News & Availability @ PAO

Frosty Fall Morning

2011-10-28T06:43:00.000-07:00

Nothing is more of a reminder that Ol' Man Winter is on his way to town that a good hard frosty Fall morning.

The sunrise this morning leant itself to a great photo opportunity.

Don't forget -- This is optimal digging conditions and we are still going strong! We are also having our No HST sale on everything until November 15th!

A Little Last Minute Colour Before They Fall

2011-10-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

Their colours are out, for another final couple of weeks. The Maples and the Ginkgos, the Burning Bush and the Oaks are currently at their brightest, while a few late bloomers (red buds and what have you) are almost ready to shine.

Be sure to take advantage of our No HST Sale right now, as we near a close to the planting season. All Rockery, Statuary, and Plant Material are all included in this deal so don't delay that project any further or else we'll be need deep in snow! Scroll down to see some plants and feature rock we have here in the yard!

PLANTS

Espalier (Fenced) Juniper 5 feet - Great Winter Coverage and Colour

Blue Spruce 5/6' - Add to your yard and add to the Holiday Decoration possibilities!!

Just In! - Norway Spruce - 6 to 12 feet sizes - WILL GO FAST!

Sargent's Crabapple - 50 mm - Splendiferous Berrys!!!

Home Grown Hicks Yews - 5 feet WB

Burning Bushes! - 4-6' -- Light up your garden!

GINKGO - WOW COLOUR!! -- 100mm SPEC

Pin Oak - Various sizes and colours too!

Native Red Maples - Various larger sizes - A Peak of Colour inspiration

Pyramidal White Cedars - HOME GROWN - 6/7' WB

Diablo Ninbark - 5/6' WB - Brilliant Year Round Colour

FEATURE STONE

Larger Sizes:

Small-Large Sizes: Starting at $50/pc.

2011-10-18T10:39:00.000-07:00

Save the HST on Everything Until November 15th!

No fine print needed here*! Save the tax on absolutely everything!!

Trees

Shrubs

Mulch

Statues

Perrenials

Now until November 15th, 2011

*Regular Drop-in Landscapers and Retail customers only.

Fall Is So Beautiful!

2011-10-12T12:42:00.000-07:00

Going for a walk through the field has its advantages. Simply going out and tagging a tree means seeing some of what that nature has to offer. And at this time of year, you can't argue. It's a pretty gorgeous offering!

While out there this morning, I took some photos of the pretty fall colours that some of our plants are turning. For some of them this is their time to shine. Especially the Burning Bush!

If you're interested at all for your own landscape, we are in full swing for Fall digging and we would love to help you out.

Below I've shared some of the photos from this morning. -- TreeHugger

Blue Colorado Spruce

Burning Bush

Columnar Sugar Maples

Freemani Red Maple Leaves

Red Oak Leaves

Sargent's Crabapple with Berries

Sentry Ginkgo Trees

Service Berry Shrubs

<<Lindens - Silver Maples >>

Field Wide Blow Out!

2011-09-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

You read correct! We are having a Field wide BLOWOUT!!!

Tree like these for ONLY $299.99*!!

Baby Blue Eyes Blue Spruce 5/6' WB

Crimson King Maple 50-60mm WB

Emerald Queen Norway 70-80mm WB

Glenleven Linden 80-90mm WB

Sunburst Honeylocust 60-70mm WB

Trees like these for ONLY $299.99*!

*Prices do not include installation. Sale on until October 15th, 2011!

Open House News - Thank You For Your Support!

2011-09-20T08:17:00.000-07:00

Special thanks to everyone this past weekend for coming to our 4th Annual Open House!

We saw a lot of new faces and some very special old friends! We've updated our website with photos of the weekend and highlights of the event!

Between you and I ------ There's been talk about a Spring Open House! Stay tuned for more information!

In the meantime have a look at some of the set up highlights:

OPEN HOUSE TODAY UNTIL SUNDAY!!

2011-09-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

Bring in this ad today, tomorrow, Saturday or Sunday and SAVE!!

Ferns Ferns Ferns!!

