NEW NEW NEW! - BC garden centre: gardening supplies, tips

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GardenWorks
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GardenNotes
Issue #104 • Early Spring 2015 • An Information Newsletter For Valued Customers
NEW NEW NEW!
A SPECIAL ISSUE PACKED WITH EXCITING
NEW PLANTS, PRODUCTS, GARDEN IDEAS,
AND A NEW LOCATION!
EARLY SPRING
GARDEN AGENDA
WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN NOW
SLIPPER ORCHIDS
AN OBSESSION
NEW GARDENERS
GROWING FOOD IS REWARDING,
FUN & EDUCATIONAL
BULBS
DISCOVER
THE LATEST
TREASURES
& MORE!
We have everything
to make your garden work.
We take pride in the quality
plants and products we sell.
GardenWorks guarantees
success in your garden.
www.gardenworks.ca
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR
GardenWorks
SPRING FLING
12th Annual
Garden Planning &
Preparation Weekend
March 21-22
Dear Gardeners
All things fresh and new! Spring 2015 has had an early and joyful start. Good weather has
invited us back into our gardens with renewed excitement to get growing.
By Janice Rule
GardenWorks, locally owned and operated, is also growing! In January we welcomed a new
garden centre team into our family. Henry and Marg King, owners of Art Knapp’s Plantland in
Penticton, asked us to carry on their life’s work by purchasing their business. It has been an
absolute delight getting to know and work with our new team in Penticton. Gardening in the
South Okanagan opens up a whole new world of plants -- species adapted to different soil
from that on the coast, plus all that sunshine!
Have you ever moved to a different climate or gardening zone? In this issue, Stephanie
Broome, from our Colwood location, shares her experience as a gardener moving from Ontario to Vancouver Island.
This year spring will be a fun time for children in the
garden. Candyse Roberts (Burnaby –Lougheed) has
lined up a fantastic program of classes giving kids
the chance to get their little hands dirty, all the
while learning about how plants grow and which
bugs are good!
Our garden centres are receiving beautiful, fresh
plants daily now. Truth be told – it’s our favourite
time of year. We can hardly wait to welcome you
back into our stores!
HAPPY SPRING 2015!
New Gardeners
By Candyse Roberts
Is it just me, or are gardeners getting younger every year? They
sure seem to be, and oh, how they make me smile! I was walking
through the seed department last month when I saw two kidlets
with their mom and they were perusing the seed packets ever so
seriously (and if you know me, you know kids are like magnets
and I am always drawn to them!).
THIS CONVERSATION FOLLOWED:
“Hi guys, you looking for seeds to grow this year?”
(Boys looking at the floor.) “Uh huh.” “Yeah.”
“Are you going to grow something taller than you, like sunflowers
or beans?”
(Boys now looking at the seed rack.) “Nuh uh.” “Nah.”
“Well, how about bush peas? Then you’d have
lots to pick and eat.”
The youngest smiles a little at me now and says “yeah.”
“Or how about carrots?”
(Still smiling.) “Yup!”
“Where do carrots grow?”
“In the ground!”
“Do you like pulling them out of the ground and eating them fresh?”
“Yeah, but I’m not allowed to until their shoulders are up out of the
ground.” His brother is standing beside him nodding and agreeing with him like they had been gardening all their lives, and you
know what? I bet they have!
Okay, maybe not so amazing? This little guy is three years old and
the brother standing by and making sure he gets it all right is five!
If you have young children and would like to try gardening with
them, you can start small–a pot about 6 inches deep with drainage holes can easily grow radishes and lettuce. Both give quick
results; you can be eating radishes in a month and harvesting
greens in three to five weeks for tucking into sandwiches and
tossing into salads. If your kidlets enjoyed the process of putting soil
into pots, learning how to water carefully and watching food grow
from seeds, you can carry on with other container friendly plants,
like Valentino bush beans, Little Marvel shelling peas, Tumbler
tomatoes and Gypsy peppers from West Coast Seeds. You could
even grow a bag of potatoes on your balcony or patio! Just ask us
-- or those two boys if you see them!
GardenWorks GardenNotes Issue #104
• Early Spring 2015
• An Information Newsletter For Valued Customers
Early Spring Garden Agenda
With the arrival of spring the garden bursts to life,
the bonds of short days and low temperatures
loosened a little more with each passing day. The
garden beckons – to be enjoyed and to be tended to!
