It's all up from here

Vertical gardening seems to be the new trend in gardening. Starting slowly over the last few years, it has blossomed into an incredible art that will only keep on expanding. 

Being a Huron County girl, growing up on farms with wide open spaces and big gardens, it's a little hard for me to "imagine" small. Having said that, I LOVE the creative juices pouring out of those who live in towns and cities with very little space!! A great site for ideas that I was looking at is www.microgardener.com 

She has wonderful ideas that are practical and easy to create. 

You can create too! From something as simple as decorative pots on the wall to a whole wall of plants, all it takes is some time and tools. 

Spring is "springing" up!

Signs of Spring are popping up all over, even with these super cold temperatures! Snowdrops are blooming, tulips are daring to emerge from the earth, snow is slowly melting and swans have been spotted flying overheard!
 It has been a busy 2 weeks for us here, planting hanging baskets, potting perennials and transplanting tiny plants from tray to container. Our benches and greenhouses are being filled with the colour of spring-green and smell like freshly dug earth. This time of year we dress in layers, going from seeing our breath in the morning to a t-shirt by afternoon. We anticipate with excitement the arrival of truly warm weather and you our valued customers and friends.

lettuce plants ready for transplanting

hanging baskets ready to be hung

snowdrops in the snow

sedum

tulips emerging