Seed sources for the impassioned gardener
We all have our favourite seed sources and you should always respect the tried and true, but it is fun to explore other products. Here is a list of some sources you may not have considered. And for those of you who shun the Internet, this list will be yours to keep.
Abundant Life Seeds Open-pollinated, vegetable, flower and herb seeds. Free
catalogue,
colour photos. PO Box 279 Cottage Grove, OR 97424-0010, USA 541-767-9606
Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd. Seeds for flowers, vegetables, peren- nials, houseplants. Bulbs. Trees, hedges, fruits. Some heirloom. Free catalogue. PO Box 446 Bowden, AB T0M 0K0, CAN 403-224-3544
www.gardenersweb.ca
Angelgrove Tree Seed Company More than 350 varieties of flow- ering, Japanese, shade and native trees; bonsai trees and shrub roses. Catalogue $3, also online. PO Box 74 Riverhead Harbour Grace, NL A0A 3P0, CAN 1-888-596-4053
www.trees-seeds.com
Beaver Pond Estates Seed garlic for small gardens. Certi- fied organic. Catalogue $3, refund- ed with first order. 3656 Bolingbroke Road Maberly, ON K0H 2B0, CAN 613-273-5683 Email:
garlic@rideau.net.
Bron & Sons Nursery 3315 Carson Road Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0, CAN 250-442-2014, 1-800-831-9611
www.bronandsons.com
Blossom Hill Nursery Delphinium elatum (Canadian-Brit- ish strains), peonies and other hardy perennials. Plant list with first-class stamp, also online. 681 Fife’s Bay Road RR #2 Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, CAN 705-742-9923
www.blossomhillnursery.com
Bluestem Nursery Select perennials, ornamental grasses and willows, plugs and field clumps of native, exotic varieties. Catalogue $5 for two years, also online. 16 Kingsley Road Christina Lake, BC V0H 1E3, CAN 250-447-6363
www.bluestem.ca
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Botanus Inc. Canada’s largest selection of flower- ing bulbs. Large selection of peren- nials and roses. Free catalogue, twice a year. PO Box 3184 Langley, BC V3A 4R5, CAN 1-800-672-3413
www.botanus.com
Boughen Nurseries Valley River Hardy plants for zones 1-3, includ- ing roses, perennials, shrubs, orna- mentals and fruit trees. Free cata- logue. PO Box 12 Valley River, MB R0L 2B0, CAN 204-638-7618
www.boughennurseries.net
Breck’s Flowering bulbs. Free catalogue, also online. PO Box 211 Oakville, ON L6J 5A2, CAN 1-800-644-5505
www.brecksbulbs.ca
Brother Nature Organic Seeds Organically grown annuals, peren- nials and vegetables. Catalogue with photos, online. 1159 Wychbury Avenue Victoria, BC V9A 5L1, CAN 250-298-6317
www.brothernature.ca
Budd Gardens Perennials Specializing in hostas. Catalogue $8 with detailed description. 2832 Innes Road Ottawa, ON K1B 4K4, CAN 613-830-4328
www.buddgardens.com
Campberry Farm Rare ornamental trees and plants. Catalogue $2. RR #1 Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, CAN 905-262-4927
Casey’s Heirloom Tomatoes Organic open-pollinated and heir- loom tomato seeds. Catalogue is a downloadable PDF from website. No print catalogue. Airdrie, AB, CAN 403-948-0182
www.caseysheirloomtomatoes.ca
Cheyenne Tree Farms 24309 Twp. Road 510 Beaumont, AB, CAN 780-929-8102
www.cheyennetree.ca
Chiltern Seeds More than 4,600 varieties. Cata- logue $4. Bortree Stile Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7PB, UK
www.chilternseeds.co.uk
Circle Dance Seeds Heirloom vegetables, herb and flower seeds; all organic, non- GMO, open pollinated. Free cata- logue, also online. RR #3, 84354 McNabb Line Brussels, ON N0G 1H0, CAN 519-887-9793
circledanceseeds@scsinternet.com
Companion Plants More than 200 herb seeds; mush- room kits. $3 US for 3-year cata- logue subscription, also online. 7247 North Coolville Ridge Road Athens, OH 45701, USA 740-592-4643
www.companionplants.com
Dominion Seed House Mail order catalogue of seeds, plants and bulbs. Displays over 1,000 gardening products. Catalogue free and online. PO Box 2500 Georgetown, ON L7G 5L6, CAN 800-784-3037
www.dominion-seed-house.com
Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes Provides high quality potato seed to home gardeners, market gardeners and nurseries across Canada. Cata- logue free. Box 70 Bowden, AB T0M 0K0, CAN 1-877-224-3939
www.seedpotatoes.ca
Early’s Farm & Garden Centre
Inc. A large variety of seeds and garden accessories. Catalogue $2 to U.S., free in Canada. 2615 Lorne Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 0S5, CAN 800-667-1159
www.earlysgarden.com
Ecogenesis Inc. Early, heirloom and certified organ- ic seed. No hybrid or genetically engineered seeds. Catalogue $5. General Delivery Guelph, ON N1H 6J5, CAN 1-877-836-3693
www.ecogenesis.ca
Florabunda Seeds Untreated heirloom and unusual flowers seeds, herbs and fragrant flower collections. Catalogue free and online. 1973 Villiers Line, RR#1 Indian River, ON K0L 2B0, CAN 705-295-6440
www.florabundaseeds.com
Floral and Hardy Gardens Perennials, specializing in daylilies, heucheras
and hostas. Catalogue
online. 6729 Leslie Lane, RR #3 Moorefield, ON N0G 2K0, CAN 519-638-3937
www.floralandhardy.ca
Free Spirit Nursery Inc. More than 1,000 epimediums, umbellifers, woodland plants, vines, ornamental grasses, New Wave perennials, companion shrubs. $2 for plant list, $8 for manual. 20405–32nd Avenue Langley, BC V2Z 2C7, CAN 604-533-7373
www.freespiritnursery.ca
Gardin Import Inc. Unusual perennials,
flower-
ing shrubs, David Austin roses, Raymond Evison clematis, Sutton seeds. Catalogue $5 refundable for two years (4 issues), colour photos, also online. PO Box 760 135 West Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1C6, CAN 1-800-339-8314
www.gardenimport.com
Gardens Plus More than 200 varieties of hostas and 250 varieties of daylilies. Free plant list with legal-sized SASE, also online. 136 County Road #4 (Donwood) Peterborough, ON K9L 1V6, CAN 705-742-5918
www.gardensplus.ca
www.localgardener.net
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