By Scott Pearce
then add a top dressing and rake smooth to even the
surface. Spread grass seed evenly, rake in along with a turf
starter fertilizer.
• The best control of European chafer beetle comes with an
application of nematodes – a natural predator – in late July
to early August. Reserve your nematodes anytime this spring,
and we’ll notify you when they are ready to pick up this summer!
• Prepare vegetable and flower gardens by digging in organic
matter in the form of compost or well-composted manure.
Add dolomite lime, except in areas where you plan to grow
potatoes.
• There’s still time to start vegetable and flower seeds indoors
for transplanting out later in spring. Refer to the back of each
seed packet for the ideal timing for the varieties you plan to
grow.
• Dormant season pruning of trees and shrubs should be
completed by the end of March or so, but removal of dead,
diseased or damaged branches is important and can be performed throughout the spring.
• Early spring lawn care includes applying dolomite lime, followed by moss removal if required. Remove moss by applying
a fertilizer and moss control combination like GardenWorks
Moss Control 14-4-8 and rake out dead moss a few days
later. If moss is not present, simply feed with with
GardenWorks lawn food.
• Freshen soil around shrubs and perennials with a shallow
layer of compost, gently raked in. Amend the soil with an allpurpose fertilizer like GardenWorks 6-8-6.
• For best weed control, start early before weeds establish.
It is much easier to remove weeds when they are young, and
important to pull them before they disperse seeds to your
garden!
• Refresh the soil in patio pots and planters. If the soil in last
year’s planters is densely matted with roots, it’s best to add it
to the garden or compost and start fresh. Looser soil can be
re-used – simply freshen it up by mixing in a healthy measure
of planter box mix throughout the existing soil.
• Tropical plants that are root bound can be repotted in
spring, as they too will start growing now that light levels and
day length are increasing. It’s a great time to feed
indoor plants as well!
Of course there are many other tasks that you may
want to complete. Stop by any of our stores with
questions. We’ll be delighted to see you and eager
to help in any way.
Note: European chafer beetle infestations have
resulted in severe damage to lawns around the
lower mainland. To repair your lawn, rake to
remove debris, apply dolomite lime to raise soil pH,
GardenWorks
GardenWorks
WEEKEND EVENTS
Spring Fling
Held at all GardenWorks locations
All events include informative seminars that vary by store.
Visit our website for more details in the weeks
leading up to each weekend event.
12TH ANNUAL
Garden Planning
& Preparation Weekend
Berry Blast | March 28-29
Annual Edibles & Flower Festival | April 18-19
The Perfect Patio Project Weekend | May 23-24
Lavender Love-in | June 6-7
Great Big Miniature Garden Event | June 20-21
March 21-22
Join us all weekend,
at your favourite GardenWorks
PLUS... CLINICS & WORKSHOPS
Our stores offer a variety of garden clinics,
seminars, and demonstration classes throughout
the year to give you the information that is relative to
gardening in our climate or to help you through a specific project.
For more details please visit www.gardenworks.ca and click on
the “customer clinics” tab, or phone the specific location.
· Free seminars
· Garden clubs & community organizations
· Displays and presentations
· Unique activities at each store
Presented to help you prepare for a successful
gardening season!
Visit www.gardenworks.ca to find
seminars & weekend events for all our locations.
Neon Buddha
Trillium
By Michelle Tornai
FASHION BOUTIQUE
@GardenWorks
Spring, which awakens colour in our
gardens in the form of tulip, daffodil
and hyacinth blooms, is the perfect
time to introduce new bright
shades into our wardrobes.
Pure & Co
By Michelle Tornai
Toad&Co
NEW AT GardenWorks THIS YEAR, our Trillium Fashion Boutique brings
Pure & Co
The concept for the boutique is to offer good-quality, fashionable pieces that are comfortable and
make you feel great when you’re wearing them. The name “Trillium” is from a
contest we held with our staff. Suzanne Perrin came up with the name, which
is a west coast native flower that is simple and beautiful. Its classic style
seemed like a perfect fit for the boutique.
We started by looking for fashion lines in the local marketplace.
One of our staff favourites is the Gilmour line – women’s clothing designed and made in Vancouver. The beautiful fabrics include
bamboo in an array of stylish tops, dresses and casual pieces.
