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Small Business Saturday
This November 24th is Small Business Saturday®, a day to celebrate and support the local small businesses that boost the economy and invigorate neighborhoods across the country.
Merced Gardens & Nursery is proud to take part in Small Business Saturday, and we’re encouraging everyone to Shop Small® here on November 24th. Come in on November 24th and enjoy a cup of our special mulled cider while browsing our Small Business Saturday special holiday values.
Select from a variety of gifts for the gardener or nature lover including our new line of California artisan created nature inspired jewelry, 20% off our huge selection of garden art by Susan Regert, birdhouse ornaments and more.
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Mother’s Day Blooms at the Gardens
Customer Favorite!
New at “the Gardens”
Delight your special lady on Mother’s day with an everlasting bloom of color for her garden! Introducing beautiful hand blown glass flowers by Coloriscope. Great selection of colors in both single and double blooms. Or light up the night with a customer favorite ~ hand blown glass solar mushroom. In a variety of colors to complement every garden palette this solar ‘shroom will be a colorful addition to her garden both day and night!
Stop in and browse our unique gift selections sure to please every Mother ~ gardener or not!
Spring at “the Gardens”
Spring has arrived at Merced Gardens.
As Merced’s only locally owned Independent Garden Center & Nursery we work hard to bring you the best varieties of vegetables, bedding plants, landscape plants, fruit trees & more sourced from quality California growers.
Refresh your flower beds
Blooming now: Gazanias, Osteospurmum (African Daisy), Ice Plant, Nasturtium, Impatiens, Scabiosa, Ranunculus and Pansies (for that quick splash of color).
Start a vegetable garden
New this year: Renee’s Garden Seeds Our customers requested this wonderful line of seeds sourced from sustainable and organic growers. Start your seedlings now! Hot this year: Edible Container Gardening and Renee’s Seeds has a variety of specialty seeds just for container planting. Watch our event page for upcoming classes on container gardening!
Starting from seed not your thing? Stop by and pick up your favorite tomato, pepper, herbs and plants in six packs and 4 inch containers. Just a quick word of warning…the average last date of frost in Merced is April 1st. So if you plant early, be prepared to cover your tender plants if we have a frost warning!
Bare Root Fruit Season 2013
Brad says:
BARE ROOT FRUIT TREES ARE NOT ALL ALIKE
Healthy Trees need SUN, AIR, and WATER.
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Compare “OURS” vs. “”THEIRS”
- “OURS”
- San Joaquin Valley Grown
- Locally grown means best adaptability for your yard, garden or orchard
- 2 year rootstock for fast and healthy tree development
- Our knowledgeable nursery staff can help you plan your backyard orchard with”
- taste, growth habit, and fruit ripening time and
- detailed planting instructions to insure your success
- “THEIRS”
- stored in a plastic bag in a cardboard box
- small caliper and small rootsize mean longer tree development time and smaller initial harvests
- Limited varieties/grown out of area–or out of state!
- “Their” staff refers you to Merced Gardens for plant information…(but they’re polite about it
Stop by now for the best selection in Merced County! Many Heirloom Varieties! (an updated list of varieties delivered this week follows)
Remember….it cannot be stressed enough -
Our Bare Root Trees and Berries are locally grown which means they are best suited for our San Joaquin Valley climate!
Our knowledgeable staff will be happy answer your questions, help you select a variety and assist you with planting instructions that will insure quality fruit production for many years to come.
Call us at 209 384-0513 for more information.
