05/22/2026
Greetings! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see all the life happening around us right now, as our Spring gets into full swing.
As always at this time of year, I am obsessed with the birds that have returned for their breeding season, and I find such wonder and joy in their song, bustle and remarkable ability to thrive in a land that is just starting to give. Maybe this year, I'll actually figure out where the Yellow-rumped Warbler pair is nesting!
Nursery Pot Credit Program Pilot Project - I am very excited to announce this pilot project!
Phasing out single-use black plastic pots is an important step in my goal of shifting to a sustainable Plant Nursery: only 9% of the plastic waste generated in Canada is recycled; the rest ends up in landfills, incinerators or the environment as litter.
A Nursery Pot Credit Program is relatively unique in the industry, especially in smaller pot sizes and we are going for it - Spruce Cottage Farm has such an engaged and caring gardening community, I feel certain this pilot project will be a success!
I'll have handouts available at the Nursery with all the details!
It's the 4th open weekend of the season! The greenhouse is looking amazing, and the pansies are blooming, so come on out to experience some green-growing energy and bring your gardening questions!
The seed racks are stocked with West Coast Seeds and I've got locally grown seed garlic too!
Ready to go this weekend are the first round of brassicas, as well as the second round of petunia and lobelia, along with bacopa and peppers. As well as everything that's been ready since I opened too, of course!
The Nursery is located at 103121 Alaska Highway, 10mins west of Haines Junction, just past Bear Creek, on the right. Watch for the sandwich board! Open Fridays 12pm-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm. See you there!
