Newsletter for February 2025
A very special bareroot offering from Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero – an apple espalier. Aside from its decorative effect on a wall or fence, six different apple varieties add to its allure. We also have pear espaliers with 4 different pears.
If you missed the bareroot roses all is not lost! Pictured here are these very plants in their new biodegradable pots at Bay Laurel Garden Center. For just a few dollars more you can choose among a great variety and plant them in the ground, pot and all. It’s still time to plant bareroot fruit trees – but don’t tarry!
The summer blooming bulbs have arrived at Bay Laurel Garden Center. Dahlias are the most popular. The dinner plate varieties are quite stunning with a wide range of colors. They make great bouquets as well as a strong color statement in the garden. Other additions include lilies, gladiolas and Crocosmias. We expect Tuberoses a bit later.
Potato starts accompany the bulb arrivals at Bay Laurel Garden Center. You can have some fun with a diverse selection of spuds. Try some French Fingerlings or German Butterballs. There are many ways to grow potatoes including settling them in a bed of straw.
Three garlic varieties to jazz up your menu from Bay Laurel Garden Center. ‘Elephant’ is the mildest and biggest – it’s actually a member of the leek family. ‘Spanish Roja’ is sweet and pungent maturing early to late. Finally, ‘Early Italian’ with a mild, rich flavor.
Erysimums abound! The growers keep developing more colors in this genus. And there’s good reason. There are vey few perennials that can stand up to our cold winter temperatures and keep cheerfully blooming. The latest acquisition is the deep yellow. We also have some very nice violet plants in gallon containers at Bay Laurel Garden Center.
Rhaphiolepis or “Indian Hawthorne” is a plant that’s been around for many years. The most common species displays pink flowers. R. umbellata however, has white flowers and very dark, leathery leaves. The plant will grow 4 to 6 feet. It is a very handsome evergreen shrub that looks great in any season.
Our collection of drought resistant succulents is growing at Bay Laurel Garden Center in Atascadero. Agaves are very popular needing almost no water and adding a very dramatic touch to the landscape. Deer resistance is another plus. The Agave pictured here fits all the qualifications and it has tons of pups so a lot more Agaves can be propagated.