I’m your host, Scott “Buzz Buzz” Pasternak and I’m here to tell you, flies are interesting! Did you know the following facts about flies? Flies are in the order Diptera. Flies, unlike most winged insects, only have one pair of complete wings. Their hind wings are reduced and modified to structures called halteres which help them [...]
Do you know one household item that is a GREAT weed killer? Good old fashioned vinegar. It’s an acid that plants don’t like and basically burns the heck out anything it’s sprayed on. Keep in mind that it kills almost any plant where it’s sprayed so don’t spray it on the ones you want to [...]
The 60th Annual Spirit of the Sea Festival in White Rock runs July 31 to August 2, 2009 and Potters has two floats in the parade! The Torchlight Parade starts at east beach at 9pm. The Langley Potters store has a Christmas float and the 72nd is preparing a haunted theme float. Hope to see you all [...]
It’s that time of year again! Our 30% off almost everything sale started on Wednesday July 22nd. Everything to do with the garden is on sale! Take 30% off perennials, trees, shrubs, annuals, garden ornaments, shovels, statues and much, much more! Come on down to check out all the deals. Please note that selection will [...]
The White Mulberry or Morus alba is known in the botanical community for its rapid movement of pollen from its catkins (a catkin is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster, with inconspicuous or no petals, common to the birch family, Betulaceae). Its flowers fire pollen into the air by rapidly releasing stored elastic energy in the [...]
Everywhere at the 152nd Street store I see wide brimmed hats… on Scott “Ladies Lunch” Pasternak.. on Patsy The Planter Lady.. on Karl Braber… on Besty McRib… on Jessie Turner-n-hooch…. everywhere. With the strength of the sun these days and skin cancer being a very real concern, I think you’ll see more and more wide brimmed hats [...]
With the heat the last while, it is proof that this summer is going to be a cooker, so I thought “What can I do to help?” How about come up with some DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS! Sedums are a great choose for a very hot, dry garden bed. Ranging from tall ones that bloom in [...]
I have been waiting months to be able to say “Christmas in July!”. Ok, it’s not actually Christmas but it sure does feel like it over here at Potters 192. The Christmas room is open as usual, but the Elves are busy re-arranging and organizing the whole place! We are getting ready for our new [...]
I’m Scott Pasternak and I LOVE coffee. I’m here to tell you that free coffee grounds are everywhere. They can be found at home, the local coffee shop or any office tower. And rather than it all ending up in the local landfill, gardeners who wish to follow a green approach to fertilizing can use [...]
An oft overlooked accessory for the home garden is “garden art”… Potter’s carries lots of statuaries, fountains and other types of garden art that can really add interesting accents to your yard. Big, small and in between, we’ve probably got an interesting piece of art that will catch your eye.. come have a look!
