Take a look inside the City of Kitchener's greenhouse

As warmer weather approaches, the City of Kitchener's greenhouse is at capacity. 

Three city staff members have been tending to the plants and flowers that were planted at the beginning of the year. 

"We currently grow all of our own annual crops for all of our planters," explained Rob Jacob, assistant supervisor of horticulture and community gardens. 

Jacob says the city plants roughly 21,000 bulbs every springtime, but there are currently 46,000 plants growing in the greenhouse facility. 

"All the plants we have here, the designs are all done by our own staff. So because we grow everything in house, we're able to have a little bit more flexibility with what we can grow," said Jacob.

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Go inside the City of Kitchener greenhouse

6 months ago

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The City of Kitchener grows the plants that go in city flowerbeds and planters at a greenhouse. CBC K-W reporter Karis Mapp got a chance to visit the greenhouse ahead of a busy spring planting season and spoke with Rob Jacob, assistant supervisor of horticulture and community gardens.

"We've got tropicals, elephant ears, dahlias, petunias. Pretty much whatever we can find, grow and source, we can plant and grow ourselves"

Given the warm spring Waterloo region saw, Jacob says planting around the city will begin at the end of this month and the beginning of June.

"Our plants are going to downtown Kitchener, hanging baskets along King Street, Belmont Village, Victoria Park," Jacob said. 

Park-goers taking notice

Some area residents are already taking notice of the flowers already planted in Victoria Park.

"I live right on the park and of course I love the flowers," Tyler Leatherland said. "It's always wonderful to come out with the changing of the season. It welcomes spring and summer and vibrancy to the downtown."

Joyce Domingo says she appreciates the plants because she knows how much work goes into the design.

"I witnessed them actually planting them because I walk through the park regularly and it's amazing, the amount of work that the ladies and men do," she said. 

"With the weather and how it's been, it's just great to see the new flowers and it brings spring and the growth of everything, " added resident Ria Vandermer.