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    2018 Year-end Review

    December 31, 2018February 27, 2019

    The end of 2018 brings us fully into our fifth operating season with the greenhouse. I thought it might be fun to share our year-end review, the first one that I’ve ever shared publicly (I enjoyed Denise Duffield-Thomas’ review so much, it encouraged me), to give you the process I use at the end of

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    Wondering how big your bedding plants will grow? Here’s your answer.

    June 12, 2018November 30, 2018
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    Want to know the secret that most greenhouses do not want you to know?

    July 1, 2016November 3, 2017

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    New Discoveries for 2016 – Plants That’ll Create That Perfect Planter

    April 27, 2016November 3, 2017

    Wow! Time has flown over the last month and it’s been a little while since we’ve published a post. So here it is, our long overdue post for you to see some of the new plants we’ve grown this year. Lofos, Wine Red Vine This beautiful plant can be trained to climb or to trail

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    My secret anxiety every spring

    March 4, 2016November 3, 2017

    Every spring I have a little anxiety. It starts when we begin seeding. What if these little seeds don’t germinate. What if I screw up (and by the way, it’s a guarantee that I’ll screw up, I do every year and every year things seem to work out). What if, what if, what if… and then…..all

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    Almost time to go back to work

    January 8, 2016November 3, 2017

    Getting geared up to go back to work next week (well, technically I’ve been working from home this week, but it’s been a treat). I’ve been working on some new projects, tweaking our spring planning, and watching a whole lot of @netflixcanada . I’m revealing new spring hours next week along with pictures of our freshly arrived

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    A Picture a Day: Santa’s little treats

    November 13, 2015November 3, 2017

    These adorable little ceramic dishes (to leave treats for the elves, or reindeers, or to plant a little succulent in) are available here , or in store now.

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    A Picture a Day: My Mother-In-Laws Favourite Candle

    October 29, 2015November 3, 2017

    This is my Mother-in-laws favourite candle from Voluspa: French Cade Lavender. It features notes of french cade wood, verbena, and Bulgarian lavender. Beautifully designed with a gorgeous glass container (which we re-use in the greenhouse to grow herbs or paperwhites in), this candle has a burn time of 50 hours. Available in store and online.

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    We fail too, all the time. The more you grow plant We fail too, all the time. The more you grow plants, the more you learn how forgiving they are. And that's the fun part, figuring out what works best for each one.⁠⠀
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This year we decided to grow our own crop of tropicals, but with a lack of light (with our days being so short in the winter in Northern Alberta), and colder temperatures we lost nearly 10% of our baby fiddles. But, figuring out what we were doing wrong enabled us to bring a bunch of them back to life!⁠⠀
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If plants could teach, they'd tell us to keep trying and even if we do fail, to learn and grow on!
    ***seed alert*** If you normally buy seeds online ***seed alert*** If you normally buy seeds online or from a seed catalogue our advice is to buy them now. Seeds are beginning to sell out already.

But if you normally purchase them at a greenhouse or in a store, not to worry - most retailers will have loads to choose from (part of the shortage is that retailers have been adding on to their orders).

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These January days at the greenhouse are known as our focus days. 

We're in deep planning mode right now, finalizing all our plans for spring 2021. We acutally work about 6 to 8 months in advance and about 75% of spring 2021 was planned in the fall. 

We're starting to feel the energy and excitment of what's to come; and I don't know about you, but our sunny days are feeling longer and longer. 

What does January look like for you?
    Coming up in our next newsletter (I'm aiming to se Coming up in our next newsletter (I'm aiming to send it out next week, maybe sooner), I'm giving tropical plant parents a guide called  "What your plant leaves are telling you”. This handy guide will help you diagnose environmental issues that you may see on your tropicals and what to do about them. I'm packaging up 20 years of experience into this helpful PDF. You don't want to miss it! Sign up for our newsletter at learnplantgrow.com
    While you're packing up some of your seasonal deco While you're packing up some of your seasonal decor, it's a great time to dust and clean your plants.⁠
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What's the best way to dust off their leaves?⁠
I like to throw my plants into the shower and give them a good "rain".⁠
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Then I grab a moist fibre-cloth, and gently wipe off the leaves (remember not to use cold water).⁠
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Should you buy anything fancy-shmancy to clean them with? No, they just need a little dusting every so often so that they have clean leaves to photosynthesize efficiently.⁠
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