MOOSE JAW — As the snow starts to melt and all the telltale signs of spring begin to emerge, Cornell Design & Landscaping is gearing up to welcome green-thumbed customers back for another season of gardening and outdoor transformations.
The greenhouse will open early this season with its first day scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 4.
“Basically, at this time of year and as soon as we get some nice warm weather, it would be nice to have a place to go that really doesn’t cost you anything where you can go get warm, hang out with some tropical plants, check the place out, and have a coffee,” said Leslie Cornell, owner of Cornell Design & Landscaping.
“That’s what we want — to invite everybody out,” she shared. “We’ll be planting our patio roses (in the first or second week of March)…, and I think a lot of people enjoy coming out to watch that creative start happening.”
Guests will be able to select from a wide range of succulents, tropical plants, houseplants, seeds, warming mats, and other gardening supplies — although annual flowers, vegetables, and other selections won’t be available until late April or early May.
“(We will have) the stuff (in stock) that people can take home and get their hands into some dirt and feel a little bit more connected to the earth at this time of year when it’s still pretty darn cold outside,” Cornell said.
Cornell Design & Landscaping serves Moose Jaw and surrounding area with expert landscaping advice and services including irrigation, paving stone installation, sod and seed work, and residential snow removal services. The company also operates a garden centre to offer a wide range of plants and gardening essentials.
with a Prairie Horticulture Certificate from the University of Saskatchewan. A leader in the industry, she has served on multiple boards including the Saskatchewan Nursery Landscape Association and the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship Trade Board.
Cornell said she’s always looking to offer some “fun, new stuff,” and one addition to the greenhouse this year is a dark black phormium in the “Graceful Grasses” series called “Princess Caroline.”
“It has a really wide blade. Some people think of it like a dracaena, but this guy gets really tall in one season, so you’re probably going to get a three-foot tall plant in one season, and they’re just really dramatic,” Cornell explained.
The greenhouse is also planning to host a series of classes on location once again this season.
“We’ve done classes in the past, and right now it’s just a matter of finding out… what (folks) are looking forward to (learning about),” Cornell said, noting that one strong focus will be on growing food. “With the cost of just everything right now, if people can grow some vegetables in a pot, or your (own) herbs… (that will) save a lot of money.”
Cornell Design & Landscaping will be open Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with temporary store-wide discounts on marked items until the return of its regular seasonal hours.
If you need some help with your spring yard projects, the team at Cornell Landscaping is available to assist and adults over the age of 55, military veterans, and health care workers receive a 15 per cent discount on the cost of labour for yard maintenance services.
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