| Gemmell's Garden Centre Newsletter
June 24 2010 |
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Fill up those empty spots with
Annuals
All 606 annual paks are on sale. Great selection.
SAVE 60% |
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Still not too late to plant a vegetable garden this year . WOW! now you can save
Save 60% |
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Trees, shrubs, evergreens, fruit trees, broadleaf evergreens and roses.
New stock arriving weekly.
Save 30% |
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 Stunning 12"
Victorian Hanging Baskets
Buy 3 for $30 each reg.$39.99
Sale extended for another week
SAVE $30 |
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| Greetings! | 
Hi
With such an early spring it's sometimes hard to get in the mindset that we still have 3 ½ to 4 months to enjoy gardening. Many think that there's only 2 months left to the summer, so why bother. Well, years when we have a wet and cold May and things get delayed, people are forced to plant late. Many items in your vegetable garden actually do not benefit from an early start as they will not come into fruition until the days get shorter anyway. Planting things like potatoes now will prevent you from having potato beetles as they have already gone through their eating stage.
With the larger plants at the garden centre at some amazing prices it's definitely not too late to plant. Come in and see what you can plant to enjoy for the summer and well into the fall. We can help!
Take note of the Nursery, Annuals and Vegetable sales this week. The entire nursery in on sale this week for 30% off. Fill in with some unique and different things at great prices. We will be maintaining the nursery all summer and restocking weekly. Your best selection will be right here. We're here for you right through the year, not just in the spring. And again, don't forget that all your purchases since the beginning of March qualify for the 5% reward that can be spent during the fall and Christmas seasons each year. If you don't have a Member Reward Card then be sure to get one this weekend and start saving and accumulating the 5%. Your friends won't have to ask you "What did YOU get?" Rob Gemmell |
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TIRED OF WATERING YET? |
We have 2 new innovative products for keeping your hanging baskets and containers watered when you are away. Excellent choice for cottagers!
Basket Booster
 Simple design that waters according to the basket weight. Water is fed through a valve that releases drops of water based on the transpiration rate of the plant. The tiny hose has a connection to the faucet end. As the plant begins to dry, the water lost is replaced. There are no pressure regulators, timers etc. It maintains perfect moisture levels for weeks. The bonus? It uses 70% less water than regular hand watering.
Drop in for a free demo or check it out at www.plantbooster.net
Proven Winners
 Click here to watch a quick video Leave it to this innovative company to design the Water Wise Watering Kit. An easy-to-use, self-contained kit makes it simple to water container plants, hanging baskets, flower boxes, and landscape beds automatically. In fact, you can water up to ten containers or 30 feet of landscape beds from a single faucet. And, if your garden is larger than that, additional kits can be easily attached to water even more plants from the same faucet. Just set it and forget it. It's simple to use and cheaper than installing irrigation systems.
WaterWise isn't like other drip systems where you have to purchase tubing, emitters, clamps, etc. and try to match up the individual parts on your own. Everything you need is in one kit, and the step-by-step instructions make set-up simple.
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| Member Rewards
This year you will accumulate 5% on all your purchases made April 1st through July 31st when you are enrolled in our Member Reward program. Your 5% reward can be spent in the fall and Christmas seasons. Get your card at the cash if you haven't already and start accumulating. | |
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| THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS! by Kelly Heath, Retail Manager |
 A visit to the garden centre in summer is often a leisurely stroll where you can find inspiration and take the time to read the plant tags. Many plants are in full flower so you can see their true colours and blossom size. With the spring rush over, the hanging baskets hung, the containers designed, and the veggie garden planted, you can relax and truly take some time to stop and smell the roses (literally as they are all in full bloom!).
We have some unique plants and garden accessories here at Gemmell's that I thought I would share that may pique the interest of those gardeners who are looking for something different. Many of these have either 'just arrived' or are new to us for '2010'.
