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FELCO 6 (Right-handed)

An excellent all-round choice, these compact, high-performance pruning shears / secateurs provide outstanding reach and cutting power. 

The FELCO 6 combines exceptional ergonomics with a comfort in use which enables the highest cut quality every time, regardless of your hand size. 

Every feature of the FELCO 6 contributes to their supreme comfort across the full range of pruning tasks. Pick them up and the compact, lightweight feel is combined the sturdy cutting power that comes from blades constructed from high quality hardened steel. 

The one piece forged aluminum handle only adds to their intrinsic robust functionality. The angled cutting head creates a natural extension of the hand for even greater ergonomic comfort, while rubber shock absorbers deliver a soft closing action that protects the wrist against strain. The micro-metric setting mechanism allows for easy adjustment of the cutting head for that scalpel-like precision which exemplifies every FELCO pruning tool and makes them so indispensable. 

• pure beeswax 
• 6.9cm wide by 8.9cm tall (2.75" x 3.5")
• approximate burn time 25 hours

The mold for these candles was made from a Bonne Louise de Jersey pear from one of Silver Creek Nursery's own trees! Each pear is rubbed with cinnamon to give a textured, realistic effect, and little leaf tags add the final touch. 

Jodi has created several punny tags that you can add to your pear candle, listed below.

• "Pearfect together."
• "We make a great pear."
• "Have a pearfect day!"

Unlike the mild heat of Sweet Heat honey, this small batch of Hot Hot Heat honey is a spicy heat that hits harder for the folks who have asked for something spicier! My customers at markets have described it as starting out mild, but building to a strong heat.  Keep in mind that their samples were given as a small amount on a toothpick, so a normal spoonful will have a significant spice level!

I dried and blended my own home-grown hot peppers with my raw honey. Peppers used include:

• two tiny Armageddon peppers (around 1.3 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU))
• lots of Lemon Drop peppers (15,000 - 30,000 SHU)
• lots of Sugar Rush Peach peppers (50,000 - 100,000 SHU)
• lots of Habanero peppers (150,000 - 325,000 SHU)
• some Hungarian Wax peppers (1,000 - 15,000 SHU)
• some Ancho (1,000 - 2,000 SHU)

Wade Muggleton has distilled 20 years of orchard know-how into this practical handbook to help you plan, plant, and manage your orchard, whatever your garden size or budget.

With his expert guidance you can have an orchard on any plot—garden, yard, allotment or smallholding—and both maximise your harvest and minimise your outlay. The book covers:

• Rootstocks and fruit varieties
• Planting plans
• Maintenance strategies
• Pruning
• Propagation
• Eco-friendly pest and disease management
• Harvesting
• Storing
• Preserving the harvest

Show off your appreciation for holistic gardening/agriculture and Silver Creek Nursery with this bandana! The pattern by Bentley Schieckoff features a variety of the fruits we grow, and our wonderful helpers including bees, worms, and birds! 

The bandanas were made in Canada and are a blend of 55% hemp and 45% organic cotton.

Exploring the science of symbiotic fungi in layman’s terms, holistic farmer Michael Phillips (author of The Holistic Orchard and The Apple Grower) sets the stage for practical applications for working with mycorrhizal fungi across the landscape. The real impetus behind no-till farming, gardening with mulches, cover cropping, digging with broadforks, shallow cultivation, forest-edge orcharding, and everything related to permaculture is to help the plants and fungi to prosper . . . which means we prosper as well.

Building soil structure and fertility that lasts for ages results only once we comprehend the nondisturbance principle. As the author says, “What a grower understands, a grower will do.” Mycorrhizal Planet abounds with insights into “fungal consciousness” and offers practical, regenerative techniques that are pertinent to gardeners, landscapers, orchardists, foresters, and farmers. Michael’s fungal acumen will resonate with everyone who is fascinated with the unseen workings of nature and concerned about maintaining and restoring the health of our soils, our climate, and the quality of life on Earth for generations to come.

Author and plant specialist Eric Toensmeier (Edible Forest Gardens) introduces gardeners to a world of little-known and wholly underappreciated plants. Perennial vegetables are perfect as part of an edible landscape plan or permaculture garden.

