Tropicals for your home

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We know the summer is a bit of a fluid time for finding out what’s going on locally. Maybe you’re just coming back from vacation or just about to go.

We want to be sure you know that we have a stunning array of tropicals plants in to choose from at Carp Garden Centre. We’ve got such an interesting selection — the pretty, the unusual, and everything in between.

Do any of these strike your fancy:

Anthuriam
Baby Toes
Dipladenia
Echeveria
Maranta (Red and Green)
String of Pearls
String of Turtles

That’s just a small taste of the variety we have in our greenhouses.

Come into Carp Garden Centre before the long weekend when we tend to see a lot of our best stock head out the door!

Talk to our specialized staff if you need help in choosing. We look forward to seeing you!

Beautiful New Tropical Stock in at Carp Garden Centre

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It’s always a delight when new tropical plants come into Carp Garden Centre.

Tropical plants continue to be a strong home décor and indoor gardening trend, and we love supporting it. We always have a large, healthy selection of tropicals to peruse.

The colours, the leaf shapes and details, and just the huge variety is always so wonderful to behold. Check out the names of some of these beauties: 

  • Monstera ‘Thai Constellation’
  • ZZ ‘Oscuro Black’
  • Epipremnum ‘Baltic Blue’
  • Philodenrdon ‘White Princess’
  • Hoya ‘Albo Carnosa’

 Come into Carp Garden Centre to choose yours. Remember you can browse online first to get a feel for our extensive stock.

Fruit Bushes 25% OFF at Carp Garden Centre!

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If you’ve been thinking about adding edible berries to your garden or yard, now is the time!

Browse online or come to our fully stocked west Ottawa nursery to check out your options in person.

Choose from blackberry, raspberry, currant, elderberry, jostaberry, blueberry, and hardy kiwi.

Enjoy 25 per cent off fruit bushes at Carp Garden Centre while they last!

Take 25% Off Stunning Roses Bushes

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It’s that time of the season! We still have a beautiful selection of hearty and long flowering rose bushes.

Browse online or come to our beautiful west Ottawa nursery to see the stunners in person, including ‘Golden Showers’, ‘Campfire’, ‘Climbing Carefree Sunshine’ and many more.

Take 25 per cent off the ticket price of rose bushes at Carp Garden Centre while they last!

Choosing trees for your lot – Red Oak

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Native to North America, the Red Oak is a stunning shade tree suitable for larger lots and rural settings.

Red Oak or Quercus ‘Rubra’ will reach mature height of 75’ tall and width of 40’-60 wide with a life expectancy of 150 to 500 years.

Leaves are a deep glossy green in the summer and change to a beautiful red in the fall.

These trees are great for encouraging wildlife; its acorns are an important winter food source for squirrels, deer, wild turkeys, and several songbirds.

The Red Oak prefers a soil that has moderate moisture and is well drained.

Browse online and then come into Carp Garden Centre to choose the tree or trees best suited to where you live.

Choosing trees for your lot – Youngii Weeping Birch

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Prized for its graceful weeping profile in the landscape, Youngii Weeping Birch makes a stunning focal piece.

Youngii Weeping Birch will have a mature height and spread of about 15 feet, making it ideal for smaller spaces and gardens.

The pointy leaves are a gorgeous deep green which transform to yellow in the fall.

Its bark is the characteristic birch white with black fissures, providing four-season interest.

This tree prefers moderately moist soil and may require supplemental watering during dry spells.

Browse our tree stock online, or just come in. You’ll want to see your tree choices in person and talk to our knowledgeable staff.

Choosing trees for your lot – Katsura

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The Katsura is a mid-sized, deciduous tree with attractive heart-shaped leaves.

This tree requires partial to full sun and is a great choice for a smaller, urban lot.

Leaves emerge in the spring reddish-purple in colour and change over time to a bluish green during the summer. Fall colour can range from yellow to apricot to crimson.

Fun fact: The Katsura tree emits a wonderful caramel, cotton candy-like scent in the fall.

This tree prefers moderately moist soil and should not be planted in drier areas. A wonderful specimen tree!

Browse our tree stock online, or just come in. You’ll want to see your tree choices in person and talk to our knowledgeable staff.

The Hardy Daylily in the Spotlight

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The daylilies are starting to shine at the garden centre this week.

Daylilies are a super-tough, drought resistant, and low maintenance perennial that comes in many colours.

Daylilies are great for beginner and experienced gardeners alike! These beauties are not to be confused with the wild orange lilies that thrive in our ditches in Eastern Ontario and spread easily. These cultivated daylilies are much better behaved, staying in one tidy clump.

Come check out some of the gorgeous daylilies we have in bloom at Carp Garden Centre!