Order your moss baskets before February 1st to ensure availability and receive the early bird discount! See pricing, basket descriptions and photos under the Moss Basket tab on our home page. You can order by phone 604-541-1117 ext 1 (8am – 3pm Mon to Fri) , fax 604-541-1127 or email gardens@westcoastfloral.com

With proper care, your poinsettia will last through the Holiday season and right into late winter:

-Place in a room where there is bright natural light but not where the sun will shine directly on the plant.

-Keep the plant away from locations where it will receive hot or cold draughts.

-Poinsettias are fragile, place plant high enough to be out of reach of unmonitored children and pets.

-Set the plant in a water-proof container to protect your furniture.

-Water the plant thoroughly when the soil surface is dry to the touch. Discard any excess water which remains in the saucer or foil cover after 10 minutes.

-Fertilizer is not needed at this stage of the Poinsettias life.

-Do not over water your poinsettia.

-The bright colour of the bracts will remain longer if temperatures do not exceed 22 degrees Celsius

View our blog post all about the 5th Annual Poinsettia Premiere!

http://westcoastgardens-whiterock.blogspot.com/2011/11/photos-of-our-5th-annual-poinsettia.html

Our grown on site, premium poinsettias are now available in store. We also have fresh cut evergreen boughs and berries in bunches, and designer evergreen planters and hanging baskets. We have over 40 decorated Christmas trees to inspire you this season!

Check out this great seasonal ‘to-do list’  from GardenWise Magazine: http://www.gardenwiseonline.ca/gw/resources/2007/10/01/october-garden-do-list

Make sure to pick up the Special Container Edition from Gardens West Magazine! Follow the link to see more. West Coast Gardens is featured on the front page & our garden center manager, Jason Vandermey, shows you how we put together some of our famous spring containers. The article features luscious photos, ingredients for the featured planters, & basic instruction on the necessary steps to ensure success!

With this extended “spring”, the cool & WET weather has been a boon for many species of Primula if they have enough overhead protection from the rain & deep enough drainage beneath. Here’s some of the latest photos from my personal collection:

In fact, my primulas have not stopped blooming all year (2011)! Strange are these past few years in the gardens, but wonderful all the same.

Text & photos by Celeste Paley