Here is a picture I took a few days ago of Starry Night roses at the beginning of Scenic Drive at the fountain at LaLoma, Scenic and H St. For those of you from the north East, Eat your heart out.

Here it is in december and in full bloom. Not as heavy as I have seen it during the year but still impressive. I have posted about Starry Night before but again it has performed wonderfully well.

They were pruned in January and we fertilized them with our six month fertilizer at the same time. They started blooming in mid April and still have not quit. They have NEVER been sprayed for bugs or disease.

Starry night is large for some uses and I am looking for additional varieties that perform as well in our climate and as I get better info I will let you know.

Jungle Jim

I am proud to be able to say that Scenic Nursery has been named Modesto's Favorite Nursery for the seventh straight year. It makes me proud of all the hard work the Scenic staff does to make it happen. We are continually looking for ways to make the shopping experience here more fun and interesting for you.
Providing new and interesting plants is a large part of our goal. Our recently remodeled and expanded bedding department always has a selection of attractive, interesting and colorful perennials to add to your garden. Even in the off season, April keeps a selection that you will find interesting. In the store, Diana is always on the look out for organic methods of pest control. We test many products, but keep in stock only those things that actually work. We do try to provide organic pest control products first. Ranging from Sluggo, the pet safe snail control, to the new organic insect control, Spinosad, we are continually looking for the safest gardening products that work.
This winter The Garden Crew has plans to install more display vignettes to show what The Garden Crew can do and give you ideas for you to do. In addition to periodic maintenance and refreshing old gardens, The Garden Crew can do complete new garden installations.
In personal news, Donna and I are slowly making progress on our front yard remodel. You can check out our progress at www.scenicnursery.com under The Garden Crew section.
You can also see a picture of our twelve foot Puangyok Thai Pea Eggplant! Yes, twelve feet tall! I would like to say that it gave a crop in relation to it's size, but it set flowers late and the tiny fruits are still not ripe (as of early November). I have never heard or seen of an egg plant this size – how about you?

JIM

Our new Winter Calendar of Events is now posted under the Events heading. We have Rose & Fruit Tree Pruning Demos and several other interesting interesting seminars planned, so check it out & mark your calendars!