Well....it's over........

It's been another great year, visiting with customers who have long become friends.   Once again the benches are empty and except for a few projects we have left to complete, we are done for another year.

Stay tuned for information for summer care, fall time and winter.   Let your friends know to follow us so they can be better prepared for each season in Manitoba.

If you have any questions about gardening, please leave a comment and we'll get back to you as soon as we are able.

Thanks so much again.
L&E

END OF YEAR GIFTS!

What to give the teacher?   The coach?   The babysitter?  Need an inexpensive hostess gift?   Everybody has enough of everything.....a gift card?   Well, that works, but a gift card to where?   Food?  Clothes?   Too many decisions and a little impersonal...and everyone's doing that anyway....I'll give you a gift card on Saturday and in 2 weeks you'll give me one...how boring and predictable is that?

Let us help you with that decision.   We have beautiful 6" hanging baskets at $6.49 as well as square tubs beginning at $5.99, all in a variety of colour and plant choices. 

This is a  living gift that will last all summer and they look worth alot more.   Flowers are personal.  We have other things too....these are just the beginning.

 Selection is still reasonably good but will be gone in the next week or so.

FITNESS FOR FREE!

Did you hear what I just heard? Fitness gyms are a 2 Billion dollar business in Canada!!! Wow!

Gardeners have been winning lotteries for years without even buying a ticket and we probably didn't even know it. We don't need to pay gym fees. We bend as we pull on weeds and stretch and reach as we deadhead. We lug weighty bags of soil and build up a sweat and our heart rate. We carry heavy watering cans and bow down, practically touching our toes as we water each little plant. We do our fitness routine in the sunshine and maybe in the rain so we are getting our fresh air and sunshine at the same time. At the end of the workout, we can be pleased with how we're feeling as well as how our garden looks.

Don't forget to dress the part. Say goodbye to compression shorts, track suits and racerback bras....and put on your favourite colours; orange is the "it" colour this year. Pastels are always in style and those cotton Hawaiian outfits that looked so gaudy when you came home from your winter holiday would be perfect for the garden workout!

Gardening hats look stunning, come in all kinds from straw, wide-brims to baseball caps.

Gloves! Gloves have not gone out of style...on the contrary, don't leave home without a nice new set of gardening gloves. Get new ones every year so your look is fresh.

Footwear....garden clogs are great for the quick trip to the herb garden, but if you think you might meander for a few hours, wear good footwear that gives good arch support. Or....you can always go barefoot and feel the ground under your toes...

This workout includes the entire family for the same price and benefit. From toddlers to seniors, everyone can get into the gardening fitness program without extra fees and without a waiting line.

A garden workout of 3-4 times per week should be all you need to looked tanned, healthier, fitter and more peaceful for the summer.

When you're all done, pick yourself a nice bouquet for the table....take that you fitness gyms who wouldn't think to ever give you flowers.

Tell us what YOU wear to garden.

L&E

Enjoying the heat?

Today was a very warm day, full of sun, not much wind. Some of us, no doubt, were beginning to wonder what we were supposed to do in it. But most of us remembered that it's the time for shorts and flip-flops, sunglasses and beautiful sun hats with sundresses. Ah....what a beautiful day indeed!

The only problem is that our plants want to do the same thing. Although this weather is a welcome sight to people, animals and plants alike, and while people can dress for the weather and cool down with an ice capp, and animals pant and look for shade and a bowl of fresh water, our plants are stuck where we've placed them, no matter what.

What can we do to make our plants happier? Well, make sure they are watered well - not over-watered as that's just as bad as being dry. Make sure they are dead-headed because they go into struggle mode when not deadheaded. If your basket or tub is looking a little limp, moving to a cooler spot for a few hours is also helpful. If you didn't buy any slow-release fertilizer, make sure you are fertilizing regularly. Anything we plant today, that is different from what our grandparents planted generations ago, are needers of fertilizers to keep them growing and blooming.

Remember, plants are living things. They can only communicate with us by changing their leaf colour -- yellow means over-water; brown means too dry or too much sun or wind.

Enjoy your flowers. Sit outside and enjoy all that is before you, the scents, the colours, visiting birds and insects. If you're finding you still need some pizzazz in an area, c'mon down and pick one of the pillar geranium tubs!

They are unbelievable!! A special geranium variety, the pillar geranium grows quickly into an annual shrub of colour that is so easy to maintain....just a few left.

Got any questions? Any comments? Blog looks boring, I know. We are plant experts, not computer gurus. But help is on the way...you should see some interesting changes over the summer.

