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Gemmell's Garden Centre Newsletter 

  May 11th, 2011

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Greetings! 


If you are a plant addict then we have your fix!

The greenhouse is spilling with every colour of the rainbow. We're filled to the rafters with gorgeous Victorian Baskets, and annuals for your gardens and planters. Thanks to all of your who dropped out to our Spring Open House this past weekend it was great fun! Also great thanks goes out to all those who supported out fundraising BBQ for Dignity House Hospice. For more information on Dignity House go to www.dignityhouseperth.com

 

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Join us May 21st -23rd for an ART SHOW
with celebrated artist Mike Laking. The artist will be in attendance all weekend long working on his stunning artwork in our glass greenhouse. All his pieces will be displayed throughout the greenhouse. Flowers and art make for a lovely wekend outing! Hope to see you all there! 

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GET DIRTY THIS WEKEND                                                    by Kelly Heath, Retail Manager

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   Since it's time to get dirty I thought I'd talk about some of our favourite annuals this season! May long weekend is fast approaching so it's time to think about what colour combinations you want to accent your yard this season! These pictures I actually took in our own greenhouse!

 

 

PETUNIA PAPAYA

petunia papaya This unusual coloured petunia was an instant winner when we pulled it from the greenhouse this spring.  New for 2011
 it's excellent in baskets and planters and it continues to flower all season long! As with all petunias it does love full sun.

It would look fantastic with coral Verbena or deep purple Potato Vines

 

 

    

 


yalaha coleus

 YALAHA COLEUS

A heat tolerant coleus with beautiful multicoloured leaves of purple, vibrabt red and chartreuse. Give it bright light for best colour!  Adds drama to planters or the garden, excellent filler!Grows 36" x 36"

 

 

 

 

 

 

coral verbena

CORAL VERBENA

Daintly sun loving flowers atop bright green foliage. This verbena is an excellent trailing vine in pots and baskets. The multi coloured flowers are a mix of dark to soft corals. Very unusual and striking. We've planted it in our Victorian Hanging Baskets with Petunia Lobster and deep purple Cordyline.

 

 

 

 

calibrachoa hot pink

CALIBRACHOA TIKI HOT PINK

Dainty brilliant coloured flowers on trailing vines. Calibrachoas love the heat so plant them where they get full sun!  They come in a rainbow of colours but this one is by far my favourite this season! Looks great with Diamond Frost and Blackie Potato Vine.

  

  

 

 

 

There's so many more that I could go on and on but instead I invite you to come out and browse for yourself. The annuals are colour blocked again this year for easy designing. For those of you who are thinking "colourblocking? What's that?". Last season, we started organizing all the annuals and perennials by colour instead of name as we found that most garderners design and plant by colour preference. So, for example,if you decide to do pinks this season all the shades of pink flowers and their accents are togther in one row. Each row is identified by a painted window at the end of the aisle. 

 

 pink display 2011                  yellow display

 

Hope to see you soon!

 

 Kelly

 

 

 

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Rob Gemmell
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