The 2025 season started back in the fall of 2024. Every February we count down to our ‘reopening date’. This year it is Monday, February 17th. The past six weeks have been filled with planting crops, receiving retail supplies such as pottery, fertilizers, seeds and more. Planning the garden shop layout, glasshouse displays for houseplants and so much more. Let’s check out what is going... Read More
The arrival of longer days heralds the first real sign that spring is on the way as we are busy preparing for what will certainly be another great growing and gardening experience. The ‘Plan-Prep-Plant for Success’ process is the same for Your Community Greenhouse staff of Green Team professionals as it is for your home garden and landscape. Greenhouse Planning However, our Planning process begins... Read More
Creek Side Gardens operates a community greenhouse that adds color to people’s lives. Inquire below to join the Creek Side Gardens Green Team this upcoming spring season. Retail Associate Do you love to work outdoors? Do you love working with plants? Are you a people person and enjoy working with customers? Do you have plant and/or gardening knowledge? We are seeking strong candidates for retail... Read More
This season, Thanksgiving was a week later and now we all are scrambling to find the perfect gift for our family, friends, hostesses and even ourselves. Creek Side is a perfect place to stop in for a variety of gifts. Towels – Geometry, Counter Couture and Mary Lake Thompson towels; a hostess gift or a new one for yourself. Candles – Himalayan, Pearl Street, Thymes... Read More
Your garden friends and family are never really done gardening for the season. They are already thinking about the next season and starting to plan for new décor, seeds, garden art and more. In our warm glass house this year we set up a display of gardening gifts just for that person. Statuary – We have a good selection of garden statuary. Frogs, dragons, turtles... Read More
In the spring, just about the time when everybody is enjoying tulips blooming and the Robins are singing, holiday catalogs are opened, and the ordering begins; a vision of inspiring holiday themes and trends begins to take shape. Mid-summer, when it is 95 degrees outside, snowmen, glitter ornaments and holiday candles begin to roll in. We unpack and tag our new treasures for the upcoming... Read More
As we move into autumn, we want to enhance our space with natural elements and festive décor for the season. One way to do this is to create a DIY table runner for your main dining table, a credenza or mantel. Creek Side Gardens inspired table runner directions. 1) Start with natural elements; moss, fall leaves, twigs and berries. Lay out the moss as the... Read More
Many customers ask, ‘when do you close for the season?’ and are often surprised to learn that we are open until December 23rd. It’s a little quiet after the Pumpkin Patch closes down but Creek Side Gardens is a year ’round greenhouse, garden center and nursery that keeps rolling through the seasons! Right now, before the holidays our Green Team staff of horticultural professionals are... Read More
As the fall season approaches, we start to focus our attention back to our indoor plants that we may have put on the back burner all summer. Houseplants will thrive all winter and make us happy. We share with you some great houseplant varieties, lighting needs and other care. Bringing in houseplants from the outdoors The nights are getting chilly now. Houseplants won’t tolerate temps... Read More
The Creek Side courtyard is full of pumpkins of all sizes, shapes and colors! Heirloom Pumpkins Yes, pumpkins are available in a variety colors now thanks to our rich farming heritage and more widely requested heirloom varieties. Cinderella, Ghost White, Long Island Cheese and Jarrahdale Green are all here at Creek Side while they last. Pie Pumpkins Just what the name suggests, pie pumpkins are typically... Read More
