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The warm weather is coming slowly but that isn't stopping die hard gardening fans from getting out to capture that first taste of spring. Gardening Saturday is coming up on May 9th and The Mulberry Tree will be there with our Plantable Paper, Driftwood Carvings, Handmade Soap, fantastic Herbal Teas and our brand new line of re-usable bags from b.b.begonia. Come out and enjoy a workshop or two and visit the many vendors that will be on hand. Visit The Friends of the Conservatory website for location and times.

For those of you who enjoy a glass of wine, you may want to partake in the upcoming Winnipeg Wine Festival. This is the eighth year that the Festival will raise funds for Special Olympics Manitoba. With over 1 million dollars raised to date, Special Olympics Manitoba has been able to increase their grassroots programming base while maintaining the quality of training required to compete on both the National and International stages. http://www.winnipegwinefestival.com/about.html

Happy Spring!

On Mothers Day this year, give thanks to your Mom with a gift from The Mulberry Tree Gift Baskets. We have just added 3 new baskets: Herbal Delight - your favorite gardener can find their happy place with a basket of organically grown herbs, Spa Experience - great ingredients for your own home spa, Naturally - enjoy uplifting bath products along with herbal tea and decadent chocolate covered cherries. We also have the Tea For You basket in a funky teacup planter, Berry-Licious, and Chocolate Extravaganza. See our Theme Baskets and Features pages at The Mulberry Tree Gift Baskets

Here's a chance to win a great Mothers Day Gift Package. Visit Hoffman's Fine Foods located at #9 - 1504 St. Mary's Road (across from St Vital Centre) for a chance to win a scrumptious Made in Manitoba Gift Basket as well as a Mothers Day Dinner Package, compliments of The Mulberry Tree and Hoffman's. You can also see a sampling of our Made in Manitoba baskets at Hoffman's.
One of the highlights at Capturing Opportunities - Manitoba's premier rural business and community conference, is "The Great Manitoba Food Fight". It is an innovative opportunity for food entrepreneurs throughout Manitoba to help bring their food products to market. This years winners are: 1st Prize: Colleen Dyck of Niverville; Gorp Bar . 2nd Prize Winner: Constance Menzies, Winnipeg; The Manitobar. 3rd Prize Winner: Luc Jean, Winnipeg: Gourmet Toddler Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Risotto. Congrats to all who took part and we look forward to seeing new products on store shelves in the future.
Whether you're in the mood for a new paint color for your home or you want to know which veggies to plant into an awesome planter, you can find everything you need and want at Winnipeg retailers. Envy Paint & Design has just opened up at 130-1660 Kenaston Boulevard. Drop in to see Bahia and staff for great ideas on how to give your home a makeover. Sage Garden Herbs has many workshops lined up - one of the most popluar being the Awesome Patio Veggie Planters. It's never been so easy to grow your own delicious veggies.
We are always on the lookout for new products that we can showcase to our clients. This month, we have found re-usable bags from Winnipeg company b.b.begonia. Beautiful, sturdy (can hold 40lb.s) and reusable - what more could you ask for? We've also added some new soaps from North Country Soaps - Lemon Sage - a wonderful lemony, gardeny smelling soap, Kiwi Melon - nice & fruity, think summer and Lavender Oatmeal - a soothing soap for dry skin. Our shipment of Upper Canada Soap products has arrived. Look for new additions to our baby baskets and special products for kids in June.

As we move into spring and enjoy getting out in our yards, I can't help but think about the families that have been displaced by this years flood. It could be weeks before they get back to their houses and then many will be faced with the huge undertaking of cleaning up the debris left behind. Farmers and market gardeners will be affected by a late planting and those that had damage to homes will have a long wait to find out the end result. Our thoughts are with you.

Remember to support local business and local producers - we all benefit. Enjoy the sun!

Sincerely,
Carla Dayholos
The Mulberry Tree Gift Baskets

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