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The merry month of May brings a plethora of color to the garden. Let’s begin with shrubs. The purple leaved Cotinus adds drama to the palate – the dark leaves appear before the whimsical wispy flowers. When established, it’s very drought tolerant. Coleonema sports small pink flowers and dainty leaves. A compact variety, it only…

There are a lot of vegetable growers in the North County and we’re trying to keep up with them at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero! The yearly favorites include Early Girl, Celebrity, Sun Gold and Sweet 100 tomatoes. Lemon cucumbers are always popular. We have lots of choices in the pepper availability include the…

The “jewel” of California natives! ‘Dark Star’ is among many of the colorful Ceanothus. This genus varies in both color and size. ‘Ray Hartman’ is the tallest and the low growing, ground cover types include hearstiorum and ‘Carmel Creeper’. Ceanothus are great accents – they are not known to be very long-lived, 7 to 10…

If you long for more fruit trees in your garden and see the bareroot bargain prices – hesitate not! This is the month to do it. We still have a good variety of trees, even persimmons at Bay Laurel Garden Center. We usually sell out of them at this time, but we still have quite…

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…

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.?…

The mild, sunny days of fall beckon to the gardener. Journey to at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero and just try to resist all the delectable choices we offer. Lots of new varieties of snapdragons, fragrant stock and cheerful pansies and violas. The latest grass variety at Bay Laurel Garden Center with rosy-hued flower…

The gardener’s dream – fall weather in fall! We have myriad choices to inspire you. The grass Carex testacea is a perfect example. The plant is evergreen (evercopper?). This Carex will grow to about 3′ x 3′. We currently sell this plant in 4″ pots – a real bargain. We have many more 4″ perennials…

Do we have a deal for you! It’s the fall fruit tree sale. Take advantage of the trees that have been growing since the bareroot season at almost the bareroot price. Additionally, fall is a great time for planting. The five gallon price for apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums and interspecifics is $35.00….

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…