====================== § Welcome to our § § § § NORTHERN GARDEN § § § § (Text Version) § ====================== For HTML frames version go to http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/ngarden.htm (for a 'no frames' version go to http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/ngrdn01.html) or use the back button on your browser if you came here from the html version. This text version does not have all the features of the HTML version. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==================================== INDEX OF THINGS PLANTED ON THIS SITE ==================================== GARDEN RAMBLINGS: a brief (and sometimes not) commentary on what has been happening in my garden and that of my friends and neighbours. NEWSGROUPS: a list of gardening newsgroups. CANADIAN PLANT HARDINESS ZONE MAPS: clickable maps of gardening zones in Canada; taken from the zone map issued by Agriculture Canada. PHOTO GALLERY: a gallery of photographs. CANADIAN PLANT & SEED SUPPLIERS: a list, organized by province, of Canadian sources for plants, seeds and garden supplies. Some offer mail order service, some are on line and some are personal shopping only. I have provided online information where I could. BOOKS: I have started compiling a list of books that I have found useful and/or interesting. I expect this list to keep growing as I discover new books. Some of the books aren't particularly valuable for their horticultural information but have very good pictures. LINKS: a variety of links of interest to gardeners. IRC GARDEN CHAT CHANNELS: a listing of irc chat channels with various aspects of gardening as their main focus. Links to websites have been provided where available. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==================== § GARDEN RAMBLINGS § ==================== November 1999: Another gardening season is over here. The weather in Alberta was variable this past year with some areas getting more rain than they needed and some suffering from lack of moisture. However, one situation seemed to be fairly universal and that was high humidity and a lot of cloud. Things seemed to grow differently, possibly from the lack of our usual amount of sunny weather. Odd and unusual shapes in fruit and vegetables seemed to be very common. However, a gardener is nothing if not optimistic so I am already thinking ahead to next year. I am reading gardening magazines - past and present, browsing the new crop of seed catalogues and already discussing our spring nursery tour with my neighbour. To reiterate, this is a great deal of fun and well worth trying if you can manage it. I suggest you go with one or two gardening friends - no more than that unless you can take a large vehicle or more than one vehicle as you will probably stuff it to the gills with your great plant "finds". To arrange an outing of this nature go through the telephone books and yellow pages pertaining to the area you wish to explore; read the gardening sections and ads in the local newspapers and get some good road maps. County maps showing ranges and townships are great if you can get them. Pack plastic bags, newspapers, soft tying material such as strips of old hosiery, sunscreen, mosquito repellant, notebooks and pencils (you always forget names), camera and film is a nice addition to pictorially identify unknown plants or plants with no name tags that are labelled on the table only, one or two good plant identification books, water or soft drinks and possibly even a light lunch - this is thirsty work even on a cool day. Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty or mud splattered - you aren't going out to Sunday brunch after all, you are going gardening; take jackets, hats, sunglasses, reading glasses (at my age you need these), boots if it has been at all rainy or wet, and gloves. You are going to be wandering around rose bushes, display ponds for pond plants, narrow aisles between benches full of plants, ducking under hanging baskets and picking your way across sometimes very muddy parking lots. This is all great fun, you will meet interesting people and maybe discover some unusual plants. By request I have kept the section about tabletop gardening in this edition: I have been talking to a few people who complained