Colours from Gilmour this season include pale pastels and clean,
crisp whites with soft heathery greys.
Another line of women’s and men’s apparel is Toad&Co. Their
designs are based on balancing four elements: comfort, function,
style and responsibility – comfortable clothing that allows you to
move through your day with ease, versatile so you can dress it up
or down, casual with the right balance between classical and trendy.
Part of their mission is to do this in a socially and environmentally
responsible way.
Toad&Co
Pure & Co is another company that is doing well in the world of
socially responsible product development. Their clothing is created
in Thailand with ethical work standards, and 1% of all sales go
back to various social projects. Their Neon Buddha collection
is designed for travel, home, work or yoga, and all their
sweaters are handcrafted.
Stop by our Trillium Fashion Boutique @ GardenWorks,
and refresh your wardrobe with this season’s lavenders, greens,
ocean blues and turquoise, along with versatile neutrals.
Your garden might not be the only thing that looks fantastic
this season!
All photos courtesy of companies noted: Toad&Co, Pure & Co and Neon Buddha
Pure & Co
Toad&Co
an exciting array of colours, textures and beautiful fabrics to our stores. Scarves, purses and great
accessories are offered at all our locations and our two Burnaby locations have full service boutiques.
NewPlants OldFavourites
By Scott Pearce
GARDENING IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLY REWARDING ACTIVITY.
On this you’ll most assuredly find very little disagreement among keen gardeners
and plant lovers! Get into specifics, though, and there will certainly be differences of
opinion – the field of gardening and horticulture is just so wide and varied!
Some folks thrive on the cyclic nature of gardening, relying on schedules developed
from years of note taking, proven plant varieties and established practices to maximize
their gardening success each year. Bumper crops, stunning flower production and
beautiful garden displays are indeed satisfying!
Digiplexis ’illumination Apricot’
Then there are those gardeners always keen to try something new – striving for success, but ready to risk failure for the sake of growing and enjoying a plant that promises a never seen before flower colour, interesting foliage or form, a unique flavour, a
higher yield or better performance.
Dozens of strawberry varieties are available to gardeners, but how about one with a
hint of pineapple flavour? Sounds like Hula Berry would make an interesting new Piña
Colada ingredient! Hula Berry produces an abundant summer crop of white berries
only slightly larger than an alpine strawberry, and is a fast grower that thrives in full
sun and fertile well-draining soil in the garden or in containers. For best fruit production, Hula Berry requires a pollinator – unlike most strawberries – so should be planted
along with another variety, such as Sonata.
For shade gardeners, hostas are considered essential. With hundreds of varieties readily available, do we really need more? Hosta collectors will say “definitely” – especially
when they are as eye-catching as Hosta ‘Fire Island’! Its golden green leaves and red
petioles absolutely glow! This variety has been around for about 15 years, but since it
has not been all that easy to come by, let’s agree to stretch the definition of new!
Digiplexis ’illumination Raspberry’
The number of varieties of Heuchera that have been introduced in a relatively short
time is certainly remarkable! But they are like candy -- irresistible -- and most exceptional in containers, with foliage that contributes rich, radiant and reliable colour
throughout the year. We got our first tasty sampling of ‘Grape Soda’ when trial plants
were released last summer. New spring leaves are rosy-pink, deepening to silvery
purple as the season goes on. As summer approaches, clusters of tiny light purple
flowers add a new and effervescent element to the display.
You’ll hear about many other new plants this spring. Some will come with hype and
accolades, others may slip by almost unnoticed. Watch for ‘Never Alone’ rose, ‘Ketchup
and Fries’ tomato (or is it potato?), new colours of Osteospermum and petunias and
two new colours of the big hit of 2014, Digiplexis.
New plants keep things interesting for everyone! Some become
classics and others enjoy only a short time in the spotlight.
Which new introductions will become the proven varieties
for future gardeners? We’ll give them a try, make
observations, trade notes with others and see
which new plants soon become
old favourites!
