• 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…

  • Newsletter for March 2025

    The days for bareroot planting will be over before long at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero. We still have lots of great fruit trees and berries including pistachio trees. These trees are not self-fruitful – one needs a male tree and it can pollinate up to nine females! Check out the website baylaurelnursery.com for…