A Walk-About at Anna’s Perennials

June 21st, 2021

Join us for a Walkabout & some Retail Therapy as we wander several acres of gardens that include mostly full sun – low maintenance mixed beds, a shade garden that’s the start of a 2 acre woodland garden, several large, well drained, raised beds containing mostly sempervivums, jovibarbas & other drought tolerant plants as well as a large sand bed containing cacti & yuccas.

There are lots of walkways, paths, nooks & crannies throughout the property to explore.

Many different, interesting species; native & from around the world, hardy for zone 4-5 will be found at Anna’s. About 90% perennial plants & 10% shrubs & trees are sold.

Flowerbeds contain mature specimens of many of the plants sold. Propagation from seeds & cuttings, & potting up throughout the season, there’s always something new available.

How:

Contact Joan Harding at 705-799-5378 or djharding2014@outlook.com to register.

Social distancing to be practiced & masks worn in shopping area.

Good walking shoes, sunscreen, water, and bug spray are recommended.

Speaker Information:
Anna is originally from Poland, and came to Canada in 1989. In Poland, she spent 2 years at Horticultural College, and worked at the local Farmers Co-op. In her spare time she worked in local orchards as well as growing and selling some of her own plants.

She moved to her “cottage” from the Toronto area with her new husband in 1994 and after 2 years, started selling a few plants and seedlings out of that location…thus Anna’s Perennials, was started. In spring of 2000, they purchased a 97 acre property less than 10 km north and started constructing several acres of gardens and nursery beds. In late 2005 house construction/renovation started. The family started living at the new site in Nov of 2006.

Since 2003 Anna Perennials has been a vendor at the Peterborough “For the Love of Gardening” show. For several years, Anna has been giving talks/demonstrations to various horticultural groups in the area on many different topics, such as ‘drought tolerant plants,’ ‘building/planting garden troughs,’ and ‘planting in poor soil. See www.annasperennials.com