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Happy November!
What a wonderful month November is. Our warm sunny days are such a gentle step towards late fall and winter. We hope you are enjoying the quietness of the season and getting used to the time change. Here at the nursery, you won't believe how many beautiful flowering plants are still arriving regularly. It is a great time to get your fall garden, entryways, and indoor houseplants ready before your holiday guests arrive. We can't wait to help you.
Our first batch of paperwhite bulbs are due in next week, which means that poinsettias, wreaths, tillandsia ornaments, and other seasonal holiday items are soon to follow. We love the approaching holidays and the transformation of the nursery this month.
After our beautiful, long So Cal harvest this fall, this month's specials will inspire you to keep growing in your edible garden. We've also got one to elevate your indoor spaces, which we hope you enjoy...
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20% Off
All 4-inch and 6-pack Herb & Vegetable Starters
and Indoor Philodendron
Cool-season veggies such as beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, lettuces and spinach, onions, peas, radishes, and more are ready to be planted.
We have a great selection of philodendrons in our indoor greenhouse to spiffy up your home before the holidays. Philodendrons are popular houseplants for their low maintenance and striking varieties. The name "Philodendron" comes from the Greek words for "love" (philo) and "tree" (dendron), and many have classic heart-shaped leaves.
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Next up, you will find Steven's awesome monthly update, followed by November Gardening Tips. We look forward to welcoming you to the nursery as the holidays approach. Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe Thanksgiving. Please stop by and visit us soon- we can't wait to see you!
Warm wishes,
Your Anderson's La Costa Team ~ Steven, Manny, Hanna, Tandy, Julie, Courtney, June, Madeline, Josh, Zoe, Mo, Marc, and Mariah
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What's New at the Nursery
...by Steven Froess
Hello Newsletter Subscribers,
This month's weather usually reminds me why we are so fortunate to live here. Temperatures in the 70s and mostly sunny days—there aren't many places in the country where you can experience that throughout the fall. Of course, as the mornings cool off and we approach the holidays, the baking begins. I started early this year (thanks to Julie) with pumpkin rolls and oatmeal cranberry cookies. It's a great month for enjoying good food as Thanksgiving approaches. The time change really takes some getting used to. There’s something about it being dark at five o'clock that makes me feel like the days are much shorter.
This month, vegetables and herbs are on sale! It is prime planting season, so we will keep regularly stocked throughout these coming months. We also continue to grow our own from seed (100% organic) whenever we can. Some of the veggies we grow from seed include peas (sugar snap and little marvel), lettuce (Mayan Jaguar and Marvel of four seasons), sweet peas (non-edible, fragrant flowers), cabbage (red and napa), broccoli (rapini, customer request, was her favorite last year!), and arugula 'rocket'. I often repeat myself, but don't forget to add plenty of nutrients and replenish your soil for the best results.
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Plant mentions for this month that I'm excited to share with you start with lavender 'Sweet petite'. This hybrid is a cross between sweet lavender and Goodwin Creek. The result is a silver-leaf shrub that is more compact than sweet lavender, with a similar fragrance.
There are some great budded and blooming Proteaceae family plants. Banksia 'Schnapper Point' is loaded with bronze candle-like flowers. This banksia has a lower growth habit (4 feet tall by 6 feet wide), making it ideal for smaller, full-sun planting areas.
Leucospermum are starting to bud up early this year, not sure if that means the blooming season will start sooner. 'Veldfire' and 'Sunrise' have the most buds so far. The cooler months tend to be the heaviest blooming months for Grevilleas. Right now the varieties 'Magic lanterns', 'Superb' (in one gallon size!), and 'Moonlight' are looking good, with some great larger grafted types that just arrived as well.
