Here are some pics from early  last month at Ellis's Greenhouse. The ivy geraniums and fuchsias had been transplanted mid January and at this time were starting to take off and grow their little hearts out. :-)

Check out the four inch ivy geraniums on the bench. They're starting to fill their pots nicely.

Many of the baskets are pre-finished for other growers. Pre-finished baskets are a win-win for everyone. Growers who don't want to start heating their houses for just one crop in January save on fuel, and growing them keeps me out of trouble for the month of January. We'll grow anything, and put it in any style basket you want. This spring, please visit our friends we grew pre-finished ivy geraniums and fuchsias for and see how beautifully their baskets turned out: Foss Farms, Hutchings Greenhouse, Ledgewood Gardens, Leaves n' Blooms, Francis Family Farms, Rockwall Gardens, and Rideout's!

More prefinished baskets--Warren Foss's-- and trays upon trays of baby pansies, dusty miller, vinca, calendula and verbena, awaiting transplant.

Fuchsia, just starting to cover the pot with its foliage.

More pansies, up close and personal. :-)

A cute little brachycome blossom. The first in the greenhouse at this time, so of course I had to take a pic! Brachycome is new for us this year, and I'm excited to watch it grow and become a big show of color.

Today will be busy. Lots of folks picking up their pre-finished baskets. The greenhouse season is truly under way, all across Central Maine. Make the rounds this spring for your perennials, fruit trees, shrubs, vegetable seedlings and bedding plants and check out the hardy, beautiful stock everyone has!