nonsense.  He unrolled his personal pruning tools from a weathered leather bag, each pocket occupied with sharpened precision blades for cutting woody stems.

He begin talking about his arthritic Mom, whose grip was not what it used to be, struggling with opening and closing her hand.  While in the meantime, handed me a small, palm sized tool and nodded towards a tree.  I pause here to remind you, my pruning was a lethal & imaginative workout, so being put on the spot could have become nothing short of a certain personal embarrassment. 

“Go ahead,” he said, “it needs to be pruned anyway.”  With a greatly accelerated heart rate, I approached.  Within seconds, shock gave way to disbelief!  Those tiny palm sized shears had cut branches with exquisite ease, clean and precise.  Swearing out loud, I swung around asking if it were natural to want to hand prune the entire 7-foot tree?  Naturally, a smile crossed his face as he decended to the leather bag for another mastery tool.

So, all this is quite informative, reading about my admission to inferior pruning tools. Nothing very original about all of this, except to say, everyone has the opportunity to be taught by the owner of Bushnell’s on January 14th. But do you know what? You will get the chance to hand select the tools most effective for you and fit your hands like a worn out glove. Long handled loppers, pruning saws, telescope pole pruner, ergonomic designs all waiting for you — I have to stop now, my hands are sweating. These reasons alone are enough to sign up right now! I insist.

Meanwhile, I’m heading back to the 7-foot tree. There are a few remaining branches to prune.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

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This Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 marks the 2nd annual “Small Business Saturday,” a national initiative to support local businesses the day after “Black Friday,” the biggest shopping day of the year.

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We’re using the day to offer

25% off

ALL our Christmas & Autumn Décor from our Bushnell Christmas & Garden Shoppe.

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Think of all the hundreds of thousands of things you can do

WITHOUT

being stuck in holiday traffic.

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Wait, did we mention that <a href=“http://www.openforum.com” target=_blank”>American Express wants to help you make a difference?

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Get a one-time $25 statement credit when you register an eligible American Express® Card and use that Card for a purchase of $25 or more at a small business on November 26th. Registration is limited. Of course, Terms and Conditions apply.

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There is just something unique about purchasing from local shops. I guess, simply put, it’s wonderful:

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So, what does this LOOK like?

Check out this video

youtu.be/oy2UwRa8hOs

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Holiday presents for your loved ones, a scrumptious dessert served from one our serving dishes, or that cup of coffee. What ever it is, we are proud to share, along with the White House this simply wonderful opportunity.

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Let’s all do our part to strengthen our local economy and create a magical holiday season.

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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Small Business Saturday
and
Happy Holidays.

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www.smallbusinesssaturday.com — Small Business Saturday’s Website
www.bushnellgardens.com/gardenshoppe — Bushnell Christmas Shoppe Website (a.k.a. Garden Shoppe)
www.facebook.com/bushnellgardensnursery — Bushnell Gardens Nursery Facebook Fan Page
www.twitter.com/bushnellgardens — Bushnell Garden Nursery Twitter Page
www.flickr.com/photos/bushnellsgardens — Bushnell Gardens Nursery Flicker Photostream

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

10 am — 12 noon

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BOTH OF THEM

will be here!

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This year, we have BOTH Mr. & Mrs. Claus joining us as we continue to celebrate this Christmas holiday season.

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We’ll have an old-fashioned sleigh for photo opportunities.…

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…and LOTS of items in our Christmas shoppe

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Come in and get great ideas for all your holiday indoor decorating.

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For added fun…

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** Pets are welcome **

Even on Santa’s Lap (Ho! Ho! Ho!)

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Joining us will be our friends from the Placer County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). These “local companion animal welfare experts” are coming to help spread awareness, raise money to “enhance the lives of companion animals and support the human-animal bond” and add a ton of holiday cheer. All to make everyone’s life a little more joyful.

Donations requested at the event

and

are available online

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Also…

Enjoy our outdoor gardens

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Bonsai

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Japanese Maples

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Bretsters Deco Iron

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Perennials

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…and Much, Much, more!

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We Look Forward to Seeing You Here

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www.smallbusinesssaturday.com — Small Business Saturday’s Website
www.placerspca.org — Placer SPCA’s Website
www.bushnellgardens.com/gardenshoppe — Bushnell Christmas Shoppe Website (a.k.a. Garden Shoppe)
www.facebook.com/bushnellgardensnursery — Bushnell Gardens Nursery Facebook Fan Page
www.twitter.com/bushnellgardens — Bushnell Garden Nursery Twitter Page

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Look for
this sign

(on Douglas Blvd)

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Friday, November 4, 2011

6 pm — 9 pm

WHEN THE COLD WEATHER HITS. We have one goal: to blow you away. To be irresistible. As gardens lie dormant under a blanket of winter, we busy ourselves with creating ideas so enticing they will draw you out of your homes and into our Garden Shoppe. It’s a challenge we relish.

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Growing up, I spent winter weekend evenings under the belly of our living room wood burning stove, knowing throughout the day the comforting glow of the fire was beckoning me home.

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It’s with this intent we’re opening our Garden Shoppe doors on a holiday season filled with woodland charm, winter whites, berry reds, fresh greens and open fires.

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Join us on Friday, November 4th from 6pm — 9 pm for a first look at our ninja tips this season on

• holiday décor
• entertaining
• lighting, and
• gifting

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Come and enjoy a festive evening of activity, gift buying

…and a few surprises!

Featuring
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A heritage holiday display with French Bee and Art Italica
Hors d’oeuvre tasting with the Chef’s behind Hawks Restaurant

Fireside gazing on the outer patio with our Bretsters Deco Iron
Exquisite Luminary displays from Archipelago & Mountain Mandarin
Holiday tableware displays by Good Estate Collection

Free and open to the public.

RSVP Requested

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

10 am — 2 pm

This holiday season, we’ll be sharing samples from our neighbors Otow Orchards, Rickey Ranch & Source Tapas Restaurant.

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Otow Orchard is renowned for their Japanese art of hoshigaki — hoshi means dried and gaki is from kaki, the Japanese word for persimmon. Each October, their persimmons are hand-peeled, strung onto a rack, and massaged every 3 to 5 days for several weeks. The result is a moist, sugary, comforting delicacy.

The 165-acres off Cavitt Stallman is home to Rickey Ranch. There are acres of vineyards, fruit trees, pumpkins, gourds, a large garden, honey bees and beef cattle. They will be bringing their locally produced honey to taste. Bushnell’s will be providing warm, fragrant, melt-in-your-mouth bread.

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If this isn’t enough to come out of hibernation, sampling from Source Global Tapas Restaurant will. Their kitchen bustles in the clear light of winter, ovens on, cozy and warm with the aromas of brown butter and dreamy global cuisines. On November 4th, they are bringing local & intriguing flavors of cuisine, served tapas style, to sample.

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Free and open to the public.

Click Here to RSVP

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www.otoworchard.com — Otow Orchard’s Website
www.rickeyranch.net — Rickey Ranch’s Website
www.sourcetapas.com — Source Global Tapas Restaurant
www.facebook.com/bushnellgardensnursery — Bushnell Gardens Nursery Facebook Fan Page
www.twitter.com/bushnellgardens — Bushnell Garden Nursery Twitter Page

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