Christmas Morning

Merry Christmas everyone! As I sit here in the small window of calm of this morning, I am so thankful for all of the friends we have made over this past year. Thank you to everyone who has: become a new client, come back again as an old client, bought plants and herbs, stopped by to "just say hi", told others about us, visited the reindeer, read this blog...thanks to everyone. We look forward to what the new year brings, and hope you do, too.

We will officially be closed until January 6, 2009. We have a crew out working but the nursery will be closed. The family will be visiting relatives in Germany, so check back often as I will try to post pictures as the internet allows. If you need to get in contact with us you can send an email via the link to our website.

The Project Continues

I've told you that we are doing the hardscapes and landscaping for the Knoxville Symphony League Showhouse. This is such an exciting project for us. The house is truly a showpiece, and we are so honored to be involved. I wanted to show you some pictures of the progress. So here we go...

These are just a few pictures. I took these yesterday with my new Christmas present! Thank you Santa Scott!! It was SOOOOOOO cold yesterday, so I didn't get a whole lot of pictures, but I wanted to get at least some on here as soon as I could. The front is almost finished, and we are starting on the back. If you haven't been out to visit this neighborhood, you really need to get out there. Many of the lots are already sold, and lots of beautiful houses are going up. (If anyone out there is feeling like sharing, I would really love to have that Parade of Homes house. Just saying...you never know.) 

I hope everyone is having an incredible holiday season. We look forward to seeing all of our friends after the new year. We will be closed December 25th through the 6th. We are going to visit relatives in Germany, so I will post some pictures from that trip as well. I'm really excited to get some great ideas for hardscaping since the Europeans have such beautiful stonework. 

Merry Christmas!!! 

"Where I Come From"

That's what our trees were singing as they pulled in. Here are a few pictures of the home of the trees...

And we thought it was cold here!! Oh no no no. This picture was taken the day before Thanksgiving. That's cold. You can see in the background their hay bales and pumpkins. I'll stop complaining about the cold now. Yeah, probably not.

I'll leave you with a few more pictures of the snow. 

We still have some nice trees for those of you who are waiting until the last minute. Tell us you read the blog and we will give you 20% off your purchase.

I haven't forgotten...

We are still here! Just a little cRaZy right now. We want to thank everyone who has visited this season so far, whether online or in person. We are really staying busy. I want to get some pictures of this past weekend on the blog soon. Maybe I will get a chance tonight.

Stay dry and warm everyone!!! 

Trees, trees, trees. It's all I see.

Just a quick post 'cause we are buuuuuusy!!!!

Here's what's going on...

This was our largest tree. This big boy went FAST. 

The day the trees came in.

Well, that's all I have time for right now. Hope to see everyone this weekend for the reindeer!!!

We're in full swing now

What to put in this post! Oh my gosh! I could really write a LONG post with all the stuff that is going on right now, but I don't want to bore anyone when there is so much to do righ now. So, here is just a little of what is going on...

First, we helped with a vignette at the Fantasy of Trees here in Knoxville. This is the third time I have helped out with Fantasy of Trees in some way. What a great cause! Scott loved it becasue he got to drive the truck around inside of the convention center. 

We had a great time doing this. Everyone is always so happy and festive there. I'm sure there are behind the scene times when everyone isn't so happy, but I've never seen it while I was there. 

Next, we have some excited news for the Holiday Open House. Brian from

Northshore Brasserie is going to bring down some goodies for snacking. 

Have you eaten there? We had our Thanksgiving dinner there, and it was so good! Brian and his sister Stephanie do such a wonderful job. You really feel like you are just hanging out with family  yet getting some incredible food.

Ok, well I will leave it at that for now. Oh oh oh!!! A lot of people who have bought trees have told us that they are following this blog, so I wanted to say hi to everyone, so, "hi". Thanks for following. Leave a comment and let me know who you are.

Don't forget to check out the website.  We have some beautiful greenery on there, and you can even buy a tree!

If you Like Magnolia Wreaths..

