Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Sad News about the Reindeer

Here is our official statement concerning Reindeer this year (2013). We want to tell all of our loyal customers how sorry we are that we aren't having Reindeer this year. We DO still have all of the live trees, so come visit with us if you can. We love seeing everyone.

Dear Friends,

It is with great regret that we will not be having the annual Reindeer Festival this year to benefit Mission of Hope. We had six wonderful years of great fun and giving. The festival simply got too big for our community, and our neighbors were starting to worry that there could be a safety issue for everyone involved because of all the traffic. We want to thank everyone that supported our festival over the years.

We hope everyone will still come down and see us this holiday season for live trees and other gifts! Come warm up by the fire!!

Sincerely,
The Langley Family

Friday, June 21, 2013

Project in Progress

I wasn't going to post anything on this project until it was finished, but I was so excited yesterday when we went by that I had to give a little sneak peak.......as soon as this one is finished I will have lots of pictures. It's going to be so beautiful! Scott met with the clients yesterday to finalize plant choices.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

It's All In!!!

Get down to the nursery today! We have some BEAUTIFUL bedding plants, herbs, containers, mulch, veggies.....goodness, I'm tired just talking about it. It's a pretty day, perfect for getting up off of that couch! Let's go!!


We are also working on some exciting HARDSCAPE projects that I hope to share with you guys soon. Did you know we do those?!? I'm often surprised when people tell me they don't know that we build outdoor rooms!!!! WE DO!





Thursday, March 28, 2013

Why Mulch?

It's that time of year again.....time to MULCH! We have three grades of mulch at the nursery and will be glad to help you pick what is right for your yard and taste. In the meantime, here's an article about the benefits of mulch.

We also have spring flowers started in the greenhouses, along with some hardy herbs. If Spring Fever has struck at your house, come on down and get the remedy!!!

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Reindeer are Coming

Hello Friends! We hope everyone is able to join us for Creekside Nurseries 6th Annual Reindeer Festival! Bring a new unwrapped gift for Mission of Hope, visit with Santa, see the reindeer & pick out your Christmas tree.We can't wait to see everyone on the 8th & 9th!

Monday, November 26, 2012

My Christmas Confession


My Christmas Confession

I’m a child of the 70s and 80s and the daughter of a man who never liked to spend a dime. I remember Christmases spent visiting family and friends. I would covet their perfect, plastic trees like a child with a J.C.Penney catalog. The trees at my house belonged in the Land of Misfit Toys. My dad and I would don boots and coats and head off to the field to find the perfect (free) tree. It was never that perfect triangular shaped Frazier fir. It was usually a bomb-shaped, sad Cypress or Spruce. My dad’s only concerns were ‘evergreen’ and ‘free’. Each year I had high hopes as we left the house of finding a REAL Christmas tree, yet each year we brought home the first cedar we came across. My dad passed away when I was 15, and I’m pretty sure the first thing my mom and I bought was a fake tree.

Fast forward a few years, and thanks to Martha Stewart, the REAL tree has made a huge comeback. Most people aren’t walking around out in their kin-folks backyards for a tree. Martha has taught us all that while we DO need a real tree, it needs to be pretty darn close to perfect. Enter my husband, Scott, and his garden center, sitting bare during the cold winter months. Selling big beautiful Christmas trees was a natural fit. So now, from Thanksgiving to Christmas, we help supply our community with near-perfect real trees. 

Here’s the confession part. Three years ago I was VERY pregnant during the holiday rush season. We decided to get a.......FAKE.....tree. There, I said it. I was so tired and watering that darn tree for three weeks seemed like such a daunting task (you would think I was having to feed it three meals a day). The whole family climbed into the SUV and traveled up to Pigeon Forge, to pick the perfect fake tree in the comfort of a controlled temperature environment. We even found one that was pre-lit! Oh joy!!!

We brought home the boxed tree and opened it in the den. Oh, the excitement of that perfect, no maintenance tree. We put it up, plugged it in and BAM! That was it.....we hated it. What an ugly tree. No amount of fluffing would make it look like the model in the store. I thought maybe after I put the decorations on it...no, it was awful. So, we ended up with TWO trees. I was too tired to turn around and take the fake tree in the den down after all of that work. We put the real tree in the living room in front of the picture window. It was perfect. Did we KNOW deep down we were going to hate the fake tree? Why had we stuck it down in the den where no one else could see it while leaving the prime window space free? I guess we’ll never know. I only know that the fake tree hasn’t left the basement since we took it down on Christmas day three years ago.

So with my great confession, I want to thank all of our customers who make the effort to come out in the cold and rain; and if we are lucky, snow; to spend the time to pick out a real tree. We hope you guys enjoy the season as much as we do. 

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Let's Get this FALL Started!!

Well, if you've read this blog for a while, you know that I start getting excited around this time of year. I start posting pictures of all things fall while it's still 90 degrees outside. I can't help it. Fall is my favorite time of year, especially for decorating. 
Sooooooo.....I thought I would post a few pictures today to start getting everyone in the mood.

Aren't the colors of fall the best?

Oh, and the pansies! They are so pretty, and happy, and HARDY! Gotta love that!!

We still have some bird feeders and houses. I'm going to see what our local artist has for us this season.

Did you know that we can come out and decorate your whole yard? Just give us an idea and a budget. We can bring everything to your house and set it all up for you.

Boo is looking forward to seeing everyone. Of COURSE, fall is her favorite season, too.