about a lack of space in which to garden - people who have to share space in a yard and people who only have balcony space. As a result, I conducted a little experiment with some of my plants that were grown in containers. I have a round picnic table that is about 4 feet in diameter. On it I placed a 5-gallon pot with a Sweet 100 tomato plant in full fruit, a 5-gallon pot with a full-sized tomatillo also bearing fruit, two slightly smaller pots - one with mints, the other with a variety of herbs including sage, thyme & trailing rosemary and two small pots filled with basils. I also added several pots with flowers such as Osteospermum, marigolds, Purple Wave petunia, begonia, mimulus etc. It made a rather striking display and I was quite amazed at how many plants would fit into such a small space. I have scanned a photograph of it which you can see if you look at the Tabletop Garden. One Sweet 100 tomato plant will provide quite a lot of nice fresh eating cherry-type tomatoes. Tomatillos are also very prolific. If you want vegetables more than flowers you could plant some lettuce, a small variety of cucumber, possibly some climbing beans or even some green bush beans if you just want a few. You can grow quite a few herbs in a small space. Some people even grow potatoes and carrots in tubs although I have never tried it. Of course, it would be nice to tuck a couple of pansies or violas in here and there, and a nasturtium or geranium (maybe even a scented leaf geranium), just to add a little more colour. One thing to avoid is overcrowding to the point where you can't reach the pots to water or harvest the plants. Too much overcrowding could also result in some nasty fungal or bacterial problems, but if you use a reasonable amount of common sense these should be relatively easy to avoid. To see a photo of this group of plants enter this URL in your browser: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/tabletop.htm It is an html page however - not in text format. To add to this idea I want to mention that while on a trip to British Columbia this spring I went to Granville Island in Vancouver. There I saw, for the first time in my life, floating houses. These were actual houses, mostly with two storeys, that were moored to the dock. The most exciting thing to me was the fact that nearly every single one of them had plants growing all over the place. They were in containers, of course. There were trees, vines, flowers of all sorts and I'm sure I saw a few containers with vegetables and herbs. I couldn't quite work up the nerve to go and knock on any doors but I would have loved to have talked to some of the resident gardeners to see what they had to say about their soil mixes etc. Ah well, maybe next time I will be braver. However, it does go to show that if people want to garden they will usually find a way to do it and in my opinion that is just great. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ============== § NEWSGROUPS § ============== I have been reading some newsgroups that I have found interesting. If you have a news reader such as "FreeAgent" or one of the others you might take a peek at: rec.arts.bonsai; rec.gardens; rec.gardens.roses; rec.gardens.edible; rec.ponds = = = = = = = = = = = = = ====================================== § CANADIAN PLANT HARDINESS ZONE MAPS § ====================================== To see a plant hardiness zone map of Eastern Canada go to: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/zmapeast.gif (Image size - 61K) To see a plant hardiness zone map of Western Canada go to: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/zmapwest.gif (Image size - 81K) These maps are to be considered as a very rough guide as to the areas in which you may reasonably expect perennials to survive. I scanned them in from maps I had clipped from an old seed catalog (can't remember which one anymore) with a 256 grey scale hand-held scanner and converted them to 256 colours. These are not text files. