But you’re wondering what the question is so I guess I’ll ask for you…. “What’s the best and most economical potting soil that your garden centre sells?” The answer is THE ANSWER! No, that actually was the answer… our most economical way to buy potting soil is to buy bales of The Answer potting soil. [...]

Did you know that Potters can pot your planters for you? You can select a pot or container from our inventory or bring in your own favorite container(s) each Spring to be done over and over and over. Here are a few that we have done for around the store:    

  All of our basket stuffers have started to come in are ready to be planted. We have a huge selection and are always happy to search for something on your wish list. We also carry empty planters of all types, soils ,live moss, fertilizers and anything else you will need to help you with [...]

Seed season is upon us and certainly our 72nd Potter’s store is excited. For whatever reason, our Newton location always is very popular with the seed-planting crowds. We carry a number of seed brands including Westcoast Seeds and Pacific Northwest Seeds. Starting plants from seed is a very satisfying way to grow plants as well [...]

Yes the rumors are true… we finally have Westcoast seeds in our stores now! To help you with all your seed questions they have a great website that is easy to use! www.westcoastseeds.com . They have it broken down into flowers, vegtables, and herbs then further again with season&zone, timing, starting and growing in specific items! Take [...]

Pansy fibre packs are here at all the Potter’s stores, and you know what that means… the pansy onslaught begins! Throughout September and October Potter’s sells almost every colour imaginable of pansy and boy, are they popular. Some people only like the traditional yellow pansies but most like to get a mix of colours. Come [...]

Walking around the other day I saw a plant that I love! Eucomis or pinapple lily is an amazing bulb that blooms in the summer.  It is the flowers that I love the most. They stand about 14 – 16″ tall and are a cluster of stars going up the stem! A must have for [...]

Gardener’s in BC can sometimes be a funny crew! So many of us seem to have it in our heads that the only gardening season in the lower mainland is springtime when that’s just not the case! BC has the longest gardening season in all of Canada and there’s wonderful flower colour available all summer [...]

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For those who love the rustic country look of a wooden planter full of flowers, all the Potter’s locations have good supplies of half wine barrels. There’s nothing quite like the look and feel of a wooden oak barrel and customers have been enjoying these planters for years. Probably the greatest thing about half barrels [...]