Store Hours
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8:30am - 5:30pm at all Sloat Garden Center locations, (except as noted below).
Danville: Mon-Sat: 8am-5:30pm
Sundays: 9am to 5pm
Pierce Street: 9am-5:30pm
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Orchid Sale!
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At all Sloat Garden Center locations, while supplies last. Read more about caring for beautiful cymbidium orchids here.
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February in the garden
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Not sure what to do in
your garden this month? Details here.
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New February Seminars
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Please visit our Seminars & Events
page for details.
GARDEN DESIGN SEMINAR SERIES
Beautiful Hillside Landscapes
Learn how to successfully plant on a hillside and get ideas on winning plant combinations. Mary Te Selle shares her ideas.
Feb. 19 - Kentfield, 10 am
Feb. 26 - Novato, 10 am
Save Water and Time - Replace Your Lawn!
Dave Phelps shares low maintenance (no mowing!) plants that look great with less water.
Feb. 19 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10 am
Feb. 20 - Novato, 10 am
Feb. 27 - Kentfield, 10 am
Winter Fertilizing in SF
Gus Broucaret discusses which fertilizers to
apply to shrubs, lawns and perennials.
Feb. 23 - San Francisco (Sloat Blvd.), 5:30 pm
PRUNE AWAY
SEMINAR SERIES
Rose Pruning 101
The Marin and San Francisco Rose Societies demonstrate pruning for rose health and flower production.
Feb. 5 - Danville, 10 am
Feb. 19 - San Rafael, 10 am
Basic Pruning 101
Elizabeth Ruiz shares techniques to help you avoid mistakes when pruning.
Feb. 16 - San Francisco (Sloat Blvd.), 5:30 pm
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Greetings!
Our 3rd annual Winter Orchid Festival gets under way this week at all Sloat Garden Center locations...just in time to celebrate Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year!
Also this month, we have a spade of wonderful new gardening seminars to get you ready to plant. Read below for details!
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Please join us for our 3rd Annual Winter Orchid Festival February 1st - February 14th. We're featuring a terrific price on beautiful 3 spike Cymbidium Orchids, as well as sensational orchid seminars.
Caring for Unusual Orchids
Glenn Smith discusses caring for out-of-the-ordinary orchids.
Feb. 2 - San Francisco (Sloat Blvd.), Wed., 5:30 pm
Feb. 5 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10 am
Feb. 6 - Novato, Sun., 10 am
Feb. 12 - San Rafael, Sat., 10 am
Feb. 13 - Kentfield, Sun., 10 am
Orchid Basics 101
Tom Perlite talks about how to fertilize and repot orchids.
Feb. 13 - San Francisco (Pierce St.), Sun., 10 am
Repotting Orchid Demonstrations
Our staff demonstrates how to repot various orchids.
Feb. 8 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Tues., 10 am
Feb. 8 -San Francisco (Sloat Blvd), Tues., 10 am |
Stay tuned for new specials! |
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- Watch your email inbox for our February specials. We'll email them out on Friday, February 4th!
- The following is a reminder for Gardener's Reward Members who earned a Savings Certificate this year (awarded based on your purchases in the 2nd half of 2010). Your Savings Certificate discount postcard recently arrived via postal mail and is valid through March 13, 2011. Click here for details on the program.
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Plant Pick of the Month |
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For February, we like the myriad of perennial Euphorbias that bloom in great clusters of chartreuse yellow and green bracts. Foliage colors are grey, burgundy, blue, and even variegated so they will add interest and depth to an otherwise green palette. They work in a wide range of landscapes from coastal succulent themes to cottage gardens. Sun is the preferred exposure, but they will thrive as well in shadier spots. They prefer average water but will withstand drought. They do not require regular fertilizing (which makes them appropriate for planting with other phosphorous eschewing Mediterraneans such as Grevillea, Protea, and Leucodendron).
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Pottery Color of the Month |
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| Dark Blue is our pottery color of the month for February. This luscious blue is available at all Sloat Garden Center locations.
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Garden Guru: February |
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This month we discuss:
1. Getting ready to garden this spring ... what to do first?
2. Taking care of an apple tree
3. Growing Meyer Lemons in SF
Dear Garden Guru,
I have raised bed gardens (8X4)for flowers and vegetables. What should I do to prepare the beds after this winter and one growing season behind me? Should I rotate the crops? Beets, cucumber, carrots and tomatoes were very successful. Can I start planting now and what should I plant each season? Thanks,
- Heather in Emeryville
ANSWER: For our answer, visit the Garden Guru.
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