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Hundreds of customers strolled Saturday along the colorful alleys of the Jasmin nursery, in the borough of Saint-Laurent. “It’s super busy. By 8 a.m. there was a line of people waiting to get in. Since 9 a.m., the parking lot has been filled. The world is there,” says Jean-Philippe Jasmin, co-owner. ” [Les clients] come for lots of vegetables, trees, bags of soil and mulch. April wasn’t a great month, so there’s a lot of catching up to do,” he said.
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“We found everything we were looking for. We have just redone our patio, so we are going to plant new perennials,” says Monique Dessureault. “It’s a great joint project,” added Alain Lépine alongside him.
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Yercho Cholakian took advantage of the sunny weather on Saturday to indulge his passion for gardening at the Marcelin-Wilson community garden in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. “For people like us who live in a condo, the community garden allows us to breathe, relax and have a good time with the family,” he says. Of course, we spend more money than we save, but it’s such a beautiful moment. »
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At the Birri kiosk in the Jean-Talon market, we were busy. “The mild weather and Mother’s Day increase traffic. The stars are well aligned,” exclaims co-owner Lino Birri (right). Around him, about twenty employees are busy responding to customer requests. “It’s going to be a busy week,” adds Francesco Baldassarre (left), who has worked there for twenty years.
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A few meters further on, imposing baskets of colorful flowers carefully chosen by Marilou Grégoire-Blais (on the right) were placed on a cart. “Today I’m coming for Mother’s Day, but I’m still waiting a week or two before I start in my garden,” says the one who went to the market with her friend and neighbor, Katrin Hauschild. .