February 23rd, 2012
Assistant Store Manager – Surrey Store
We are looking for someone who comes to work with a positive attitude and who shows enthusiasm for their job. This position involves assisting in planning and directing the day-to-day activities of the store, developing and implementing strategies to improve customer service, increase store sales, and maintain profitability. The position includes ensuring that customer needs are met, complaints are resolved, and service is quick and efficient.
You will be responsible for ensuring that all products and displays are merchandised effectively to maximize sales and profitability. You will also be responsible for purchasing, pricing, displaying, and maintaining of trees, and shrubs. You will work directly with the Store Manager and General Manager.
If the following describes you we are interested in meeting you:
- You have 5 years experience working in a retail nursery or garden centre
- You have knowledge of trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, annuals, and other gardening products
- You have purchasing experience
- You are a mature, organized person who provides excellent customer service
- You have the abilities and skills necessary to work with management, staff, and suppliers to meet the needs of the customers
The position is full-time, 40 hours a week, working at our Surrey store. Compensation includes hourly wages. The hours involve working one weekend day as well evenings during the busy season(s).
About our Company
David Hunters is a full service garden center that provides a broad selection of gardening products. We have a reputation as having an enjoyable work environment with knowledgeable customers and long term employment.
Some of the other benefits of working for David Hunters include:
- Being part of an enthusiastic team
- Working in an outdoor environment
- Flexible working conditions
- On the job training
If you are interested in learning more about this position please speak with the General Manager, Miles Hunter. You can reach him by phone at 604-590-2431, or by e-mail at miles@davidhuntergardencenters.com.
January 24th, 2012
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
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Arnold Promise
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Diane
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Jelena
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Sunburst
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Pallida
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Fall Colour
January 20th, 2012
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.
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Dormant Spray Kit with Pressure Sprayer
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Lime Sulphur
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Horticultural Oil
January 15th, 2010
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.
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Primula Pink
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Primula Pink-Yellow
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Primula Purple
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Primula Red-Yellow
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Primula White
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Primula Yellow
January 3rd, 2012
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:
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 Water Garden Care
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.
During the winter months there is no shortage of work that you can do in the garden. Proper care of your shrubs during the winter can enhance how much they bloom or grow during the spring and summer.
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.
December 25th, 2011
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
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