City staff were in the greenhouse Tuesday afternoon preparing all the flower baskets that hang throughout Steinbach during the summer.

Joyce Purchase, the city's landscape technician, says there is no particular colour theme this year but suggests there will be of a mix of bright pastel colours.

She notes the baskets will be hung up sometime in late May or early June depending on the weather.

"It feels great to be here, everything’s growing and green and it’s exciting to get out there and make it all beautiful for everyone again," adds Purchase. "It is fun but it’s also a lot of work and a lot of time that goes into planning everything."

She says they are trying a few new fun and exciting plants in their flower beds throughout the city. Every year, Purchase adds, their staff look forward to planting season as it is an encouraging sign that summer is approaching.