Love Flowers? Think Pink!

Pink Flower, Milner Village Garden Center

I have a confession…it’s been 2 weeks since my last blog submission. SO much has happened, I don’t even know where to start! Let’s just say that changes in seasons often bring about changes in peoples lives.

Just a few short weeks ago I was planning my Christmas themes over at my ‘old’ job and in a blink of an eye…. an opportunity came along that completely put me on a course correction.

Thousands of hanging baskets at Darvonda

I’ll be honest and say that it was very hard to walk away from something I felt I poured my heart into. I will miss the fellow Christmas lovers that used to come and see what I was decorating…. in JULY, ha ha….. and the staff that I connected with that I left behind.

Connie and I standing in WinterWonderland 2012

However, my ‘old’ and my ‘new’ is very similar…. here’s how:

Both are garden nurseries

Both are located in Langley within 10 minutes of my home

Both do Christmas in the fall/winter season

And as far as Christmas decorating, that of which I had become well known for at my ‘old’,

WELL….

…. I have no need to mourn that because all my themes and idea’s are coming with me and I’m thrilled to be able to share and contribute them to my ‘new’!

Find Nemo in our pond plant display.

Let me tell you about Milner Village Garden Centre. It’s this old dairy barn converted into a garden nursery. It’s full of charm, quirky-ness and FLOWERS! The team of pink ladies are friendly, fun and full of helpful advice.

Located in Milner Village

Sweet Lynda and Knowledgeable Catherine

Natalie giving the plants a drink

Oh and we have one dude, dressed in blue, who get’s to work with all of us lovely girls. Lucky boy

Will – i – am helping with the hanging baskets

Love flowers? Think pink!

Corinna planting up the front bed

Our visionary leader over at the garden center is Tamara Jansen of Darvonda nurseries. This massive operation feeds all those amazing planted containers to Costco and Sobey’s across Canada.

Who hasn’t plunked a gorgeous pointsettia into your cart while shopping at one of these stores at Christmas? Now you know, it’s grown here in the lower mainland by a local company!

Tamara showing a confetti planter grown only yards away from the store

I love being apart of a forward thinking team, where we share idea’s and are able to feel like our contribution counts…I mean, I’ve done more high fives in the last couple weeks than I have in years!