Holly Bayliss was raised in Carievale. She remembers walking to school and passing the Carievale Greenhouse daily, as it was right by her house. The greenhouse opened in 1967 and was owned and operated by Mike and Loverne Hall. It was open until 2013, when the Halls closed the doors.
Although Bayliss enjoyed helping her mom Wanda in the garden and watching her mom grow flowers, she decided to go to Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon for her culinary arts degree. Once into the program, COVID-19 came. Bayliss could not attend school due to the restrictions and returned home.
She wanted something to do and needed to work. Wanda suggested purchasing the greenhouse that sat empty for several years. She took her mom's advice and is now into her fourth season as the owner and operator of the Carievale Greenhouse with Wanda at her side.
Bayliss said her first year was a learning experience. She ordered too early and seeded too soon, which created large plants that needed cutting back and caused a lot of extra work.
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