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ================= § PHOTO GALLERY § ================= We have taken several photographs of flowers we are growing and that we have seen in various gardens and garden centres we have visited. Most were taken with a 35mm camera and the prints scanned with a colour flatbed scanner. Due to the fact that these images range in size from about 9K to 18K and the total on the page is about 213k. To view the flower photographs go to: http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/flowers.htm Due to space considerations the images are not high resolution but you will still need to be prepared to spend a little time while the page loads. These pictures will be changed from time to time. Also, obviously the page of pictures is in html - not in text format. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ========================================== § CANADIAN SUPPLIERS OF SEEDS AND PLANTS § ========================================== Following is a list of CANADIAN suppliers for seeds and plants. I have not dealt with all of them and make no warranty or claim as to the reliability of their service or the quality of their products. If you know of other Canadian suppliers you would like to see listed here please email me at buddy@connect.ab.ca with the name, address, mailing address (if different), phone and/or fax number, email address and website if they have one, whether or not they have a catalog, and a short description of what they offer. ============= § ALBERTA § ============= Alberta Nurseries &Seeds Ltd., Box 20, Bowden, Alberta T0M 0K0 Phone: (403) 224-3545. Fax: (403) 224-2455. Flower and vegetable seeds, plants. Free catalog. ---------- Alpine Greenhouses. R. R. 2, Winterburn, Alberta Phone: (780) 470-0007. ---------- Balzac Garden Centre, 237 Main St., Balzac, Alberta Phone: (403) 226-0220 ---------- Big Island Gardens Ltd., 22426 Township Road 522, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8C 1G5 Phone (780) 922-4376. Fax available by arrangement. Guy Kreamer. Specializing in bedding plants and geraniums. They take VISA. ---------- Botanica, 5225 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta Phone: (403) 252-5448. ---------- Brink Bros. Floral Ltd. Garden Centre, 5, 2453-9 Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta Phone: (403) 265-5544. Fax: (403) 265-5549. ---------- The Conservancy, 51563 Range Rd. 212A, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8G 1B1 Seeds. $2 for list. ---------- Cornwall Cottage Gardens 55332 Range Road 205 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta T8L 4B1 Phone (780) 998-4952. Owned by Laurie Atchison. Go east of Fort Saskatchewan on Highway 15 for approximately 10 miles to Range Road 205, then south for 1/2 mile. Watch for signs. Open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; May to July. ---------- Country Road Greenhouses, 52043 Range Road 231, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8B 1A2 Phone (780) 467-5784. Owned by Evy & Euclide Hinse. Nice selection of bedding plants & vegetables. Take VISA. ---------- Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd., Box 2340, Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1K3 Phone: (403) 934-3622. Fax: (403) 934-3626. Prairie hardy nursery stock. 5 km east and 2 1/2 km south of Strathmore. ---------- Enviro Gardens & Seeds, 9116 - 104 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8X 1E6 Fax: (780) 538-9231. Email: camagro@agt.net. Website: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/camagro/ They offer a free catalog. Seem to specialize in seed collections. ---------- Forget-Me-Not Greenhouse, 53014 Range Road 14, Stony Plain, Alberta T72 1X4 Phone: (780) 963-8162 (Stony Plain). Email: forgetme@telusplanet.net Price list. Open daily March to October from 10am to 6pm; May and June from 9am to 9pm. 7 km west of Stony Plain on Hwy.16 and the corner of Hubbles Lake Road. Paul and Simone Deman. They have annuals, perennials, some water plants and some alpine plants. ---------- Garden Valley Greenhouses, 23 Ave. & 215 Street, Edmonton, Alberta Phone: (780) 470-0527 (St. Albert). ---------- Granola Garden Centre, P. O. Box 64, Gunn, Alberta T0A 1A0 ---------- Grove Valley Garden Ltd., R. R. 1, Spruce Grove, Alberta Phone: (780) 962-3783 (Spruce Grove). Hwy. 16 and Campsite Road, (Range Road 274) North side of Yellowhead Hwy. just west of Spruce Grove. Trees, shrubs, bedding plants, perennials. ---------- Hannas Seeds, 5039 - 49 Street, Lacombe, Alberta T4L 1Y2 Phone: 