L&E

Dandelions -- the last word!

With everything you now know about dandelions and their benefits, you know the sure way to eliminate them in your yard and your neighbourhood....EAT THEM!

There are some great recipes online and we're going to make dandelion jelly this summer. Can't wait!

Still a great selection left of bedding plants for this summer. One living wreath left, many vine choices are still available as are a good assortment of perennial and annual grasses.

Come for the Sun Patiens - a brand new impatiens that grows about 24" tall, very stately and loves, and I mean really loves, the sun! It is a magnificent new plant that will provide a new carefree look in your beds and your pots. There are variegated leafed varieties as well as many colour choices still left, but hurry.

Perennials are moving quickly so if you're looking for some, better make your visit a priority while the selection is still good.

Hope to see you. Leave us your comments or questions and we'll try to help you.

L&E

Dandelions Part 2

My dandelions have gone to seed....again. Many white puffballs can be seen and the daily winds we've been experiencing have surely helped these seedy puffballs to be carried who knows where.... :)

Those early settlers who made sure to pack dandelion seed when then moved to North America, understood this plant very well. In fact, dandelion is one of the most versatile, healthy plants you can have! Why is that kept such a secret?

Did you know that a Canadian entrepreneur has garnered a contract to supply a Japanese firm with freshly harvested dandelion root and freeze-dried dandelion blossoms to be used in beverages and medicines? Would I like to send him MY address!

Did you know that each year 55 tonnes of coffee substitutes made from roasted dandelion roots are sold in England, Australia and Canada? Why doesn't a story like this hit the news departments? We would certainly be encouraged if more people know this information.

Dandelions are important as a diuretic, for urinary infections and in assisting the liver. They also aid those who suffer from constipation and those with gall bladder problems. Unlike other diuretics, dandelions do not leach necessary potassium from the body because they themselves have a high content of potassium. Go figure!

Some sufferers of rheumatism and gout say that the dandelion is a natural improver with no side effects. Who knew?

The latex found in the leaves and stalks clear up corns and warts! I'm not an authority on corns or warts but this does work; and the medicine is free for the picking.

Why are we spending billions of dollars in this country, using chemicals harsh to the environment, to eradicate the dandelion? And if these chemicals are so great, why do we have more dandelions than ever today? Imagine what would happen if we just started eating them instead.....

Our grocery bills would be reduced because we'd be dining on our own salad greens!

Maybe our aches and pains would diminish so we could function better day to day, with medicine in our own back yard that's free for the picking!

Maybe we could stop using the weed removing chemicals and use that money for a cruise instead in addition to making our environment a safer place for all to live!

Maybe...just maybe those early pioneers had something after all when they first brought those cherished seeds to our part of the world and maybe one day we will be searching the fields and ditches, hoping to find just one dandelion blossom we can carefully dig up and replant in our herb garden. Just maybe.....

Post your comments and share this blog with your friends.

Dandelions!

Well, the strong winds, pelting rain and continuous gloomy skies are not the gardener's perfect spring and yet sales are "blooming!" Most of you are not planting yet but are storing plants in sheds and garages and sun rooms and wherever, waiting for the right time. Remember, please, that plants need to be outdoors as much as possible, that by being planted in those tiny containers makes them fulnerable to the conditions you are providing for them so be attentive. If they are turning yellow, they are being kept too wet. If they are turning brown, they are being kept too dry.

While waiting for that "right time" to plant, here's some food for thought: Ever wonder why dandelion seed was so precious that the earliest explorers and settlers made sure to pack as much seed as they could in their meagre belongings to travel to the unknown lands of North America?

We've all learned how difficult it was to cross the ocean in those early days of exploration and creating settlements in this New World, how many ships were capsized with everyone perishing, how those who survived suffered when they got here. Why oh why would dandelion seed have been such a cherished cargo? Just look out your window at those yellow flowers growing everywhere and think about the early French settlers who brought this plant to North America in the 1700s. Not to entirely blame the French, Spaniards brought it to Mexico and called it chicoria. Germans, not to be outdone, brought dandelions to Pennsylvania. The English, also recognizing the value of this yellow flower, also brought seeds to Canada. Why? Why would they do this to us?

Think about it. Send us your comments.

So...it's raining...and raining...and raining. There is some pretty neat rain gear out there. I recently saw ladybug rain boots, giraffe boots and even shark rain boots! Now you can't wear those on a hot, sunny day...that's stylin'!

