Rocky

Rocky has been with us at the garden centre from day 1. I remember fondly the first few months the only place he would "take care of business" was in Meryl's office. Meryl would snap every time he saw Rocky in there - Meryl loves him now, but it took a while for him to get over that. In the height of the season, Rocky delights the customers with his daily "kill". We have all seen Rocky prance proudly in to the store with gopher heads, weasels, and live snakes in his mouth - he's a bit cocky, really, but everyone loves him. Most days he can be seen by customers curled up in a box on the counter at till #2, so go in and say Hi!

I went into the store yesterday and it looks amazing! Things are definitely shaping up for the season. The seed displays reminded me that I will be starting seeds for the first time in my life in the next couple of weeks. I got so excited when I saw these new grow kits at Spruce, that I had to buy one, and now it seems I'm actually supposed to grow stuff in there, and then I'm supposed to transplant it into another pot, and then harden it off and transplant it into the garden. It seems like a lot more work than I'm usually willing to do, but I'm going to give it a try - will keep you posted.

I'm off to the zoo today. Meryl and I are giving a talk to the Master Gardening Program Students on Construction Techniques. In between classes, I'm hoping to run over and see the new Koala Bears. I will take a picture and post it here tomorrow if I make it over there. I'm sure they aren't enjoying this weather any more than we are...