We are back on West Broadway!!!

We are please to announce that we have found a new location on West Broadway for a garden center!

It has been just over two years since our store at 2084 West Broadway closed. The new store will be located at 2560 West Broadway between Larch and Trafalgar. The new store is located on only five short block away from our old location.

We have been looking for a new location for the past two years and are really excited to be back on Broadway to serve the Kitsilano neighbourhood.

Our new store will be opening in mid to late March. Please check back for more information.

New Address:

2560 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V6K 3T3

Surrey Store

Our Surrey store continues to operate without interruption. It will continue to grow and be the cornerstone for future growth for David Hunters. Our Surrey store is located at the corner of 152nd Street and 72nd Avenue.

15175 – 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC

If you would like to visit us at our Surrey location you can easily reach us by car or transit.

Directions from Vancouver – Driving

Approximate Time: 40 minutes

Option #1

Drive south down Oak Street onto Highway 99

Take the Highway 91 exit east

Exit highway 91 at 72nd Avenue

Follow 72nd Avenue to 152nd street

Option #2

Take Highway #1 East

Exit highway #1 at 152nd Street

Follow 152nd Street to 72nd Avenue

Directions from Vancouver – Public Transit

Approximate Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Saturday and Sunday

Option #1

Take the Sky Train – Expo Line to King George Station

Catch the “320 Fleetwood” Bus at King George Station to the Guildford Exchange

Catch the “375 White Rock South” Bus at the Guildford Exchange to 152nd Street and 72nd Avenue

Option #2

Take the Sky Train – Expo Line to King George Station

Catch the “335 Fleetwood” Bus at King George Station to the Guildford Exchange

Catch the “375 White Rock South” Bus at the Guildford Exchange to 152nd Street and 72nd Avenue

Monday to Friday

Take the Sky Train – Expo Line to King George Station

Catch the 345 Bus at King George to 152nd street and 72nd Avenue

Add colour to your winter garden with Witch Hazel!

Witch hazels, also known as Hamamelis, are excellent deciduous shrubs to add to your winter garden. Known best for their colourful flowers and beautiful fragrance no garden would be complete without at least one variety of Witch Hazel. The flowers are beautiful during late winter and early spring from December to February.

The stems of this plant also add structure to your garden. During the summer the green leaves provide an excellent backdrop for other flowering shrubs or excellent shade for your hosta’s or other shade plants.

Witch hazels are hardy to zone 5 (-15 F, or -23 C) and most will grow to 8 to 12 feet high and 6 to 8 feet wide. They are easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. They flower best in a sunny location. They prefer moist, acidic, organically rich soils and can tolerate heavy clay soils.

As they grow it is important to remove sucker shoots that grow from the root system to prevent them from spreading. For general pruning give them a light pruning in spring after flowering to control shape and size.

The x intermedia hybrids (H. mollis x H. japonica) are large deciduous shrubs which typically grow 12-20′ tall and feature mid to late winter flowers.

The witch hazels rarely have serious insect or disease problems. They occasional get insect galls (caused by small wasps) on the foliage. Japanese beetles may chew on the leaves in some areas.

You can choose from the following varieties this year:

• Hamamelis intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise’ - bright yellow flowers
• Hamamelis intermedia ‘Diane’ – bright orange
• Hamamelis intermedia ‘Jelena’ – vibrant yellow flower
• Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ – pale yellow flowers
• Hamamelis intermedia ‘Sunburst’ – bright yellow

It is time to spray your Fruit Trees, Roses, and other or other deciduous shrubs with a dormant spray!

The dormant spray kit contains Lime Sulphur and Horticultural Oil. The Lime sulphur helps to prevent the spread of fungal spores while the horticultural oil helps to kill the eggs of insects. The sulphur and oil can be combined and sprayed at the same time. You can use any type of sprayer including trigger sprayers, pressure sprayer, or tank sprayers.

Your Fruit Trees, Roses, and other ornamental shrubs can be sprayed on a clear day when the temperatures are above zero celcius.

