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Monday, July 26, 2010
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For July 26 - August 8, 2010, while quantities last.
Dwarf Burning Bush: 2 gal size NOW $14.99 (reg: $24.99) Foliage on this shrub is bright green throughout the summer, flashing to an unrivalled red for late summer and fall! Compact size and minimal maintenance make this hardy shrub an easy way to add late season interest to any landscape. Works great for contrast colour, as a low screen or decorative hedge. Easily tolerates shape pruning.
Annabelle Hydrangea: 2 gal size NOW $12.99 (reg: $22.99) A massing shrub that produces large, round white flowerheads that last from early summer, throughout the season! Will grow anywhere from full sun to full shade. An easy way to create landscape impact in any area. No garden should be without.
Karl Foerster Perennial Grass: 1 gal size NOW $8.49 (reg: $11.99) The perennial grass! Add height, texture and even winter interest with this gorgeous variety.
Black Obelisks (metal, powder-coated): 25% off the regular price (reg $27.99 - $61.99) Add structure, visual interest and support to your garden.
Monday, June 28, 2010
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For July 11- 25, 2010, while quantities last.
Emerald Cedars: 3 gallon size NOW $14.99 (reg: $24.99) Introduction from Sweden. Also known as ‘Smaragd’. This is a bright green, dense pyramid, great for making borders!
Purpleleaf Sandcherry: 2 gallon size NOW $12.99 (reg: $24.99) A very hardy shrub with rich coloured foliage and fragrant bloom which resemble that of strawberry plants and appear in early Spring. Retains its vivid colour all summer.
Francee Hosta: 1 gallon size NOW $7.49 (reg: $11.99) Francee Hosta features dainty spikes of lilac purple bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. It's attractive textured heart-shaped leaves remain forest green in colour with distinctive white edges throughout the season!
Canvas Prints 25% off! (various prices) A great way to add instant drama to any room! We have a great selection of canvas prints featuring a wide scope of designs and images. Easy to hang and easy to maintain, why not add some art to your life?
Rainforest Sprinklers 20% off: (reg. $15.99-$39.99) Professional, top quality lawn sprinklers and garden sprinklers and the recycled eco sprinkler. Turn your garden into a rainforest!
Miracle-Gro Liqua Feed: NOW $9.99 (reg. $29.99!) This revolutionary product makes feeding as easy as watering! There’s no mixing, no measuring and no blue fingers! Miracle-Gro all purpose plant food automatically mixes with the water from your garden hose, so plants receive the exact amount of nutrients they need to help them grow bigger and more beautiful.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
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For May 31st - June 18th, while quantities last.
Green Gem Boxwood. 1 gallon size $9.99 (reg: $17.99) & 2 gallon size $22.99 (reg: $32.99). A fantastic broadleaf evergreen with lush, velvety green foliage that lasts year round. Great as an individual accent plant, or grouped together as a small hedge or barrier.
Hakuro Nishiki Dappled Willow. $16.99 (reg: $24.99). An absolutely outstanding shrub with tricolour foliage. These plants are vigorous and fast-growing - definitely not for small areas! - but ideal for quick impact and privacy plantings.
Astilbe "Vision in Red". $6.99 (reg: $11.99). A perfect plant to add dramatic colour to shady areas. Purplish-red, fuzzy plumes appear over maroon-bronze foliage.
Heuchera "Purple Palace". $6.99 (reg: $9.99). The original purple-leaved coral bell, this plant forms a beautiful mound of dark mauve, maple-shaped leaves that retain their best colour in a semi-shaded location.
Miracle Gro All Purpose Water Soluable Plant Food. 1.36kg size $9.99 (reg: $15.99). A great fertilizer for use on anything from shrubbery to annuals and edibles. Simply dilute and water in.
Expandable Bamboo Trellis. $19.99 (reg: $29.99). An easy-to-use trellis that is perfect as a privacy screen, or to support climbing plants. Simply stretch to fit the desired area. Stands 4 feet tall and will expand to a maximum width of 6 feet.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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For the week of May 10 - 16, while quantities last.
Blue Star Juniper: $22.99 (reg: $32.99) A fantastic evergreen for instant colour and texture! This compact plant with steel-blue foliage is perfect for rock gardens, smaller areas, or for adding year-round structure to perennial beds.
Tree Fertilizer Spikes: $5.99 (reg: $6.99) Available in variations for fruit trees, evergreens, and deciduous trees and shrubs, these fertilizer spikes are a super convenient and hassle-free way to feed your plants! Simply drive into the ground and they will feed for almost the whole season. These cooler temperatures have given us extra time to give our plants a boost before the stress of the summer heat kicks in - so be sure to make the most of it!
Save The Date!
Free Seminar: Make your Pots Pop! Saturday May 15th at 9:30am - Learn how to create and maintain your own fabulous annual planters for beautiful and unique container gardens that will last all summer!
Container Party: Wednesday May 19th at 10:30am ($30 pre-registration required) - This hands-on demonstration will allow you to design and plant your very own patio pot to take home, with the assistance and guidance of our experienced staff members! Create something inspired and leave the mess with us! Registration is required (we only have room for 25 participants) and the $30 fee includes a fibre gro-pot to plant in, soil, and a choice of 5 pre-selected annuals. Sign up today!
Sunday, May 02, 2010
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In honour of the upcoming Mothers' Day weekend, we are hosting our 2nd annual Roses for the Cure Event. For every rose purchased on Saturday May 8th and Sunday May 9th, PKN will donate $5.00 to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Help us to top our donation from last year, in honour of some special women!
