Fall is a wonderful time to get grasses in the garden since they give such great fall colours and textures. Many of the grasses are evergreen while some will need to be cut back in early spring. Grasses are easy to maintain and look great in containers or in the ground. Some examples of fun [...]
Does anybody know why our BC Octobers get so much fog? It has something to do with the air temperatures dropping quickly at night and the moisture in the air having nowhere to escape so it hangs as water droplets. If you’re interested further in fog formation (and why wouldn’t you be??), here’s a good [...]
I’m writing a poem about meadows, ponies and a lonesome geranium… what rhymes with geranium? Titanium… your cranium… stadium… brainium… per grainy mum… her lazy crumb… hmmm, I don’t know if any of these things will do… I’ll keep thinking…
We just got in some beautiful 4-foot cedars in 5 gallon containers that are lush and full… this is a great size to plant for a couple of reasons: 1) they’re very manageable and easy to move around… don’t underestimate how much work it can be to plant a heavy 8-foot cedar and 2) they are [...]
If you’re one of those people who loves snagging great deals, now is the time to come in to the 152nd Street Potter’s. All the gifty stuff (and lots of other items) are priced 50% to 80% off… which is big, big savings. There’s still lots of neat gift items, trellises, small pumps, gazing balls, and [...]
We’re starting to place our orders for pottery for next season and that’s exciting! We’ll have lots of nice new pottery along with some of the traditional styles that we always carry. We’ll have a great range of colours ranging from reds to greens to blues to the ever-popular blacks. All our stores carry a [...]
Here’s another good bulb fact sheet I found from The University of Illinois… http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/bulbs/planting.html . It gives tips and info on things like planting bulbs, fertilizng, staking, mulching, etc, etc. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… bulbs are easy to put in and lots of fun when they bloom!!
Have you ever gone to Google Maps and looked at your house from the “satellite view”? Well I went and looked at Potter’s from the satellite view the other day and it was fascinating! You can see what I’m talking about here: http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=49.060468,-122.80214&spn=0.001253,0.002148&t=h&z=19 Make sure it’s on “satellite view” and scroll in real close to [...]
Blech, go away rain!!! We’ve had such a wonderful September so far, I guess the sun couldn’t last forever… I hope there’s more blue skies ahead for the fall… nothing makes me happier than cool, sunny October days!
This week I am featuring my own garden.. well it is more just container gardening as I live in a basement suite. The trick to having anything in a container is keeping it well-watered! This means if it needs it twice a day, water twice a day! My favorite is my shell ginger that I [...]
