BUSY WEEK
We received a variety of ornamental trees and shrubs (including summer flowering trees) today! This is the third truck this week and there's more on their way. There's new plants to see all weekend long so we hope to see you here!
EASTER PLANTS
We have Spring favorites, just in time for the holidays! Stop by Friday and Saturday to pick up some beautiful, fresh Easter plants, including lilies, tulips, daffodils and hyacinth. We will be closed on Sunday for Easter.
AFTER THE WINTER MONTHS: AN UPDATE ON PAUL’S HONEY BEES
Paul is excited to announce that despite some below zero winter days, his 13 honey bee colonies have survived through the snowy months! "This is extraordinary," said Paul. "It's amazing they all survived!" We hope you're enjoying last year's honey because there should be plenty more available later in the year!
NEARING COMPLETION
The sales building expansion project will be complete sometime in April, said Paul. Paul and Brian Hagstrom of Old School Carpentry just wrapped up the exterior of the building, putting gutters on and some siding. Then the construction duo will finish up the interior. I asked Paul if he was excited about the project coming to [...]
WE’RE BACK!
Spring is in the air! The sky is blue, the grass is green, the sun is out! And - most importantly - our greenhouses are FULL of annuals! Since last Monday we've started to see the first signs of our pansies, begonias, fuschias and alpine geraniums. Some of these will be blooming in just two to three [...]
LAST CARROTS OF THE WINTER
We just harvested the last carrots from our garden. We had piled some extra soil on them in November to keep them from freezing. But with cold weather coming our way, it was time to dig them!
SPRING PREPARATIONS
"Winter is finally upon us, but here at Sprucedale Gardens we are preparing for spring! Seeds and plants are ordered and we'll soon order tags and pots. Soil for putting on plants is already here and waiting. What do we do all winter? Besides placing orders, we compile our planting schedule, do our taxes, make advertising [...]
WE ARE MOVING A GREENHOUSE
You live and you learn! If you've talked to anyone from Connecticut - or any other state in New England - you've probably heard (multiple times) about last year's winter! It was cold. It was long. And there was feet and feet (and more feet) of snow. Cars were buried. Some people couldn't get out their [...]
STORING ONIONS, SQUASH AND TOMATOES
Onions: Place these in a mesh bag, a bushel basket, or a cardboard box with holes punched in it. Paul and Joyce use plastic crates with plenty of holes in them. Store at 35-40 degrees F in a dark place that won’t freeze. The Larsons grew garlic, red onions and yellow onions. Red onions don’t store [...]