HAPPY 2009!

Wishing you a bright and beautiful 2009...

Custom planters for the winter months...

Pottery and citrus

Perfect together this winter

This just in!

Just in: Our Sloat Blvd location just stocked up on gorgeous organic sixpack veggies and 4" herbs (plus special items like curry and olive trees and mixed vegetable squares for gifts....). Stop by....

Holiday ornaments, anyone?

Fun holiday decorating ideas! Seeds can have many uses!

Out of Christmas trees in some locations

Many of our stores are now out of Christmas Trees. You can still find them in all our San Francisco locations (Sloat Blvd, 3rd Avenue, Marina) and also our Danville location.

Happy Holidays!

WeekendSherpa.com reviews our living tree collection

Here's the link!

THE GIFT THAT GROWS

We love the Friends of the Urban Forest's living Christmas tree program—but they've sold out their allotment this year. Here's an alternative: Sloat Garden Centers have living Christmas trees; everything from a dwarf Alberta spruce (growing to just eight feet) to a Monterey pine (pictured; and grows up to 90 feet!). Pick out your choice and take it home. Remember: Caring for a living tree is like caring for a pet—it needs some attention (and that means more than just an outfit of ornaments; don't forget the water!). But here's the real beauty of the living Christmas tree: After you've adorned it, adored it, and watched it glitter and glow, you can plant it in your yard or donate it for replanting at a local park or school. Now that's a gift that keeps on giving.There are 10 Sloat Garden Centers in the Bay Area. Living Christmas tree prices range from $30–$150. Pick up their four-page brochure on taking care of the tree. Contact your local department of parks and recreation or local school to find out about living tree donations.

On SALE! Garland...

Garland is on sale at all Sloat Garden Centers for $1.99 (reg: $2.49)

Gift for gardeners: it's a steal! (and a great gift idea, too)

SALE PRICE!

Half Apron with 3 GardenProTools
Includes GarenPro Trowel, Transplanter, and Cultivator

On Sale at all locations for $19.99. Regular $29.99.

Sloat Garden Center gift cards

We have Sloat Garden Center Gift Cards in $25, $50 and $100 denominations for Christmas & Hannukah. Ask for Sloat gift bags and tissue paper to complete the gift!

More holiday decorating pictures, part 2

We have poinsettias in a variety of colors and sizes -- this one has glitter!

More holiday decorating pictures, part 1

Sloat Garden Center is your one-stop source for holiday decorating. We have sustainably grown living and fresh cut Christmas trees, beautiful wreaths, poinsettia, cyclamen, rosemary cones, garland, holiday planters and holiday gifts for everyone on your list!

SALE: Garland is $1.99 per ft. reg: $2.49
40% off ALL Holiday Ornaments
20% off Permalit Perpetual trees

Christmas Chainsaw Event

Visit Sloat Garden Center in Danville on Saturday December 13 and 14 from 10-3 and view chainsaw art at its best. Glenn Sievert has been creating sculptures for homes and businesses throughout California for 3 decades. With the natural beauty and outdoor durability of redwood, these statues stand sentinel in world of plastic and cement. Watch Glenn work his magic in Danville!

New custom planter styles for the holidays

NatureMill Kitchen Composter - a tool for every gardener

Here’s some great information about our new NatureMill Kitchen Composter, found on sale at our Sloat Blvd (SF), East Blithedale (Mill Valley), Kentfield and Pierce Street (SF Marina) stores. It is for indoor use, and does not take up much space! Perfect for apartments...

How it works: Deposit food waste items at any time, on any day. Add up to 120 lbs (55kg) per month. For best results, cut items into small pieces. Items remain in the upper chamber, with "hot composting" conditions: mixing, air flow, heat, and moisture. The energy released destroys odors, pathogens, and seed germination. The compost is later transferred through a trap door to the lower cure tray chamber, where it continues to compost while you add fresh waste items to the upper chamber.

No odors, worms, or bugs: Cultures consume waste quickly, without odors. The cultures produce a mild aroma similar to sourdough, mushrooms, or damp straw. Balance the chemistry by adding a small amount of sawdust to increase "brown" content, and baking soda to reduce acidity (both are included). A fan draws air into the machine continuously, providing oxygen to the cultures. A powerful carbon filter removes any lingering odors. Replace the filter every 4-5 years ($8 online, or about $1 if you buy the carbon yourself). Use it anywhere: Fits inside any standard cabinet (cabinet kit sold separately). Keep it in the kitchen, a garage, or laundry room. Use it outdoors, even in the snow, rain, or freezing temperatures. Keep the power supply dry, using a weather-rated power outlet (available at most hardware stores).

Endless supply of compost: Empty the cure tray when the indicator light comes on - roughly every two weeks. More than seventy percent of the initial waste disappears into thin air -- literally -- as compost cultures convert it into water vapor. What's left is a very concentrated compost fertilizer. Fresh compost has a mild organic aroma, which people often describe as damp wool, sourdough bread, or mushrooms. You can use it immediately, or leave it in a heap outdoors until you are ready to work in your garden. Good for the garden: Compost is high in nitrogen, which is essential for flowering plants and fruit trees. Use compost on your garden, lawn, shrubs, trees, or indoor potted plants. One batch of compost is sufficient for 10-40 sq ft (1-4 sq m) of a lawn or garden, applied once or twice per year. Or use one batch per mature fruit tree, once per year. Spread over the surface of the soil like mulch -- nutrients will slowly enter the soil during watering and annual tilling. You can infuse with water to brew "compost tea" liquid fertilizer. Learn more about gardening with compost.

Great for the environment: A NatureMill composter recycles its weight in waste every 10 days, diverting over two tons of waste from landfills over its life. This reduces emissions of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas produced when organic matter decomposes in oxygen-starved landfills. NatureMill is made from recycled and recyclable materials. Energy use is just 5 kwh / month, or about $0.50/month - less than a garbage truck would burn in diesel fuel to haul the same waste. Every NatureMill composter meets or surpasses Energy Star requirements, and the more stringent California Energy Efficiency Level IV.

Adopt a dog from Rocket Dog Rescue

Rocket Dog Rescue will be at our Sloat Blvd location every Thursday and Saturday from 12-4 through December 20th. Each week there will be dogs available for adoption. Come visit and find your new best friend!

Click here for more information.

Fresh cut, sustainably grown Christmas trees

You'll find this tag on the trees we sell... all are sustainably grown at Silver Mountain Christmas tree farm in Oregon.

Seasons Greenings: Go till it on the mountain

The Pacific Sun newspaper just published their annual gift guide for gardeners. Check it out...

These green gardening gift ideas will keep you hoe-hoeing through the holidays...
http://www.pacificsun.com/news/show_story.php?id=551

French greeting card mentioned in the article (pictured below). Available at select Sloat Garden Center locations.

Do you have one of these?

It's time to use it!
Drop by any Sloat Garden Center with your coupon for a Free 6" Red Poinsettia through December 24th.

The Perfect Gift Idea.