We will have wreaths from The Magnolia Company. Our prices are 20% off the internet prices. So come check these out. We will also have some boxwood wreaths and roping from them. If you haven't seen their stuff, come take a look, it is beautiful. We also have a few of the dried wreaths from them. You can order these online from us as well.

It's that Time of Year

Wreaths and trees that can be planted came in this weekend. The cut Christmas trees get here on Wednesday. We are already taking orders for custom decorating jobs and big trees. Call us at 692-0052 to make an appointment.

Our Big Job

OK, so I told you I would let you know about our big hardscape job. We are doing the 2009 Symphony House which is located in beautiful Jefferson Park subdivision. If you have not taken the time to drive through this new development, you really need to. A new subdivision with large mature trees? I know, it's hard to believe! There is a great article coming out about the entire development in the upcoming CityView magazine. Be sure to check it out. Not only is this a great development with wonderful plans for incredible amenities, but all of the people involed are simply top-notch. Here are some early pictures of the work that we are doing.

You'll have to pardon the quality of the pictures. I took these with my phone. I'll be posting more pictures as the job continues. I also want to give a huge shout out to our guys working on this job. It is so cold right now and they are working right through it. Thanks guys! You do a wonderful job!!

I'm Always Cold!!!

Some may say that I am in the wrong business. Here I am sitting in a cold work trailer with my feet freezing! At least I have cable television and wireless internet. I went to school to be an interior designer for cryin' out loud!!! Now I am OUTSIDE most of the time. Isn't that the OPPOSITE of interior design. I know I'm not the smartest girl out there....but I'm pretty sure it's not the same thing.

You see, the thought of working outside in people's yards had never crossed my mind. Why would it? I'm an inside girl. I don't go camping, and I buy hiking boots because I think they are "cute" not for their utility value. I drove a Jeep for 6 years and put it in 4 wheel drive a couple of times when I was driving across a particularly high, grassy yard. Then I met a man who sold plants for a living and everything changed.

He said, "Hey, you make things look pretty on the inside. Just change that to the outside." Well, that's easy enough. Why didn't I think of that!? Actually, it has worked out pretty well (except for days when my feet get cold--and that's a lot right now). I still get to use that creative side, and I get to play in the dirt. I like to think that I can help people add a "soft" side to their yard. I like for things to be homey & pretty. In the end....isn't that what we all want? 

Well, I guess I need to go back outside now, my feet have warmed up. I am going to take some pictures of our latest project to show you. It's a BIG project that we are really excited about. I just hope I can stay warm enough to click those pictures. : )

Time is Flying

We have been so busy! Christmas trees get here in two weeks. No, I am not kidding! Two weeks. The guys are working on some hardscape jobs right now (and no I don't have pictures yet...it's been raining) and we are really working hard on getting the nursery ready for the Christmas trees. 

We have Linda Talley with StudioLRT coming to take the Santa pictures. Last year a lot of people used the pictures for their Christmas cards so we thought we would get a real pro to come in and help us out.

Hope everyone is having a good day. Stop by if you are in the area, we still have 40% off!!

It's Raining It's Pouring

What a day to be home in bed curled up reading a good book. Alicia  has a list of some good books to read. She also has a good looking sandwich post today. Yummy! I might have to try that one. Good books AND good rainy weather food. Her blog was the first one I found. I didn't even know what a blog was until I saw hers, and now she has her own book coming out. I'm really excited for her (and I don't even know her).  She tells us all about what is going on in her life, so you really feel like you are friends with her through her posts.

I did make a Kinko's run today to get the posters printed up. They do look pretty good if I do say so. I haven't put any out yet since it is raining and I don't want them to get rained on before anyone even sees them. We will have them up at the nursery, so we should get to talk a lot about the reindeer this weekend. 

Have I told you where these reindeer live? They live right here in Rocky Hill. How fun is that? Kyle (one of Santa's very important elves) takes care of the reindeer and will bring them (and even a sleigh) to your place of business or event. He has clients all over the country. Here is a picture of the sleigh he brought to us last year. A lot of people were able to get some great pictures for their Christmas cards last year.

