Warming up Salisbury Style

A lovely display cabinet welcomes the visitor as they enter Salisbury Greenhouse.

I love this colour combination!  The peacock influence continues this year, which I am happy for.

 A display for us Oilers fans!  I just had to take a photo.  This one's for you Jeff and Tyler!!

Want some dress forms to decorate with or for more practical purposes?  Salisbury has a few of different styles.  I thought of my daughter when I saw these.  She's wanted one for years since she loves fashion so much.  Too bad her bedroom is too small.  

A terrarium garden, old fashioned in design, houses some cyclamen.  

This Easter display was not one of my favourites.  Really not liking the tulle tree and wreath.  Do you?

Salisbury still has amaryllis from Christmas!  I love these for their spectacular splash of vibrant colour!

Orchids.  Simply beautiful.

Salisbury has a nice selection of air plants, right.  Left, a lovely fine textured fern hangs.

I love this tray!  I settled for a photograph when I checked the price, though.

When I opened one of the little turquoise doors in the above chest, it added a new dimension which I failed to photograph.  I like the colour combinations on this chest.

Antique looking frames and modern compliment reproduction antique furniture.  There are some very nice pieces here.  I thought of my sister-in-law when I saw the above frames.  She would love this!

This was my favourite frame.

Slendor Easter Island statues sit amidst a nice assortment of statuary and fountains.  Did you know Salisbury is known for reportedly having the best selection of statuary and water features in the area?

I couldn't resist!!!  The door was partially open, I swear.  So I nudged it open enough to snap this shot of a growing greenhouse.  Hydrangeas are going to be big this year!!  I love it!

What's better than a friendship bench?

Greenland Inspiration (Come see Greenland's Indoor Winter Garden)

Last Saturday my friend Kim and I headed for a favourite destination to get some much needed rejuvenation.  The scent of the plants and soil invigorated me and the beauty to behold reaffirmed why Greenland is one of our all-time favourite greenhouse destinations.  Join me for a small tour that is sure to make your green thumb itch for spring.

Terrariums and dish gardens like the one above seem to be the new trend in gardening.  

Even *lifestyle stores are incorporating them into their merchandising.

As, the sweet orchid!  Someday I shall add this beauty to my home.  

I am told they are not nearly so difficult to grow as some would believe.

There is always a pond in Greenland's winter garden and this one is large with short waterfalls and a stream.  Colourful Koi glide through crystal clear water, pleasing visitors of all ages.

Don't you love the bright splash of colour offered by this collection of bromeliads?

This leaf inspired table and chair set caught my eye so I captured it from a few angles.

Missing our twisted Young's Weeping Birch from our old house.  This one was masterfully trained in a tight twist.

 The perennial geranium was actually a deeper purple than my camera could portray with 

the bright lighting.

The plant groupings are good examples for gardeners to mimic in their own gardens.  

It's helpful to see a more mature specimen in relation to others so one can design accordingly.

A dogwood in bloom, above and below.

Hostas are one of my favourite perennials.

The tender fiddleheads of a young fern gently uncurl above.

Rhododendrons will always have a spot in my heart and hopefully again in a future garden.

Another angle showing the gentle incline of the leaf table top.

There's nothing like tulips and irises to brighten a day!

Above and below, white calla lilies.  The double calla lily flower begged capture in the last photo here.

From here we went to Salisbury Greenhouse, also in Sherwood Park, just east of Edmonton.  

It's totally a different feel than Greenland but still very much worth the visit.