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By Miles Hunter, September 6, 2010

September 6th, 2010

Fall is the Time to Plant Your Spring Flowering Bulbs!

You can plant everything from Alliums to Snowdrops in the fall and they will flower from January to June. The best time to plant the spring flowering bulbs is during September and October. Although it is not recommended you can plant your bulbs here on the west coast as late as January and still have them flower the following spring. You can choose from our selection of the following bulbs:

• Allium (Ornamental Onion)
• Anemone (Windflower)
• Camassia (
• Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow)
• Crocus
• Eranthis (Winter aconite)
• Eremurus (Foxtail Lily)
• Erthyronium (Dog’s-Tooth Violet)
• Fritillaria
• Galanthus (Snowdrop)
• Hyacinth
• Iris
• Leucojum (Summer Snowflake)
• Lily (Asiatic and Oriental)
• Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
• Oxalis
• Scilla (English Bluebell) 

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By Miles Hunter,

September 6th, 2010

Plant Fall Flowering Bulbs for Blooms Every Year!

Did you know that there are bulbs that flower in the Fall? There are several varieties of Crocus as well as other bulbs that can be planted in the fall and will flower in the fall. You can plant these bulbs from late August to October and every year they will produce an excellent show of flowers. Varieties that we carry include:

• Crocus Cartwrightianus
• Crocus Sativus (Saffron Crocus)
• Crocus Speciosus
• Crocus Zonatus
• Colchicum Album
• Colchicum The Giant
• Colchicum Waterlily
• Sternbergia Lutea 

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By Miles Hunter, September 3, 2010

September 1st, 2010

It is time to start Your Winter Vegetable Garden!

As the summer begins to wind down you should be thinking about growing winter vegetables. There are many vegetable that you can grow during a west coast winter. You can start many of the vegetables from seed like lettuce, carrots, radishes, and many others. You can also buy plants that are already growing like broccoli, cabbage, kale, and swiss chard. You can even plant herbs like Sage and Thyme now for a fall or winter harvest.

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By Miles Hunter,

September 1st, 2010

Winter Pansies are Ready to Plant!

It is hard to believe that fall is here but even harder to think that it is time to plant your winter pansies. As your summer annuals finish blooming it is time to start replacing them. Pansies make a great filler for winter adding colour to your garden beds, planters, or pots. You can choose individual plants in 4 inch pots or get a better value buying them in a pack of six plants.

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By Miles Hunter,

September 1st, 2010

Add Fall Colour to Your Garden with Mums!

Mums are a great addition to your garden for fall. They provide colour from August to October. They are a great combination plant with Pansies, Kale, or other fall perennials. They are excellent in the garden or in pots and containers. Mums are sold as annuals but they can be left in the garden to flower again next year, just cut them back in the winter and they will come up again next spring.

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By Miles Hunter, August 20, 2010

August 18th, 2010

Enjoy the Beauty of Summer with Dahlias!

There is nothing more beautiful in the summer than a garden full of Dahlias. These beauties provide months of colour that lasts into the fall. Some varieties bloom right through October. They are easy to grow and require little maintenance. We still have a great selection available for you to choose from. These include:

• Barclay Bush
• David Digweed
• Devon Seattle
• Embrace
• Ferncliff Duo
• Ferncliff Heatwave
• Ferncliff Illusion
• Ferncliff Redeye
• Grapefrost
• Hy Nightfire
• Hy Posh
• Hy Rudy B
• Karma Lagoon
• Lulu Patti
• Mingus Tony
• Preston Park

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By Miles Hunter, August 11, 2010

August 11th, 2010

Hydrangeas give you summer colour the lasts!

If you are looking for a shrub that will give you colour all summer that lasts into the fall then look no further than Hydrangeas. These deciduous shrubs provide the perfect backdrop to your perennial or annuals gardens and have beautiful flowers that last from mid summer to late fall. Varieties that you can choose from include:

• Adria
• Annabelle
• Blue Bird
• Blushing Bride
• Colour Fantasy
• Endless Summer
• Invincibelle Spirit
• Marissi
• Nikko Blue
• Pee Gee
• Pia
• Quick Fire
• Sikes Dwarf
• Tardiva
• Twist-N-Shout 
• White Dome

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By Miles Hunter, August 4, 2010

August 4 th, 2010

Add a Tropical Touch to your garden with Hibiscus!

