About Us:Art's Nursery Ltd. is one of Metro Vancouver's largest retail and wholesale nurseries and prides itself on offering a huge 10+ acre selection of plants, shrubs, trees and more. We are located at: 8940 192nd Street, Surrey-Port Kells, B.C., Canada Tel: 604.882.1201 www.artsnursery.comReg Hours:
Mon-Wed 9:00am - 6:00pm
Thu-Fri 9:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Extended hours in spring & summer. What's New?:Winter never stops us from bringing in new plants! Some recent new arrivals include:
Specimen Weeping Norway Spruce
Pom Pom Yew
Topiary Pom Pom Pine
Osmanthus Goshiki
Sarcococca ruscifolia & humilis
Holly
Gaultheria procumbens
Merlot Variegated Skimmia
Taxus H.M. Eddie, 4 sizes Feature Product:
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'
This evergreen shrub is also known as Variegated False Holly. 'Goshiki' means 5 coloured in Japanese and refers to the various colours found on each leaf. Leaves are spiny like holly. Use it to brighten up a dark corner or as an informal hedge. Grows in full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant once established. Slow to moderate growth rate. Height: 6-8 ft. Zones 6-9. Upcoming Events:Art's Christmas Open House
Everyone welcome - bring your friends!
Thursday Nov. 26th, 2009
6:30pm to 9:00pm
Warm Drinks, Light Snacks & Festive Atmosphere
20% OFF All Christmas Merchandise - Nov 26th Only! Did You Know?Art's is open all year round? Unlike many other garden centres we carry a huge selection of plants, shrubs, trees and more throughout all four seasons. In fact, we bring in new fresh stock, while others are selling off the old stuff!
At Art's we put up over 15,000 christmas lights every holiday season! Come see for yourself! Contact Us:We welcome your comments and suggestions on this email newsletter. Email the editor. | Arts Nursery November 2009 Newsletter
Art's Christmas Market - Now Open!
At Art's our greenhouses undergo a miraculous holiday transformation and our courtyard is packed full of seasonal plants from mid-November until Christmas. Come browse and explore through 10,000+ sq ft of covered area loaded with christmas decorations, tree ornaments, home decorating ideas, and hundreds of unique gifts for gardeners. Not to mention, our great selection of christmas trees (Nov 27th), wreaths, garland, greens and many other festive florals including all popular colours of poinsettias. All this in addition to our massive selection of seasonal outdoor plants including eye-catching conifers, hollies, shrub dogwoods, camellias, hellebores and many other winter favourites.
Art's Christmas Open House
Join us Thursday Night, November 26th for our 4th Annual Christmas Open House. We'll be serving warm drinks, light snacks and playing a great selection of christmas carols to start the holiday season with a smile. Come browse through 10,000 sq ft of festive florals, greens, christmas decorations, tree ornaments, home decorating ideas, seasonal outdoor plants and more. Everyone is welcome. 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Freshly Cut Christmas Trees Arriving Nov. 27th
Our first batch of freshly cut local and imported christmas trees is arriving Nov 27th. This year we'll be featuring beautiful Douglas, Grand, Fraser and Noble Firs at very competitive prices. We'll have a variety of sizes and grades to match all tastes and budgets. Art's also carries a huge selection of live christmas trees. Enjoy them inside during the holidays and plant them in your garden in January - talk about eco-friendly!
Your Garden In November
Rake leaves and use as compost.
Clean, sharpen and oil garden tools. Service the lawn mower.
Add organic matter to beds. Mulching will feed the soil and suppress weeds.
The weeds continue to grow in cool weather so take time to pick ‘em!
Certain perennials can be divided now.
Add some colour to your containers with budded skimmia, ornamental grasses and dwarf conifers. The berries will be coming now, wintergreen is a beautiful choice, and colourful stems of dogwood will add height and colour to your planters. Evergreen boughs will add fullness and a festive feeling to your containers. (available mid November).
Drain or blow out your irrigation system.
Prune out dead fruiting canes of raspberries.
Plant garlic.
Save seeds from the verggie and flower garden. Dry, date, label and store in a cool and dry location.
Plant. Yes Fall is a great time to plant.
Winterize banana plants and palms if you haven’t already.
Last chance to store geraniums, tuberous begonias, dahlias and gladiolas.
Place hanging pots of fuchsias where they won’t freeze. Don’t cut back until Spring.
Check potatoes in storage and remove any that are going bad.
Trim chrysanthemums to 4-6 inches after they finish blooming.
Water evergreens in the garden well before winter frosts. Continue to water every 6-8 weeks during the winter if there is no snow cover and the ground is warm enough to accept water.
Wrap trunk of young think barked trees especially those in high wind areas. Young Japanese maples can be damaged by harsh cold winds or sunscald. Remove wrap in April. As bark matures this will not be necessary.
Monitor garden for pests and disease. Consider bait in the garden for slugs especially during rainy periods.