Hula Berry
Heuchera ‘Grape Soda’
(with a hint of
pineapple flavour)
Tuxedo Magic
Extravagant Roselily Blend
New in Bulbs
‘Kaveri’
Dahlia
By Peter Fitzmaurice
Most bulbs are planted in fall and need the winter cold to establish a root system, form a flower in the
dormant bulb and bloom in early spring. However, there are some bulbs that don’t need this chilling
(Gladiolus, Freesia and Nerine, for example). In fact most of the “bulbs” we plant in spring are actually
corms, tubers and fleshy roots. Shop early for these treasures as, being fleshy, they are not happy out of
the ground for very long. New bulbous plants are being developed and grown around the world every year.
Here are a few of the exciting new dahlia, canna and lily varieties recently available.
Dahlias
Cannas
‘Sir Alfred Ramsey’ is an informal dahlia that blooms in soft
shades of lavender to white. The colour is hard to reproduce, so
you will have to grow one yourself to experience this masterpiece.
Grows to around 1m (40 in.)
‘Orange Chocolate’ is a dwarf variety that has compact, deep
bronze foliage capped with striking, orange, lily-like blooms.
Perfect in a planter or an accent in a perennial border. Grows to
around 75cm (30 in.).
‘Viking’ produces dainty, ball-like flowers of a deep intense red. A
compact dahlia and ideal as a cut flower. Grows to around 75cm
(30 in.).
‘Mango Punch’ has fresh green, broad, tropical-like leaves topped
with stately mango-orange blooms. Grows to around 1m (40 in.).
Lilies
‘Kaveri’ is an Oriental/Asiatic hybrid that sports blooms of a papaya orange shade. Grows to around 120cm (4 ft.).
Tango, a group of relatively new hybrid Asiatic lilies are becoming
increasingly popular due to their sturdy growth and long-lasting
blooms. ‘London Heart’ is a variety that produces crimson blooms
with a black centre. Spectacular! Grows to around 1m (40 in.)
REMEMBER that lilies, once established, can provide blooms for
the vase and still have wonderful colour in the summer garden.
New Combination Packs (Colourful Companions)
This year we have a special blend of pink and fuchsia dahlias in a
combination pack called Pink Flamingo. It includes ‘Rembrandt’,
‘Monet’, ‘Salvador’ and ‘Renoir’. Being compact, it would look
great in a planter. Another combination our bulb suppliers have
put together for us is an elegant black and white calla package.
We are calling it Tuxedo Magic. Très chic!
And finally, look out for my favourite combination: Extravagant
Roselily Blend including Lilium ‘Fabiola’, ‘Annika’ and ‘Elena’.
These double-blooming Oriental lilies are not only striking they
are fragrant to boot! Plant them in a sunny location for spikes of
double blooms in late summer.
Come in to your local GardenWorks today to see our great selection!
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Penticton - The New Location
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SPRING IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE NEW: new growth
in our gardens, new beginnings, rebirth and resurrection and all
that. This spring is bringing something new and exciting to the
GardenWorks family: a new garden centre! It’s my pleasure to
introduce you to the latest GardenWorks store, formerly Art
Knapp’s Plantland and Flower Shop in Penticton.
Henry and Marg King built a thriving business with an emphasis
on top quality plants and exceptional service. The staff are keen
horticulturists and many of us have been here for 10 years and
more. GardenWorks was the perfect fit when it came time to
look for someone to take over the business.
Located right in the heart of the sunny Okanagan, our garden
centre has been an integral part of the community for over 30
years. We started with a small building at the north end of the
city and built a new facility on the Channel Parkway in 1989.
We’ve expanded several times on this prominent corner and now
occupy 1.5 acres, surrounded by beautiful display gardens. We
are also proud of our three acres of growing space with two large
greenhouses in Trout Creek, a few minutes’ drive north towards
Summerland. Our busy flower shop is one of only two in the entire
Okanagan awarded Master Florist designation by FTD.
The south Okanagan is, of course, a beautiful place to live and
visit. It has its challenges when it comes to growing, chiefly the
hot and dry summers combined with dry, sandy soils. We are very
aware of which plants thrive with minimal irrigation and we love
helping to create gardens that look lush and colourful while using
By Scott Austin
little water. We recommend plants like Perovskia
(Russian sage) and Berberis (barberry), which
are very popular with gardeners here. Large
plantings of ornamental grasses such as feather
reed grass (Calamagrostis) can be seen in many
public spaces and private gardens because they
thrive. Another challenge is our resident deer
population; Vancouver Island gardeners will
know all about that!
