There is nothing better than the gorgeous bursts of colour that liven up the landscapes in spring! If you are lacking spring colour in your garden then you need to drop out to the garden centre this week for our 'Riot of Colour Sale'! In celebration of spring we've put all lilacs on sale for 30% off. Here are some of the varieties we carry here at Gemmell's
Ludwig Spaeth
A French Hybrid Lilac that has beautiful, heavily fragrant reddish-purple to dark purple single blooms that open in late spring, extending the lilac season! An outstanding open branched, upright habit useful in mixed shrub borders or in mass plantings with other lilacs.Zone 3 Mature 10' tall x 8' wide
Mme. Lemoine Lilac
A lovely columnar form of French lilac with intensely fragrant double white flowers. Flower clusters are very heavy and tend to weigh down the sturdy branches, making them easier to bury your nose in the soft petals and inhale the perfume. Doesn't tend to sucker like most other lilacs. Ideal as a cut flower and a single cluster can scent an entire room. Zone 3 Mature: 8-10' tall x 8' wide
Belle De Nancy Lilac
features showy panicles of intensely fragrant double pink flowers which emerge from distinctive fuchsia flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Great for screening or hedging. Zone 2a Mature: 10' tall x 8' wide
President Lincoln
A truly outstanding lilac noted for its large trusses of single Wedgewood blue flowers. The truest blue of any lilac, it also has a captivating fragrance. Rich heart shaped green foliage. This lilac was originally developed in 1916.Zone 2 Mature: 8-10' tall x 8- 10' wide
Charles Joly Lilac
One of the earliest French Hybrid Lilacs and is still a favourite here at Gemmell's! It bears smaller panicles of purple buds that turn to double magenta flowers as they open for a fabulous show. Zone 3 Mature: 10-12' tall x 8-10' wide
Common Purple Lilac
The old fashioned Common Purple Lilac is the one most of us remember from our youth. A perfect screen or informal hedge it has extremely fragrant purple flowers in May. These single purple flowers hold up very well as cut flowers and easily fill a house with their fragrance. Zone 2 Mature: 12 to 15' tall x 8 to 12' wide
Sensation Lilac Spectacular bi-coloured blooms! Gorgeous purple petals are outlined in white and cover the 8-10" long flower stems. Creates a spectacular show from early to mid spring. An ideal privacy screen or hedge.
Zone 3 Mature: 10-15' tall x 10' wide.
Minuet Lilac An extremely attractive and compact shrub with upright panicles of lightly fragrant light purple flowers in late spring; multi-stemmed and small-growing, ideal for average garden use, beautiful in groupings. Non suckering.Zone 2a Mature: 6-7' tall x 6' wide
Dwarf Korean Lilac An unusually dwarf, spreading variety of lilac with reddish purple buds opening to single pale lilac flowers and small, dark green foliage. This ornamental shrub blooms profusely in spring with fragrant flowers at an early age. Small, dense, rounded, deciduous shrub. Easy to grow, carefree plant. Use in shrub border with evergreen background or plant in groups Zone 3 Mature: 4-5' tall x 5-6' wide
Standard Lilacs We also carry Dwarf Korean & Tinkerbelle Standard Lilacs which are the perfect small accent tree for your garden.
The Friends of the Smiths Falls Library is hosting Ed Lawrence as a fundraising event on Sunday May 30th 2010 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm at the Smith Falls Station Theatre 14 Victoria Ave, Smiths Falls. He will be speaking on green alternatives and what grows well in Eastern Ontario. Tickets are $7.00. Available at Gemmell's Garden Centre and Elizabeth Interiors. Limited seating so get your tickets early.
