Garden Design Consulting

Although we no longer sell plants here, we do offer a garden design and advice service. Whether you are planning new flower beds or your gardens are overgrown or even if  you just  need some advice on the care of plants in your garden why not consider an on site visit and individual consult with owner Annette Tenbergen. Garden design consultation is available by appointment. We can also look after your gardens once they are planted . Regular weeding watering and fertilzing will keep your gardens looking their best. Contact us for rates . 

GARDENS CREATED BY THE CEDAR ROSE

A front yard in Port Elgin before ................................... and after

A cottage in Sauble Beach 

A cottage garden near Wiarton

CEDAR ROSE GARDENS

Our modest (for now) gardens were started in spring 2000. We built the store and house in 1999 on a veritable ‘sea’ of sand. The beautiful 38 acre parcel of land that the Cedar Rose is situated on remains much as we found it in 1999. The sandy soil provides excellent drainage but is very low in organic matter. The addition of peat moss, manure, compost and leaf mulch every spring and fall has slowly improved it’s quality. A rock wall of field stone collected from the property surrounds the store. We have been experimenting with different plants which will grow in this hot dry environment. It’s nice to see thyme, chocolate mint and even roses growing here. A split rail fence and cedar pole arch ways (also collected from the property), outline the gardens. These can be best described as informal cottage style gardens. A small water garden, a bog garden, a cutting garden and a mixed border can all be found here .