By Cathy Hough, general manager and buyer

With winter comes a sense of newness and renewal. Stop in today to discover the many ways you can put some newness in your garden.

Primroses (below) add fresh, vibrant color to flowerbeds and containers. We have a large selection of single and double Primroses.

Kangaroo Paws (below) are yet another example of color and art in the garden. These Australian natives are known to be hardy in our Southern California gardens, needing little water once established. They come in a variety of colors and are striking additions.

You can also bring color and freshness to your home. Indoor plants (below) and other design touches are a simple way to refresh an area inside your home.

Our Meditating Frog (below) is a great year-round conversation piece. Here he sits peacefully among Japanese Maples and inside a fountain (fountain sold separately).

Stop in to check out our first shipment of Japanese Maples, which come from Monrovia’s Oregon growing grounds. These treasured specimens are sold first-come, first-served so hurry in to see the different varieties available, including one with a weeping, cascading growth habit that looks like a waterfall. We have some of the most popular varieties such as Crimson Jewel and Bloodgood.

(Below) Phormium are extremely popular in the landscape. They come in varying shades of bronze, green and pink. They can be used to create a hedge or placed in other ways to create color and contrast in your garden.

The Marina del Rey Garden Center has everything you need to create a landscape perfect for you. Now is a good time to start thinking about creating privacy hedges (below) for spring and summer entertaining. Topiaries and other nicely shaped plants (mix and match trees, shrubs and smaller plants if you’d like) can create a very useful yet interesting privacy hedge. Ask Steve, CJ or Roger for assistance.

Herbs (below) can be fun to use for smaller hedges or as points of interest in a garden, on a patio, deck or balcony or inside the home.

Stop in today to select from our large selection of vegetables, herbs and fruit trees.

Coprosma (below) is another hardy plant for Southern California gardens. It’s great as an anchor or border and its unusual foliage makes it something people notice. Its leaves come in copper-bronze and creamy whites, greens or yellows, often blended together. It can also be planted in a container.

We’ve just received a huge shipment of containers, so stop in today for the best selection. And remember to ask our expert staff for guidance and help.