The Fall Draw Has Come to an End! Thank you to all the gardeners who entered the draw. It was a fun event, and very exciting to see how many people were involved all across Canada! Our main prize of a $1000 gift certificate to their local garden centre was won by Kathleen Z. from [...]
Welcome to Fall! The summer warmth has gone away. The crisp fall is upon us, and it is time to bring out the jackets once again. A fresh new gardening season is before us. This fall season gives us the idea of the wonders and anticipation of what might we see pop up through the [...]
Canadian Liberator Canadian Liberator is a stunning red tulip which is being used to create awareness and remembrance for a very important moment in history. In 1945, Canadian forces were an integral part of the liberation of Europe at the end of World War II and spring 2020 marks 75 years since the end of [...]
Grow Beautiful Peonies! Luscious soft and airy blooms with sublime fragrance, peonies are popular with just about everyone. A gardener’s dream plant, they’ve been in cultivation for over 200 years and are exceptionally long-lived. It’s not uncommon to hear of a peony plant celebrating 100 years or more in a garden landscape. They are vigorous, [...]
Welcome to Spring! The warming sun feels good, the trees and shrubs are budding, young and tender green shoots are poking up through the soil. A fresh new gardening season is before us. Are you thinking about all the things you want to do with your outdoor living spaces? This spring give yourself the opportunity [...]
Living Coral: Pantone Colour of 2019 ‘Living Coral’ is the ‘Colour of the Year’ from Pantone for 2019. Fashion and home furnishings are sure to be influenced by this energizing shade and a wonderful place to incorporate this gorgeous colour is in your garden. Vibrant yet mellow with golden undertones, ‘Living Coral’ is a shade [...]
Haven’t finished your shopping dash? Need a gift for someone extra special? Check out Florissa’s Top 5 Gifts to give and grow. Anyone who loves flowers can grow amaryllis, paperwhites and hyacinths indoors. Easy to grow even for someone who has never grown anything before. Through the holiday season and into the new year, these [...]
Give a thoughtful gift that is about growing and sharing beauty! Florissa’s packaged kits are sure to brighten winter days with weeks of beautiful indoor blooms. Whether you give the huge, velvety blooms of a stunning amaryllis, or the sweetly fragrant snowy white clusters of paperwhites – nearly everything they’ll need is included: planting pot [...]
Ever watch a hyacinth come into bloom? Each floret, held close to the main stalk, unfolds one by one taking on colour, until the many flowers become one delightful floral stem. Just a hint of their intoxicating sweet fragrance lets you know that spring’s in the air. Hyacinths originate from a highly fragrant, wild blue [...]