2011-09-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

When you're planning your garden don't forget about Ferns! They are a great plant for shady areas adding a wooded foresty-feel to your landscape. Perennial and easy to maintain, we have several varieties in great quantities available at our yard right now.

Below are the varieties we are carrying at the moment:

Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa' - Crispa Fern 5 gallon

Dryopteris goldieana - Goldiana Fern

Thelypteris decursive-pinnata - Japanese Beech Fern

King of British Fern - 5 Gal

Lacy Broad Buckler Fern - 5 Gal

Linear Male Fern - 5 Gal

Narrow Buckler Fern - 5 Gal

Athyrium otophorum var. okanum - Oka Fern - 5 Gal

Polydactyla Dadds Fern - 5 Gal

Purple Stemmed Royal Fern - 5 Gal

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Red Beauty' - Red Beauty Fern - 5 Gal

Shaggy Shield Fern - 5 Gal

Tokyo Wood Fern - 5 Gal

Available Just in Time for the Open House!

2011-09-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already heard from our website, the newspapers or our e-mail campaign, we are hosting our 4th Annual Open House commencing Thursday September 15th until Sunday September 18th 2011!

Here is a list and some pictures and sizes of the plants you might see on your tour around the yard over the next few weeks! These plants are ready to go!

Bring the Open House AD in to our sales staff and receive up to 35% off during the Open House!

Latin Name	Plant Name	Size
Perennials & Shrubs
Acer palmatum var. dissectum	Cutleaf Green Japanese Maple	80 mm SPEC
Buxus microphylla 'Green Mountain'	Green Mountain Boxwood	30" 5 gal
Buxus sempivirens (Spiral)	Spiral Boxwood	5' Box SPEC
Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Karl Foerster'	Karl Foerster Grass	100 cm 3 gal
Cotinus coggygria 'Purpurea'	Espaliered Purple Smokebush	5.5' B&B Spec
Hosta		2 gal
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer'	Endless Summer Hydrangea	3 gal
Larix decidua 'Pendula'	Weeping European Larch	8/9' B&B
Pachysandra terminalis	Japanese Spurge	flat
Picea pungens var. Glauca 'Thume'	Thume Blue Spruce	90 cm FP
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf'	Vanderwolf Pine	9/10' B&B
Rosa 'Seafoam'	Seafoam Rose	2 gal
Rosa 'Winnipeg Parks'	Winnipeg Parks Rose	2 gal
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'	Hick's Yews	110 cm FP
Vinca minor	Periwinkle	flat
Trees
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'	Bloodgood Japanese Maples	9/10' B&B
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'	Crimson King Maple	40/50mm 9/10' WB
Acer rubrum 'Jeffersred'	Armstrong Red Maple	80 mm WB
Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'	Red Sunset Maple	70 & 80 mm WB
Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple	90 mm + WB
Acer x freemani	Freemani Maple	70 & 80 mm WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Shrub)	Service Berry Shrub	8/9 and 9/10' WB
Amelanchier canadensis (Tree)	Service Berry Treeform	50 - 80 mm sizes avail
Betula nigra	Rivers Birch	18/20' and 15/16' WB
Caragana arborescens 'Pendula'	Weeping Peashrub	40-50mm 4' WB
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	Columnar Hornbeam	70 mm WB
Chamaecyparis nootk. 'Pendula'	Weeping Nootka Cypress	6/7' WB
Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry	5/6' and 6/7' WB
Cotoneaster acutifolus (ESPALIER)	Espaliered Cotoneaster	5.5' B&B Spec
Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'	Burning Bush	5' WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD)	Weeping Ginkgo Std	60 - 70 mm WB
Ginkgo biloba (GRAFT STD)	Lollipop Ginkgo	40 - 50 mm WB
Gleditsia tricanthos var. Inermis 'Suncole'	Sunbust Honeylocust	60 mm
Juniperus chinensis 'Seagreen' (ESPALIER)	Espaliered Juniper	5' B&B Spec
Ligustrum vulgare	Common Privet Hedge	4', 5', 6' WB
Malus bacatta 'Columaris'	Columnar Crabapple	60 & 70 mm WB
Malus 'Dolgo'	Dolgo Crabapple	60 - 70 mm WB
Malus sargentii (shrub)	Sargent's Crabapple (Shrubform)	5/6' WB
Malus sargentii (tree)	Sargent's Crabapple (Treeform)	5/6' WB
Morus alba 'Pendula'	Weeping Mulberry	4-6' sizes WB
Picea abies 'Columnaris'	Columnar Norway Spruce	7/8' B&B
Picea omorika	Serbian Spruce	6' WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca 'Baby Blue Eyes'	Baby Blue Eyes Spruce	6/7' WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca 'Columnare'	Columnar Blue Spruce	5/6' and 6/7' WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca 'Hoopsii'	Hoopsi Blue Spruce	6/7' WB
Picea pungens var. Glauca 'Thume'	Thume Blue Spruce	5' Wide B&B
Pinus alba 'Pendula'	Weeping White Spruce	9/10' B&B
Prunus cistena	Purpleleaf Sandcherry	4/5 and 5/6' WB
Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'	Kwanzan Cherry Tree	70 mm WB
Pyrus calleryana (ESPALIER)	Espaliered Pear	5.5' B&B Spec
Pyrus calleryana 'Chantecleer'	Chantecleer Pear	70 - 80 mm WB
Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'	Columnar English Oak	70 & 80 mm WB
Rhus typhina	Common Sumac	10' WB
Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'	Ivory Silk Lilac	60 - 80 mm sizes avail
Syringa vulgaris	Common Lilac Shrub	6/7' WB
Taxus SPEC	Specimen Yew	6'x7' SPEC
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'	Hick's Yews	4/5' B&B
Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'	Black Cedars	6/7' WB
Tsuga canadensis	Canadian Hemlock	6/7' and smaller WB