Come in today to pick up your kit and have it ready for the next clear day.

Add colour to your winter garden with Primula!

If you are looking to add a little colour to your winter garden a fresh delivery of Primula have arrived. Also known as Primrose these hardy plants are great for adding colour to your pots, containers, and gardens. With a range of colours from Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow and White you can be sure to find the right colour for your garden. They make a great planting over your spring bulbs as they will not get in the way when your crocus, tulips, or daffodils grow through them. Be sure to stop by and check out the colours we have available for you.

Heavenly Helleborus!

Helleborus, or Christmas Rose, are an easy to grow perennial that bloom continuously for many months. Some varieties start in early December and can bloom until March. They grow best in a dry shady location. They are fairly disease resistent, drought tolerant, and deer resistent. For more infomation about growing Helleborus click here.

For 2011 you can choose from a number of the “Helleborus Gold Collection” (HGC) varieties as well as several varieties that have proven their worth over the years:

• Cinnamon Snow (HGC) – pink buds open creamy white
• Double Queen Mix – double flowers
• Ivory Prince - an excellent cream colour that blooms profusely
• Jacob (HGC) – pure white blooms, slightly fragrant
• Josef Lemper (HGC) – upward facing cup shaped pure white flowers
• Pink Frost (HGC) – burgundy and white blooms
• Silver Dollar - Corsican type with silver foliage
• Winter Bliss (HGC) – creamy white flowers with pink centres

Choose from a fresh selection of Seeds

Our seed suppliers have started to ship us their new seeds for 2012. These fresh new seeds are ready to grow. Now is a great time to to start many of them in your home to be ready to plant in your garden when the warmer weather arrives in April and May. Most seeds can now be started indoors in a sunny window.

You can choose from the following seed companies:

• Pacific Northwest Seeds
• Renee’s Garden Seeds
• West Coast Seeds

Click here for our Seed Starting Brochure

Click here for the list of our 2012 West Coast Seeds

Click here for the list of our 2012 Renee’s Garden Seeds

Winter is a time where very little needs to be done to your water garden. If you have a nice day and you want to get out in the garden the best thing to do is to clean out the debris that has built up in the bottom of your pond.

If tempreatures get too cold and the surface of you pond begins to freeze you should melt a hole in the surface of the ice to ensure that any fish in your pond continue to get oxygen.

Your shrubs will benefit if you take the time to prune them. Pruning should focus on enhancing the shape of the shrubs as well as removing any dead branches. You should be careful not to prune early spring blooming shrubs like Forsythia as pruning them too early might reduce the amount of blooms you see in the spring. When you come by the store pickup our Practical Pruning brochure and ask one of our staff about what you should be pruning now.

You can also spray your deciduous shrubs, like your roses, with the Lime Sulphur and Dormant Oil combination spray. This spray will help to reduce the fungal and insect infections that you may get during the season.

From all of us at David Hunter Garden Centers we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you for being our customers. We hope that you are looking forward to spring when we get to see you all again. Let’s hope for a little more sunshine in the coming year to help our gardens grow and bloom.

Our Staff

Front Row: Rei, Phyuwin, Diane, Lindi

Back Row: Miles, Harry, Michelle, Christian

Missing: Jennifer, Kathy, Nadine, Sue, Cori Lynn

Recycling Your Christmas Tree

There are several ways that you can recycle your Christmas tree this year. Here are some alternatives. For more alternatives call the BC Recycling Hotline at 604-732-9253.

Residential Collection (Surrey, Delta, or Langley)

Surrey residents that receive yard trimmings collection may put their tree out before 7 AM on their regular yard trimming collection day until January 31st. Residents are asked to cut the tree into branches and bundle the branches together for ease of pickup. For more information contact the City of Surrey Garbage and Recycling line at 604-590-7289.

Delta residents can put your Christmas tree out with your yard waste but regular restrictions apply. Bundles must be no more than 1 meter by 60 cm.

