Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery
Hours are now by
appointment. Call 412-638-3333 to
schedule.
We have beautiful seed
garlic available!
Thank you for a great
season!!
Garden
Dreams is a small urban farm in Wilkinsburg.
We sell high quality vegetable,
herb and flower
seedlings grown using organic methods.
Heirloom tomatoes, sweet & hot
peppers, eggplants and basil are our passion and specialty. We offer an amazing variety of each.
For years we
have been Certified
Naturally Grown. Recently, we’ve decided we’re
going to
become
certified organic. Our farm is built on
two vacant lots that, prior to being reclaimed,
consisted of derelict and abandoned houses.
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Current availability as of
November 21th, 2011 (Continue your garden into fall and extend the harvest!!) |
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Chives |
Blackberries,
Thornless |
Lamb’s Ear |
Raspberries,
Champagne |
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Rhubarb |
Strawberries,
Sarian |
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Fall Herb and Vegetable
Seedling Information
Additional Items we Have
Seed Garlic - Certified Organic German Extra Hardy (it’s here and lovely!!)
Tomato Cages – get prepared for next year now
Compost – ¼” fine screened, you fill bags
Leaf Mulch – you fill bags
Native Plants – from Audubon’s Native Plant Nursery at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
Additional Services we Provide
Consult with you about your
garden.
Help you clean up and put your
garden to bed this fall.
Speak at your garden club or
organization.
Free gardening advice… to the
best of our ability of course!
A nice place to hang out and the
opportunity to buy local!
More Big News
Garden Dreams will sell farm
produce every Saturday morning.
We’re very excited to have an
expanded catalog this year and our customers so far have really enjoyed the
increased variety.
We’ve also been very pleased to
hear that many of our customers did NOT
get the blight last year.
This really is just another great
testament to the power and benefit of buying local.
We’re grateful to serve you and
tickled pink to hear that our plants did so well.
Last season (2010) Garden Dreams
started about 30,000 seeds in our basement greenhouse. This year, we’re not sure what the number is
yet,
but rest assured, it is significantly more. We also work with other local farmers and
organizations including: Blackberry Meadows Farm,
Wilmington Gardens, Kananga Farm, Pucker Brush Farm,
Grow
Pittsburgh and the
thrilling latest… Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.
In addition to our urban farm, our
seedlings are also available at: the East End
Food Co-op (North
Point Breeze),
McGinnis
Sisters, Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, The Conservatory (Laughlintown, PA), Whole Foods, and
Giant
Eagle Market District – South Hills Village Square, Giant
Eagle Market District – Shadyside, Giant Eagle Market District –
Robinson,
Construction
Junction (North Point Breeze… very close to the
Co-op). And, as we have done for
the last ten years, you’ll be able to find us at
May Market (hosted with our
thanks by Phipp’s Conservatory). Blackberry Meadows will once again be joining
us at May Market.
We believe in giving and support nonprofits
& community efforts with seedlings, discounts, cash and/or our time, energy
and ideas.
2010 recipients:
Greater
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Pennsylvania
Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)
Doug
Oster’s annual Backyard Gardener Plant Swap &
Give-A-Way
Phipps
Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
YMCA of Greater
Pittsburgh – Hazelwood
Hazelwood Urban Gardens (HUG)
Stone Soup Garden
Greenfield Garden Club
Western
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Phipps Conservatory Pilot Summer Camp (in
partnership with East End Cooperative Ministry)
Whitney
Avenue Arts Gallery (WAAG)
Past recipients
(includes many of the above plus):
Bloomfield-Garfield
Corporation
Group Against Smog and Pollution
Sierra
Club Pittsburgh Chapter
Hameau Farm
Pittsburgh
Urban Leadership Service Experience (PULSE)
Hamnett Place Community Garden
Slow
Food Pittsburgh (Kid’s Cooking Class @ Whole Foods)
and others…
Your support of us helps us support
them. Thank you!
We’re open to the public… Spring
2011 Season Hours
Opening Day Saturday,
April 16, 2011
Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 5pm
Cash, check and credit
(NEW!)
2011 Tomato, Pepper & Eggplant
Seedling Catalog
2011 Herb, Vegetable and
Flower Seedling Catalog
(plus
extras on the farm)
2011 Organic Gardening Supplies
Catalog
Info on how best to grow tomatoes!
Directions: Coming on Penn Ave from Pittsburgh make a
right onto Center Street…
Cross Ross, South, Franklin and
Rebecca then make a left onto Holland Ave…
You’ll immediately see a long
wooden fence on the right hand side.
Coming on Penn Ave from Forest
Hills… make a left on Center Street and follow directions above.
Recent Press in Pittsburgh Magazine
Recent Press in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Recent Press in Table Magazine
Other garden related businesses
in Pittsburgh we like and recommend:
Gardenalia – for those who want a focus on design and
aesthetic beauty
Octopus Organic Gardening – for those who want a focus on organics, permaculture and interconnectedness in the garden
Urban Organic Gardeners – for
those who want a focus on growing healthy food and a healthy home ecosystem
Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery:
806 Holland Avenue (lots next door), Wilkinsburg (Pittsburgh), PA 15221,
412-638-3333
Mailing address:
Thank you for your business and happy
gardening!