Choosing a poinsettia to put on display in your home this Christmas can be a daunting task. As plant people, we sometimes forget that many customers are new to the Christmas holiday plant world and need a bit of direction. Here are a few tips to make this ‘job’ merry, bright and bit less stressful!
When I think of pumpkins, I immediately think of Hallowe’en, but they are also used for making pies, and many more delicious fall recipes. For both purposes, the pumpkins should be ripe and properly cured...
September in Saskatchewan is a beautiful time of year. There are warm, sunny, cool days that bring beautiful fall leaf colors to our deciduous trees and shrubs. There are so many areas of Saskatchewan that provide us with outstanding fall color – one of them being Valley Road near Saskatoon that takes you to Floral Acres Garden Centre. Valley Road is only part of the South Saskatchewan River Valley fall tour that features beautiful trees and landsapes.
Many people view the month of August as the doorway that opens up into fall. Some even call it summer’s last stand. In the month of August (and in the past few years -September), there is still a lot of summer left to enjoy! And best of all, August is a time of harvest – vegetables, fruits, herbs, and cut flowers.
“Gardeners spend all day in their beds.” (Anonymous) While we all can appreciate the humor in this quote, in reality any gardener I know would say “Fat chance of that happening!” They will tell you some of their best work in the garden gets done in the early quiet of a summer morning...
‘The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies’ – Gertrude Jekyll – (British horticulturist and garden designer)
Isn’t this the best quote to celebrate the beginning of another spring season? Floral Acres is excited to welcome you to Spring 2024, celebrating new plants, new colors and bringing back your favorites from springs past. It’s May and time to get down and dirty in the garden! So put on your garden gloves and get ready to have some fun...
If you were lucky enough to grow up on a family farm in Saskatchewan you will no doubt have very fond memories of mothers and grandmothers in your community planting and maintaining beautiful cottage gardens. There were no shortage of old fashioned plants such as peonies...
Welcome March! I don’t know about you, but I’m more than ready for spring! While our 2024 winter has been reasonably warm (for Saskatchewan) it still has had its “moments”. The first day of spring (the vernal equinox) 2024 is March 19. This follows St. Patrick’s Day which celebrates the rebirth of spring...
Lithops spp. or Living Stones are a fascinating group of plants. When you closely look at them, you wonder if these succulents are really plants! The answer of course is yes; they belong to the Ice Plant Family (Aizoaceae). There are 37 species and 145 varieties under the Genus name of Lithops. Litho is the Greek word for Stone and Opsis, the Greek word for face...
Welcome to 2024! A New Year and a new Perennial of the Year! This year the Perennial Plant Association has given this honor to Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ – Zones 3-8. I am quite excited about this tall, upright phlox...