1-800-661-1529; (403) 782-6671. Email: hannas@excal.net Price list. Alfalfas, clovers, grasses. ---------- High Country Greenhouses, R.R.3, Site 13, Box 1, Olds, Alberta T4H 1P4 Phone/Fax: (403) 556-7052. Email: hcgreen@telusplanet.net Website: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hcgreen/ ---------- High Q Greenhouses, R. R. 1, Morinville, Alberta T8R 1P4 Phone: (780) 939-7490. Fax: (780) 939-2010. ---------- Hillside Greenhouses, Box 247, Onoway, Alberta T0E 1V0 Phone: (780) 967-2016. ---------- Hole's Greenhouses & Gardens Ltd., 101 Bellerose Drive, St. Albert, Alberta T8N 8N8 Phone: (780) 459-6498. Toll-Free Numbers: 1-888-884-6537; fax 1-888-465-3732. They have a free catalog. A very extensive selection of annuals, perennials and vegetables as well as trees & shrubs, tropicals, garden ornaments, seeds and garden supplies. They also carry some pond plants and waterlilies in season. Open year round. They take most credit cards. Will fill mail orders. ---------- Kosy Korner Greenhouse, R. R. 1, Morinville, Alberta T8R 1P4 Phone: (780) 961-2288 (Legal). ---------- Kuhlmann's Market Gardens & Greenhouses Ltd., 1320 - 167 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Mailing address: RR No. 6, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 4K3 Phone: (780) 475-7500. A very nice selection of annuals and perennials as well as houseplants, trees & shrubs, spring & fall bulbs, ornaments and gardening supplies. No catalogue that I know of. ---------- Laskiwski's Greenhouses, 17351 - 18 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta Mailing Address: RR 6 Site 18 Box 20, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 4K3 Phone: (780) 472-9065. Across from Alberta Hospital on the Old Fort Road. Dwayne & Esther Laskiwski. They don't take credit cards but they do take cheques. Nice general selection of bedding plants. ---------- LCJ Greenhouses, Box 30, Site 19, R.R. #4, Edmonton, Alberta TE 5S7 Phone: (780) 921-2015 (Bon Accord). Eloise and Brian Ducherer. Located approximately 2 miles west and 2 miles south of Bon Accord. Nice selection of bedding plants. Some perennials. They take Visa. ---------- Little Rock Seed Co., Box 3887 WECSC, Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4K1 Phone: (780) 944-1475 (24 hours). Fax: (780) 944-0743. Seeds, herbs, bulbs. Free catalog. ---------- Millcreek Nursery Ltd., 3103 - 17 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6T 1H9 Phone: (780) 469-8733. Fax: (780) 465-5328. Ken Riske. Trees, shrubs and a few perennials. ---------- Morinville Market Gardens and Greenhouses. Phone: (780) 939-3391. Fax: (780) 939-3412. No catalogue. Located 3 1/2 miles north of Morinville, Alberta. They have a nice variety of annuals and perennials. ---------- Nu-Dawn Floral and Garden Centre Ltd., 3201-17 Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta Phone: (403) 249-2160. Open year round. ---------- Old Strathcona Garden Shoppe, 10820 - 82 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2B3 Phone: (780) 434-7401. Fax: (780) 434-7401. Denis Coulombe. Garden ornaments and supplies. ---------- Parkland Perennials, Box 3683, Spruce Grove, Alberta T7X 3A9 Phone: (780) 963-7307. Fax: (780) 963-7307. Hardy Asiatic and martagon lilies, iris, daylilies and peonies. Price list. I was very impressed with their variety after a visit to their gardens last spring. You can visit their gardens by appointment or watch for their open house dates. From Spruce Grove - 4 miles south on Golden Spike Road and 1/2 mile west on northeast corner of intersection. ---------- Parkland Seeds & Garden Centre, 410 South Avenue, Spruce Grove, Alberta T4L 1Y2 Phone: (780) 960-9248 (Spruce Grove). Warren Stokowski. Associated with Hannas Seeds. Located right in Spruce Grove. Bedding plants, perennials, garden supplies. ---------- Peek's Perennials, Box 6443, Edson, Alberta T7E 1T8 Phone: (780) 723-5701. Hardy perennials for Zones 1 to 4. ---------- Petterson Greenhouses, 411 - 167 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta Phone/fax: (780) 472-9098. Arnold & Ruth Petterson. Not large but they always have a nice selection of bedding plants and hanging baskets. They will make up floral arrangements. They take VISA. ---------- Prairie Gardens & Greenhouses, Box 119, Bon Accord, Alberta T0A 0K0 Phone: (780) 921-2272. They have no catalogue but have a good variety of plants that are hardy in most parts of Alberta. Tam Andersen also frequently gives courses on various aspects of gardening. I have always found the staff there to be very helpful and the quality of their plants to be reliable. They are located approximately 1 mile north of Highway 28 on the Lily Lake Road just east of Bon Accord. They also have U-Pick strawberries in season and a pumpkin festival in October. ---------- St. Albert Greenhouses. Phone: (780) 939-3110 (Morinville). 