Posted Dec 13, 2012
By John Curry
EMC news – Exploring a new gift shop with poinsettias, fresh wreaths, gift baskets and more. Exciting. Enjoying bacon on the bun and hot apple cider in a fireplace environment, with live entertainment. Delicious and enjoyable. And being able to browse for free through the offerings of over 50 local vendors, selling everything from jewellery to knitting to toys and more. Priceless.
But that and more is what’s happening this Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 at the first annual Christmas Farmers Market being staged at the new Creekside Gardens in Richmond. Well, actually, Creekside Gardens and the gift shop, Creekside Creations Co. may be new but the routes to the site are well travelled as it was the home of Lalonde’s Richmond Gardens for over three decades.
New owner Scott Cummings has given the place at the corner of Eagleson Road and Ottawa Street in Richmond a whole new look, something which is well worth a visit in itself. And Debbie Goodfellow has turned Ray Lalonde’s former office space and its environs into a homey, comfortable gift shop, complete with a fireplace, leather sofas, a coffee bar and lots of interesting items. The gift shop is also offering workshops and is putting together inviting gift baskets.
But it is really this upcoming Christmas Farmers Market that you will not want to miss. It runs this Friday, Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and then this Saturday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is free admission, lots of parking and a sheltered, heated area where the over 50 vendors will be set up. There will be apples for sale, wood creations, silver and china, handmade cutting boards, meats, Christmas décor, linens, preserves, baked goods, wooden toys, maple syrup, soap, jewellery and much more there.
Debbie Goodfellow, in organizing this first annual Christmas Farmers Market at Creekside Gardens, drew upon vendors from both the Carp Farmers Market and the North Gower Farmers Market. In addition, her website call for vendors produced more interest and she has assembled a wide and varied selection of vendors and their goods.
“I know it’s going to be great,” Debbie says about what will be offered at this Christmas Farmers Market. The only unknown is just how many people will show up – she’s hoping that there’s lots.
She says that people should drop in for something to eat on Friday evening, enjoying bacon on the bun. It’s meant to be that kind of event – a community social where you will also be able to browse through the vendors and buy a variety of items, all just in time for Christmas gift giving.
This first annual Christmas Farmers Market is just the beginning for Creekside Gardens. A regular summertime farmers market is being envisioned as well.
Creekside Gardens, in the tradition of Lalonde’s Richmond Gardens, will continue to offer what you need to have beautiful gardens and landscaping. There are over 30,000 square feet of greenhouse space that will be filled with plants, vegetables, fruit and herbs, all you need for your garden. There will be trees and shrubs, planters and baskets and a full line of gardening supplies including tools, potting soil and fertilizer.
Creekside Gardens will also be offering a range of gardening services for commercial and residential properties.
For information about Creekside Gardens, the Creekside Creations Co. gift shop or the upcoming Christmas Farmers Market, please call 613-293-4884.
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