Gowanus Nursery - Carroll Gardens Number One Nursery and Garden Designs



		What in the white light of March provokes the gardener to shed their grey winter cloak? Watching from my snug kitchen, an elm seedling on my fire escape one moment loaded with wet flakes and the next bouncing back to release the load of snow, it was hard to imagine that in a few weeks we would rebound too; scraping wet and half composted leaves off emerging bulb tips, sowing early salad greens, and removing the cracked limbs that (unlike the little elm) didn’t spring back. (Of course two weeks have passed and dressed in a t-shirt with watering can in hand I found myself dousing potted tulips, trilliums, and bloodroot all emerging parched from winter storage in the cold frame.) Our spring eyes see green like no other time of the year, and for the winter weary gardener no green reverberates more than a seedling in it’s cultivated and warming brown bed. This year a thoughtful collection of seed was selected – some with inspired artist packaging (Piracicaba Broccoli with a rendering of a groundhog fantasizing his harvest brings a smile.) We try to pick flowers that are easily germinated, vegetables that have ornamental interest, in addition to tasty heirlooms and proven new hybrids from small or family-run businesses. And yes, it's time to get started indoors with heat-lovers, and out-in-the-ground with cool-season crops. To preview please click here for a list of our seed offerings. In mid-February between snow ‘events’ we sowed our perennial seeds, some gathered at our nursery and some from the North American Rock Garden Society. Perennial seed often requires alternating warm and cold periods to break dormancy. So the seed we scattered with diligence last summer is (partially) germinating in our cold frames now. These little bits of new green reflect our hard work, intuition and patience. As gardeners we consider seedlings, a true spring gift; together lets germinate imagination into our gardener minds to see green with the eyes of spring all season long.