Registration is now officially open for our Container Party on Wednesday May 19th. This hands-on workshop will help you to create gorgeous patio pots, with the design and maintenance advice of our trained staff. Seats are limited so be sure to save your spot today! $30 course fee is required upon registration and a $10 forfeiture will be incurred in the case of customer cancellations.
Specials for May 3rd - 16th 2010, while quantities last:
Northern Lights Azalea 1 gallon size. $9.99 (reg. $14.99) A great plant for semi-shaded areas available in shades of mauve, white, yellow and orange. For more information, check it out on our plant guide!
Turf Revolution Roses N' Bloom Food: $8.99 (reg: $9.99). An all-natural fertilizer that will help promote huge blooms and sturdy growth.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
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Spring is the perfect time to launch a lawn maintenance program! Wake up your lawn after its winter sleep, and give it the boosts it needs to start the season off strong.
Follow the tips below to rejuvenate your lawn!
1) Give your entire lawn a hard raking. This will remove debris and buildup, aerate the top layer of soil and awaken new shoots.
2) Topdress your lawn with a mixture of manure, peat moss and soil. Or use a granular topdresser that can be applied with a spreader and will expand on its own.
3) Perform a soil test to determine the nutrients your soil is lacking. Mail-away kits will return you accurate and specialized results, with instructions on how to make the proper amendments.
4) Sprinkle seed and fertilizer over the lawn's entirety, or spot-treat bare patches in this manner. Cover lightly with a salt-and-peppering of soil. Thick, deep-rooted grass is the best defense against weeds!
5) Prevent weeds before the germinate! Apply a natural fertilizer with weed inhibitors as soon as the ground thaws. (If you treat for weeds, you cannot overseed - the weed inhibitor also stops the germination of new lawn seed).
6) Make sure your lawnmower blade is sharp! If new clippings are not too long, leave them on you lawn and they'll fertilize new shoots slowly and naturally.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Dormant Oil Spray Kits are a combination of two ingredients. Lime Sulphur and Horticultural Oil.
These two ingredients take care of many of the common insects and fungal problems subsceptible to fruit trees. So how does it work? First, you need to spray your trees on a frost free day in early spring before the buds have started to open (any time before the middle of April usually). Soak the tree thoroughly in the morning preferably, which allows the tree to dry during the day and prevents the solution from freezing on the tree overnight.
The Horticultural Oil works by coating the tree and any insects and their eggs that are sitting on the bark and suffocates them. The Lime Sulphur kills any fungal bacteria that may be on the branches or the main stem of your tree.
The Dormant Oil application is not a fool proof way to ensure you will not have pest problems with your Fruit Trees but it will certainly minimize your work later on this season. Lime Sulphur can be used throughout the growing season.
Let's spring into action before it's too late!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
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It is that time of year again! Please forward resumes to knippel@rogers.com
We are looking for interested candidates for the following positions:
Garden Centre Customer Sales and Service
(Seasonal Full Time and/or Seasonal Part Time)
Must have Attributes of Candidates:
- Generate sales with informative plant descriptions
- Friendly, helpful, positive attitude
- Willingness to learn, likes a fast pace fun environment; team player with strong work ethic
- Honest, reliable, accurate, takes pride in work, takes direction easily
- Physically fit to assist customers with gardening products, physically fit to handle garden centre display of products and loading in customer's cars
- Values cleanliness, safety, must wear steel-toed footwear and adhere to company safety policy
- Excellent verbal and written skills (handwriting) essential for interacting with customers and co-workers
- Excellent math and memory skills, good listening skills.
- Enjoys being outdoors and works well with others on his/her own
Nice to Have Attributes of Candidates
- Gardening Experience
- Knowledge of plant material is not required but is helpful
- We offer training in all areas of product knowledge, plant care and general maintenance.
All resumes will be kept confidential.
Interviews to take place in late February, early March 2010. Please indicate when you will be available for interviews if you live out of town.
Monday, January 11, 2010
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2010...where does the time go! We have received many emails and calls about winter protection and injury. We will continue to provide prompt customer service throughout the winter months, so feel free to contact us with your questions or concerns. Of note with all of the ice and snow some upright evergreens and trees have drooped or opened up. If this is the case use some string to tie the branches together, recreating the appropriate shape of the plant. In the spring you can remove the string. Staking may also be necessary but also more difficult at this time of year as the ground is frozen. If branches have ripped or have sustained significant injury, cut the branch off cleanly.
Please send along plant lists for a free quote!
Have a great day!
Saturday, October 03, 2009
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Our fall clearout is here! Selected shrubbery, standards, evergreens, and all perennials are now 50% off! But only while quantities last, so come soon for the best selection. Now is still a great time to plant and many varieties are now boasting amazing fall colours!
We also have everything you need to decorate your entryway or patio for the fall! Cornstalks, straw, gourds, pumpkins and more.
Ready to move some things inside for the winter? We have a great selection of indoor pots, as well as saucers, indoor soils, and any plant-pharmacy items you may require to make sure your plants come in healthy and happy, but the bugs stay outside!
Plant tulip, daffodil, croci, hyacinth and allium bulbs now for a specatular show first thing in next season! We have hundreds of colours and styles to choose from. Give your early-spring garden an extra punch of personality!
As you can see, there's a lot going on at the nursery, so stop by and check it out. Hope to see you soon.