Profiling more than 100 species, illustrated with dozens of color photographs and illustrations, and filled with valuable growing tips, recipes, and resources, Perennial Vegetables is a groundbreaking and ground-healing book that will open the eyes of gardeners everywhere to the exciting world of edible perennials.

World-renowned expert Martin Crawford covers both common fruit bushes and lesser-known edible shrubs. He takes us on a journey into the world of exotic spice trees, shrubs with medicinal parts, and nitrogen fixing plants. All these can be grown in temperate climates, allowing us to diversify our diets and design beautiful, productive gardens while showing us how we can integrate agroforestry into our smallholdings and farms to create new income streams.

Martin Crawford's expertise has been a great resource for us and much of the information he has collected over the years has helped us to understand our own plants better.

Break the fungal cycle in your orchard by using our Orchard Floor Digester Bundle (our Fungal Buster) in the Fall to stop the disease cycle by next Spring.

Fungal spores do not magically appear in the spring; they wake up from the dead, diseased leaves sitting on the ground directly beneath the tree. If those leaves decompose completely before spring, the disease is functionally eliminated.

In late October or November, after all the leaves have fallen, run over them with a lawnmower to shred them. Then, drench the shredded leaves and the soil beneath the canopy with this heavy biological digester spray.

The Fall Digester Mix (per 4 Liters / 1 Gallon of water):

• 60 ml (2 oz) EM-1 or TerraBiosa
• 60 ml (2 oz) Pacific Naturals Fish Hydrolysate
• 30 ml (1 oz) Blackstrap Molasses

When you spray this heavy dose of biology, fish, and sugars onto the fallen leaves, you incite a microbial feeding frenzy. The soil microbes use the nitrogen from the fish to rapidly devour the carbon-heavy leaf litter, converting the diseased tissue into rich, clean topsoil before the ground freezes hard. Come spring, there will be no scab spores left to infect your new buds.

We will send you our full 3-Step Regenerative Protocol & Spray Schedule for Apple Fungal Spotting when you order any of our Fungal Bundles.

History: Daffodil is the common name used to refer to various species in the genus Narcissus. Native to parts of Europe and northern Africa, these flowers have been celebrated for their beauty since antiquity. They feature in many works of art and literature, have been used in traditional medicine (although parts of the plant are toxic), and are celebrated as heralds of spring. Unsurprisingly, they are an extremely popular garden plant to this day!

Why We Grow It: Add some sunshine to your orchard or garden! This beautiful mix of daffodils are a great addition to your yard or orchard & will help to deter deer, moles, voles, rabbits etc. from your trees.

Last day to add bulbs to your Fall order: Monday, October 26th

Bulbs only? They'll ship right away.

Bulbs + bareroot trees? They'll ship together over the next few weeks with your fall order.

Add some colour, biodiversity, and joy to your orchard this fall with Alliums and Daffodils from Silver Creek Nursery!

History: Papillon Blanc (translated from French as 'white butterfly') was created by plant breeder J.W.A. Lefeber in the Netherlands. It first flowered in 1940 and was introduced in 1960. Designated a classic by the American Daffodil Society, this variety remains popular for its pure white perianth and pale yellow cup.

Why We Grow It: 'White Butterflies' in your garden? Add these beautiful white Narcissus Split Cup - Papillon Blanc Daffodils and you will have added some old fashioned charm anywhere you plant them!

Bulbs are a wonderful addition to orchards and permaculture gardens. They return year after year, add diversity and beauty to your landscape, provide flowers for pollinators. The bulbs help to deter deer, pests like voles, mice and rabbits.

History: Multiple species in the genus Allium (which also contains onion and garlic!) have been prized for their unique, spherical flower heads since ancient times. In the west, ornamental alliums (sometimes called ornamental onions) started to become popular in gardens during the 1800s.

Why We Grow It: Galaxy Gazing bulbs produce beautiful flower heads with thousands of little purple 'stars'. Bring the galaxy to your orchard or garden. Delivers uniform height and synchronized bloom time

Bulbs are a wonderful addition to orchards and permaculture gardens. They return year after year, add diversity and beauty to your landscape, provide flowers for pollinators. The bulbs help to deter deer, pests like voles, mice, and rabbits.

