Now is the time to enjoy the outdoors and this beautiful Canadian weather. We want to officially kick off summer with an evening of BBQ, fresh ingredients, our favorite summertime must-haves and of course…great company. We invite you to do just that! Sip and savour the flavours of summer, enjoy the servings from the grill,
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This weekend is the Unionville Festival and we will be serving up some Grilled Sirloin and Portabello Panini. We grill thickcut steaks in the kitchen and then handcarve them in our café, alongside slices of organic portabello mushroom, crispy onion straws and head lettuce in soft paninis with a roasted garlic aioli. I had one
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So……lots to report here! Firstly, the Flower area will be open Monday, and the forecast is good. There is a full truck of Mandevilla today, mostly pinks and reds. These are prolific climbers that flower right till the frost. We are short on Sunshine ferns, so get them quick, small ones are coming tomorrow. Arriving
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Firstly, we’re just at this moment unloading a shipment of the most beautiful Tropical Bougainvillea in many colours and styles. These are for indoor at the moment, but shortly for the outdoors during summer. Arriving are thousands of smaller pots for planting containers and patio pots, Mother Geraniums, Begonias in many styles, Gardenia bushes and
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Our sidewalk is starting to fill, just how we like it! What is here now are a good assortment of pansy, the most beautiful Ranunculus, which is a container or solarium plant, Ivy, the very first Geraniums, Hens and Chicks, a selection of Hostas which are a part-shade perennial, Astilbe, an assortment of Hydrangeas (standards
Read MoreFriday April 27th is National Prime Rib Day and we are VERY EXCITED. Years and years ago when my mother, Cathy, was a young lass she told me that her mother would prepare a Prime Rib nearly every Sunday for dinner. As the cost of beef has grown exponentially in the decades since, the king
Read More If you stopped by today, you would have seen a couple rack of colourful pansies out front. We will be getting more in over the next few days and with the start of that…Spring planting has begun!
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Evan here….I’ve learned a few things of late that I want to share with you. Firstly, you are never too old to learn. Secondly, don’t mess with your brand. No matter what we might think that it is, it means different things to different folk, so if you move one way or the other, there
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Brad here….One of Evan’s favorite pastimes is playing hockey (in fact, he’s on the ice three to four times per week). Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the Rogers Hometown Hockey celebration occurs here in Markham on March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (the latter being Evan’s birthday). He and his Unionville Men’s Hockey Club buddies will
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A few changes are in the works…you are all no doubt aware of the new Ontario labour regulations (Bill C-148) with the obvious (and sometimes less obvious) change that it will bring to almost every workplace in the Province, including ours. The impact of this legislation on our store will be considerable because we have
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