Riverside Garden Centre
221 Thorp Road V0H 1T0 Oliver, BC, Canada

Behind the scenes! One of the steps in getting plants to you every spring is tag inventory! You can tell just how extremely excited and enthused I am about this job in the video! #sarcasm A necessary evil in my books....! #tags #growing #farming #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver

This isn’t the most exciting picture ever- BUT this is the start! Today the first of hundreds of thousands of seeds will be going into soil for spring 2021! Let us know in the comments if you’re excited for gardening to begin again. #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver #spring #seeds

Giveaway! The last giveaway of this season- you have one day to enter and receive a gorgeous evergreen centrepiece for your table! To enter: 1. Beside to follow/like this page; @storybookflowerfarm AND @riverside.garden.centre.ca (you can get a second, bonus entry on the storybook page!) 2. Share this post with your friends/your stories 3. Comment with your favourite holiday tradition! #giveaway #christmasdecor #oliverbc

Congratulations Tara L! Thank you everyone for joining the giveaway! If you missed out but still want a fresh wreath or centrepiece- head over to @storybookflowerfarm where you can order yours. We will be having another giveaway soon- so keep a look out for that! In the mean time, enjoy this frosted wreath! #oliverbc #christmasdecor #frost #riversidegardencentreoliver

GIVEAWAY! It’s the Christmas season and amid all the busy planing for the spring I have been busy making wreaths for @storybookflowerfarm and I have an extra little wreath to give away! To enter, all you have to do is three things: 1. Follow/like @riverside.garden.centre.ca AND @storybookflowerfarm 2. Share this post with your friends/on your story 3. Comment with your favourite holiday treat! I’ve got the itch to bake and would love some great ideas! (you can enter twice Instagram and Facebook) Winner announced Monday. If you want to make sure you get a handmade wreath- message us to order with contactless delivery. #christmasdecor #cookies #wreath #oliverbc #giveaway

"I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember.... 'We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,' I heard a bird sing In the dark of December." - Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing #poetry #decembergarden #oliverbc #garden

Wow! Thank you all so much for your support in coming out to our annual Festive Workshops! After all the work that goes into setting these workshops up- It was so great to see everyone enjoying learning, laughing, and making some beautiful seasonal decorations! Check out today’s stories to see more of those creations! #gardening #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver #workshop #festive

The weekend has arrived! Here are the centrepiece and wreath that we made as samples for our workshops on Sunday. They just happened to match the bronze candle stands! Aren’t they pretty? #gardening #workshop #oliverbc

A sneak peak into what the festive workshops are like and all the work we put into organizing them for you all! If you want to join the workshops on Sunday November 15, send an email to [email protected]! Outdoor Urns $50, 4-5:00. Holiday centrepiece $30, 5:30-6:30. Festive Wreaths $50, 7-8:30.

It’s bitter-sweet when October comes, we don’t yet have the means to stay open for all you lovely folks longer into the fall. Our doors are closed until spring- but stay tuned for our annual Festive Wreath Workshop later in November as well as special giveaways and little updates! We hope to put in a little expansion this fall by moving a fence out four feet! Don’t laugh- It’s a big deal to us! Today we begin booking orders for next spring- we always love to hear suggestions as to what we can supply our community of gardeners so leave a comment suggestion for us! #gardening #fall #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Binyon 11/11 11:00 #wewillrememberthem

We are only open two more days! Hard to believe, but you can still do some gardening before Thanksgiving! Right now everything is 50%! Thank you for supporting us through such an unusual season! Storybook Flower Farm brought in fresh bouquets today ($15) and this adorable Pumpkin Centrepiece! You can pre-order one of these arrangements in-store or by contacting @storybookflowerfarm Pick yours up (next week) for only $28! #gardening #sale #riversidegardencentreoliver #oliverbc #okanagan

Look at this everyone! It may be November with snow in the forecast but things never stop! We have a fence that’s gone and this loader is removing weedy bark mulch to make way for crush. By spring you all will have a new section to explore in search of garden additions and plant babies! In the mean time, I need to get some more things prepped for workshops on Sunday! Have a great Monday! #renovations #gardening #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver

November fusion: evergreens and pumpkins! Has your yard taken to a fusion of fall and winter too? The planning for our Holiday workshops is well underway with the inclusion of a bunch of safety measure along with pretty ribbons and baubles this year. We still have spaces available! Reserve your spot today- call Nicole at 2504852507 or email: [email protected]

The LAST FOUR DAYS we will be open regularly this year! (Stay tuned for our Christmas Market and Holiday Workshop!) With this sale we are thanking you all for a great season despite the world being turned upside down! Fall mums will not be around for the sale- we have so few left! #gardening #fall #oliverbc #staysafe #okanagan

It’s the first day of fall! We only have one week left till the end of September when we close our doors till spring! If you want flowering kale or fall mums or spring bulbs- come in soon as they are leaving fast! #gardening #Oliverbc #happyfall #flowers

Fall flowers; the ones that like cool weather, shutters days and still put on a beautiful show of colour! What fall flowers do you have in your garden? #gardening #oliverbc #riversidegardencentreoliver

Happy Friday everyone! The fall flowers are loving the sunny days and cool nights- are you? REMINDER Saturday is the last day to book your spot for the #Dahlia Compote Flower Arranging Workshop that is happening this Sunday, the 13th at 5:30. Enjoy a respite working with beautiful flowers outdoors. Leave with a gorgeous table centrepiece! We have limited numbers we can host as we have to make sure of spacial distancing. Get your spot before they are all gone, $45 at: https://www.storybookflowerfarm.com//workshop-dahlia-compo

Happy September! We are so excited to have fall Mums in for everyone who has been asking! And now they are flying out the door! Along with spring bulbs that we have for the first time! Beautiful tulips and daffodils and more! Come see what else we have for this beautiful harvest season- Open till the end of September 10-3, Sunday-Friday, always closed Saturday. #oliverbc #sale #gardening #falliscoming

Fall Mums! We have had our doors open 8 minutes and already these beauties have been headed out the door! We are open 10-3 but will be closed Saturday and Monday for the long weekend! See you soon! #gardening #oliverbc

Guess what has finally arrived!! Fall mums and fall planters!! I’m so excited- there is nothing sweeter than the smell of these mums and the little violas and pansies!

I love the fan of leaves as they unfold from this Peanut butter Plant! It really does smell like peanut butter!! #gardening #oliverbc @ Oliver, British Columbia

FLASH SALE! Select planters one sale- up to 50%off! All grasses 50%off and select perennials also 50%off as we try to make room for our soon coming fall planters, garden mums, and spring bulbs! Hurry- this sale only lasts till Friday (29th)! Visit us and see what’s growing Sunday -Friday 10-3! #gardening #oliverbc #sale @ Oliver, British Columbia

It’s Tuesday and it’s the last day of our Perennial, Grass, and Shrub sale!! You could take this Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ home with you! Isn’t it a handsome flower? #gardening #oliverbc #plantsale #perennials

Such exciting news! We have been nominated for Best Garden Store! This is a big surprise to us and it would be an honour if any of you would care to follow this link and vote for us! While you’re there you can vote in many other categories for lots of other fantastic, local business. We love our community and thank you all for your support!

Here is an incredible bloom to brighten the middle of the week! These Hibiscus are hardy for our area if planted in the ground- and you can’t beat the size of the blooms! (They are also 30% off- along with the rest of our perennials!)#gardening #oliverbc #hibiscusflower