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Wild Boar Tomatoes 2026

It's tomato planting time, so be sure to save space in your edible garden for Wild Boar Tomato varieties—known for their outstanding flavor, unusual color combinations, and unforgettable names. Read on to learn more about the varieties our nurseries are offering this year, along with tips and tricks to keep your plants healthy and producing all summer long.

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Rose Hybrid Tea Enchanted Peace

Rose Varieties 2026

We've just received fresh shipments of roses for the spring and summer gardening seasons. Plant this classic garden shrub for beautiful flowers, in many shapes, sizes, and fragrances. Choose from over 50 varieties of hybrid tea, grandiflora, floribunda, climbing roses, and more. 

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Red peppers on vine

What Are April Garden Tasks?

April throws open the garden gates, inviting warmer temperatures, hours of added sunlight, and cozy soil temperatures to coax every plant back into joyful growth. The entire month of April is celebrated as National Gardening Month.

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Bird enjoying bird bath

What Are March Garden Tasks?

Spring arrives in Sacramento on March 20th, and suddenly the whole garden starts to dance with life! March is the month when buds burst with promise, days stretch a little longer, and everything in the garden seems to wake up at once.

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Rose Hybrid Tea Enchanted Peace

What Are February Tasks?

February is a quietly powerful month in the garden. What you do now sets up healthier plants, fewer pests, and better blooms all year long. 

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Camellia 'Mrs. Charles Cobb'

What Are January Garden Tasks?

Jumpstart your January garden! January garden tasks include planting colorful camellias, bareroot fruit trees and cool-season annuals, pruning existing roses, and applying dormant sprays to prevent pests and disease. 

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Santa Rosa Plum

Bareroot Fruit Trees 2026

Our bareroot fruit trees are potted in easy-to-plant fiber (pulp) containers that help protect new roots so they don't break or dry out. This season, our nurseries are offering over 75 varieties of bareroot fruit trees for you to choose from—so come and find your favorites to start your own backyard orchard. 

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Red Maple 'October Glory'

October Garden Tasks 2025

Fall is for planting—it’s like spring without the heat! Anything you put in the ground now will have a chance to establish strong roots before next summer’s high temps, and there are fewer pests and less irrigating to manage.

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Tractor in nursery surrounded by fall plants

September Garden Tasks 2025

Let's keep the garden vibes strong as summer winds down and fall peeks in! Fall is the perfect time to put something new in the ground: cool-season veggies, cool-season annuals, and spring-blooming bulbs to name just a few. It's also time for some seasonal maintenance: give your lawn some extra care, adjust your irrigation system for the cooler temps, and give all your plantings—old and new—a healthy dose of compost to feed and protect. 

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