Ok, I know… fake flowers at a garden centre? I guess you haven’t been to Potters on 192nd st! We boast our huge indoor gift area full of great gift ideas and decor. We recently got a shipment of very reasonably priced artificial flowers. I thought the gladiolas were real! Look how big the stems [...]
With Easter fast approaching (April 4) I’m sure people are hopping around (ha ha, I find myself amusing sometimes) for some goodies to give out. So this year instead of some chocolate why not try a beautiful bouquet of flowers, or a nice potted plant like a Calla or Easter lily! For all you rabbit lovers out there we [...]
Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ or “wedding cake tree” is the perfect tree for those who love trees and shrubs. This specimen has the most unique horizontally layered habit, topped off with an uncomparable variegated foliage. In some locations its has been known to grow as much as 18″ a year, but typically it is a very slow grower. [...]
Can you feel it? Just around the corner is gorgeous bedding, basket stuffers for miles, veggies, hanging baskets, indoor plants, smiling faces and cheery places!! Yep, all that good stuff is just around the corner and Potter’s will have it all… what a great time of year!!! That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout!
Potters 192 just got our big shipment of coloured peony rings! You can grow peonies, tomatos or anything that needs support. 2 sizes available and many colours! Just look how excited Kyle is! Remember, if you have a comment about our blog posts, feel free to leave it here on the website. If you have [...]
This spring beauty has it all! Fragrant white flowers in the spring; berries that follow; evergreen; prefers shade (or filtered sun). I could go on forever, but I won’t. I know you’re asking, “What’s the catch? And why is there always a catch to everything?” Well I only have an answer for the first one. The catch [...]
This little ‘Bonfire’ pieris caught my eye as I was walking through the aisles of our nursery last night. Not only is it a huge 1 gallon plant but its canopy was just covered with flowers. What a performer. I would love to pair it with purple primulas or even a ‘Peppermint Ice’ hellebore in my spring [...]
Do you want those great big rhodo and azalea blooms like your neighbour? Well sir or madame, you need rhodo and azalea food! Now’s a great time to fertilize too, before most have started blooming. You can get a granular food or a water soluble one; both work terrific! So if you want those bloomin’ [...]
Recently planted at the 72nd store and soon to be shipped out to our other locations are our 2 gallon roses! With over 100 different varieties to choose from, how could you not find one (or two) that you simply have to have. Floribundas, grandifloras, and hybrid teas… oh my! English roses, climbing roses, and rose trees… double [...]
All the Potter’s stores have had some employee switch-a-roos and you’ll find if you visit some of the stores you might see some new faces or employees with new titles. At the 152nd Store, Scott has moved up from Assistant Manager to Store Manager. New faces at 152 include Toni and Chelsea from the 72nd [...]
