The Christmas Shop at Maynard Greenhouse in Old Saybrook is the destination for this week’s Friday field trip.  This trip was actually planned last summer.  Last summer was when I first heard about a garden shop in Old Saybrook that transfomed into a Christmas shop each year at holiday time.  It surprised me that I had not heard of the store, considering I travel to both garden shops AND Christmas shops all over Connecticut.

Intrigued, I made a note on my November 2012 calendar to make a trip to The Christmas Shop at Maynard Greenhouse.  It turned out the store had not yet opened for the season on the day a friend and I scheduled our trip to the shop.  Even so, the owner was gracious enough to let us in the store when we arrived…as she worked on getting it ready for the opening.

Even though the holiday display was not yet completed, it was obvious the shop was enchanting…a beautiful collection of gift items, holiday ornaments, paper and ribbon products, and even some antiques.

Of course, I particularly loved the corner where some coastal inspired ornaments were displayed!

There were so many items we really adored in the shop.  Even though we were disappointed we didn’t get to see the displays in their completion, timing the trip as we did unkowingly gave us some time to share in conversation with the shop owner…it made for a very enjoyable shopping experience…

It also made it imperative that we schedule another excursion to the shop!

I hope you enjoy these photos from my visit…enough to get anyone in the holiday spirit!

A selection of enchanting holiday items on display at The Christmas Shop at Maynard Greenhouse in Old Saybrook, CT.

My favorite spot!

Hope you enjoyed today’s visit to The Christmas Shop at Maynard Greenhouse .

Thank you so much for joining me on this week’s Friday field trip.  Remember to take pleasure in simple things.  Have a great weekend,  Jackie