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    Colour Again!

    Thursday, August 26th, 2010

    After the late-summer clear-out of our spring/ summer stock people think Potter’s might be low on colour.. but they’re wrong! We’ve stocked up with mums, aster and pansies and we’re chock full of colour again! We have mum tubs, large asters, leafy little kales, packs of glorious pansies… there’s lots to choose from in the [...]

    Autumn Decor At Potters 192

    Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

    Potters 192 is getting ready for Christmas in a big way!  But first, it’s fall and Halloween.  We just got in some very reasonably priced fall decor items and some very cool witch hats and witch figurines.  Here are the girls showing off some of our new goodies.

    Autumn Crocus

    Monday, August 23rd, 2010

    So I just got in some of our fall bulbs and one that I ordered caught my eye. Colchium “The Giant’ is a autumn crocus that gets planted now and you enjoy next fall. What is unique about these bulbs is that the are great for naturalizing an area and their leaves come out first, die [...]

    Coneflower Crazy!!!

    Friday, August 20th, 2010

    Being that our plant of the month this month is the cone flower. I went out and ordered a selection of exciting new echinaceas. They range in colour from a deep coral red to a light, clean pink. Some are fragrant and some are doubles. Hot lava is a choice example that has fragrant blooms that [...]

    Hot, Hot, Hot

    Thursday, August 19th, 2010

    Boy, it’s been beautiful weather lately, hasn’t it? Does anybody remember that they were wearing winter jackets up until the end of June? Well, I guess I do… regardless, with all this sunny weather I want to remind everybody to water those annual planters and baskets really well. By this point your planters are probably [...]

    Big Savings

    Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

    Potters 192 has some big markdowns in the store! Our fertilizers have just been marked down to 50% off! Garden chemicals (which are being taken off the market – this is your last kick at the can folks) are now 50% off! Our HUGE end of the season giftware sale is on.  Select items from [...]

    Ephemerals

    Friday, August 13th, 2010

    You might have noticed that little sections in your woodland garden have gone bare . Well don’t overreact and instantly blame your husband and his crazy friends. There is an explanation for this. Some plants come out early in the season, bloom,then go dormant and disappear later on. These plants are called ephemerals. Some examples of ephemerals are bleeding [...]

    The Sale Continues!!!

    Thursday, August 12th, 2010

    Make sure you hit your local Potter’s store in the next few days.. most of the plant material is half price right now and that’s a great deal!! Tree, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals… half price! Also our large selection of pottery is half price as well. There’s still great pottery selection with lots of colours [...]

    Gladiolas

    Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

    I love Gladiolas!  People see them blooming this time of year, but remember you have to plant bulbs a season ahead to get them to bloom at their normal time.  I planted some great ones this spring and they are all popping up.  Be sure to mark your calendar for next Spring and pick up [...]

    We WON!

    Monday, August 9th, 2010

    For those who came down and saw our float in the Spirit Of The Sea Festival you will know what I am talking about… for those who missed it, you will just have to wait ’til next year! This year Potters 72 & 192 joined forces; Christmas and Halloween together won 1st place for a commercial [...]

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