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E-Newsletter: October 2008 Sale Reminder

The Phoenix Perennials
E-Newsletter
October 2008 Sale Reminder

Hello from Phoenix Perennials!

I am now back in town (after having sent you that time-warping October e-newsletter two weeks early in September) and just wanted to remind you about our Fantastic Fall Sale. The season is winding down (we close on October 31st) but our sale is winding up. It's a great opportunity to pick up a few last items or go for the gusto and plant a whole new bed - fall is a great time to plant perennials and a bed planted in the fall will be a whole year ahead of the same bed planted the following spring!

The nursery is currently at 25% off. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday the nursery will be at 2 for 1! Rain or shine! Don't miss it! Details are below.

Also, in this e-newsletter don't forget to pick up some bulbs for fall or consider getting a beautiful houseplant for your indoor environment. We also announce the winners of the September Sweepstakes!

Cheers, Gary and the Phoenicians

In this Issue

1. The Fantastic Fall Sale
2. Fall Bulbs Are Here!
3. Exotic Houseplant Sale
4. September Sweepstakes Winners!

1.

The Fantastic Fall Sale
Mark your Calendars! Rain or Shine!

Please remember that this is a generous sale. We can't make any exceptions on the dates or details listed above. During the 2 for 1 weekend if you do not wish to take a second plant for free you may purchase your single plant at 25% off the normal retail price.

2.

Fall Bulbs Are Here!

Our fine selection of fall bulbs is now at the nursery or soon to arrive. We will offer an exciting selection of some of the more uncommon and unusual bulbs such as botanical tulips, camassia, fritillaria, cyclamen and erythronium, as well as some striking new cultivars of hybrid tulips, hyacinths and daffodils.

Here is a snapshot of the different groups of bulbs along with a list of the species and cultivars we'll be offering in each of those groups (You can google these on the internet to view images.).

Allium - Ornamental Onions Ornamental Onions offer fabulous spheres of colour. No spring garden is complete without them. atropurpureum azureum bulgaricum christophii flavum 'Fireworks' moly 'Luteum' neapolitanum ostrowskianum schubertii sphaerocephalon unifolium 'Forelock' 'Globemaster' 'Ivory Queen' 'Mount Everest' 'Purple Sensation'	A. flavum 'Fireworks'
Allium schubertii (above) and A. 'Purple Sensation' (right)

Camassia - Camas Lily Our native camas lily and it's related species and cultivars are great for people who love blue flowers. leichtlinii esculenta quamash 'Blue Melody'

C. quamash

Eremurus - Foxtail Lilies Tall and dramatic foxtail lilies are great for hot sunny spots and bloom in June. bungei himalaicus robustus 'Cleopatra'

E. bungei

Galanthus - Snowdrops Harbingers of spring... you can't be without snowdrops. elwesii nivalis 'Flore Pleno' (Double) nivalis nivalis 'Viridi-apice' woronowii

Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'

Narcissus - Narcissus & Daffodils Classic old cultivars and crazy new ones, narcissus and daffodils are a necessity for the spring garden. Butterfly: 'Tritomba' Cupped: 'Avalon', 'Cool Flame', 'Poeticus Recurvus' Double: 'Double Poet's', 'Extravaganza', 'Rosy Cloud', 'Tahiti' Indoor Forcing: 'Chinese Sacred Lily', 'Grand Soleil D'Or', Paperwhite 'Erlicheer', Paperwhite 'Ziva' Mini: 'Golden Bells', 'Pacific Coast', Novelty: 'Full House' Poetaz: 'Bridal Crown' Rock Garden: 'Rip Van Winkle', 'Sailbot'

Narcissus 'Extravaganza'

Narcissus 'Sailboat'

Narcissus 'Rip Van Winkle'

Tulipa - Botanical Tulips Small but mighty in both colour and their perennial habit, these tulips will return year after year. batalini 'Bright Gem' chrysantha 'Honky Tonk' humilis humilis 'Persian Pearl' Kaufmanniana 'Waterlily' 'Lady Jane' 'Lilac Wonder' 'Little Beauty' 'Little Princess' 'Peppermint Stick' polychroma praestans 'Tubergens Variety' praestans 'Unicum' pulchella 'Eastern Star' 'Red Hunter' saxatilis sylvestris (Woodland Tulip) tarda 'Tinka' turkestanica

