The sun has finally arrived and we couldn’t be happier. Our kids have been itching to get out and plant, and thankfully some vegetables love the colder weather to start which has been wonderful. However, now that the sunshine is here we are excited to get the garden stocked with fruits and vegetables for the summer! Every year we plant a few seeds so our children can see a plant grow right from the beginning, but the rest of our garden we get a little head start and buy vegetable and fruit seedling plants.

Devry Greenhouses is a local greenhouse here in Langley and they sell a variety of fruits, vegetables, annual flowers, planters and hanging baskets at Save-on-Foods, Loblaws, Rona and Lowe’s. It is always wonderful to be able to support local farmers when starting our own gardens each year. Devry’s plants are healthy, strong and ready to be planted right into the garden.

These gorgeous hanging baskets will grow all summer long. They are perfect to add to any hanging post, or sometimes we even like to cut off the hanger, and pop it in a container. You have an instantly beautiful full container of flowers! Some hanging baskets are all monochrome and others have a beautiful variety of pinks, purples, whites, and yellows!

Devry Greenhouse also has their own brand Lett’uce Garden which offers vegetable and herb seedlings for families to make gardening easy. These plants come in small packs and are ready to go right into the ground. Some of the varieties they offer are hot peppers, beans, onions, rosemary, strawberries, bok choy, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, mint etc. If you click on the link, there is a store locator which tells you where you can find the plants closest to you. What we love about these pots is that children are able to watch the vegetables and herbs grow all summer. We even include our children when we harvest so they can see where there food is coming from!

Our girls always love helping to make our families hanging baskets and this year they used geraniums, pansies, dahlias, Calibrachoa and petunias to make the most beautiful pink and purple themed baskets. However, if you are looking for a gift for Mother’s Day or Teacher appreciation, or just to send some sunshine to a friend, Devry creates beautiful hanging baskets and planters that are ready to go!