Houseplants tend to dry out with the extra heat in the house at this time of year. Mist plants or place the pots on a pebble filled tray of water to ensure adequate humidity and moisture. Reduce fertilizer applications.
Enjoy forcing bulbs inside, such as, paperwhites, hyacinth and amaryllis, Store the pots in a cool, dark place until new growth appears, then move into a bright window. Plant now so you can enjoy during the holidays.
Designing a Winter garden can be very fun, as it helps build four-season interest and introduces us to many different plants. While herbaceous perennials die back and disappear for the winter, our gardens can often look bare. It is smart to use a mix of evergreens and conifers to ensure you have ‘life’ and colour during the winter months. Plants with berries, winter flowering shrubs, trees, and bulbs are great additions.
When the garden is exposed during these months it takes on an architectural role. Therefore, although we are always drawn towards flowers, particular interest should be paid to form, movement and bark. Certain trees and shrubs have a gorgeous form, many Japanese maples fall into this category and look wonderful under lit or with an icing of snow! Movement adds a different dimension to the garden, letting it come alive, dancing with the winds of winter. Many ornamental grasses achieve this, some with attractive flower heads that remain for the winter, and glisten when touched by frost or morning dew. Attractive bark is yet another interest that should be considered. Bark can take on different colours and it can also peel or flake giving an eye-catching dimension. Here are some plants to help liven your winter garden:
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Salix matsudana 'Tortousa'
Corkscrew Willow
- large shade tree
- yellow green branches twigs
- crazy twisting corksrew branches
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Acer palmatum 'Sangu Kaku'
Coral Bark Japanese Maple
- small specimen tree
- green leaves
- red-orange fall colour
- striking coral red bark in winter
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Corylus avellana Contorta
Harry Lauders Walking Stick
- small specimen tree
- contorted twisting branches
- hanging yellow catkins in early spring
- green, rippled leaves
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Hamamelis x intermeda
Witchhazel
- delicate, fragrant, papery blooms in winter
- yellow, red or coppery-orange flowers
- small, vase shaped tree
- attractive fall foliage colours
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Picea omorika 'Bruns'
Bruns Serbian Spruce
- blue-green needled conifer
- very narrow growing, idea for small yards
- evergreen
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Acer griseum
Paperbark Maple
- green leaved maple tree
- striking cinnamon brown, peeling bark
- spectacular red fall colour
- small treee, ideal for small yards
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Cornus
Shrub Dogwoods
- deciduous green leaved shrubs
- stems are red, orange or red in winter
- hardy, tough plants
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Betula jacquemontii
White Himalayan Birch
- attractive white bark
- small green leaves
- tough, larger shade tree
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Arbutus menziesii
Arbutus Tree
- green leaved evergreen tree
- Amazing peeling bark
- white bell-shaped flowers
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Helictotrichon sempervirens
Blue Oat Grass
- evergreen grass
- blue foliage
- upright, erect
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Phyllostachys aurea/nigra
Gold Stem / Black Stem Bamboo
- large evergreen bamboos
- runner, needs containment
- great hedge, screen or container plant
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Carex buchananii
Sedge
- evergreen grass
- brown, coppery foliage
- excellent in winter containers
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Camellia japonica/sasanqua
Camellias
- evergreen shrubs
- beautiful flowers in various colours
- blooms in winter, early spring
- ideal for the entranceway
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Skimmia japonica
Japanese Skimmia
- evergreen shrub
- colourful white, pink or red buds
- flowers bloom in winters
- tolerates sun or part shade
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Picea abies 'Pendula'
Weeping Norway Spruce
- evergreen conifer
- beautiful dark green needles
- Striking weeping form
- Attractive cones
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Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
- evergreen grass
- Striking white plumes
- Sharp edges make a great barrier
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Symphoricarpos alba
Snowberry
- deciduous shrub
- green leaves
- striking white berries in winter
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Pyracantha
Firethorn
- evergreen shrub
- long spiky thorns
- attractive red or orange berries
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Read This Article Online There are 2 great projects you can do with your kids this fall – plant some forced spring blooming bulbs in pots for the house, and put up a bird feeder near a window.
It is possible to buy hyacinth and paperwhite bulbs pre-forced and ready to grow. All you need are the bulbs, some suitable pots and some well draining potting soil. Just plant the bulbs in the pot so their noses are covered and they are not touching. Water well to start, and put them in a well lit spot in your house. Soon you’ll see some growth, and a few weeks later you will have beautiful fragrant blooms to enjoy. We have a nice selection of bulbs and pots.
A bird feeder is fun and educational, and children really enjoy them. You can hang them from a tree or pole, put them on a stake or even attach some of them to your window. Just make sure you can see it from inside your house. Many small birds stay here in the winter and are very grateful for the seed. Just be sure to keep feeding them regularly as they learn to depend on it. Again we have a selection of feeders here at Art’s – something to suit every garden.
