DH & I were back in Ontario a few months ago .. and at that time I was able to visit a place that I never thought I would be lucky enough to visit!  Richters Herbs!!  I’d ordered seeds from them for many years and so I was very happy to be there.  About 30 years or so ago, I’d written them, asking some kind of question and I received a hand-written letter in response.   I wish I’d kept the letter but over the years … things have a way of disappearing.

This is a series of raised beds, located along the highway, in front of the shop.  There were many, many more .. but I just took one photo, I was so excited to be inside the shop!
DH was visiting another place so he left me here for a blissful 2 hours!!   I started off to the right of the shop … marvelling at all the items that are available there.

And there were hundreds of types of seeds, all arranged according to type.

There was still another wall of seeds .. but, you get the picture.  I took my time here .. selecting seeds that I wanted.  Several types of lavender, white sage, etc.  These seeds have been already planted in my containers for “winter sowing of summer seeds”

 Lovely … and inviting.

Colours, essential oils .. the works!

Tara, the Cat!  All cuddled up in her little bed by the front counter .. a sweet little tabby!

I wandered everywhere … loving just being there.

The heart of Richters, the greenhouse.

Heaven .. I’m in Heaven .. looking at these herbs.  Lots of work to get them growing, potted, labelled and placed out for display.

This is my Dream Home!

I love mint and here were hundreds of plants, so many types .. very energizing.

Loving the colourful flags …

Healthy Rosemary plants … perfuming the air.

Argh .. I think I had purchased one of these plants from a local grocer a few years ago.  It self-seeded itself hundreds of times and I just keep ripping them out of the ground.  Didn’t know it was edible though.

I would have loved to bring a Patchouli home .. however, travelling light by plane doesn’t leave much room for plants, no matter how much I love them!

Then I noticed this .. Tara is loved!  Crazy artistic rendering, eh?

I felt right at home here .. such a welcoming sight.

This was so nice to see …

By the front counter .. I don’t know what this wooden artifact is but it certainly has character and adds to the ambience of this lovely place.

After 2 hours of wandering around the greenhouse, perusing the many gardening books, loving every second of being there .. my 2 hours were up and DH was there to collect me and we continued our journey.  Bye Bye Richters .. it’s been so lovely.

Beautiful 2-story brick house nearby .. lots of brick homes in Ontario .. loving them also.

Sigh .. what a wonderful time.

Another dream come through.  After looking through their catalogues, over the years, painstakingly choosing which seed packet or live plant I wanted to purchase . .. it was just so wonderful to actually be there.

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