| WORKSHOP SCHEDULE by Kelly Heath, Retail Manager |
 Get inside and out of the cold this March with our annual Victorian Workshop series. A fun way to work with plants and design while getting your hands in the dirt! Learn the fundamentals of designing and planting your own gorgeous Victorian Hanging Basket with our resident design guru Liz Gemmell. We'll then take care of your creation here at the greenhouse until May.
2010 VICTORIAN WORKSHOP SERIES Saturday March 13 9:30am -11:30am Saturday March 13 1:00pm -3:00pm Sunday March 14 1:00pm -3:00pm Saturday March 20 9:30am -11:30am Saturday March 20 1:00pm -3:00pm Workshop includes instruction, soil and 9 plants $30/session Hanging Baskets can be purchased for as little as $4.99 Several different styles of hanging baskets are available or feel free to bring our own! Register by phone (613)283-6371 Or email www.gemmellsgardencentre.com Prepayment required to reserve space. |
2010 SEEDS |
We've started planting! Have you? The new 2010 seeds from OSC are now in, including a great selection of organic varieties. We also carry seeding mixes, rooting hormone, fibre peat pots and planting trays.
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BEHIND THE SCENES |
While many gardeners are wrapped up by the cosy fire pouring over the latest seed catalogues & gardening magazines, we here at the garden centre are busy, busy, busy planting up all the baby seedlings for the 2010 growing season! Seeds and cuttings are being planted by our knowledgeable greenhouse team. Weisa and Linda have overseen the planting of 70,000 cuttings to date and over 100,000 seeds! Each plant has its own very specific requirements to light, heat & water for germination. Seeds are placed in our specially built germination room after initial planting to help get them sprouted, then they are moved to the greenhouse. This ensures strong healthy plants which are less susceptible to disease. We are also trialing some interesting new varieties in both annuals and perennials and can't wait to see what spring will bring! In the retail part of Gemmell's we spent last fall and winter renovating the glass greenhouse which stands to the north of the property. This glorious structure had been a part of Gemmell's since 1972 but in 2007 it sustained major damage in a winter storm. Finally able to find a supplier for the glass we are all very excited for its grand reopening in 2010. Look for tons of new display areas and gardening products in this elegant new space.
Hope to see you soon!
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