6 km. north of St. Albert on Highway 2, 1 km east on Hwy. 37, then 1 km. north. Greenhouse on east side of road. Bedding plants, perennials. Operated by the Wirblich family. Visa and MasterCard accepted. ---------- Salisbury Greenhouses, 52337 Range Road 232, Sherwood Park, Alberta Mailing address: P.O. Box 3093, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 2A6 Phone: (780) 467-5743. Fax: (780) 467-4040. A very large greenhouse operation just south of Sherwood Park. A huge selection of bedding plants, vegetables, perennials, tropicals & houseplants, shrubs, hanging baskets, floral arrangement supplies, garden ornaments, garden & landscaping supplies. They take credit cards. Open year round. ---------- The Saskatoon Farm, R.R.1, Dewinton, Alberta T0L 0X0 Phone: 1-800-463-2113. Fax orders: (403) 938-9229, (403) 938-6245. Email: saskfarm@telusplanet.net Website: http://www.thesaskatoonfarm.com Catalog. Saskatoon and other fruit plants. NOTE: The information for their webpage may no longer be correct as I was unable to access it the last time I tried. ---------- Seed Centre Inc., 12650-145 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta Phone: (780) 456-1052; (780) 456-1054. Fax: (780) 457-0923. Seeds, annuals, perennials, seed potatoes, garden supplies. Well worth a visit. To find them go north on 127th Street to 145th Avenue then turn east for half a block. ---------- Sherwood Gardens & Greenhouses, 52212 Range Road 233, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8B 1C9 Phone: (780) 449-2050. Fax: (780) 464-3142. Kurt Engel. Interesting selection of bedding plants. They take VISA. ---------- Sprout Farms Fruit Tree Nursery, Box 719, Bon Accord, Alberta T0A 0K0 Phone: 800-676-0353. Email: sprout@compusmart.ab.ca. Fruit trees and shrubs. Located adjacent to Prairie Gardens. ---------- Spruce Grove Greenhouse & Gardens, Box 3368, Spruce Grove, Alberta T7X 3A7 Phone: (780) 962-3822. Fax: (780) 962-2151. Hwy. 16, 1/2 km. east of Spruce Grove. South side of the highway. Pamela Greenwald. Bedding plants, perennials, trees, shrubs, ornaments, garden supplies. ---------- Sunniebend Greenhouses & Market Gardens, P. O. Box 83, Clyde, Alberta T0G 0P0 Phone: (780) 348-5384. Fax: (780) 348-5384. No catalogue. Located north of the Clyde Corner on Highway 2. Run by Peter & Dianne Hoetmer. They have a very nice selection of annuals, perennials, vegetables and a nice assortment of plants for containers and hanging baskets. They now take credit cards. Reasonable prices. Like a lot of the smaller suppliers they are continually experimenting with new plants and a person can usually find an uncommon gem or two in their selection. ---------- Sunnyside Indoor Plant Centre, 3439-69 St. NW, Calgary, Alberta Phone: (403) 288-3006. Fax: (403) 286-6908. Corner of Sarcee Trail and 34 Avenue NW. Open year round. Very large operation with bedding plants, vegetables, perennials, trees, shrubs, hanging baskets, tropicals, houseplants, plant pots, garden ornaments and garden supplies. ---------- Sunridge Nursery & Garden Centre, Box 150, Onoway, Alberta T0E 1V0 Phone: (780) 967-5266. Fax: (780) 967-2274. Eric and Bonny Carlson. On Highway 37 east of Onoway. Alberta hardy trees, shrubs, perennials. Bedding plants. Some water plants. ---------- Valley K Greenhouses, R.R. 1, Edberg, Alberta T0B 1J0 Phone: (780) 877-2540. Fax: (780) 877-2540. Email: westfall@telusplanet.net Website: http://www.valleyk.com Lynette Westfall. From Camrose: 30 km south on Hwy. 56, then 4 1/2 miles east. Perennials, lilies, roses, bedding plants, hanging baskets, trees, shrubs and some garden supplies. ---------- White's Greenhouses, Rochester, Alberta Phone: (780) 698-2174. Located west of Highway 