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Hippeastrum, known as amaryllis, originated from South America. They come in many different colours and are easy to grow. The ones that are sold have been treated with special care for 3 years prior to being marketed. This special care helps to produce an abundance of large flowers. This extra care makes amaryllis bulbs more expensive than other bulbs, but their long lasting large flowers win your heart! Yes, you can get hooked on amaryllis and most will add a new colour to their collection from year to year. Follow the tips below and you will be rewarded with beautiful blooms for weeks!
Planting time: October – April
Availability: Best is in November-December.
Amaryllis is available in the Spring, but generally as a potted plant. For best variety, choose the bulbs before Christmas and if necessary store in a temperature about 48 F, planting when ready.
Choosing the right bulb:
Feel the bulb, choose ones that are large and heavy.
Larger bulbs generally produce more stems and more flowers. Go big!
There are many to choose from so if you choose a few, plant them in 2-3 week intervals so you can stagger their bloom time, and enjoy them for months
Choose a larger pot with drainage holes. One slightly larger than the bulb is ideal.
Use a well drained potting soil.
Planting:
Before planting the bulbs, place it in lukewarm water for a couple of hours, this will encourage root formation.
Check your pot for drainage and put a few rocks in the bottom to keep the drainage hole clear.
Add your potting soil about a third to half way full.
Place the bulb on top, adding enough potting soil so half of the bulb is exposed above the soil surface.
Tamp down the potting soil firmly.
Water lightly.
Location:
Place your newly planted pot in a warm sunlit place. A windowsill warmed by a radiator underneath is ideal. Normal house temperature is fine.
Water sparingly until the stem emerges.
As soon as leaves and flower buds are visable increase watering.
Enjoy!
Tips:
Remove faded flowers so the bulb does not invest energy in seed production. The remaining flowers will also bloom for a longer time.
With follow-up care you can enjoy your amaryllis for years to come. Simply cut off any remaining faded flowers, water and fertilize allowing the leaves to grow and develop. If you have room in the garden, plant the bulb pot and all into the ground in a sheltered spot. Do this mid to late May. Starting in August - September stop watering. In September - October trim the foliage from the bulb and place the bulb, pot and all, in a dry cool frost free location – the garage is an option. Leave it ‘resting’ for a minimum of 6-8 weeks. Then repot and enjoy. Flowers may be smaller than the first blooming period.
Source: International Flower Bulb Centre. Care Sheet available at Art's Nursery.
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 Here’s a simple recipe for dressing up your containers for the fall and winter. These containers would look great at your entrance, on your deck or patio or anywhere that you could see them from inside your house.
Start with a container of your choice, and fill it with a lightweight potting mix. Then choose one of the following shrubs for your centrepiece:
Boxwood
Yew
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Heavenly Bamboo
Skimmia
Next, choose and add 1 or 2 evergreen grasses from the following list:
Ice Dance Sedge
Evergold Sedge
Frosty Curls Sedge
New Zealand Sedge
Choose and add 1 or 2 of the following perennials:
Heuchera cultivar ( these come in many different colours)
Euphorbia cultivar, also available in many different colours.
Hellebore of your choice.
Finally add some of the following to fill up the gaps:
Winter flowering heather
Ivy of your choice
Wintergreen
Winter pansies, or other fall flowering perennials
If you wish, you can add some cones or bright bows to accent your container. Put it in place and enjoy!
Read This Article Online | Back to Top | Great Gifts For Gardeners
Art's carries a great selection of gifts for gardeners. Bring in this newsletter on your next visit and you'll get the discounted price below! Some of our current favourites include:
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Sunset Western Garden Book
A useful book for new or experienced gardeners. Packed with info on design, plants and planting.
Reg $29.98 ea
Your Price:
$24.98 ea
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Corona Bypass Pruner & Pouch
Helps you prune like a pro! High quality stainless steel blades, and a handy belt pouch.
Reg $29.98 ea
Your Price:
$24.98 ea
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Wonder Woman Gloves
Warm and soft, but tough. Breathable backs, and velcro wrist straps. By Watson.
Reg $16.98 ea
Your Price:
$14.98 ea
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Garden Song Window Bird Feeder
Feed the birds in winter. A great way to bring birds close. Kids love them.
Reg $8.98 ea
Your Price:
$6.98 ea
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Black Monk Statue
This little guy will bring an aura of calm serenity to your garden. Completely weatherproof. Limited supply.
Reg $89.98 ea
Your Price:
$69.98 ea
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eSolutions Ergonomic Cultivator
This ergonomic cultivator will help you garden longer! Ultimate comfort and performance. Tapered tines move easily throught the soil. Lifetime warranty
Reg $16.98 ea
Your Price:
$12.98 ea
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Fall Hours of Operation
Arts Nursery is open to serve you 7 days a week from 9:00am to 5:00pm during Fall and Winter. |
