TDN Newsletter: 3-9-16

Dear Gardening Friends,   Quick reminder...here come the TOMATOES!   Our Annual  Spring Sale & Food Drive is THIS weekend!   This Saturday & Sunday at the Two Dog Home Nursery  914 S. Cloverdale Ave. Los Angeles  90036  March 12th & 13th  10am - 4pm   EVERYTHING - all Certified Organic Tomato, Veggie & Herb Seedlings, Organic Soils, Composts, Fertilizers, Fruit Trees, Berry Bushes, EarthBoxes & Smart Pots - will be 10% OFF!  "Admission" is your DONATION to our Food Drive benefiting the L.A. Regional Food Bank. Please think "Protein" and "weighty" things...if we gather 400 lbs worth, they will pick up from us; our GOAL this year is 550 lbs! **Street parking is available; bring your Gardening Friends, but please, not your pets! (We always say this, and inevitably, someone brings their dog, and all Hell breaks loose!) Please leave your pups at home; our boys are very territorial. Thanks!!**   Click HERE for the 2016 Heirloom Tomato List and HERE for the 2016 Veggie Line-Up!   PLEASE NOTE:  This means we won't be back in the Farmers Markets until Saturday, March 19th.

Huge New Tree & Berry Order!   Always a huge portion of our business! We've been stocking up for the Season, and now’s the perfect time to get your Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes planted!  We have lots of beautiful varieties right now. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, just ask.  We can also get larger trees, espaliered trees, and rare varieties.   CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR ENTIRE TREE COLLECTION

We also received our Onion & Leek Seedlings! ...just in time for the Sale, and they are really beautiful!!                            This year we're offering...   Walla Walla, Cabernet & Cipolla di Rovata Onions and  American Flag Leeks   These are only available for a few weeks...don't miss out!

That's it for now... We hope to see you at the Sale this weekend!!   Please plan NOW for your Food Drive Donations; it's your Admission to the Sale, and more importantly, the L.A. Food Bank has been doing such an awesome job serving our fellow Angelenos in need, for more than 40 years!  We love the Food Bank!   Let's all do our part...we Gardeners know the deepest meanings of the word "food"... So, let's meet that Goal of 550 lbs. of food donations! Together, we can do it!! Many thanks, and as always,  Happy Harvests! Jo Anne, Alex, Jake, Lalo & Charlie, Charles & Annie IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SEASON...LET'S GET STARTED!

TDN Newsletter: 2-12-16

Dear Gardening Friends, Happy Valentine's Day!! Seems like the perfect weekend to begin having  OPEN SATURDAY HOURS  at the Home Nursery! Yes, we'll still be in the La Canada Farmers Market, but we'll also be OPEN at the Nursery from 10am until 3pm!    Please call Jo Anne for an appointment 323-422-3835   TOMATO PRE-ORDERING IS NOW OPEN!! We're getting our LIST ready... how about you?!   Please click HERE to check out the 2016 line-up!!

Things are getting wild here at the Nursery as we prepare for the 2016 Spring Season! Thousands of Tomato, Peppers and Eggplant seedlings are being "transplanted up", 5 kinds of Basil are burgeoning, and the tables and light shelves are filling up fast!  Soon we'll sow the first rounds of my beloved Green Beans!  Yay, I cannot wait!! We're very happy to announce that the 2016 "Spring Veggies" website page is now fully updated and LIVE!! Please check out the full line-up HERE!   Mark your calendars for March 12th & 13th!! and join us for our  Annual Spring Kick-Off Sale and Food Drive!!   At the Two Dog Home Nursery 914 S. Cloverdale Ave. Los Angeles  90036 Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm Your Donation of canned or dried food (think PROTEIN...Tuna, Beans, Rice...) gets you into the Sale, where you'll receive 10% off EVERYTHING:  from Certified Organic Seedlings, Soils, beautiful Fruit Trees & Berry Bushes!   At the close of the weekend, Two Dog Nursery will also donate 5% of the Sale profits to the Food Bank!      Last year, you made us proud with the huge haul of food donations you  brought!  Let's do it again this year, friends... the L.A. Regional Food Bank does awesome work, and they always need our help!!   Check out our Facebook "Event" here! Announcing 2016 Strawberries!! This year, Two Dog is proud to offer three fabulous varieties of Strawberries.  They are available NOW for Pre-Order on our website!  We expect them to be ready for pick up a week or so before the Spring Sale. It's usually a one-time-order for us, so don't miss out!   Read all about them  & put in your orders here!!   Mara des Bois - Sequoia - Eversweet   That’s it for now, Friends... We hope our being Open at the Nursery on Saturdays makes you happy and is a convenience for you!  Please have a look at the Spring/Summer Veggie page, the Strawberries, and the Heirloom Tomato pages.   Please do join us for our Spring Sale & Food Drive, and bring your Gardening Friends!   Many thanks, as always, Garden On!   Jo Anne, Alex, Jake, Lalo & Charlie