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Friday, November 21, 2014

Niagara's Weather


How fast things changed.  One week it is beautiful late fall with the autumn leaves in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and within days we are in blowing snow and frost. I could see the clouds changing from the outlook and gazebo at Niagara-on-the-Lake to Southbrook Winery on the Stone Road out of Niagara-on-the-Lake.  





 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Valleybrook - A Perennial Master

I had the great experience yesterday of visiting the Valleybrook Niagara-on-the-Lake operation.  It is an operation - a large one.  It seemed like dozens of polyhouses that I walked through.  And then I walked into the open yard with what seemed like thousands of pots outside, too.  The size of the operation is what grabs one's attention.  It seemed like millions of plants in pots.

It is great to live in Niagara with plant production operations, commercial greenhouses growing flowers, plants and vegetables.  Valleybrook has always grown distinctive plants of high quality.  These plants really did look like the best of the best.  And yes, the Dancing Queen host is that yellow.  There were lots of yellow plants being grown.  I would think this is a trend towards bold planting designs.

Here are a few images of Valleybrook's operation: