Newsletter

  • Newsletter for January 2026

    The yearly transformation at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero has been accomplished. Bare-root fruit trees dominate the landscape. It’s amazing how many choices a small town nursery is able to offer. The fact that we ship trees all over the country helps us offer this great diversity. We encourage you to take advantage of…

  • Newsletter for December 2025

    We have a great selection of Living Christmas Trees at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero. We have the stately Nordmann firs and Colorado Blue Spruce. Other impressive specimens include Thuja ‘Green Giant’ and Sequoia sempervirens. Looking for something a bit smaller? We have lots of choices including cones of 6″ Rosemary and Lemon Cypress.?…

  • Newsletter for August 2025

    The latest in the line of the Garvinea series – ‘Majestic’ at Bay Laurel Garden Center. A plant breeder in the Netherlands developed a hardy form of the popular Gerbera by combining the best traits of several varieties. This series has the largest flowers of all – colors include yellow, pink, purple and burgundy. The…

  • Newsletter for July 2025

    It is not too late to plant some trees which will bear delectable fruit. We have a large selection of varieties that were bareroot earlier this season at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero. Included are the highly desired persimmons. They may not be totally rooted but you can reserve them for the appropriate time….

  • Newsletter for June 2025

    Old fashioned flowers with a few updates, lavender never ceases to please! The two main varieties are Lav. stoechas (Spanish lavender) and the Intermediate ones (English types). The Spanish varieties are nearing the end of their bloom time. New for this species are shades of pink. Now it’s time for tall types such as ‘Provence’…

  • Newsletter for May 2025

    Fort Mcnair Horse Chestnut is a recent arrival from Monrovia Nursery. The dense, dark green foliage turns golden yellow in fall. The lovely pink flowers with yellow throats grace the tree in late spring. This variety is smaller than many, slowly growing 35 x 25 feet. Vegetables are still rolling out the door at Bay…

  • Newsletter for April 2025

    One of the glories of spring – the ornamental crabapple ‘Floribunda’. The bright white flowers develop into small crabapples just the right size for your neighborhood flock. Redbuds, flowering plums, pears and cherries add to the spectacle. Add to this the colorful flowers of peach and nectarine trees. It’s about time for the peaches and…