Like their tropical cousins these Hibiscus are hardy enough to survive our winters. They produce an abundance of blooms from August through September. There are several varieties to choose from including:

• ‘Ardens’
• ‘Blushing Bride’
• ‘China Chiffon’
• ‘Collie Mullens’
• ‘Diana’
• ‘Lavender and White Chiffon’
• ‘Lavender Chiffon’
• ‘Violet Satin’
• ‘White Chiffon’

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By Miles Hunter, July 22, 2010

July 22nd, 2010

Add warmth to your garden with Echinacea!

Echinacea, or Coneflower, are one of the most popular perennials. Every garden should have at least one variety. Echinacea love full sun and lots of heat. They have large, showy flower heads, blooming from early to late summer. Many varieties bloom until frosts in the fall. Some varieties can be used for herbal or medicinal purposes. They work well at attracting butterflies to your garden. There are many varieties for you to choose from including:

purpurea

This is the most common form of Echinacea which has large purple flowers and grows to 24 to 36 inches high. Click here for more information.

purpurea ‘Magnus’

This is a classic purple coneflower. Beautiful rose-pink ray petals with a coppery-brown, spiky central cone comprise the huge, flat flower heads. They flower from midsummer thru fall. Click here for more information.

purpurea ‘Ruby Star’

This variety has larger, more vibrantly coloured flowers than the regular purpurea species. From a central brown cone the deep carmine-pink petals are held flat, rather than drooping. Click here for more information.

purpurea ‘Coconut Lime’

This variety is the first ever double-flowered, white Echinacea. The flower heads feature a ring of white petals surrounding a large pom-pom of pale green florets. These blooms are big, but the stems are strong enough to hold them. ‘Coconut Lime’ not only looks great in the border but also is a distinctive and very long-lasting cut flower. It’s as easy to grow as any traditional Coneflower. Click here for more information.

‘Pixie Meadowbrite’

This hybrid is a vast improvement over other dwarf Coneflowers on the market. Flowers are midsized, with flat medium-pink petals surrounding a cone that begins greenish-pink, maturing to deep crimson. Deadhead regularly for continual blooming into the autumn. Click here for more information.

 ‘Maui Sunshine’

This variety has large bright yellow flowers, that are sweetly scented. This variety is well-branched with strong, upright stems. Showy orange cones with green backgrounds (great for cutting and drying). Click here for more information.

‘Tomato Soup’

This variety has warm, tomato-red flowers that grow to 6″ wide. It grows to 32” tall and nearly as wide. Flowers cover the plant till frost. Plants are well branched and show excellent vigor. Click here for more information.

‘Big Sky’ – series

There are many new varieties including a group of new Echinaceas that belong to the Big Sky™ series. The Big Sky™ series currently has five members, all of which are sweetly scented. The varieties include; ‘Sunrise’, ‘Sunset’, ‘Twilight’, ‘Matthew Saul’ (Harvest Moon™), and ‘Evan Saul’ (Sundown™). These varieties all have large green leaves, strong branching stems, wide flower petals, and profuse blooming tendencies.

All photos courtesy of www.perennials.com.

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By Miles Hunter, July 9, 2010

July 7th, 2010

Plant the best! Plant Proven Winners!

A better garden starts with a better plant. Why are Proven Winners Plants Better? Once a Proven Winner plant makes it to your house, you’ll fall in love because Proven Winners plants are:

• Easy to grow and care for
• Covered with blooms
• Bright and colorful
• All-season bloomers
• Disease resistant
• Trialed and tested

Our selection of Proven Winners includes many great plants including varieties of Ageratum, Argyranthemum (Daisy), Bacopa, Coleus, Fuchsia, Ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine), Lobularia, Nemesia, Petunias, Salvia, and Verbena.