Winter pansies are the big seller at all the Potter’s stores at this time of year. You get from 6 to 8 plants in one pack and it seems like there’s an infinite amount of colours to choose from. You can get the large headed pansies or the dainty little violas. All of them are extremely [...]
I came back from a weekend away to a lady coming at me with a bag… “What was in the bag?”, you may be asking. Well, she was shrieking that bugs are killing her plants and upon close inspection I saw that they were lady bug larvae. “These are GOOD BUGS”, I told her. I don’t think that [...]
Bulbs are here at Potter’s and we’re excited! Tulips, daffs, iris, crocus, hyacinths.. all the favourites are here. Lots of colours, lots of fun, lots to choose from. It’s bulb season so come visit Potter’s and see what we have to offer!
Cool! We just got our beautiful winter pansies in.. our mums come tomorrow… kale and cabbage are here…. fresh perennials, herbs and grasses… bulbs abounding in bulbous bins! Yes, fall is here once again (almost) and we’re excited at the 152nd Street store. C’mon in and see what we have for fall plants… there’s no [...]
Potters 192 just got in a huge shipment of furniture. Shelves, hutches, trunks and desks with chairs; handmade and imported from Mexico. Painted bright red, black or in its natural wood colour with a rustic finish to it. Come on down and have a look before the staff buy it all! My favourite is the [...]
When you have 3 children (like I do) your only free time starts at around 10 pm. That’s when I have time to sit down and watch some mind-numbing T.V. Through the years I’ve watched my share of bad landscape and garden renovation shows. I’ve sat through hours and hours of hosts demonstrating how to redo [...]
It was brought to my attention that there’s a fragrant echinacea out there called “Fragrant Angel”. This perennial grows 2′ X 18-24″ and has a sweet-pea-like fragrance to it! And the white flowers make great cut flowers!
Toad lilies (Tricyrtis sp. ) are one of the most under-used and under-appreciated perennials in the shade garden. In late August the toad lily starts to show off its orchid-like bloom. This continues well into September and even into October. Easily adapting to shady areas, the toad lily will also perform in sunny locales. Toad lilies [...]
So yesterday I come into our lunch area and what do I find sitting at our picnic table…the first of many halloween props to come in!! Opening night may be weeks away but the fun has already started!
Gurglers are an easy and economcal alternative to building an actual pond. Since there is no need for a large pool of water they can be fitted into almost any application. The maintenance of these water features is also very low since there is no exposed water. Basalt columns and natural boulders both make great gurglers. They can be found [...]