 HUMMINGBIRD SUMMERSWEET
This dwarf form of summersweet is a carefree shrub with glossy, deep-green leaves that turn vibrant yellow in fall. Bottlebrush like clusters of tiny, highly fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers appear in late summer, making this compact, shade-loving shrub a favourite of bees and butterflies. A hardy zone 3 it grows to only 5'
BRABANT CEDARS
Beautiful hardy Ontario Grown Cedars (these are not the skinny BC grown ones you see at all the big box stores). Beautifully shaped with light green foliage. These cedars grow thick right to the ground and grow to about 12ft. Excellent specimen tree or perfect for instant privacy
 HARLEQUIN HONEYSUCKLE
Harlequin is a colour lover's dream with green leaves splashed with pink and cream, big clusters of rosy blooms edged in white to yellow, and vibrant fall foliage colour! You don't have to worry about it taking over the garden -- it grows slowly and neatly, forming an 8- to 10-foot vine or pruned back to a nice little upright 2-foot shrub! You can't go wrong with 'Harlequin'! All summer long you'll enjoy the beautiful fragrance as well as the colour of these trumpet-shaped blooms, which arise in big bouquets 5 inches or so across! Butterflies and hummingbirds flock to the blossoms, so be sure to plant 'Harlequin' where you can enjoy it day and night -- the scent intensifies in the evening hours.
 HARDY KIWI VINE
These are highly ornamental twining vines that produce small hairless green fruits with the same flavour as the larger brown kiwi. There are two different species. You must have a male and female of the same species to produce fruit. Although hardy kiwis taste slightly sweeter than their fuzzy kiwi cousins, they share the same vivid green interior with black seeds. Hardy kiwis, sometimes called baby kiwis, are smaller and can be eaten whole, without peeling. Hardy to Zone 4 can grow to 20ft.
FORT MCNAIR CHESNUT
 Beautiful pink spires of flowers rise above the multi-lobed green foliage that turns brilliant yellow in the fall. Excellent shade tree. Fort McNair Red Horse Chestnut will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet in sun or part shade. Hardy to Zone 5
 ROSE OF SHARON
A true beauty in the late summer garden! This broad upright shrub is covered with large hollyhock like flowers August to September. A Rose of Sharon is in the Hibiscus family. The flowers are out of this world! An added benefit of these bushes is the birds (particularly humming birds) and butterflies love them and are frequent visitors to the blooms. Rose of Sharon are not for the faint of heart only being hardy to Zone 5 they need to be heavily mulched in spring. Many gardeners in our area have wonderful success with these beauties and they are well worth the chance.
Note:They are also notoriously late to leaf out in spring so please WAIT before you give up on it!
 MEXICAN HAT FLOWER
RATIBIDA 'Red Midget'
A native prairie plant hardy and drought resistant. Its name refers to the interesting flower heads that resemble a Mexican hat. It will adapt to many different soil types. The deep maroon flowers with gold edges are very striking. The foliage consists of silvered lance-shaped leaves that offset the blooms nicely. Grows in the poorest soils and loves it hot and sunny. Makes a great cut-flower and blooms all summer long right in to fall. Grows 24" tall by 12" wide. We have fallen in love with this weird and wonderful new perennial!
HEUCHERA Every year there are new introductions of this wonderful plant. Great in the shade or part shade the foliage comes in so many different wonderful colours it's hard to choose! Here are some of the latest and greatest:
 GINGER ALE
Effervescent flowers in shades of ginger yellow and light pink erupt from the soft, ginger coloured leaves. Lovely to contrast with the darker foliage plants. Garden Designers love the ability of this plant to complement so many colours. It is a perfect neutral tone. Good in containers and in borders.
 ELECTRA
Shocking, blood-red veins electrify the golden leaves of this startling new Heuchera. The red stays while the leaf changes from shades of yellow in spring, to chartreuse in summer and fall, and tan in the winter. Short, dense cones of white flowers in summer. This vigorous, clumping variety really delivers a punch to the garden!
 AUTUMN LEAVES
Truly a four-seasons plant, 'Autumn Leaves' changes its personality as the days grow longer. Mid-sized leaves of red in the spring, taupe in summer, and ruby red in the fall, put on a show in any season. Try this plant in fall containers with mums and kale. |
| Bug Alert |
 Here's just a few words about the latest outbreak of bugs in everyone's gardens. Drop in with your pest dilemmas and we'll do our best to help you choose the correct product. Haven't got bugs yet? Be sure to have some Green Earth Insecticidal Soap on hand for most insect infestations as well as some Diatomaceous Earth for those pesky earwigs, slugs, potato beetles and ants. BTK is always your best defence against caterpillars. Liz also recommends installing bird houses and feeders in your garden as birds often see the bugs before you do! |
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I hope you are enjoying our newsletter. As always we appreciate your input into how we can continue to improve in all aspects. If and when you have some input, I would love to hear it, good and not so good.
Sincerely,
Rob Gemmell
Gemmell's Garden Centre
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