South Estonia's greenhouses abuzz with spring, summer flower planting

At the Räpina aianduskool, a horticultural school in Räpina, people know how important it is to have the skill to work with nature, as when a small plant begins to grow and bloom, the blooming flowers can bring a lot of joy to others, not least on International Women’s Day, which is this coming Sunday, March 8.

“Since International Women’s Day is just around the corner, this is the peak moment for our advanced tulips — we’ll be picking them here by the thousands. We already have the order list in front of us, and the fridge is already full of tulips. The pansies were sown by us from seed — the students have already planted them in pots, and soon the young plants will start arriving, because we also produce summer flowers from purchased young plants with the aim that students can see different cultivation methods,” said Loona Piho, head of the school’s teaching garden.

A lot of students and teachers have similarly been working hard in the heated greenhouses to make the spring flowers bloom earlier than usual.