Growing for a Purpose

Sharing the Memories of Martine & Michaela's Garden Stall

May 16, 2026

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Behind the Process

Long before the table was set up, weeks of careful preparation and hard work went into making everything ready for the fair.

Crafting the Gardens

Martine spent hours tending to her plants, hand-decorating container layouts to ensure each miniature landscape was a tiny, self-contained world thriving with life.

Harvesting & Packing Seeds

Michaela took charge of the seed station, decorating the seed packets and packing the dried pods from her science fair marigolds the year before, weighing them with the help of Oma, Uncle Tim and Popster into packets ready for planting in new gardens.

The Setup & The Booth

Early Morning Arrival
Early Morning Arrivals
Organizing the Display
Organizing the Display
Booth Setup (Video)
The Finished Display
Finished Booth

The Gardens & Seeds

Miniature Garden Design #1
Miniature Garden Design #1
Miniature Garden Design #2
Miniature Garden Design #2
Miniature Garden Design #3
Miniature Garden Design #3
Miniature Garden Design #4
Miniature Garden Design #4
Hand-Packed Seed Packets
Hand-Packed Seed Packets
The Marigold Seed Station
The Marigold Seed Station

Smiles & Customers

Our First Sale of the Day
Our First Sale of the Day
Garden Fair Friends
Garden Fair Friends

Supported by Your Generosity

50% of all proceeds were donated to the Chordoma Foundation to support research and care.