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    The Easy Benefits and Tricks to Spring Yard Maintenance

    May 2, 2016November 3, 2017

    I’m SO excited to introduce our very first guest blogger today, Rawnie Espersen from Cochrane, Alberta.  Rawnie is a Horticulturist who has a passion for gardening, is a mother of three and a female entrepreneur. Her company is called Cochrane Property Maintenance which provides lawn and garden care to Cochrane and the surrounding area. She

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    • If you’re coming to @the_shift_ workshop this weekend, I’ll see you there! If you didn’t get a spot, don’t worry. I’m sure we’ll collaborate with Lindsie again in the near future. One aspect about running my own business that I LOVE, is the ability to collaborate with other businesses. I love collaborating because it really is about positive teamwork - we get to showcase different parts of what we do, and support each other in the process. My favourite quote is “A rising tide lifts all boats” What are some of your favourite businesses? You never know, maybe there’s a collaboration I can plan with them in the future! #collaboration #alberta #yoga #greenhouse #garden #grow #plants #plantpeople #yogapeople #christiesgreenhouse #learnplantgrow
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    • I hope she remembers how much she loved feeding the cats under the big flower basket this summer. I hope she remembers the sweet smell when the blooms finally revealed themselves, and the tickle of the vines on top of her head. I hope she remembers the bright colours of the hula calibrachoa and the dark green foliage of the lophos. I hope this summer and the experience of our deck flowers help enhance her memories that she can carry with her for life. That when she sees a big ol’ flower basket later on in life, she’ll think of home. #flowers #garden #hangingbasket #plants #planter #deck #outside #alberta #grow #learn #plantpeople #learnplantgrow #christiesgreenhouse
    • Want to know the secret to growing THE BEST TOMATOES? Good weather. It’s a bad joke isn’t it?! But for real, tomatoes need sunshine, water, fertilizer, and insects or wind to pollinate their flowers. This has not been an ideal year for growing tomatoes in Northern Alberta, unless you’ve had them tucked inside a greenhouse or under a bit of roof to keep the 9”+ of rain we’ve had off of them. My tomato basket that’s on my deck is hurting for fertilizer because the rain keeps leaching it out, but it’s still producing a good amount. My tomato plant in the greenhouse is insane! It won’t stop producing and has given me an abundance of fruit. With the bad comes the good, and with all this rain my trees and shrubs in my yard have never looked better! And the grass is so green and lush. That’s gardening for you, a little give and take. I choose to sit back and enjoy what’s working. #gardening #alberta #plants #plant #northernalberta #grow #tomatoes
    • What does a greenhouse’r do when she’s not growing plants? Dream, read, think, and plan for spring 2020! It’s that time of the year already. Time to plan and decide what’s going to make the cut. Time to decide (gulp, guess?) which plants/colours will be the favourites next year. Time to decide how many of each plant to grow. How many square feet can be dedicated to each crop? How much time do they need to grow before they’re ready? Oh, and it’s that time of the year to finally clean the office 😂 #plan #planning #spring2020 #plants #greenhouse #garden #plantpeople #flowers #summer #alberta
    • Hi, I thought I would say hello because it’s been a while! I did take a social media hiatus through July, and in August it wasn’t my intention to be absent - but my phone broke! My phone is still broken but I’ve patched together back-end ways to access my accounts and start telling you what I’m doing these days. Currently, the greenhouse is closed for the 2019 season, but I am planning multiple pop-up dates, so continue to watch here for more info. I’m also working on spring 2020 planning. Here in my hand is one of my mother citronella plants that I’ll take cuttings from for spring 2020. It’s not a patented plant, so I’m legally able to propagate it. More on that in a few months (I always get asked about this). You’ll also see a lot more of my face on this account, like literally me in the pictures with plants because I can set a timer and grab a pic without waiting for anyone to snap it for me! The other exciting crop I’m working on for 2020 is poinsettias. My test crop of poinsettias have arrived and are planted up. Wish me luck on growing these suckers! I love poinsettias but they scare me a bit! I’m also working on two side hustle ventures that have nothing to do with the greenhouse. I’ll reveal more on that later, but I can give you hint. One of them has to do with my passion for discovering the “science” of running a business. Now that I’ve caught you up on what I’m doing, what are you up to this August?
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