SOW WHAT?
From Chinese artichokes to giant pumpkins to drought-tolerant perennials, we’ll help you get growing.
A’BUNADH SEEDS
P.O. Box 127 Cherhill, AB T0E 0J0 780-785-2622 smileyo@xplornet.com
Located northwest of Edmonton, this small, kitchen-table seed house devotes itself to short-season plants for growers in chilly Zone 2. Offers heirloom varieties of herbs, perennials and, most of all, vegetables. Even has grains. The name is Gaelic.
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AGROHAITAI LTD.
2764 Governor’s Rd. Lynden, ON L0R 1T0 519-647-2280 seed@agrohaitai.com
Choy sum, mustard greens, pak choy and edible chrysanthemums—wow! A seed house dedicated solely to Asian veggies. Pretty exotic stuff, if all you’ve ever grown till now are ho-hum carrots and peas.
ALBERTA NURSERIES & SEEDS LTD.
P.O. Box 20 Bowden, AB T0M 0K0 403-224-3544 info@gardenersweb.ca
Alberta Nurseries develops all of its hardy, northern-adapted species under strict, specific trials. A solid, general-interest nursery with a specialty in early season vegetables, trees and shrub seedlings. Still prints a hard-copy catalogue.
ANGELGROVE TREE SEED CO.
P.O. Box 74 Riverhead Harbour Grace, NL A0A 3P0 1-888-596-4053 709-596-2224 angelgrove@nf.sympatico.ca
Not a general nursery, Angelgrove prides itself on doing one thing well: tree seeds—and roses—for propagation. Offers workaday seeds for reforestation, as well as more exotic fare such as bonsai.
ANNAPOLIS SEEDS
8528 Hwy. 201 RR 3 Middleton, NS B0S 1P0 owen@annapolisseeds.com
The brainchild of a young farmer bent on sustainability, this cottage seed house emphasizes old-fashioned vegetables with a Maritime pedigree. Available online and through certain retailers in Nova Scotia.
APPLE LUSCIOUS ORGANIC ORCHARD
110 Heidi Place Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1W5 250-653-2007 harryburton@shaw.ca
Sells one-year-old apple tree whips from January to April while supplies last. If you miss out, you can always sample the apples come late summer, at the farm gate or the Moss Street Market in Victoria. Offers 200 varieties, including red flesh; many are very rare and all are certified organic.
ARCADIAN DAYLILIES
72 Hendrick Ave. Toronto, ON M6G 3S3 416-657-1444 sandy@arcadiandaylilies.com
Arcadian Daylilies specializes in northern hardy daylilies that will provide spectacular bloom and outstanding performance in Canadian gardens. Available in many different sizes, colours, bloom seasons and flower forms, including spiders, doubles, unusual forms and miniatures. Bare-root plants can be shipped anywhere in Canada.
AUGUSTS HARVEST
4727 Road 130 RR 2 Gadshill, ON N0K 1J0 519-393-5550 info@augustsharvest.com
It was only a few years ago that there was a sole garlic grower—Ted Maczka, semi-retired and living in Prince Edward County—but today we include several in this listing, including Ted. They all have one thing in common: a missionary zeal for the healthful properties of the pungent culinary bulb known as garlic. Offers shallots, too.
BEAVER POND ESTATES GARLIC
3656 Bolingbroke Rd.RR 3 Maberly, ON K0H 2B0 613-273-5683 garlic@rideau.net
Paul Pospisil, garlic guru of Lanark County, and wife Mary-Lou turned a 17-acre bush lot into what can only be described as Garlic-palooza. They’ve tested over 150 varieties and sell the best at the farm gate or by mail order.
BEDROCK SEED BANK
P.O. Box 608 Sangudo, AB T0E 2A0 780-785-7366 bedrock@telusplanet.net
A homegrown nursery west of Edmonton that gives a nod to locally grown seeds and native species. The greenhouse is only a part of the business, which also advises on land stewardship and sustainable landscaping with a Prairie accent.
BLOSSOM HILL NURSERY
681 Fife’s Bay Rd.RR 2 Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3 705-742-9923 info@blossomhillnursery.com
A specialist in delphiniums and peonies. That’s all. But that’s a good thing for gardeners keen on venturing beyond garden varieties. Blossom Hill’s original Delphinium elatum won the U.K. Delphinium Society’s bronze medallion.
BLUESTEM NURSERY
16 Kingsley Rd. Christina Lake, BC V0H 1E2 250-447-6363
Jim Brockmeyer’s adventures in xeriscaping began with ornamental grasses and now includes willows and drought-tolerant perennials. He knows of what he speaks, as his greenhouse lies in the B.C. Interior just north of the Washington border, one of the driest locales in Canada.
BOTANUS INC.
P.O. Box 3184 Langley, BC V3A 4R5 1-800-672-3413 604-513-0100 mail@botanus.com
Botanus is one of Canada’s leading and most trusted mail-order suppliers of fine horticultural products. It produces two seasonal catalogues (Spring and Fall) that are available free of charge. The easy-to-use, comprehensive and interactive website is full of helpful gardening information. Be sure to check out the Botanus Garden Club,
