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.