The past three months have been busy ones for
us, but the transition has been made so much
easier by the wonderful support we’ve had from
the GardenWorks family. You’re all invited to
come and visit us when you’re in Penticton!
A NOTE FROM SCOTT PEARCE: We are delighted
to welcome the entire Penticton staff, including
Scott, Carly, Jackie and Kerry to GardenWorks.
They are a friendly group of experienced,
enthusiastic gardeners and talented florists, and
are already contributing a vast storehouse of
knowledge to GardenWorks!
Scott Austin hosts an informative and entertaining gardening show on local radio station
800AM EZ ROCK in Penticton on Saturday
mornings from 8 am to 9 am – you can listen
live online at penticton.myezrock.com.
THE NEW OPPORTUNITY - A JOB AT THE GARDEN CENTRE
By Alicia Pearce
and it was maybe even fun. (Well, except for the day the hose
absolutely exploded on me! I was drenched, but I got a few laughs
and at least it cooled me down on a hot day.) I also enjoyed pricing
because it gave me a chance to learn about the different plants
as the growers dropped them off: tomatoes, geraniums, lavender
and tomatoes. (Did I already mention that? Yes, there were a lot of
them!)
Garden centre work takes you outside an awful lot. (Actually,
almost all the time.) I had to get used to the heat, the rain, and
the wind, which was sometimes strong enough to blow price tags
away. I remember my first day – sunny, but not hot – ideal conditions! On hot days, jobs in the shade seemed to have a higher
priority and rainy days called for work in the greenhouse!
It was May 2014. I was taking a creative writing course at college two days a week during the summer semester and because I
wasn’t in school all that much, the chance for a new job beckoned
and I ended up at GardenWorks. A new opportunity.
I jumped right in – pricing plants, watering plants, sweeping, stacking pots, composting, and…pricing more plants! My favourite task
was watering because it felt satisfying to be maintaining the plants,
Easily my favourite part of the job was the people I worked with.
They were all so helpful and friendly. Though I didn’t know many of
the people who worked there when I started, they were all patient
with me – the rookie – and we managed to have a lot of fun, while
at the same time working hard. (Boss – take note!)
I certainly enjoyed my first season at GardenWorks
and hope for the chance to work at least a few more.
(Boss – take note!)
Slip into Something
NEW!
‘Kentucky Maxi’
By Chris Janko
I AM TOTALLY OBSESSED WITH NEW PLANTS–
the subject of this article. But as I started compiling
information, my mind wandered back to slipper
orchids again and again. Cypripediums are
certainly not new. However, the varieties available
to us on the coast this year are new
and intriguing, so, for the sake of my obsession,
I’m calling them “new.”
My first experience with slipper orchids was what you would expect; I bought a pot of Cypripedium
calceolus var. pubescens (the most common) and killed it. Due to my lack of horticultural understanding, it never stood a chance. Now my hardy orchid garden has around 70 hardy slipper orchids
that dazzle every mid-spring with blooms that last from May to July, all thriving outdoors!
‘Mountain King’
‘Vetricosum Pastel’
Slipper orchids grow by rhizomes in the top layer of earth. They do not have pseudobulbs (storage
organs) like most other orchids, so it is imperative that you do not step on their home or plant too
close around it. Slipper orchids resent root competition, require a well-draining soil, and prefer a
lightly shaded location, out of direct sun in the cool shade where ferns grow blissfully!
There are two keys to growing these garden gems on the coast. The first is the right soil. Be
sure that your soil is well amended to a depth of 8 to 10cm (3 to 4 in.) and is composed of wellaerated, crumbly soil. (Gardeners call this “dream soil”; if you don’t have it, keep reading.) I cannot
emphasize enough that you must excavate where you are going to plant and take amending the
soil seriously. Add pumice, lava stones, grit, a wee bit of well-rotted compost, and perhaps some
perlite for good measure! I incorporated a cube of the pro-mix BX into the existing soil. With
amazing soil, your orchids will sing come spring.
The second key to success is winter/spring protection. Although Cyps will tolerate winter temperatures as low as -200C, they cannot handle the fluctuation in temperature that comes with the
unseasonably warm late winter or early spring days that we occasionally experience on the west
coast. To protect them, cover the plants with spruce boughs over winter as this is a breathable
cover and mice do not normally take up residence in spruce (leaf litter is a different story). Caution - do not use fleece, row covers, or a poly tunnel. Planting lady slippers in the right position,
out of full sun, also helps reduce this threat of temperature fluctuations.