Langley (City or Township) residents can put your Christmas tree out with your yard waste but regular restrictions apply. Bundles must be no more than 1 meter by 60 cm and weigh no more than 34 kg (75 lbs).

Transfer Station (Surrey, Delta, or Langley)

Surrey residents are welcome to drop off their tree at the transfer station at 9770 – 192nd Street, Surrey. The Transfer Station is open from 8 AM until 5 PM Monday to Friday and 8 AM to 6 PM Saturday and Sunday. For more information call the Transfer Station at 604-513-2409.
Delta residents are welcome to drop off their trees at the Vancouver Landfill for Composting. The composting facility is located at 5400 – 72nd Street in Delta.
Langley residents are welcome to drop off their trees for a fee at the transfer station located at 1070 – 272 Street, Langley. The transfer station is open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chipping Events

Many local Charities host chipping events by donation. Here are a few:

Surrey firefighters will be on hand Saturday December 31st to assist with the chipping of Christmas trees at the Newton Athletic Park (128th Street and 74th Avenue).

Adams Road Elementary – January 2nd, 10 AM to 2 PM at 18228 – 68th Avenue, Surrey

Scouts Canada – January 7th, 9 AM to 2 PM at 17710 Highway 10, Cloverdale

Elgin park Secondary School – January 7th, 10 AM to 2 PM at 13484 – 24th Avenue, Surrey Call 604-538-1091 for more information.

St. Matthew’s Parish – January 7th, 10 AM to 4 PM and January 8th, 12 noon to 4 PM at 16079 – 88th Avenue, Surrey

Fraser Heights Secondary School – January 8th, 10 AM to 3 PM at 16060 – 108th Avenue, Surrey

Bolivar Heights Community Association and Surrey Slopitch – January 8th, 11 AM to 2 PM at 13290 – 115 Avenue, Surrey

The Lions Club host chipping events at the following locations:

• Sungod Arena, January 7th, 10 AM to 4 PM at 7825 – 112 Street, Surrey
• Tsawwassen South Delta Recreation Centre 1720 – 56th Street (Date Unknown)

Residential Collection (Vancouver)

Households that receive yard trimmings collection may put their tree out before 7 AM on their regular yard trimming collection day until January 31^st. For more information contact the City of Vancouver Recycling Hotline at 604-326-4600 OR recycle@vancouver.ca.

Vancouver South Transfer Station

Any city of Vancouver resident is welcome to drop off their undecorated tree at the transfer station until January 31^st at the Vancouver South Transfer Station (377 West Kent Avenue North) and the Vancouver Landfill (5400 – 72^nd Street, Delta)

Lions Club Chipping Event (Vancouver)

The Lions Club of BC hosts Chipping Events at several locations. Donations of Cash and non-perishable food items will be distributed to local charities. Chipping events will take place at the following locations:

• Kits Beach Parking Lot (Cornwall and Arbutus)
• Kerrisdale Ice Rink (East Boulevard North of 41^st)
• Sunset Beach Upper Parking Lot (Pacific Boulevard and Broughton Street)
• Trout Lake Community Center (Victoria Drive and 15^th Avenue)

Contact the Lions Club for more information:

(www.vancouverlions.com OR www.vancouversouthlions.com)

UBC Christmas Tree Chipper Event (Vancouver)

“Chip In” by recycling your Christmas tree at the UBC Botanical Gardens. Your tree will be chipped into bark mulch for the pathways. For self service you can drop your tree off anytime between December 26^th and January 10^th, between 9 AM and 4:30 PM.

Drop trees at the UBC Botanical Garden parking lot, at 6804 South West Marine Dr. Please remove all lights, decorations, tinsel, stands, or other items. No yard trimmings please, just Christmas trees. UBC Plant Operations and UBC Botanical Garden proudly sponsor this sustainability initiative. Donations are gratefully appreciated. Visit www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org or call 604-822-4208 for more information.