| | Other plants I'd like to highlight include the colorful, well-stocked cactus and succulent section. We have some unusual Euphorbias, such as Euphorbia multiflora (a nice branching type; mine at home is a specimen-see pic), Euphorbia bupleurifolia (pine cone Euphorbia), Euphorbia schoenlandii (reminds me of a medieval club), and Euphorbia stenoclada (extremely thorny, from Madagascar). | | We finally have some lithops (living stones) back in stock, along with some cool haworthias (for lower-light situations- near bonsai and the specialty plants section), and even some Aloe peglerae (leaves fold up like an artichoke when stressed). | | Among many other items, aeoniums and other succulents that tend to shrink and go dormant during the summer are beginning to "plump" back up and start their growing season. The cooler weather also tends to bring out some brilliant colors in plants like Sedum 'Firestorm', Crassula 'Sunset', Crassula 'Campfire', Euphorbia 'Sticks on Fire', Echeveria 'Ruby Velvet', and Echeveria prolifica. You can find many of these in 4-inch and one-gallon pot sizes. | | |
The bonsai section is becoming ever more popular. Josh and Madeline just gave it a makeover, and it looks better than ever. Almost any plant can be shaped into a bonsai if you're creative enough, but we have a nice selection, including Junipers (best for beginners), some started in pots, and others unformed.
You will notice some unique bonsai created by employees here when we have the time and feel inspired. Marc and I happened to pick up some young plants to start shaping into bonsai during our last trip—look out for ornamental pomegranate, portulacaria 'Cork Bark,' and some cotoneaster. We will release more as they become ready, so be sure to keep checking back.
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There are a few bedding plants worth highlighting and several interesting cyclamen varieties. The Fantasia series features two-tone flowers- the Djix series has flowers with downward-facing petals, the Perfume variety has exceptional fragrance, and the newest variety of the year is Dragon Blue, which is an indigo purple flower.
Nemesia has always been one of my favorite bedding plants. With proper deadheading and fertilizing, it usually performs well until summer, and it is great for adding pops of color in gardens or containers. Try the Proven Winners brand Aromance Pink for a nice fragrance. The Berry series, such as Sugarberry and Blueberry Custard, are multicolored, and Tangerine, Nesia, Inca yellow will give you that autumn look.
| | We just received some really beautiful bud and bloom Camellias, many high-fragrance and some rare, harder to find varieties. Starting with Camellia 'Yume', with fragrant pink and white flowers, and the rarer C. japonica 'Hanamigasa', or snow camellia, with white/pink/red double-rose flowers in one and five-gallon. C. japonica 'Tama Peacock' has tubular semi-double rosy-red flowers with whitish margins - this one pictured is a specimen, but we also carry them in one-gallon pots. C. lutcheunsis, is a weeping leaf form with fragrant white bells, and finally, C. 'High Fragrance' with pink peachy flowers. | | |
We have a large selection of regular and specialty Philodendrons which come in many different colors and growth patterns. This month, all Philodendrons are 20% off.
Some examples we currently have in stock include Philodendron 'Birkin' and 'White Princess', which feature a compact growth habit and stunning white variegation in their leaves. P. 'Ring of Fire', 'Painted Lady', and 'Pink Princess' display shades of yellow, orange, and pink in their leaves. Make sure these are placed in a bright area, as they derive their color from sunlight. P. 'Brazil' produces long tendrils and is, in my opinion, one of the fastest-growing and most prolific vining house plants!
Philodendrons are easy indoor plants that thrive in bright light, and many can even tolerate a few hours of direct sunlight. They prefer well-draining soil like our E.B. Stone indoor soil and do best when the soil dries out slightly between waterings. I recommend using Super-Thrive 9-3-6 fertilizer at least once a month to promote growth.
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This month, we will begin preparing for the holiday season as the paperwhite bulbs arrive, and batches of poinsettias will trickle in toward the end of the month. We're starting to put together the Tillandsia ornaments as well. Get ready, because the holidays will be here before you know it!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful November, and I look forward to seeing you at the nursery soon!
Your Local Horticulturalist,
Steven
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November can bring beautiful weather for gardening in the San Diego area. Warm but mild days and cool nights are ideal growing conditions for cool-season plants. Working in the garden is usually an enjoyable and rewarding experience this month.
If you haven't already, November is an ideal time to add trees, shrubs, and ground covers to your landscape. November can sometimes bring much-needed rain to Southern California, with up to 10% of our annual rainfall falling during this month or in early December. It's an excellent time to prune dense trees and ensure newly planted trees are well-staked before winter arrives.
To continue reading November Gardening Tips, click here.
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20% Off
4-inch and 6-pack Herb & Vegetable Starts
Indoor Philodendron
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Offers good through November 30, 2025
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