This year, Fraser Valley nursery Heritage Perennials is working with two European specialty
growers - Frosch Orchids and Garden Orchids - to bring us an astounding selection of incredible
slipper orchids! If it all works out as planned, we’ll end up with a limited supply of about 9 captivating varieties, including 6 Frosch hybrids: ‘Anna’, ‘Chauncey’, ‘Emil’, ‘Renate Pastel’, ‘Mountain King’
and ‘Ventricosum Pastel’, as well as Garden Orchids introductions ‘Pueblo’, ‘Regina’ and ‘Kentucky
Maxi’. I assure you, these will create some serious garden envy!
‘Emil’
‘Renate Pastel’
EDITOR’S NOTE – Chris is really is keen about hardy lady slipper orchids, and can hardly
contain his excitement! But we’ll all have to wait a just little while, as we don’t anticipate
having plants until mid-May. Please Visit our website for more information.
GardenWorks CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY - APRIL 16 & MAY 21
15% DISCOUNT*
on everything in the store! Held on the third Thursday of each month.
*Sale excludes Landscape Design Services, Cafe food & beverages.
‘Anna’
Nouveau
West Coast
Camellia
- BE THE ENVY OF THE EAST
Rhododendron
By Stephanie Broome
I started at GardenWorks five years ago after moving from Toronto to Victoria. It was a
cold, very snowy day at the end of February and everyone blamed the girl from Ontario
for the snow. Snow in February was familiar territory for me and I immediately felt comfortable
shoveling and digging out the plants in the nursery. In the following days, the snow disappeared
and spring-like conditions began in earnest. As the delivery trucks began to roll in I quickly realized
this was a whole new ball game. I had never in my life set eyes upon many of the plants. I quickly
learned that a huge difference between gardening in Toronto and on the west coast is the wide
array of broadleaf evergreen plants we can grow in this climate.
Since then I have developed a keen appreciation for broadleaf evergreens, and here are a few of
my new favourites. Camellias have an abundance of large flowers in spring that contrast beautifully
against their dark green foliage, and with so many varieties, I have yet to choose a favourite!
Thriving in shade or part shade, Mexican orange blossom (Choisya) is a spring bloomer with
lustrous foliage and white flowers that have a distinct orange blossom scent. The cultivar `Sundance` has shining golden foliage. ‘Aztec Pearl’ has more finely dissected green foliage. The newest
cultivar, ‘Goldfinger’, combines these two characteristics, with finely dissected golden foliage – very
tropical!
Aucuba is another shade lover, with a range of selections that feature large green leaves either
spotted or blotched with yellow. ‘Mr. Goldstrike’ resembles a Croton, with a dusting of yellow spots.
The leaves of the variety ‘Picturata’ have large irregular golden blotches that make it a particularly
handsome shrub with a very tropical appearance. Sweet Box (Sarcococca) cannot be rivalled for its
glossy green foliage and fragrant flowers in late winter and early spring. A new variety, Sarcococca
hookeriana var. digyna ‘Purple Stem’ has distinctive purple stems that contribute year-round interest.
Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’
The wide variety of rhododendrons and evergreen azaleas that grow so well on the west coast also
amazed me. In spring, the brightly coloured blooms of some specimens grow so lushly they completely obscure the foliage! Nothing in Ontario comes even close to their beauty! Choosing which
varieties to carry in our nursery is my responsibility, and it’s tough job – I choose a good selection
of colours to try to keep everyone satisfied, and every year I order a few different varieties to satisfy
my own curiosity.
I quickly found out that Ceanothus, or California lilac, is a staple – it thrives in maritime conditions
and loves well-drained soil. The variety ‘Victoria’ is of course a favourite, and the most cold hardy.
‘Vandenberg’ is a newer introduction that is less well known. A dwarf cultivar with coarse dark
green leaves and bright blue flowers, it’s a great choice for smaller gardens!
As a gardener I have a new appreciation for broadleaf evergreens, and the west coast can’t be
beat. This time of year, when Toronto is still frosty and covered in snow, I like to wander through
the nursery at GardenWorks and marvel at the amazing variety of beautiful broadleaf evergreen
shrubs, and then call home to brag about them!
Ceonothus

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