Welcome to Petals in the Pines! We are busy planting, transplanting and preparing our garden beds for the 2012 season. We're excited to announce we recently became a certified Nature Explore Classroom by Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation. We'll be offering workshops throughout the season so check back frequently to check our calendar of events here on our home page.
Our offerings include:
Garden and Nature Themed Workshops for Kids We'll be offering a season full of fun and educational activities for kids. Current workshops are listed below.
Garden Themed Birthday Parties for Kids so they can have a great outdoor experience to celebrate their special day.
Leaf Stones are one-of-a-kind bird baths available at our self-service stand
Fresh Cut Flower Bouquets stocked at our self-service stand June through August. Special orders can be requested as well.
Group Tours of our Themed Garden are available to groups--a great opportunity for garden clubs.
MAY EVENTS
Planting Peter Rabbit's Garden
We'll start with a reading of the Peter Rabbit story at our Hemlock Grove Story Circle -- then we'll get our hands dirty, planting seeds in Mr. McGregor's garden! Kids will make seed mats to grow at home. We'll also demonstrate the best ways to get garden beds ready for planting.
May 24, Thursday 10-11:30 AM or 3:30-5PM
Workshop Fees: One parent/adult and child is $10, each additional child is $5. Kids under 2 are free. Reservations are required. Please call at 783-0220 or email at donna@petalsinthepines.com
Check out our display at Merrimack County Savings Bank this month. We have a lobby display in Concord's Main St. branch featuring our flowers, leaf stones, scarves and a scrapbook full of photos of events held here at Petals in the Pines.
Our Roots: In 1992 we bought our home on 5 acres in Canterbury. Our passive solar house was surrounded by pines and hardwood trees amongst outcroppings of beautiful granite ledge. There was very little open space for gardens. In 2000, we purchased an adjoining 3 acres which gave us all kinds of new opportunities. An area behind the house was logged and opened up for gardens. We started with a blank slate, an open space of land, and little by little created a beautiful landscape. Our children were quite young at the time so we started with the Children's Garden which features plants representing the 5 senses of the body. The Peter Rabbit Garden vegetable beds were established next, and we built two teepees for our kids, on which to grow gourds and morning glories. Since then, we've added 2-3 themed gardens each year. It is truly a labor of love! In 2010 we opened our gardens to the public. We've hosted elementary school groups and garden clubs and we want to share our beautiful landscape with you!
Please contact us at 783-0220. We look forward to seeing you.
Jim and Donna Miller