Tulipa 'Little Beauty'

Tulipa 'Tinka'

Tulipa 'Red Hunter'

Tulipa - Hybrid Tulips This year we are expanding our selection of unique hybrid tulips. We've selected from among the newest and most unusual cultivars. Bouquet Tulips: 'Candy Club', 'Praestans Fusilier', 'Wallflower' Classic Mayflowering Tulips: 'El Nino' Darwin Tulips: 'Queen of Night', 'Garant', 'Jaap Groot', 'Silverstream' Double Early Tulips: 'Eternal Flame' Double Peony Tulips: 'Abigail', 'Black Hero', 'Ramona' Fringed Tulips: 'Canasta', 'Giant Beauty', 'Temple of Beauty' Greigii Tulips: 'Fire of Love', 'Red Riding Hood' Impression Tulips: 'Design Impression' Kaufmanniana Tulips: 'Chopin' Parrot Tulips: 'Black Parrot', 'Parrot Blue', 'Fantasy', 'Rai', 'Rococo' Triumph Tulips: 'Denise', 'El Cid', 'Jackpot', 'Lady Night', 'Shirley's Dream' Viridiflora Tulips: 'Eyecatcher', 'Flaming Spring Green'	Tulipa 'El Nino'
Tulipa 'Black Parrot', 'Eye Catcher', 'Jackpot'
Tulipa 'El Cid' and 'Abigail'

For a full list click here.

3.

Exotic Houseplant Sale
Our friends at Bit 'O Paradise Nursery are downsizing and must find homes for their big beautiful tropical houseplants. We have decided to help them. These beautiful plants need someone to love them. Through the month of September we will be holding a crazy parking lot blow-out sale to connect great plants with loving families.

All plants 60% Off!

There are many spectacular and unusual things including: Bromeliads, Orchid Cacti, Jade Plants, Clivia, Bird of Paradise, Pony Tail Palms, Tibouchina and more!

Come down and have a look and see if you can adopt any of these great plants. None have a home for winter. Many of them make great patio and garden container plants for summer but need the protection of your house in winter. In winter they will enliven your interior with fabulous foliage and flowers like the bird of paradise pictured below which, after a summer on the patio or in the garden, will bloom indoors in the middle of winter. I know you're tempted!

Sale Ends October 19th, 2008.

4.

September Sweepstakes Winners!

Through the month of September visitors to the nursery received an entry ballot for our September Sweepstakes for every $20 spent. The winners have been drawn and have already been contacted (in case you have the same first and last initial). The winners are:

1st Prize: A $300 Shopping Spree
Winner: Shirlene S.

2nd Prize: A Basket of Unique Bulbs
Value $50.00
Winner: Catherine S.

3rd Prize: A Phoenix Perennials T-Shirt
Value $17.99
Winner: Jany W.

*The winner of the shopping spree must choose one day in March, April, May or June 2009 for their spree. They will have that one day during regular business hours to spend their prize!

Congratulations!

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Word of mouth has been such an important part of our success and growth at Phoenix Perennials. Thank you to everyone who has told their friends about us and thank you in advance for continuing to introduce new people to our nursery! We couldn't do it without your kind patronage and support!

If you have any other questions, please contact us at phoenixperennials@shaw.ca.

Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.
One of the largest and most exciting selections of perennials in the Lower Mainland.
Specializing in distinct perennials, fragrant shrubs, hardy subtropicals and the botanically intriguing.3380 No. 6 Road, Richmond (Between Bridgeport and Cambie)
604-270-4133
www.phoenixperennials.com

Please visit our web page for information on the nursery, driving directions and a map.
We are near the south end of the Knight Street Bridge and very easy to get to from all of the surrounding municipalities and beyond.

Seven Days a Week 10am-5pm
February 22nd, 2008 through October 31st, 2008

Copyright Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd. 2008

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