Well, I guess that's all for today. I hope you are enjoying your rainy day. Now go take a nap!

Posters are Going Up

Today I got the posters done for our Holiday Open House. It doesn't show up that good on the post. It looks a lot better in person, but I am really excited to get these things around our neighborhood. Handing them out and hanging them up really gets a stir going! I also get to talk to some people that I haven't talked to in a while, like this gal, www.riverdogbakery.com.

Pam and her family are so sweet. Her dog and cat treats are killer!! They are so good for your pets that they are even safe for humans! 

So, it looks like tomorrow will be a pretty good day. Going around talking to friends, finding out what everyone is up to...such a hard job.

Oh yeah, the guys are working hard as well. They are doing some beautiful hardscape work right now. I'll try to post some pictures of their work tomorrow. You know....after I finish running around and visiting.

Until then, stop by the nursery. We are still running 40% off.

You Can Like it or Not...

but the election is over. Now maybe a few things can get back to normal. I don't know about you but I am on news/political overload. I've spent way too much time glued to my television. Now it is time time to get back to the grindstone. Luckily, my grindstone means I get to play in the dirt and make pretty things! 

All plants & shrubs are 40% off right now, so come on down!! We still have some Proven Winners® plants for containers. At 40% off you can still get some great foliage to take you into the cold season.

And you know what 40% off means, right? It means we are making room for the Christmas trees! 

Happy (late) Halloween

Wow!!! Is Halloween over already? I hope everyone had a great time. I know we sure did. Fall is such a wonderful time in Tennessee. You get some much needed relief from the heat and humidity of crazy southern summers, you get to enjoy college football games on Saturdays with friends (well, maybe not so much this year) & of course, your yard turns into a beautiful jewel!!! 

I must admit that I grew up in a rural area. We weren't into "landscaping" as much as we were into enjoying the beauty of the leaves changing color in the fall. My home had two huge maple trees in the front yard, and when those trees changed...well, watch out! The leaves were incredible and they created the most beautiful red carpet. After they dried my dad woud go over and over them with the lawn mower so our yard would be that much better come the next spring.

We have had such a good time at the nursery this fall. First we became a "Proven Winners® Certified Garden Center",  what a great company with incredible support. A good time was had by all as we made fun new container gardens and window boxes. Proven Winners® truly makes container gardening so easy. They give you recipes to follow just like you were baking a cake. They have little cards to help you out. I really don't think I could be happier working with a company. I can't wait to see what we get to create for spring. I hope you all come in to check out what have. 

Next, we had so many new decorations for Halloween and fall. Whether you needed whimsical scarecrows and witches or sophisticated yard flags. We had all kinds of neat stuff. Oh, and I almost forgot, we had PUMPKINS all over the place! Wow!!! We had big pumkins, little pumpkins, white pumkins, orange pumpkins, warty pumpkins, smooth pumpkins...oh, how I love fall (have I mentioned that?) We had big scary spiders and menacing skeletons. We hope to get bigger and better every year.....

Oh oh oh...speaking of getting bigger and better, now that we are really into fall, we are planning our Christmas Open House. If you were here for that last year you know that can only mean one thing, the reindeer are coming!! No kidding, we have real honest to goodnes reindeer at the nursery. Is that crazy or what? I mean, I had no idea you could get real reindeer right here in Rocky Hill. I thought it was just unbelievable, but we got 'em. This year the Open House will be December 6 & 7. I'm going to talk about this some more later as I have probably already lost all three of my readers by going on and on. For now I am leaving you with a picture from last year's open house. More information to come...

By the Creekside is...

the blog for Creekside Nurseries. We are an independent garden center located in Knoxville, TN. My husband (Scott) owns the nursery with his mother (Yvonne) and father (Dennis). I am just the flunky. Since my background is in interior design and retail, I manage displays and marketing (that doesn't mean I don't do whatever else needs to be done...).

We do a lot of landscape design as well as hardscapes. I hope to be able to document some of our work here so you can see what we do and hopefully give us a call! 

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be talking a lot more about the nursery, our work, the cats...whatever else is going on.