While parts of the country are still thawing out from winter weather, the city’s greenhouse is getting set for summer.
City staff has been hard at work preparing plants for this year’s hanging baskets, which will be displayed in various parts of New Westminster later this spring.
“The baskets are doing good,” said Claude LeDoux, the city’s manager of horticulture. “There are always new plants. We select some new, interesting ones to show off in our baskets.”
Residents who are interested in learning the secret of the city’s hanging baskets and creating one of their own can attend upcoming classes offered by the City of New Westminster.
“They are tons of fun,” said LeDoux, who provides hands-on instruction for the classes offered in the city’s greenhouse. “For two hours we get to laugh, learn how to put plant in the baskets without damaging them and learn how to care for them and get a successful basket for summer.”
The class costs $64 for people making a 14-inch basket, and $74 for those making an 18-inch basket, which includes all the plants, basket, soil, fertilizer, wick watering pan and instruction. The courses are being offered on Monday, April 28 (12 to 2 p.m.); Saturday, May 3 (3 to 5 p.m.); Thursday, May 8 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) and Saturday, May 17 (9 to 11 a.m.).
To register, call 604-777-5111.
