Our Rain Barrel Pickup day is now a Garden Fundraiser! If you come between 10 am and 2 pm we will have some other great garden additions to get you growing. Proceeds support REAL’s monarch gardens on the REAL Deal site and at Town Square.
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Native Plants and Perennials. We will have a large selection of native plants and perennials from Natural Themes in Frankford. We will not be taking pre-orders, just bring your cash!
Plants on Order
Seeds. The Monarch Garden team collected seeds from REAL’s gardens in the Fall of 2024, and have packaged them up for sale for $2.50 each. We currently have these left: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpura), False Blue Indigo ( Baptista), Butterfly Weed (Ascelopius tuberosa) and zinnias (State Fair Mixed). You can by them now at the REAL Deal cash counter.
Mushroom Compost. Trinity United Church will be back selling mushroom compost to benefit their projects from our parking lot starting on May 10, but sell it beyond that day until it is gone. For details contact Jan Montgomery [email protected]
Rain Barrels. We recommend you preorder (and pay) for your rain barrel online at rainbarrel.ca/REALDeal by May 31. Basic barrels are $65. This is your chance to get other styles, colours or replacement parts directly from the company. After the sale day of June 7, we will have some basic barrels for sale through the REAL Deal Store, but when they are gone that will be it for the year. To order, go to Rain Barrel.ca/REALDeal/ page or contact Barb at (613) 283-9966 or [email protected].
More about the Barrels. The rain barrels come from rainbarrel.ca, a Hamilton company that specializes in running fundraisers for non-profit organizations. They use recycled, food grade barrels, so you know they are safe for your plants. Rain barrels are used to collect water from a downspout, conserving water for dry periods. Plants thrive on the air temperature, chlorine free water. A variety of colours and styles are available. Each barrel comes with a filter basket, overflow and interconnectivity outlet, overflow hose, nipple and spigot, which you can easily attach yourself. Be prepared to sit your barrel on some bricks, blocks or a platform so you can get a bucket under the tap. If you already have one rain barrel, please note you can interconnect multiple rain barrels to ensure you don’t waste a drop when it rains.
Payment. Please bring cash for the June 7 sale. You can prepay online for the barrels with debit, MC or Visa, but if you are paying the day of pickup, please bring cash for your barrel (s) there is no tax that day. Rain barrels purchased through the REAL Deal after June 7 will be subject to HST, but you can pay by debit or credit card at the REAL Deal cash.