What do gardeners do when it's raining? They work and dream about gardening, and cook and dream about gardening; work on the car and dream about gardening, and sharpen their hoes and dream about gardening and clean and dream about gardening! They even contemplate what to do about their dandelions while dreaming about gardening. This is actually a great opportunity to organize flower beds, see what perennials survived the winter, yank weeds out of the soft earth, and pick up your soil to top up the beds....you should always top up your flower and vegetable plots every year so it doesn't become a "big" job. Don't forget to ask for the 4-part mix...it's the best.

If you've planted some things, check them out. They may be getting water-logged. If they are sitting in very wet conditions you may have to dig them up and move them, or repot them, or create drainage. If they are getting yellow, that's too much water and it's a warning flag that they are in distress. Left too long in that condition and they will die. It's inconvenient for sure, but necessary if this rain continues for the 5-6 days that's been forecasted.

If your plants are still in the shed/garage, remember they can't stay there longer than 12 hours at a time. Living plants need air and light to survive, even if they are shade plants. As dreadful as it is, you must bring those plants in and out until planted. They will enjoy a little rain but once soaked, they need to go under an overhang, under the patio table or where they won't continue to be pelted by rain during the day and only...I repeat...and only returned to their dungeon home of the shed/garage IF a frost warning has been given...and that's only been two times since May 1st. They want to be outdoors; they want to be in the sun and the breeze, and they will get sick if they don't get enough.

A U of M study showed that the average last frost date on any given year at the airport was May 23. By May 31 the risk of frost is still at 25% and is still 10% by June 5th. So spring is not late this year. Everything is as usual. It's people who seem to want to get planting earlier and earlier every year.

I spoke to a market gardener today, from Portage la Prairie. He wasn't affected by flooding and yet his land is full of water, just saturated from last year's rain and now this year's. His garden, among others in the area, provide the fresh vegetables and some of the fruits the rest of us enjoy throughout the year. This is his 4th year of not being able to get on the land and he's had to scramble for other work to feed his family while his machinery begins to rust and his field will later turn to weeds. Hard times for many people in our province.

About those snazzy rain boots I mentioned in the beginning, don't forget to use them for planters when their rainy days are over.

And about those dandelions.....have I got a story for you...hopefully in our next blog.

L & E

It's time!

Long weekend behind us....summer to look forward to...yippee!! It's Manitoba, so we can expect those nasty frosts to plague us. Listen to the forecasts and only cover or move plants if the forecast is for 3 or less.

Plants most susceptible to frost are the fleshy ones like most of the shade plants -- begonias, impatiens, fuchsia, coleus, etc. Also protect your tomatoes. Remember, covering only provides some protection as frost can nip through blankets. Plastic pails, or any kind of plastic are not recommended as a cover.

Time to start planting daisies and you can't have enough of 'em! Yellow, white, pink, purple, even some two-toned ones and some you won't be able to say what colour they actually are! Enjoy them in full sun along with hanging verbena, grasses, geraniums, petunias....or go for perennial daisies like the hardy white shasta, the beautiful orange and brown gloriosa, or even the painted daisies that come in a multitude of colours and all hardy for Manitoba's climate.

Enjoy this season with its fresh air and sunshine. We are blessed to live in a place where tornados are uncommon, where volcanos do not exist, where the ground doesn't move. Let us get outdoors and enjoy every aspect of living on the prairies.

Long weekend is just about here!

So....what to do with the plants you've already planted...while you head for the cottage?

The advantage to planting in tubs and baskets is that you can bring them to someone else's home to enjoy while you're away! Or, if you have room, you can even take some with you. That basket hanging by the front door might look wonderful hanging at the lake too. If there's room to haul the lawn mower, there has to be room to take your flowers too.

For plants that are already in the ground, give them a good soak before you leave and they should be OK till you get back.

We are almost completely sold out of tumbler tomato baskets and the hanging cucumber baskets. They are great to have at the lake or make a great gift to someone who is looking after your plants while you're away.

The 5 gallon potted tomatoes are zzzzooooming out at $9.49 each. They are an ideal gift, great on the balcony for those in apartments/condos, perfect if you intend to be moving or if you are renovating the yard. And although they are not soccer ball, deer or rabbit proof, they can be moved in order to protect them.

Take some of the great grasses along to the lake....no deadheading and they'll survive some neglect if you only get there on weekends.

We are sold out of some things already but still have a great selection for you. If you'd like us to plant your pots for you, bring the pots as soon as you can. We will plant them for you as long as we have plants available, but as my friend Sean the amazing fixer of all time pieces would say, the clock is ticking.