-VARIETIES AVAILABLE - as of 1/11/2013
(Quantities are limited)
Apples
Arkansas black
Belle de Boskoop
Braeburn
Cox Orange Pippin
Desert Golden
Fuji
Gala
Hudsons Golden Gem
Pink Lady
Red Delicious
Red Fiji
White Winter Pearman
Yellow Delicious
York
APRIUMS
COT-N-CANDY
Apricots
Moorpark
Royalty
Tomcot
Plumcots
Flavor Queen
Flavor Supreme
Spring Satin
Cherries
Bada Bing
Bing
Black Tartarian
Craigs Crimson
Montmorency
Rainier
Royal Ann
Stella
Sweetheart
Utah Giant
Van
Figs
Black Jack
Black Mission
White Kadota
Violette De Bordeaux
JUJUBE
Contorted
Nectarines
Artic Star
Fantasia
Goldmine
Panamint
Nectaplum
Spice Zee
Peaches
Babcock (white)
Bonita
Champagne(white flesh)
Donut Stark (white)
Elberta
Fairtime
Indian Blood
May Pride
Suncrest
Pears
Bartlett
Bosc
Max Red Bartlett
Moonglow
Pineapple Pear
Asian Pears
Hosui
Shinko
Twentieth Century
Persimmons
Chocolate
Fuyu
Giant Fuyu
Hichaya
Plums
Beauty
Burgandy
Elephant Heart
Santa Rosa
Superior Hybrid
Plumcots
Flavor Queen
Flavor Supreme
Spring Satin
Pluots
Dapple Dandy
Flavor Grenade
Geo-Pride
Quince
Jumbo
Pomegranates
Ambrosia
Angel Red
Early Wonderful
White
Wonderful
Almonds
All in One
Dwarf Garden Prince
Non Pareil
Pecans
Mahan
Western Schley
Pistachios
Kerman
Peters
Walnuts
Chandler
Hartley
Robert Livermore
Grapes
Eastern Concord (seedless)
Flame (seedless)
Lady Finger
Princess (seedless)
Red Globe
Black Berries
Apache
Black Satin Thornless
Raspberries
Heritage Red
Blueberries
Misty
O’Neal
Sharp Blue
Boysenberries
Regular
Miscellaneous
Horseradish
Asparagus
Rhubarb
Holiday Open House
Saturday December 17, 2011
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Please join us for some holiday cheer!
Enjoy some hot cider and holiday treats while you browse our
selection of seasonal plants and unique gifts. Our cider is made with Stephanie’s
favorite “Aspen Mulling Spices” which is available today for the special price
$3.99 a carton.
***Poinsettias Buy 1 get 1 Free***
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Plants for the Holidays and Beyond
Shop our variety of living Christmas trees and shrubs including, blue spruce, juniper, pyracantha, holly and a selection of “decorated” rosemary bushes. These will add a fragrant and festive touch to any holiday
home décor and can be planted in your yard to enjoy for many years to come.
Gift Baskets
Choose from a variety of gift baskets for your favorite gardener or bird lover (supplies are limited so shop early!)
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We also have a limited number of full size Steel Wagon Wheels for your yard….specially priced at $34.99
Give a gift that keeps on giving……..
Seeds for Pups/Organic Grow Kit
Profits from the purchase of this organic grow kit funds the training of service
dogs for Iraq & Afghanistan war vets.
Special Storewide Holiday Sale includes:
- 50 % off all Holiday Décor.
- 30% off all solar lighting
- 30% off All Sunday Afternoon UVF Sun Protective
hats - 30 % off All Birdhouse & Birdfeeders
- Special clearance section – up to 75% off.
We hope to see you soon!
Happy Holidays from our garden to yours.
Small Business Saturday – November 26th
Come shop at Merced Gardens on November 26th. It’s the second annual Small Business Saturday®, when people across the country come out and shop to support their favorite local small businesses.
We have added a selection of unique “gifts for the garden and more” in our retail shop for your holiday shopping pleasure. Our Small Business Saturday in store promotion includes 30 – 50% off “gifts for the garden and more” and a special clearance section with savings up to 70%.
Receive a $25.00 credit on your American Express Card!
Register your American Express credit card, shop at your favorite registered small business (we hope it’s Merced Gardens!) and receive a $25.00 credit on your American Express statement.
It’s like getting $25.00 in free merchandise! Offer available on Small Business Saturday only!
Remember~~you MUST register with American Express in advance…Check here to see the details and register your card.
Want to keep up with the daily buzz at Merced Gardens? Visit and “like” our Facebook page.
We hope to see you as we celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26th from 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the staff at Merced Gardens,
Brad, Stephanie, Lisa and Richard.
Fall Planting Season
Now is the time to plant fall garden vegetables. 
Our selection includes: broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, beans, peas, swiss chard, onions, squash, collard greens.
Fall flowers selections include snap dragons and iclandic poppies.
Now is also a grest time to plant shade, fruit and ornamental trees.
We carry a huge variety of popular and unusual trees including crape myrtles, california pepper, corkscrew willow, australian bottle tree, tipu, chinese pistache, raywood ash, strawberrry tree, camphor, gingko bilova.
New arrivals weekly.