Species: Ribes aureum

History: Golden Currants (aka Clove Currants) are native to Canada and the central US. They are a source of nectar for many pollinators including butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds and the berries are a food source for various bird species. Indigenous peoples traditionally harvest the berries and use parts of the plant medicinally. Golden Currants are also used as landscape/ornamental plants, particularly in native plant gardens. 

Why We Grow It: Golden Currants are an excellent plant for those looking to add more native plants to their collection. This hardy and adaptable shrub produces numerous yellow blooms that smell similar to cloves (hence the other common name) and attract many pollinators including hummingbirds. Later in the summer, the small, dark berries can be harvested from the bush for use in jams, preserves, and baking or can be left to feed the birds. 

Species: Aesculus glabra

History: Ohio Buckeye is native to Walpole Island in Ontario and some central and southern states in the United States. The Shawnee name for the tree is 'hetuck' which means 'eye of the buck' due to the nut's resemblance to a deer's eye. Indigenous peoples such as the Lenape traditionally use the nuts for medicinal uses, tanning leather, and jewellery. Ohio Buckeye is the state tree of Ohio and people from Ohio and graduates of Ohio State University are sometimes called 'buckeyes'. Unsurprisingly, the nuts have an important cultural place in Ohio. There is a candy resembling the nuts called 'buckeyes' that are popular and the nuts make numerous appearances in Calvin and Hobbes whose author is from Ohio. Its wood is too soft to be used for much and it has limited uses as a street tree since it is considered messy due to the nuts it drops.

Why We Grow It: Ohio Buckeye is an attractive ornamental tree with its large, palmate leaves and notable yellow flowers in spring. Although the tree is toxic and generally not fed on by wildlife, the large flowers are very attractive to a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds!

History: Luna (translated from Latin as "moon") comes from a cross between Golden Delicious and Topaz. It was bred in 1999 by Dr. Jaroslav Tupý at the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague in the Czech Republic. The variety was likely selected for its excellent flavour, storage capabilities, and disease resistance. It was released in 2006.

Why We Grow It: Luna produces a medium to large yellow apple that bears a strong resemblance to its parent, Golden Delicious. Like Golden Delicious, it is a sweet fresh eating apple that is firm and crisp. It can last in storage for about six months and the flavour is said to be at its best after about three weeks in storage. Luna also boasts good disease resistance and tendency to start producing fruit at a young age.

History: Spigold (aka Spy Gold) was developed at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York and released in 1962. It is a cross between Red Spy and Golden Delicious that has remained somewhat popular in North America. 

Why We Grow It: Spigold marries the best qualities of Golden Delicious and Red Spy. It produces very large apples that are crisp and juicy with a honeyed sweet/tart flavour. These large apples are excellent for fresh eating, making applesauce, baking into pies, and making into cider. They also store quite well and some say the flavour actually improves in storage. 

If you want to encourage your child to enjoy time at the table during mealtime, these cute placemats are a great idea. Full of colour and patterns, you can play I Spy, practice colours, make up stories, and simply enjoy the fun conversations sparked by the imagination... All with no technology in sight!

Each mat is different but similar, with many fabrics shared throughout, appearing in different spots and configurations. Randomly chosen. One photo shows each mat with a corresponding letter from A to F. If you have a preference, please add a note during check out and I will send your selection if available, otherwise I will choose randomly.

Sold individually or save on a bundle deal here.

Key Features:

• Dimensions: nice large size, about 15" x 12"
• Care: Easy care instructions included, in with regular laundry
• Construction: 100% cotton fabric, poly cotton batting, freemotion quilting
• Reversible: the back is a cute cat themed cotton print 
• Absorbant: the quilt batting adds extra protection and absorbancy

If you want to encourage your child to enjoy time at the table during mealtime, these cute placemats are a great idea. Full of colour and patterns, you can play I Spy, practice colours, make up stories, and simply enjoy the fun conversations sparked by the imagination... All with no technology in sight!

