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By Miles Hunter, June 10, 2010

June 1st, 2010

June is the best time of year to plant your annuals. Annuals, often referred to as bedding plants, are plants that live their life cycle in less than one year. So that means that when the frosts start in the fall they will die and not come back next year. Fortunately that means that they all bloom as much as possible so that they can produce as many seeds as possible for next year to ensure their survival. 

There are many great annuals that you can plant in your garden. From Ageratum to Zinnias they can produce a rainbow of colour for your garden. Annuals are great in any garden bed. There are annuals that grow best in full sun like Geraniums and Petunias as well as annuals that grow best in shade like Fuchsias and Impatiens.

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By Miles Hunter, June 7, 2010

June 7th, 2010

Try Something Unique – Grow a Mountain Laurel !

The Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), also known as Spoonwood, is a beautiful evergreen shrub that flowers every spring. The unique star shaped flowers form in a tight cluster and bloom from early June through July. They can grow well in a sunny or shady location. They keep their leaves all year which makes an excellent backdrop in a winter garden. Our store has a great selection with more than 15 varieties to choose from:

Kalmia ‘Bullseye’

Kalmia ‘Carol’

Kalmia ‘Carousel’

Kalmia ‘Elf’

Kalmia ‘Galaxy

Kalmia ‘Heart of Fire’

Kalmia ‘Kaleidoscope’

Kalmia ‘Little Linda’

Kalmia ‘Minuet’

Kalmia ‘Olympic Fire’

Kalmia ‘Ostbo Red’

Kalmia ‘Pink Charm’

Kalmia ‘Pinwheel’

Kalmia ‘Raspberry Glow’

Kalmia ‘Sarah’

Kalmia ‘Tiddlywinks’

 Kalmia ‘Tinkerbell’

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By Miles Hunter, June 1, 2010

June 1st, 2010

Delight Your Senses with Lavender

Lavender (Lavandula) is a romantic flower and every gardener should have at least one in their garden. They love a sunny location with good drainage. Two of the hardiest and best know varieties are ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’. Both produce wonderfully fragrant blue-lavender coloured flowers during the summer. Lavender is extremely drought tolerant once it is established but should be watered regularly when young.

Another newer variety of Lavender is the Spanish Lavender variety ‘Anouk’. This variety produces a consistent display of flowers from June through September. To encourage them to repeatedly bloom is it best to cut them back after they produce their first set of flowers to encourage the second bloom.

You can choose from ‘Hidcote’, ‘Munstead’, ‘Anouk’, and many other varieties to add that extra fragrance to your garden this summer. 

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By Miles Hunter, May 24, 2010

May 24th, 2010

Grow the “Perfect Peony”

Peonies are beautiful sun-loving  perennials which can be very long-lived in your garden. They are extremely hardy, easy to grow, and easy to maintain. They do their best when grown near the middle or back of full sun borders or beds. There are two main types of Peonies, herbaceous peonies and tree peonies. The more common herbaceous type die back to the ground every fall and come up again every spring. The tree types leave a woody stem exposed during the winter months.

There are many beautiful varieties to choose from with a rainbow of colour choices. Come in today to see these beautiful plants in bloom. 

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By Miles Hunter, May 17, 2010

May 17th, 2010

All of the Beauty and None of the Work!

If you are looking for a Rose that has all of the beauty with none of the work you might want to try the new Easy Elegance Roses.

Gone are the days of high-maintenance roses. With Easy Elegance®, you can have hardy, disease-resistant, chemical free roses without all the effort and attention. Let it be known – these are not your grandmother’s roses. You don’t have to spend all day in the yard to make them last. All you have to do is plant them and enjoy the beauty. And there’s nothing easier than that.

This is our first year carrying them and we are excited to offer five varieties including:

• Easy Elegance ‘Coral Cove’
• Easy Elegance ‘Grandma’s Blessing’
• Easy Elegance ‘High Voltage’
• Easy Elegance ‘Sunrise Sunset’ 
• Easy Elegance ‘Sweet Fragrance’

Click here for more information about Easy Elegance Roses. 

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By Miles Hunter, May 12, 2010

May 12th, 2010

Try the newest Supertunia, ‘Pretty Much Picasso’

This new variety of the supertunia family will delight you this summer. They can be planted in your garden, planters, or hanging baskets. The unique flowers sport violet purple flowers edged in lime green. This vigorous plants is great for mixing in combination with other vigorous plants. For more information click here.

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By Miles Hunter, May 4, 2010

May 4th, 2010

May Flowering Trees

May brings many trees into bloom. BC’s provincial flower, the Dogwood, provide the most spectacular show during the early part of the month. There are many beautiful varieties of Dogwood that bloom including:

• Cornus florida ‘Rubra’ – Pink Flowering Dogwood
• Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ – Satomi Dogwood
• Cornus kousa chinensis – Korean Dogwood
• Cornus nuttallii ‘Eddi’s White Wonder’ Dogwood

You can find a great selection of these varieties in our Nursery.

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By Miles Hunter, April 26, 2010

April 26th, 2010

Plant the Best! New Encore Azalea Will Bloom Spring, Summer, and Fall!

If you adore spring blooming Azaleas you are sure to love the new Encore Azaleas. These beauties produce vibrant colourful blooms season after season from spring to fall. They require minimal maintenance and are more tolerant of sun that most other Azaleas. They make an excellent addition to your garden or can be used to accent a planter on you patio. There are four varieties available at our store:

• Azalea ‘Autumn Debutante’
• Azalea ‘Autumn Empress’
• Azalea ‘Autumn Moonlight’
• Azalea ‘Autumn Sweetheart’

For more information visit www.encoreazalea.com

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By Miles Hunter, April 15, 2010

April 15, 2010

The Daphne are Blooming! Come in to Smell the Sweet Fragrance!

There is no better smell than the fragrance of a Daphne. With 10 varieties there is a great selection for you to choose from. Your garden would not be complete without a Daphne. Come in to smell the sweet fragrance today.

The varieties that we carry include:

• Daphne burkwoodii ‘Briggs Moonlight’ – variegated foliage with pink flowers
• Daphne burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’
• Daphne burkwoodii ‘Somerset’
• Daphne cneorum ‘Ruby Glow’
• Daphne cneorum ‘Variegated’
• Daphne odora ‘Marginata’
• Daphne odora Leucanthe
• Daphne tangutica
• Daphne transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’
• Daphne transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’

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By Miles Hunter, April 6, 2010

April 6th, 2010

April Trees in Bloom

April is the time when the tree start to bloom. The two most popular types of trees to come into bloom are flowering Cherries and Magnolias. Cherries can have single or double flowers in white r pink. Magnolias come in similar colours as well as yellow and some that are almost red.