May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Creating & Sustaining Vibrant Outdoor Learning Environments
Creating & Sustaining Vibrant Outdoor Learning Environments
Come to the opening evening of the Growing Green School Grounds
Conference and learn about the multiple benefits of ecological schoolyards
through a networking and resource fair as well and an inspirational keynote
speaker. The resource fair will provide information, contacts, and materials
that you can use in the classroom, in your community, and on school
grounds. The evening will feature a keynote address by Richard Louv,
acclaimed author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from
Nature-Deficit Disorder."
Friday, October 10th St. Mary's Cathedral Conference Center, 1111 Gough St (at Geary), San Francisco, CA 94109 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tickets sold at the door, $25. Click for more info HERE
Come to the opening evening of the Growing Green School Grounds
Conference and learn about the multiple benefits of ecological schoolyards
through a networking and resource fair as well and an inspirational keynote
speaker. The resource fair will provide information, contacts, and materials
that you can use in the classroom, in your community, and on school
grounds. The evening will feature a keynote address by Richard Louv,
acclaimed author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from
Nature-Deficit Disorder."
Friday, October 10th St. Mary's Cathedral Conference Center, 1111 Gough St (at Geary), San Francisco, CA 94109 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tickets sold at the door, $25. Click for more info HERE
Have you met Monkey?
Monkey is the nursery cat at our 3rd Avenue store. He likes sunny tables, kitty treats and catnip. Say hello next time you're at the store!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Plant it now. Plant it wisely.
Savvy gardeners know that fall is the ideal time to get perennials, trees, vines, shrubs and cool season vegetables into the ground.
Why?
1. Because by the time October and November roll around, the soil in your garden is warm and toasty, and that will help your plants grow.
2. With the fall and winter rainfall we receive in the Bay Area, planting now will create well–established roots for a much stronger, vigorous plant come springtime.
3. Fall and winter rain mean nature does the weekly watering for you (can you say lower water bill?).
Whatever your gardening passion…Plant it now. Plant it wisely.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
At Sloat Garden Center this week
Very large Passiflora vine!
Mums are on sale this month...
ooh, color for the garden!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Update from our Sloat Boulevard location: now in stock!
This update just in from our Sloat Boulevard store:
This week we brought in our first batch of California grown rhododendrons for the season....200 of them, ranging from 2 gallons to 10 gallons. We also brought in a selection of one gallon shady perennials (including heucheras, which are on special this month!) to complete an instant part-sun garden that will offer year round interest. We have new vines and groundcovers, bulbs for spring 2009 and a new season of seeds (including our favorite Pacific Coast Wildflower seeds).
Our favorite mum grower (Homestead) has begun sending us little fall favorites. We get two shipments a week (Mondays and Thursdays) always with at least 20 flats.
We have fruit! Blueberries, kiwis, Mexican limes and meyer lemons, to name a few. As for vegetables, we have onion and garlic starts, cabbage, kale, peas, nasturtiums, collard greens, spinach, cauliflower and broccoli, plus our usual selection of locally grown herbs -- but stock up now, a lot of growers run out of herbs by November 1st until spring. We also have adorable one gallon artichokes and fresh organic cat nip for your kitty!
This week we brought in our first batch of California grown rhododendrons for the season....200 of them, ranging from 2 gallons to 10 gallons. We also brought in a selection of one gallon shady perennials (including heucheras, which are on special this month!) to complete an instant part-sun garden that will offer year round interest. We have new vines and groundcovers, bulbs for spring 2009 and a new season of seeds (including our favorite Pacific Coast Wildflower seeds).
Our favorite mum grower (Homestead) has begun sending us little fall favorites. We get two shipments a week (Mondays and Thursdays) always with at least 20 flats.
We have fruit! Blueberries, kiwis, Mexican limes and meyer lemons, to name a few. As for vegetables, we have onion and garlic starts, cabbage, kale, peas, nasturtiums, collard greens, spinach, cauliflower and broccoli, plus our usual selection of locally grown herbs -- but stock up now, a lot of growers run out of herbs by November 1st until spring. We also have adorable one gallon artichokes and fresh organic cat nip for your kitty!
Monday, September 15, 2008
New pottery shipment just arrived!
Beautiful terracotta pottery just arrived at our warehouse -- purchased for Sloat Garden Center's 50 Year Anniversary Sale in October!
Stay tuned....
Stay tuned....
Friday, September 12, 2008
Grow your own vegetables in raised beds
Are you out of garden space? Well we have a pretty good solution. Plant your fall vegetables in these "Frame it all" raised beds. They're easy to assemble and made from 60% recycled polyethylene and 40% wood fiber. Above: Mill Valley Sloat Garden Center manager Michael Gravel shows how easy it is to grow organic cool season vegetables in a raised bed!
Available at select Sloat Garden Center locations.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Our Creative Custom Containers
Planted up and ready to go each month.
Every Sloat Garden Center creates planters in a variety of colors, styles and sizes. They're available at all Sloat locations... we can also create custom containers with the plants and pottery you choose. View sample planter styles HERE »
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Fall is on our mind...
Oh yes...September.The kids are back in school, summer annuals are looking tired and the cooler months are beginning to enter your mind. It's time for pansies, violas, snapdragons, stock, nemesia, just to mention a few.
Most of these plants (especially pansies and violas) make great bulb cover. But garden Mums (Chrysanthemum morifolium) are the crop that really signifies the season's change. The form and color range of garden mums gets better and better every year. This plant is a hardy perennial that will bloom throughout the fall year after year. Different varieties and colors of Mums become available every week.
To grow the best mums, be sure to pinch the plants back one or two times in the spring. This promotes a bushier plant with many more blooms.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Limited time Orchid Special!
Save $5 when you buy a 4” Phalaenopsis Orchid...
Plus, get a 4” houseplant FREE.
Valid now through Sunday, 9/14.
Click here for the printable coupon.
Plus, get a 4” houseplant FREE.
Valid now through Sunday, 9/14.
Click here for the printable coupon.
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