Each mat is different but similar, with many fabrics shared throughout, appearing in different spots and configurations. Randomly chosen. One photo shows each mat with a corresponding letter from A to E. If you have a preference, please add a note during check out and I will send your selection if available, otherwise I will choose randomly.

Sold individually or save on a bundle deal here.

Key Features:

• Dimensions: nice large size, about 15" x 12"
• Care: Easy care instructions included, in with regular laundry
• Construction: 100% cotton fabric, poly cotton batting, freemotion quilting
• Reversible: the back is a cute navy blue cotton print with a variety of common home themed icons
• Absorbent: the quilt batting adds extra protection and absorbancy

Save on your backyard orchard!  Buy 10 Apple Trees & SAVE 20%. You will also receive a FREE GIFT; your choice of 2 Comfrey plants or 2 Asparagus heads.

Bundle & Save!

Save 30% when you select 50 Apple and/or Pear trees from our bundle AND also receive a FREE gift: your choice of 50 spiral guards, 10 comfrey plants, or 10 asparagus heads.

Lilly and the Fantastic Fungi is an educational children's picture book that teaches readers about the important relationship between plants and fungi. Through Lilly the plant and Mike the fungi, kids learn how fungi play an important role in maintaining soil and plant health!

For those looking to graft heritage and unique trees, we are happy to provide budwood directly from our orchards! 

While our main business is in the finished product (grafted fruit trees), we also like to support those wishing to learn the grafting process for themselves. We can attest that it is a very enjoyable (and rather addictive) pastime! 

We've chosen a small selection of varieties to put online. If you are interested in a variety and don't see it listed, please contact us! 

Looking for a special gift for home? This gift set is entirely handmade, perfect for Mother's Day.

The mini quilt is made by myself, the beeswax tea light candles and rustic wooden holder from my daughter @huckleberryhives.

Small quilts are always so appealing! The intricate patchwork piecing on this makes it ideal for a decor piece and mat for your candle. It can be used in many ways throughout your home. As a centrepiece, table topper on an accent table, on a chest, dresser or night table, basket liner, etc.

Beautiful quality cotton fabrics are used.

The size of the quilt is about 12 inches square (32 cm sq).

Pure beeswax candles are small batch, hand poured.

Wooden holder measures about 10 x 4 x 1.5 inches and includes 3 glass or black metal tea light holders that can be used over and over again.

Will come packaged with care instructions.

Quilting is done by freemotion, which is a hand guided machine stitching technique, not computer. This means that your quilt will always be one of a kind, as the artistry of the stitching is unique to each piece.

This listing is for all items shown in the first photo. Last photos show more options sold separately here.

Love to cook with cast iron? These quilted handle covers easily slip over the skillet handle for easy, safe use to protect your hands. No more oopsies if you forget to grab a hot mat before you grab the hot pan! Leave it on the pan until ready to launder, then remove and throw in with regular wash.

If you're like me, you have various sizes of cast iron skillets in your kitchen... so; here are the two handle cover sizes that work well for me and are available, ready to ship!

The smaller handle cover shown is made specifically for mini skillets. This is a new product I'm offering because it's nice to have a handle cover that isn't so big and gawky on those little pans! For reference, my mini skillet (shown) measures about 6 inches across the pan. Approximate max handle size that will fit is about 1 3/4" wide x 3 1/2" long.

The larger handle cover is shown on my 10-inch skillet. There is ample width to slip over thicker handles if necessary. Approximate usable space inside this larger handle cover is about 2 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" long.

Made with InsulBright thermal batting. Not microwave or oven safe. Not flameproof but can be safely left on the handle while cooking on a stove top. They will shrink slightly on the first laundering, as the fabrics have never been washed, and then they will relax a bit with use.

This is a wonderful idea for a small kitchen gift, stocking stuffer, hostess gift, etc.

The last photo shows my original skillet handle covers listed here.

Love to cook with cast iron? These quilted handle covers easily slip over the skillet handle for easy, safe use to protect your hands. No more oopsies if you forget to grab a hot mat before you grab the hot pan! Leave it on the pan until ready to launder, then remove and throw in with regular wash. 