Enjoy this beautiful weather! Keep our "flooded" friends in your prayers.

Countdown to May long weekend!

Wow! What a spring we are having with all the flooding in our province. Let us remember those Manitobans who may be losing everything as water continues to rise. We personally know of two families, one couple in their 70's who turned their old farmhouse into their retirement home, who now expect to lose their home, and another dear family who have a greenhouse operation, whose business is bursting with flowers and vegetable plants, ready for the season, who are unable to move anything - they will lose their home and their livelihood after months of intensive work and financial investment this winter getting their plants ready for sale. Flood insurance is not available to anyone. Oh, how we wish there was something we could do! We continue to pray for God's strength in them and for a mighty miracle that only He can do.

How grateful we are that although we are located between the Red River and the floodway, we have no concern for our home and business.

As the May long weekend approaches - which is the official planting weekend in Manitoba - the new plants are being picked up now because by the long weekend all the new stuff will be gone. There will still be many, many choices, but for those who like to try the new things, you'd better be picking up those things soon. Our stock of giant King Tut grass is very low as are some of the new hanging petunias.

What can you plant already? Pansies, violas, snapdragons, dianthus, carnations, dracaena spikes. By planting these plants now, you can extend your summer by a whole month by having blooming flowers today that won't mind being nipped with frost. You don't have to cover them or move them if a frost warning comes because they can take -10C.

Also you can hang baskets and wallbags already. They are very easy to move if a frost warning occurs. We may only have 2-3 warnings where you'll have to move them but how nice to be able to extend your summer by having a beautiful basket hanging where you can see it from your window, or wallbags hanging from your garage lights where you can enjoy them every day.

Then in a few weeks, you can add geraniums, daisies, petunias and most of the other plants, leaving begonias and impatiens and fuschias till the last.

So, if you haven't already done so, get that BBQ out, put the cushions back on the deck furniture, plant a spike with a coupla packs of pansies in a tub nearby, hang a basket or two, add a few gorgeous wallbags and begin to enjoy what we've all been waiting for for so many months!

Remember, if you're buying soil to top up the grass or add to the beds, don't settle for anything less that the 4 part mix. It's the cake mix of soil, and is good for everything. We sell it too!

Someone said that rainy days are good for gardeners because it gives them a chance to do other things.

Hope all is well with all of you. Please send us your comments and tell your gardening friends about this blog.

Mother's Day is Coming!!! And we open for the season Monday, May 2nd.

The dirty dishes are stuck to the counter and the dust dinos are chasing each other from room to room... we've been putting in some very long days.....but...the living wreaths are filling in beautifully, the wallbags are blooming, baskets galore are lush and full and getting ready for a new home...

Mother's Day is around the corner and here's a great idea on how to enjoy it:

1. Come in and purchase a gift certificate to give to your Mom, your wife, your daughter on Mother's Day.

2. Make plans with her for when the weather improves and frost threats are over, to take her for lunch and then bring her to shop for the plants she'd like to have this year, using the gift certifcate you gave her.

3. Take her home and help her plant them.

These days we all "have" lots of things. It's relationship that's lacking. It's time spent just laughing and reminiscing that's precious. Let us use these reminder days - "Mother's Day", "Father's Day", "Grandparent's Day", etc. by spending time together.

Make this an annual occasion. You'll see how much YOU will receive from it.

Armchair gardening (discussion 4) Are you welcoming someone new to the family.....a new baby, an exchange student, mabye Grandma is moving in, or are you taking in a foster child? Even a new puppy can change how you garden. Any changes to your family will also change the dynamics of your lifestyle. How does that affect gardening? Well, gardening can be fairly simple, it can be community minded, it can be personal, it should be practical. When a new baby joins the family, you can feel overwhelmed already, not to mention taking on the yard in addition to everything else you did all winter. Choose plants that are easy care and more drought tolerant.

• Geraniums are the easiest of all annuals to grow. They are easy to dead-head, are most forgiving when neglected, and take the wind and heat of prairie summers.


• Portulaca is an easy growing wild-rose looking addition to any bed or pot. Even small pots filled with portulaca look stunning. No dead-heading required!


• petunias are always recommended for the easy garden, although deadheading is necessary. They won't die if they dry out and will bloom well into frost.


• scaevola look fabulous in hanging baskets. Also known as the fan flower, scaevola loves heat, tolerates drought and no deadheading required!