2 near Rochester. Bill & Jean White. Bedding plants, tomatoes, cucumbers. ---------- Woodlands Tree Company, 23016 Highway 14, Sherwood Park, Alberta Mailing address: 181 - 52328 Highway 21, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8B 1J9 Phone: (780) 417-3335. Tom & Evelyn Repchuk. Trees and shrubs. They take VISA. ====================== § BRITISH COLUMBIA § ====================== Alyssa's Garden, Box 6718, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4J2 Lilies grown in Zone 1. Catalog $2, refundable. ---------- Bluestem Ornamental Grasses, 1949 Fife Rd., Christina Lake, B.C. V0H 1E3 Phone/Fax: 604-447-6363. Ornamental grasses & willows. $2. ---------- Cardinal Gardens Nursery, 13050 Cardinal Street, Mission, B.C. V2V 5X4 Phone & Fax: 604-820-0845. B&W catalog $2.00, refundable with order. Perennial plants, herbs & pond-side plants. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 9:00am - 5:30pm mid-March to October and by appointment. ---------- Classic Miniature Roses, Box 2206, Sardis, B.C. V2R 1A6 Phone: 604-823-4884. Miniature roses including miniature climbing roses. Send business-size SASE for list. ---------- Dahlias Galore, RR 1 Legion Site C-22, Sechelt, B.C. V0N 3A0 Phone: 604-885-9820. Fax: 604-885-4841. http://www.dahliasgalore.addr.com Catalog. Dahlias. Send SASE for list. ---------- Durand's Nursery, 9 Johnson Rd., Christina Lake, B.C. V0H 1E2 Phone: 604-447-6299. Herbs. Free list. ---------- Erikson's Daylily Gardens, 24642-51st Avenue, Langley, B.C. V2Z 1H9 Phone: 604-856-5758. ---------- Ferncliff Gardens, 8394 McTaggart Street, Mission, B.C. V2V 6S6 Phone: 604-826-2447. Fax: 604-826-4316. Catalog $2. Peonies, irises, dahlias, and daylilies. ---------- Hardy Roses for the North, Box 2048, Grand Forks, B.C. V0H 1H0 Phone: 250-442-8442. Fax: 250-442-2766. Email: roses@hardyroses.com Website: http://www.hardyroses.com Catalog with color pictures of a large variety of roses grown on own roots (not grafted) as well as a few perennials. Remember, email is not secure so caution is advised with regard to sending credit card information in this manner. I have dealt with these people for a couple of years now and have been satisfied with the plants they sent me which were shipped in small pots via Canada Post. ---------- The Heather Farm, Box 2206, Sardis, B.C. V2R 1A6 Phone: 604-823-4884. Heaths and heathers. Send business-size SASE for list. ---------- Holt Geraniums, 34465 Hallert Rd., Abbotsford, B.C. V3G 1R3 Fax: 604-859-8308. Several varieties of Pelargoniums. $2 for list. ---------- Island Bonsai, 1954 Lawson Grove, Campbell River, B.C. V9W 1L3 Phone/Fax: 604-923-8716. Email: ibonsai@oberon.ark.com Website: http://oberon.ark.com/~bonsai/index.htm Catalog $1, refundable. ---------- Rainforest Gardens, 13139-224 St., R.R.#2, Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 7E7 Phone: 604-467-4218. Fax: 604-467-3181. Email: info@rainforest-gardens.com Website: http://www.dsoe.com/rainforest Specialties: hardy geraniums, primula, ferns, astilbe and hostas. Catalog $4. ---------- Select Roses, 22771-38 Ave., Langley, B.C. V2Z 2G9 Phone: 250-530-5786. Miniature roses on their own roots. List $2. ---------- Tropic To Tropic Plants, 1170 - 53A St., S. Delta, B.C. V4M 3E3 Phone: 604-943-6562. Fax: 604-948-1996. Tropical plants that are hardy in the Vancouver area. Catalog $3, refundable. ============== § Manitoba § ============== Boughen Nurseries Valley River Ltd., Box 12, Balley River, Manitoba R0L 2B0 Phone: 204-638-7618. Fax: 204-638-7172. Nursery stock. Free catalog. ---------- The Lily Nook, Box 846, Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0 Phone: 204-476-3225. Lilies. $2. ---------- Lindenberg Seeds Limited, 803 Princess Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 0P5 Phone: 204-727-0575. Fax: 204-727-2832. Catalog of vegetable and flower seeds, onion sets, garlic, seed potatoes, roses, small fruit plants, bulbs, perennials and garden supplies. ---------- McFayden Seed Co. Ltd., 30 - 9th Street, Suite 200, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6N4 Phone: 1-800-205-7111. Fax: 1-204-725-1888. Catalog with color pictures. They sell flower and vegetable seeds, bulbs, perennials, small fruit plants, roses, onion sets, seed potatoes, garlic, shallots