There are two sizes available, made for a large cast iron skillet and a mini skillet respectively.

Large size is about 14 cm long with a generous 4 cm opening to slip over the handle.

Small size is about 10 cm long with a 3 cm opening to slip over the handle. 

Made with Insul Bright thermal batting. Not microwave or oven safe. Not flameproof but can safely be left on the handle while cooking on a stove top or cook top. 

This is a wonderful idea for a small kitchen gift, stocking stuffer, hostess gift, etc. 

This striking quilted pillow features the traditional patchwork quilt block called 'hens and chicks'. The country red and teal fabrics mirror the colours in the floral border fabric, for a pretty, coordinating finish. A lovely floral toss cushion for the living room or bedroom!

Pillow Covers are a great way to change your decorating and give your room a whole new personality!

Our pillow fronts are all quilted for a unique, plush look.

Switching out your covers is quick and easy with our overlapping back. Easy care, in with regular wash.

Sized for a 16 inch (41 cm) square pillow form. You will have the option to purchase the cover only or include the form.

When you choose to purchase the form also, you will receive a polyester filled, individually compressed form, in the appropriate size. The compression simply allows for less bulk when shipping. They will inflate instantly, once you open the bag.

Last photo shows this one together with another coordinating pillow, listed separately here: https://mommabearsquilts.ca/products/patchwork-pillow-quilted-throw-cushion-22073

These pocket hankies are packaged in sets of two and are made with 100% cotton or flannel fabric and finished with a rolled hem.

The fun is all in the label! We call them Hankie Honkers! You can read about the fun family story behind them, in my blog post.

You will receive a surprise set of two as they are randomly chosen and selection varies. If you have a preference, don't hesitate to reach out, as I am happy to curate your package from those currently available. 

> Each hankie is about 10 inches square.
> preshrunk, prewashed
> great gift idea for zero waste and eco conscious folks
> easy care, in with regular wash, may need ironing
> so many ways to use: reusable tissue, table napkin, makeup removal wipe, eye glasses cloth, in a gentleman's suit pocket, washable paper towel, in lunch pails, etc.

Whether you want utilitarian or unique, these fun handkerchiefs are sure to bring a grin.

Mesto - 3558  - 12L Backpack Sprayer with Added Adjustable Nozzle 

User-friendly backpack sprayer for professional use with internal piston pump for the highest level of user protection, offering the best wearing comfort due to padded S-shape straps as well as hip belt, pump lever that can be changed right/left, pump lever length and width adjustment, extra large filler opening, cover with loss protection and integrated measuring cups, ergonomic shut-off valve with integrated pressure gauge and filter, 50 cm brass spray wand with brass nozzle, 18 l fill capacity, FPM seals, made in Germany, guaranteed 20-year availability of MESTO spare parts.

Ideal for: Professional garden centers, care for gardens with large trees, forestry, care for espalier trees. The added adjustable nozzle is so you can get to the top of your semi-dwarf trees - tested by Silver Creek Nursery!

Mesto - BUGSI 360° pressure sprayer

3132 GR - 1.5L plastic sprayer

This practical and handy 360° pressure sprayer made of plastic with a fill capacity of 1.5 liters allows spraying in every position. The stored pressure makes handling effortless and simple. With the adjustable nozzle, you achieve fine, even atomization. The pressure sprayer features  a safety valve against overpressure.

Ideal for: Care and irrigation in house and garden, terrace plants, balcony plants, roses, shrubs and low plants

1.5 L, 360° spray function, NBR seals, adjustable nozzle, 2 in 1 valve

Soil Health Bundle

After years of depleting & repeating - it's time to make amends...

Generally speaking, most soils are not optimal for your plants to thrive. Over the years, we’ve learned that many soils lack diverse biology, structure, carbon, air, and certain minerals.

Giving your plants the best start with some upfront amendments can go a long way toward rebuilding your soil and helping your plants thrive.

Your fruit trees will treat you as well as you treat them!

Soil health  = Root & Shoot Wealth ~ Your trees will thank you!

*This bundle is good for treating soil planting site of approx. 3-5 tree