March 6th, 1:30 PM- Spring Pond Workshops
March 13th, 1:30PM- Giant Pumpkins & Spring Vegetables Workshop
March 20th, 1:30PM- Landscaping with Natural Stone & Block Workshop
March 27th, 1:30PM -Citrus Speaker & Tasting Workshop, Saturday
Receive a $250 certificate to Mcshanes Nursery during March and April!
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Winter Spraying of the Fruit Trees
Pruning Fruit Trees
Don’t be afraid to prune your fruit trees. Un-pruned trees become too bushy, lose their vigor, and produce smaller fruit. You can’t kill fruit trees by pruning incorrectly and you can correct any pruning mistakes as the tree grows. Read More
Summer has begun to set in here along the Central Coast. For those of us with deciduous fruit trees, it makes for some important tasks ensuring a good summer harvest and preparing for the coming years crop. This months column will feature some of the important activities at hand. Read More
The Salinas Valley is an excellent place to produce fruit in your very own backyard orchard. I’ve done it for years and have mastered it in my own backyard in South Salinas.
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES
“The mission of McShane’s Design Department is to create outdoor environments that reflect our client and the desired conditions within which use, space and flow coincide with intelligence of selection, placement, function and meaning.”
Design is the most critical step in any sort of landscape! This is where the trained professionals of McShane’s Nursery & Landscape Supply come in. We are knowledgeable in hard-scape, irrigation and plants, and are well-prepared to help you get your project moving. This handout outlines our services and the design process.
Most landscape designs have both a “Hardscape Plan” and “Planting Plan” component. Hardscape plans can include patios, decks, ponds, boulders, retaining walls, edging, fountains, rock features, pathways and steps, and sometimes lighting. Our hardscape plans will specify the materials that the installing contractor will need to use. Planting Plans include a “palette” of plants designed into a project. The Planting Plan includes a list of the plants and their sizes to make it easy for the installing contractor to purchase and identify placement.
The process of landscape design usually takes one to three months, from beginning to end, depending on the project. We utilize an initial CONSULTATION phase. This allows customers that are looking for “concepts” and a visit from a professional to take advantage of our expertise. This also allows customers looking for a formal design to get a clear idea of what our staff has in mind before entering into a more involved design contract. The process usually goes as follows..... Read more click here!
