The 3 numbers on a fertilizer package represent the percentage (by weight) of the 3 major nutrients required for healthy plant growth. These are always in sequence from left to right. For example 16-10-10 – this fertilizer contains 16% Nitrogren, 10%...
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Garden Store & Cafe
With all of the springtime hype in the greenhouse, the garden store and cafe talk has been minimal from my end of things. Things are continually rolling here with new products being displayed, new jewellery and accessories layed out and artwork hung. There is almost...
Open 9am-9pm Victoria Day
We’ve had a wonderful long weekend so far and I want to invite you to spend your Victoria Day Monday at Oakridge. The rain on Saturday has washed the grime away and greened up our world. Fill up your gardens with annuals, lining your tree and shrub beds,...
Planting trees & shrubs
It’s friday of the May long weekend and we’re well into the swing of things. It’s so exciting to see everyone, this is what we work so hard for every year. We appreciate all of our customers and strive to provide you with the best product...
Vegetable Real Estate
I blogged a while ago about how lovely it is to eat fresh veggies out of your garden and I want to talk a bit about planning and planting your vegetable plot. Traditionally, vegetable gardens have always been planted in long, orderly rows. While this is still great,...
Hooray for Sunshine! and Bulk Bins!
The sun is out and we’re smiling! It is an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked with little fleecy white clouds drifting across. The sun is shining very brightly and yet there’s that exhilerating nip in the air, which sets an edge to your energy...
Ode to Fertilizer
I owe this ode to fertilizer blog to Theresa! Thanks for all of the great information! Fertilizing your plants regularly is a great way to keep your plants looking and feeling healthy and protecting them from pests and diseases. Use bonemeal in the early spring on...
Fresh Fruit
Pierre is our resident tree and shrub expert. You’ll almost always find him outside in the yard watering and pruning, and on really windy days, picking up his trees. He’s knowledgeable and friendly, truely loves his job and wants to find the right tree...
Perennials
In springtime when the ground is still wet is a great time to plant your new perennials. It gives them a chance to substantially root and get established before the heat of summer. Plus, they don’t mind the cool night time temperatures. If you’re still...
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a regional and educational public awareness program that aims to inspire and inform, creating a new voice for mental health and mental illness. This new voice has goals of reducing the stigma that is associated with mental illness, and increasing...