We continue to be open and welcome customers to our farm! It has been lovely to see many friends and existing customers stopping by. It’s been a long winter, in fact a long 2 years! We are also thrilled to be meeting many new customers who have found us on Facebook or by word of mouth. Welcome new customers! We are so glad that you’ve found us and hope that we can become your ‘go to’ farm for all plants!

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We have discovered an amazing new series of Coleus to add to our annual foliage plant collection! Although Coleus is well known as a foliage shade plant and has been grown forever, it is only in recent years that varieties have been bred that thrive in sun. The FlameThrower series of Coleus not only showcases several bold and unique foliage colours and patterns, but also thrives in any light conditions, ranging from full sun to full shade.

The plant growth habit is compact to medium at 12 -18” in height, making gorgeous mounds that are easy to manage and great for mixed container combinations. The FlameThrowers make excellent ‘fillers’ (remember the ‘thriller’, ‘filler’ and ‘spiller’ rule) and combine well with virtually any other flowering or foliage annual. Pick from the bold and beautiful Cajun Spice (orange with yellow edges), Chipotle (burgundy with lime edges), Salsa Roja (deep red) and Salsa Verde (lime green). Stop by soon to see how we have used these terrific varieties to add great texture and colour to our mixed planters.

We grow many cool season veggies including Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Lettuce, Leeks, Onions, Arugula and Collard Greens. It is important to get these cool loving vegetables in the ground before it gets too hot.

Although I try to select varieties that do well in our hot summers, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli are particularly susceptible to heat and changes in temperature, especially when young. If they are not planted early, they may fail to develop properly. Plant young transplants as soon as you can work the ground. Come by soon to check out our varieties!

Early to mid May is the time to plant the first veggie plants in your garden! Many new gardeners do not realize that several crops can be planted well before the last frost. These veggies are known as cool season veggies and although they can be planted later, they will establish and produce better if planted in cooler weather. They are easy to grow and are ready to harvest before warm season crops such as Tomatoes. Some crops such as lettuce and other greens do well if seeded or planted several times throughout the year.

Lettuce, mesclun mix, mustard greens, arugula, kale, beets, spinach, peas, radish, swiss chard and carrots are all veggies that can be purchased as plants or seeded directly into the garden. Whether you decide to direct seed or plant transplants is your choice. Many gardeners find planting transplants easier, but direct seeding is cheaper. If you choose to direct seed, sow thickly in a shallow row. Over sowing is used because germination at this time of the year can be dependent on the weather. Once the seeds have germinated and the seedlings are making good growth, thin the plants. Thinning, or removal of the excess seedlings allows proper spacing of the remaining plants and promotes full development.

Leeks, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and asparagus are all veggies that need to be planted as transplants. They will not germinate in outdoor soil conditions. Leeks and asparagus should be mounded as they grow, but otherwise, just plant, water and weed like any other plant.

Plant now and you’ll be eating fresh Lettuce before the end of June!

For more information about planning your planting times for veggies, use this chart from West Coast Seeds as a guide.

We are so fortunate to have such terrific staff who are not only here to sell our plants, but also handle all our growing. In February, we started our growing season and welcomed enthusiastic newbies Jackie Dowling and Missy Northey to our farm family. Since then they have been learning and helping us to grow our crops and are now looking forward to meeting YOU! Helping me manage the farm is Assistant Manager Kelly French who designs all our mixed baskets and planters as well as running our custom planter department.

We are thankful that Shelley Beattie still loves us and returned after surviving two very hectic and unprecedented Covid years! Samm Haughton is helping out part time after a break of 2 years to start a family. She was last with us in 2019 so is looking forward to catching up with some faces from the past! We certainly couldn’t manage things without the help of our energetic and experienced students Ben Martin, Willow Cherewaty and Keely Wilson. All our staff and family are looking forward to welcoming you back to the farm this spring and are totally committed to making your trip here productive, helpful and fun!

We often have customers coming by looking to add more fall flowering perennials to their gardens. There are many plants that offer great fall colour, one of the most popular being Sedum. This little beauty named Popstar is a unique type of Sedum that unlike its taller cousins and spreading second cousins will end up in between, forming low, dense mounds. Popstar will grow 10 - 12” tall and 16 - 20” wide and is covered with cheery salmon pink flowers in the fall. Foliage is an unusual blue-green on grey-purple stems. Like all Sedum, Popstar will be happiest in a sunny, hot and dry location!