Call us for pricing - 905-875-0055

(These are in Alphabetical Order by Common Name)

Annabelle Hydrangea - 2 gal

Armstrong Red Maples - 70 & 80 mm WB

Aureamarginata Hostas - 2 gallon (Yellow varigated with dark green foliage)

Baby Blue Eyes Blue Spruce - 6 feet

Black Cedars 6-7 feet

Bloodgood Japanese Maples 9-10 feet

Burning Bush - 5 feet tall/wide - GREAT FALL COLOUR

Canadian Hemlock - 6 to 7' WB

Chantecleer Pear (with Maya) Sizes 60, 70 and 80 mm available! Treeform and clumpform available

Columnar Blue Spruce - 6-7 feet, smaller sizes also available

Columnar Crabapples - 60 &70 mm already dug, call &dig for larger sizes

Columnar English Oaks - 60-70-80mm available

Columnar Hornbeam - 70 mm LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Columnar Norway Spruce 7-8 feet, Weeping White Spruce 6-7' and 9-10' sizes available!

Common Lilac - 6-7feet, beautiful foliage, great spring flower and smell

Common Privet - 5-6 feet and smaller, Ready-To-Hedge

Cornelian Cherry (also known as Yellow Flowering Dogwood) - 5-6 feet, great bordering shrub

Crimson King Maple - 50 mm WB -- Nice Year Round Colour

Cutleaf Green Japanese Maple - Amazing centrepiece tree - only a few left, 70mm B&B

Dolgo Crabapple - 70 mm - These are trees that I feel are underestimated and under used in the landscape - They are gorgeous year round with lovely spring flowers and fall fruit

Endless Summer Hydrangea - 5 gallon, as the name suggests these flower all summer and are a great all around perennial

Espaliered (Fenced) Cotoneaster 5.5' - Unique in its own way, intriguing foliage and fruit. Would be a nice divider or fence-grower

Espaliered Juniper - 5 feet

Espaliered Pear - 5.5 feet, non fruiting

Espaliered Smokebush - 5 feet - This one takes the show for me, with flowers that resemble smoke and incredible new growth colour, you'll have neighbours talking about this one for days

Francee Hosta - White variegated, shade tolerant perennial - 2 gallon

Freemani Maple - 70, 80, 90 mm available, Fast grower and great fall red colour

Grafted Ginkgo - 70 mm

Grafted Ginkgo - 70 mm - I find these are also underused and underestimated in the garden. A great tree for a centerpiece in a small contemporary garden or rooftop garden

Thume Blue Spruce (all grown "up") 5 feet across, slow grower, awesome tree.