• potato vine - any of the choices - and there are many out there. This year we have 9 varieties of potato vine from the near black ones to lime to rusty to tricolour!


• lantana - has a citrus fragrance and loves heat. It will tolerate drought and is very easy to maintain. It is tall and stately, and can turn into a small annual shrub.


• verbena - loves heat and will tolerate drought.

Stay away from the daisy family if you are busier than usual this summer. Daisies must be promptly deadheaded to maintain flower and they can't dry out. If that is neglected, they will stop blooming and it can take 2 weeks to see the next bloom. Drying out can kill them. If you simply cannot live without them, plant some in one tub and have it near the barbecue where it can be deadheaded regularly.

If an exchange student is moving in, consider some of the plants from their country. Dianthus, for example, originates in Europe, Asia and some parts of Africa; Lantana from South America.

If Grandma is coming to live with you, consider some plants of her choosing to bring back fond memories. If she is ill, you can incorporate more window boxes, deck planters and tubs where she can have access to their fragrance and beauty as well as help you maintain them more easily than if in the ground.

A new puppy usually means the digging up of flowerbeds and the trampling of flowers in every spot of your yard. Puppies are puppies and as they grow, you will teach them not to do these things, but in the meantime there are things you can do. Wood chips on any exposed ground will help to lessen digging. Planting more in tubs rather than in the ground will preserve more of your favourite flowers and vegetables. You can even stand tubs on wood chips where you would normally be planting in the ground and it can look quite nice. A new puppy is always looking for a playmate. If you're not available, the mud and plants will be!

And if you are considering a memory garden to remember a loved one, a little heart shaped bed might be nice. Add flowers in the person's favourite colours or plants with significant names like bleeding hearts, angel's trumpet or whimsical names like monkey flower or eyeball plant or impatiens.

Always encourage participation in the garden. Have small children join you and encourage older children to grow their own vegetable plant or flower garden. Allow grandparents to take part, making them feel useful.

Gardening is very good execise, provides fresh air and sunshine, and always has an impact no matter how much gets done and how much is left for another day.

Next blog: How to encourage the very young gardener.

Armchair Gardening (Discussion 3) Contemplating Moving This year?

If this thought is on the back burner of your heart, gardening is a very important aspect of a fast sale at your price.

Just like they make a room deodorizer that smells like freshly baked bread and a car deodorizer that smells like new leather, curb appeal is important for the fastest house sale at your asking price. People will be looking at your house from real estate photos, virtual online tours, and drive bys. Be ready by creating the most inviting yard you can.

Consider adding plant material in places where you may never have thought was necessary, such as between shrubs and hostas. Placing some other colours amongst the green foliage will draw the eye to the warmth these colours bring.

Use more plant material than usual. You don't want to wait for plants to "fill in" but have an instant beauty just in case that buyer is on their way.

Add a planter on the front step and a hanging basket near the door - accessorize! If there is a back deck, it is critical that there be flower tubs on display. An especially inviting planter at the back door might hold a tomato with herbs spilling out of it.

What you want to create is an abundance of colour that softens sidewalks and fencing. You also want plants that are least maintenance and give the best beauty guarantee rain or shine, wind or calm.

Some suggestions are:

• geraniums
• petunias
• dusty miller
• fibrous begonias
• vines
• salvia - the common red and the exquisite blue victoria

No matter when a potential buyer comes -- morning, noon or night -- these plants will give their best show. In fact, after adding all this warmth, softness, inviting colour, you may decide to remove the sign and stay put! We've seen it happen.

If you're not sure and want some help with this, take some photos and come down and see us. We'll be glad to help you out as time permits.

Next post will address having an addition to your home: new baby, grandma moving in, foster children, exchange student

Armchair Gardening - Discussion 2

Hosting a special event this summer?


Every season brings something new to our lives. This year, if you are hosting an event in your yard room, you need to consider some things that might not usually be an issue for you.



For instance, if someone close to you is getting married, you might be asked to host a pre or post wedding event....and don't think it won't happen.....the list is growing longer of people who have frantically contacted us seeking instant beautification for some event they hadn't planned for ahead of time. We can usually help but you've lost all the enjoyment of planning a yard that expresses the feelings you want to convey for that event.

Planting in containers is the best advice especially when an event is being planned for your yard.

Why? Because they're like furniture and you can move 'em! Why would you want to move them?


Well, you can set them up in groupings for photos, you can line them up along walkways, you can place them strategically for a certain look for your guests.


