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The Nursery is full of colour and all on sale.
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July 8th, 2009
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Rain, rain and more rain. I hope we're not headed for another soggy summer.
If you find a nice gardening day, stop out and see some great sales that are now on. Perennials are now on at 30% as is the Nursery, and Hanging Baskets are now buy 1 get 2nd 50% off. Fill in those holes and take advantage of these reduced prices.
Have a terrific day and thank you again!
Rob Gemmell
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BERRY NICE
Nothing taste more like summer than fresh berries. Easy to grow, quick to bear, super nutritious berries are one of the best fruits to grow organically. They rarely lose their newly fertilized flowers to late spring frosts which can be a common heartbreak with fruit trees. This season at Gemmell's we have a great selection of berry plants so you are sure to find your favourite!
How to start? Why not begin by choosing one or two of your favourite berry varieties that you would normally buy at your local farmer's market. Choose a spot in the garden with full sun for the best flavour although it is important to note that most berry varieties can handle a bit of afternoon shade from the summer heat.
STRAWBERRIES are usually the first berry of the season. Generally there are two types of strawberries; Junebearing and Everbearing.
 Junebearing are always the first fruits to ripen. They are generally considered to produce better quality berries. These types of strawberries produce lots of runners that can quickly become a tangle of plants. To capitalize on this, try to manage the plants as a ground cover. Mow tattered foliage down mid-summer and mulch between plants.
Everbearing produce fruit all season, from spring to fall. If you pinch off early season blossoms and runners then these types can turn out a strong late summer crop of strawberries. If you can't bring yourself to do this, then by all means, leave them and enjoy picking smaller berries all season long. These varieties are great for containers or hanging baskets. The constant emergence of new growth requires fertile soil so be sure to feed regularly.
RASBERRIES/BLACKBERRIES
 Sweet and tart these are excellent berries to grow if you have the space. Grown in thickets or along fencerows usually they enjoy full sun and mulching to keep weeds down and moisture in. Topdress with manure and feed regularly. In fall, prune out all canes that produced fruit that season.
Raspberry 'Lantham Red' produces very large red berries in early summer. Very hardy and productive they are excellent for all types of jams, pies and, of course, eaten freshly picked!
Summer Bearing Black Raspberry is an early mid-season variety with good hardiness and great productivity. These berries are large with excellent flavour and firmness.
Blackberry 'Black Satin' is heavy yielding with thornless canes, black medium sized fruit in early summer. Excellent for jellies, preserves and pies.
GRAPES
 These plants love full sun and also serve a dual purpose as a beautiful ornamental vine on a trellis or arbour. Typically grape vines take 3 years to establish but once established will produce fruit for up to 40 years.
Concord Grape is the most common purple grape and a reliable producer. Developed in 1849, it gets its name from Concord Massettucetts. Medium large clusters of blue-black fruit in early fall can be used for desserts, wine or juice.
Fredonia is a blue-black table grape with notable cold hardiness, good for short seasons and hardy from zone 4-8. Grapes grow on new growth so heavily prune in the fall.
In support of the Grow Your Own movement, why not try berries this year.
All berry plants are now 30 % off at Gemmell's this week
P.S. There are raspberries on the canes already!!!
HANGING BASKET SALE
There are lots of gorgeous hanging baskets just in from the greenhouses and this week they are on sale BUY 1 GET THE 2nd 50% OFF!
PERENNIALS
Julia and Suzette have just stocked up the perennials for our summer sale and there are some wonderful interesting varieties.
ALL PERENNIALS ARE 30% OFF THIS WEEK!
NURSERY
Don't forget about the Home Tax Credit. You can write off perennials, trees and shrubs this year. Trees, shrubs, and evergreens are NOW 30% OFF
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SUMMER FESTIVAL OF COLOUR |
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As many of our Gemmell's gardeners may or may not know we do a second seeding of annuals for our summer program. We started this program after so many requests mid summer for flowers for weddings and parties, from people who just wanted to jazz up their planters or fill empty holes in their garden, and from our many garden addicts (you know who you are!) who just can't get enough! These annuals are in bigger 5 ½" terra cotta pots and are fresh from our own greenhouses (another chance to shop local!) not the tired leftovers you see at other places. We also bring in fresh crops of hanging baskets and planters. If you get a chance, drop in for a wander about the greenhouse, it is a truly glorious sight right through July and August.
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Return all Horticultural  plastic pots to us
during business hours to be either re-used (if they came from us) or returned to the manufacturer to be made into new pots, if they didn't. Pots & flats Made in Canada or the USA, with recycling number symbols 2, 5 or 6 will be recycled. Styrofoam is not recyclable and cannot be accepted. |
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We have instituted our free Members Reward Card program during our open house May 2nd. From now on Members will save 2% on their purchases through until the end of July.  The savings can then be spent on purchases between August and the end of November of the same year. You will also get advance notice of sales as well as special coupons and free stuff. Your email address is required to participate in this program. |
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