Browsing through seed/plant catalogues helps to keep us gardeners sane through January. Enjoy these online plus check out the 'real thing' at the Magazine Swap Table during our January Meeting. I plan to add my catalogues to the Magazine Swap Table and encourage you to do the same.
Seed and Plant Catalogue List
Some of British Columbia Seed/Plant Suppliers
1. Art's Nursery Ltd.
8940 192nd Street, Surrey, BC V4N 3W8 604-882-1201
More than 400 varieties of dahlias
http://www.artsnursery.com/
2. Bluestem Nursery
6 Kingsley Road, Christina Lake, BC V0H 1E3 250-447-6363
Select perennials, ornamental grasses and willows
*Catalogue: $5 for two years, also online
http://www.bluestem.ca/
3. Botanus Inc.
PO Box 3184, Langley, BC V3A 4R5 800-672-3413
Large selection of flowering bulbs, perennials and roses
*Free catalogue, twice a year, full colour,
detailed plant information; also online
http://www.botanus.com/
4. Boundary Garlic
PO Box 273, Midway, BC V0H 1M0 250-449-2152
Organic seed garlic; heritage and heirloom varieties
*Free black-and-white catalogue, also online
http://www.garlicfarm.ca/
5. Brother Nature Organic Seed
1159 Wychbury Avenue, Victoria, BC V9A 5L1
250-298-6317
Organically grown annuals, perennials and vegetables
*Catalogue with colour photos, available online
http://www.brothernature.ca/
6. Butchart Gardens
PO Box 4010, Victoria, BC V8X 3X4 866-652-4422
Flower seed catalogue online
http://www.butchartgardens.com/
7. Classic Miniature Roses/The Heather Farm
PO Box 2206, Sardis, BC V2R 1A6 604-823-4884
More than 270 hardy miniature roses
*Free catalogue with SASE, also online
http://www.theheatherfarm.com/
8. Eagleridge Seed
219 Eagleridge Drive, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2L1
Rare and endangered heirloom seeds since 1995.
Organic vegetables, flowers and herbs, tomatoes a specialty
http://www.eagleridgeseeds.com/
9. Fraser's Thimble Farms
175 Arbutus Road, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1A3 250-537-5788
Specialists in rare/unusual/native plants,
including hardy orchids, ferns and bulbs
*Main catalogue: $5, $3 for fall bulb list
http://www.thimblefarms.com/
10. Free Spirit Nursery
20405 32 Avenue, Langley, BC V2Z 2C7 604-533-7373
More than 1,000 epimediums, umbellifers, woodland plants,
vines, ornamental grasses, perennials, shrubs
*$2 for plant list, $8 for manual
http://www.freespiritnursery.ca/
11. Saltspring Seeds
Box 444, Ganges PO, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2W1 250-537-5269
Beans, grains, tomatoes, lettuce, garlic, amaranth, quinoa;
certified organic, untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO
*Catalogue: $2; also online
http://www.saltspringseeds.com/
12. Seeds of Victoria
395 Conway Road, Victoria, BC V9E 2B9 250-881-1555
Certified organic seeds of open-pollinated vegetables;
heirloom tomatoes; specialty perennials, herbs
*Catalogue: $2, also online
http://www.earthfuture.com/
13. Select Roses
22771 -- 38th Avenue, Langley, BC 604- 530-5786
Owner Brad Jalbert is one of B.C.'s leading
rose experts and an accomplished hybridizer
http://www.selectroses.ca/
14. Stellar Seeds
S6, C5, RR 1, Sorrento, BC V0E 2W0
Locally grown, certified organic vegetables,
flowers and herbs; cover crops; heirloom varieties
*Catalogue: $2, also online
http://www.stellarseeds.com/
15. Sunshine Farm Seeds
2225 Saucier Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4B8 250-764-4810
Certified organic seeds; rare/heirloom/unusual varieties
of vegetables, herbs and flowers
*Free catalogue with illustrations, botanical names, also online
http://www.sunshinefarm.net/
16. Tropic to Tropic Plants
1170 53A Street, South Delta (Tsawwassen), BC 604-943-6562
Exotic varieties of plants for Zones 5-9 USDA,
including bamboo, bananas, palms, cannas, gingers,
cacti, vines, grasses, rare trees and subtropical fruit trees;
tiki head stone sculptures and bamboo building materials
*Catalogue available online
http://www.tropic.ca/
17. West Coast Seeds
3925 64th Street, RR 1, Delta, BC V4K 3N2 604-952-8820
Untreated and organic vegetables, including Oriental;
flowers and herbs that attract beneficial insects
* Free catalogue, botanical names, colour photos, also online
http://www.westcoastseeds.com/
18. Whitegate Farm Nursery
RR 1, 3700 Kingburn Road, Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L0 250-743-7106
Fragrance nursery: peonies, scented perennials,
shrubs, bulbs; many deer-proof and drought-tolerant
*Catalogue: two first-class stamps, SASE, botanical names
19. Wrenhaven Nursery
16651-20th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 9M9 604-536-7283
to contact: wrenhavennursery@shaw.ca
Rhododendrons, azaleas, bonsai; hardy, field-grown,
unusual species
*Free catalogue
There are many more worth mentioning - BC, Canada, and USA - you can find more information at the sites listed below.
www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/seeds/browse-for-seed-catalogues/a/2493
www.canada.com/vancouversun/features/gardens/story.html?id=7eae36df-a2cb-4d71-93a8-b2edb82e312e&k=66360
Only 69 days until Seedy Saturday (March 12th, 2011)!!
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