You can move them into protection of garage, carport, or nearer the house when weather doesn't cooperate. Flowers planted in the ground are at the whim of wind, drowning rainstorms, extreme heatwaves, hail, and soccer balls and may not revive in time for your event.


You can even make some of them gifts to your guests! And....if you have to go out of town, you can take them with you or take them to someone else's home to look after for you. That's always easier than depending on someone to come to your home and water your plants.


We open for business on May 2nd this year. You can drop off your planters (emptied) and we will custom plant them for you if you are too busy with other responsibilities. You pay for them and we'll hold them till fear of frost is gone. We use mature plants and your colour schemes.


You can pick them up or we can deliver before June 15th, fully fertilized and ready to display.


We also have some fabulous decorator pots that you can just rent for the season, inserting your old pot inside the new one for an amazing new look.


And if your planters are concrete or some other "too heavy to move" container, take the measurements and we can probably plant an insert that you can just sit inside.


Any questions? Feel free to contact us.

Next blog we'll talk about enhancing your home if you think you might want to sell it.

Armchair Gardening - The Salad Bowl Greenhouses

With spring in sight, or at least in yearning, this is the time to start thinking about your yard - your outdoor rooms. We can't do much in our yards yet, but we can plan, plan, plan.

First question on your gardening 2011 list should be: what will this spring, summer, fall and winter be for us?

• hosting any special events?
• moving?
• welcoming a new baby or grandparent or exchange student?
• want to start the "gardening bug" in the hearts of little ones?
• will you be away? Holiday? Cottage?
• have trees and shrubs grown or been removed from your or your neighbour's yard?
• are you wishing to create more gardening space?
• is someone in your family ill?

Contemplate these questions and others you might think of.

Keeping a gardening journal with your thoughts on the above questions is an easy way to prevent becoming overwhelmed at planting time. My journal is a spiral notebook that goes with me everywhere. Yours should be whatever you need it to be - even just a calendar with square boxes works well.

We open in 66 days! Next blog we'll talk about how hosting a special event at your home affects how you garden this year.

Spring 2011 is around the corner..really... spring is coming. Once again the trees will leaf out, the lilacs will fill the air with fragrance and both the willing (joyful) and the unwilling (chore) gardener will see a clean canvas with which to paint.



We are a family owned operation with a combined over 60 years of business experience in flowers and vegetable material with which you can create your yard rooms. We look forward to our regular friends who usually know what they want and yet are curiously excited about anything new they can try. We also always take time for the newbee who hasn't a clue, who sees gardening as a daunting and overwhelming chore. We are excited about gardening and enjoy ingniting that same excitement in you!



Come and enjoy our massive selection of unusual and standard bedding plants, ornamental grasses, spike alternatives, perennials, daisies and much more. We will personally assist you in your gardening desires no matter how large or small the requirement.



We offer pop-out'n beauty selections - which makes planting fast and easy, 4 part garden mix or,professional soilless mix. We buy fertlizer by the pound, bag it ourselves and pass on the saving to you at reasonable prices.



Finished hanging baskets, patio pots, wallbags, kettles, and novelty planters are mostly one-of-a-kind items, although we can usually make up an indentical or similar one if you insist. Enjoy the rarely seen living wreaths and living walls! Hypertufa rocks and rock houses are one-of-a-kind items, all hand-made.



We are most excited about the line of black tubs, planters, baskets we will be offering this year...

all are totally made from recycled pots!



We offer free landscaping tips and will provide that personal touch by planting your pots for you with your colour schemes and personal preferences in mind. Dropping off your pots May 2nd, our opening day, will ensure the best selection. We keep your pots maintained until fear of frost is gone. You can pick them up or we can deliver.



Related to gardening.....we sell scrubbies!! Don't know what that is....ask the closest person to you and they'll share what they use their scrubbies for....because scrubbies are fantastic and we've lost count on how many we've sold.



Also related to gardening.....once the flowerbeds have been prepared, the lawn raked, the trim painted, etc., and the backrub only a dream.....consider the no-need-4-'nother (nnn) scratch your back, back scratcher. Since our backs are always out of our reach, and there never seems to be a line-up of back scratching volunteers, we have designed (patent-pending) a do-it-yourself back scratcher that does the job very well, can be done anywhere at anytime, and rolls up to a very small carry-along item.

Keerp checking this site as we will be updating frequently. Remember....planting season is as close as 2 months away.



Our website will be up and running soon...stay tuned for updates. Watch the mail for our coupon so you can save even more.