Hadspen Blue Plaintain Lilly (Hosta) - nice blue foliage, small version of the Big Daddy, just not as big!

Hick's Yews - 4 & 5 feet B&B - Great for Hedging, triplets under a window, or filler bushes. Partially tolerant of shade

Hick's Yews - As above, smaller (3.5') & easier to transport as they are in pots

Hoopsii Blue Spruce - Bright Blue Foliage, Dense width all the way through maturity - 6 &7 feet available

Ivory Silk Lilac - 60 & 70 mm available - Fragrant White Flowers through mid-June to July

Japanese Spurge - in 10" flats - Ground cover, great fall colours

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass - 3 gal - A nice substitute if you "don't know what to put there"

Lolli-pop Ginkgos - 40 & 50 mm - Aren't they darling? Centre peice or along a driveway - yearly maintenance required

Periwinkle - 10" flats - Ground Cover (and WHAT a ground cover!)

Purpleleaf Sandcherry - 4-5 feet and 5-6 feet available - A lovely shrub to add colour to your landscape all season long

Queen of the Seas Hosta - 2 gal - Larger leaf hosta, shade tolerant

Red Sunset red Maple - 70 - 80 mm + sizes available - AMAZING FALL COLOUR

Rivers birch - 15-16 and 18-20 feet sizes available - Borer resistant and Leaf miner resistant - Hardy and lovely in winter with coloured bark

Rivers Birch - 15-16 feet

Sargent's Crabapple - 5' tree form, 40-50 mm - Incredible pink fruit committedly hugs each branch

Sargents Crabapple (Shrub form) -5-6 feet White flowers hug each branch in spring for a long while to help show off your already amazing garden!

Serbian Spruce - 6' WB - Elegant foliage, narrow growth

Service Berry Shrubform - Partially shade tolerant, large canadian native shrub, great white spring flowers and some fall berries that hold all winter

Service Berry - Tree Form - 50-80mm sizes available, a great mid-sized, dappled shade-tree

Silver Maple - 80 mm+ up to 8" sizes available - A great tree very tolerant of wet soils

Specimen Yew - 6 feet tall x 7 feet wide - For those who just can't wait for their trees to grow :)

Spiral Boxwood - 80 cm & 4/5' sizes available - an interesting look for a entranceway and or centerpiece garden. Some maintenance required

Sum & Substance Hosta - 2 gallon - Yellow leaves, purplish-white flowers, shade tolerant

Sumac - 10-15 sizes available - a lovely border tree - native

Sunburst Honeylocust - 50-60 mm sizes available - AWESOME YELLO COLOUR all season

Thume Blue spruce - 90 cm wide FP - Blue foliage year round

Vanderwolf Pine - 9-10' B&B - An ecclectic tree great for a contemporary garden or showpiece. Narrow grower, thick bluish-green needles

Ferns - Full list coming tomorrrow! 5 gallon sizes and large quantities available!

Weeping European Larch - 8-9 feet tall - stunning specimens available

Weeping Mulberry - 4-5 and 5-6feet sizes available

Weeping Mulberry - 6 feet

Weeping Nootka Cypress - 6-7 feet sizes available - Use as a specimen showtree or group them for a medieval effect

Weeping Peashrub - 50 mm, 4 feet tall, 4 feet wide - Nice specimens for end-of-walkway gardens or centerpieces, slow grower, low maintenance

Wide Brim Hosta - Yellow variegated Hosta - Shade tolerant, 2 gallon sizes available

Welcome!

2011-09-07T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hello there!

Welcome to PAO Horticultural's News & Availability BlogSite. This site will work as a blog but will provide you with Current Events, Availiabilities on Stock, and pictures of What's Looking Good!

Be sure to also check out our website for information and more about PAO Horticultural and what we have to offer in terms of service. We are your go-to for Specialty Plants, Large Trees, and Tree Relocating Projects.

Give us a call for pricing inquiries if you see something you like. If you don't see something, don't be afraid to call us to see if we can source it out for you. We are here to help you.

Open to Wholesale and Retail Clients.

Happy Tree Hunting!

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