and miscellaneous supplies. ---------- T&T Seeds, Box 1710, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3P6 Phone: 204-956-2777. Fax: 204-956-1994. Catalog with color pictures. They sell flower & vegetable seeds, bulbs, seed potatoes, onion sets, shallots, garlic, small fruit plants, shrubs, roses, trees, fruit trees and garden supplies. ================= § Nova Scotia § ================= River View Herbs, Maitland Greenhouses, P.O. Box 92, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia B0N 1T0 Phone: 1-902-261-2274. Fax: 1-902-261-2427. An unpretentious catalogue with a fairly comprehensive list of herb seeds and plants. There are also a few recipes included. The shipping charge for the plants is fairly hefty outside of the maritime provinces, however. ============= § Ontario § ============= Aimers Seeds, R.R. 3, Ilderton, Ontario N0M 2A0 Phone: 519-461-0011. Fax: 519-461-0012. Webpage: http://www.aimers.on.ca Catalog with color pictures - $4. Extensive selection of flower seeds and some shrub seeds. This address is changed from their 1997 address as are the phone numbers. Their webpage is new. ---------- Becker's Seed Potatoes, RR #1, Trout Creek, Ontario P0H 2L0 Phone: 705-724-2305. Fax: 705-724-1392. Small catalog but the largest selection of seed potatoes I've ever seen. ---------- Blueberry Hill, R.R.1, Box D, Maynooth, Ontario K0L 2S0 Phone: 613-338-2535. Blueberry, strawberry and raspberry plants for zones 2, 3 & 4. Free list. ---------- Bramley Gardens, R.R. 4, Waterford, Ontario N0E 1Y0 Phone: 519-443-5569. Email: bramley@netroute.net Website: http://www.netroute.net/Bramley-Gardens/ Daylilies. $1. ---------- Brickman's Botanical Gardens, R. R. #1, Sebringville, Ontario N0K 1X0 Phone: 519-393-6223. Fax: 519-393-5239. Extensive price list. Minimum order $30.00. ---------- Leonard W. Butt, Box 109, Huttonville, Ontario L0J 1B0 Phone: 905-455-8344. Small catalog but large selection of gladioli. ---------- Campberry Farm, R.D. Campbell, R.R. 1, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0 Phone: 905-262-4827. Persimmon, pawpaw, sweet chestnut, dogwood and other trees. Catalog $2. ---------- Canadian Wildflower Society, Unit 12A, Box 228, 4981 Hwy. 7, Markham, Ontario L3R 1N1 Phone: 905-294-9075. Free brochure. $2 for a sample of their magazine. Seed exchange for members. ---------- Chuck Chapman Iris, 11 Harts Lane, Guelph, Ontario N1L 1B1 Phone: 519-823-8744. Irises. Catalog $2, refundable. ---------- Cruickshank's Inc, 1015 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto, Ontario M4P 2M1 Phone: 416-488-8292. Fax: 416-488-8802. Catalog. Large selection of bulbs. ---------- William Dam Seeds, Box 8400, Dundas, Ontario L9H 6M1 Phone: 905-628-6641. Email: willdam@sympatico.ca Catalog. Untreated flower and vegetable seeds. ---------- Dominion Seed House, Box 2500, Georgetown, Ontario L76 5L6 Phone: 905-873-3037. Fax: 800-282-5746. Catalog with color pictures. They sell flower & vegetable seeds, seed potatoes, onion sets, shallots, garlic, small fruit plants, perennials and garden supplies. ---------- Dusty's Hybrid African Violets, Box 56538, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 1B1 Price list. Large variety of African violets. ---------- Gardenimport Inc., Box 760, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 4A5 Phone: 905-731-1950; 1-800-339-8314. Fax: 905-881-3499. Email: flower@gardenimport.com Webpage: http://www.gardenimport.com Color catalogue with pictures. ---------- Gardens North, 5984 Third Line Rd. N., RR 3, North Gower, Ontario K0A 2T0 Phone: 613-489-0065. Email: garnorth@istar.ca Webpage: http:infoweb.magi.com/~lawrie/gardensnorth.html Catalog $4. Specializes in perennials. ---------- Hawaiian Garden Centre & Nursery Ltd., 140 Lake Street, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 5Y1 Phone: 905-684-9093; 905-684-1556. Fax: 905-988-5353. Aquatic plants, bonsai. Free catalog. ---------- Huronview Nurseries, 6429 Brigden Road, Bright's Grove, Ontario N0N 1C0 Phone: 519-869-4689. Fax: 519-869-8518. Email: jonathanc@wwdc.com Orchids and orchid supplies. Remember, email is not secure so the usual caution is advised with regard to sending credit card information in this manner. ---------- JDS Gardens, RR #4, 2277 Hwy 18, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0 Phone: 519-738-9513. Fax: 519-738-3539. Email: jdsgardn@mnsi.net Webpage: http://www.jdsgardens.com They have a catalog on their website and have a nice-looking selection of perennials, herbs and ornamental grasses. ---------- Moore Water Gardens, Port Stanley, Ontario N5L 1J4 Phone: 519-782-4052. Catalog. Specialize in waterlilies and pond supplies. ---------- OSC Seeds, Box 7, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3Z6 Phone: 519-886-0557. Fax: 519-886-0605. Catalog with color pictures. They sell flower and vegetable seeds, onion sets, gladiola corms and garden supplies. ---------- Richters, Goodwood, Ontario L0C 1A0 Phone: 905-640-6677. Fax: 905-640-6641 Email addresses as follows: Orders to: orderdesk@richters.com Inquiries to: inquiry@richters.com Customer Service to: custserv@richters.com Webpage: http://www.richters.com Catalog with color pictures. They sell herb seeds and plants as well as some herbal preparations and garden supplies. Remember, email is not secure so the usual caution is advised with regard to sending credit card information in this manner. ---------- Stokes Seeds Ltd., Box 10, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 6R6 Phone: 905-688-4300. Fax: 905-684-8411. Email: Stokes@stokeseeds.com Website: http://www.stokeseeds.com Catalog with color pictures of flowers and vegetables. They also sell some garden supplies. I have dealt with Stokes for many years and have always found their seeds to be of excellent quality. I have also found their customer service email responses to be very prompt and helpful. ---------- Strong's Daylilies, Box 11041, Stoney Creek, Ontario L8E 5P9 Phone: 905-643-3271. Email: mstrong@networx.on.ca Daylilies. $2. ---------- We're in the Hayfield Now Daylily Gardens, 4704 Pollard Road, R.R. 1, Orono, Ontario L0B 1M0 Phone: 905-983-5097. Webpage: http://www.distinctly.on.ca This is the D.C.D. Daylily Home Page and has lots of interesting daylily links. Daylilies. $2. ---------- ========================== § Prince Edward Island § ========================== Vesey's Seeds Ltd., York, P.O. Box 9000, Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 8K6 Phone: 800-363-7333. Fax: 800-686-0329. Email: order@veseys.com Webpage: http://www.veseys.com Seed catalog with color pictures of flowers and vegetables. Remember, email is not secure so caution is advised with regard to sending credit card information in this manner. ---------- ================== § Saskatchewan § ================== Early's Farm & Garden Centre Inc., 2615 Lorne Ave., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 0S5. Phone: 306-931-1982. Fax: 306-931-7110. An interesting catalogue with a large variety of gardening supplies. ---------- Honeywood Lilies, Box 68, Parkside, Saskatchewan S0J 2A0 Phone: 306-747-3296. Price list. Prairie-hardy lilies and perennials. ---------- This is only a partial listing and I'll add to it from time to time as I locate more sources of seeds and plants. I hope you find it useful. If you have a favourite Canadian supplier of plants and/or seeds that you would like to see added to this list please email me at buddy@connect.ab.ca with Northern Garden in the subject line. = = = = = = = = = = = = = =========== § Books § =========== HOME GARDENING COURSE; University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension; 1986; ISBN 0-88864-852-9. This is a very comprehensive work that covers just about everything you need to know about growing plants. It started out as a true home course with individual booklets that were mailed out to course participants. These were later bound together and sold as one book. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PERENNIALS FOR THE PRAIRIES; Toop & Williams; University of Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan, Faculty of Extension; ISBN 1-55091-005-1. A useful book with coloured pictures and cultural information dealing with perennials. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ROSE GARDENING ON THE PRAIRIES; Shewchuk; University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension; ISBN 0-88864-140-0. Another in the Prairie Gardening series of books. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WOODY ORNAMENTALS FOR THE PRAIRIES; Knowles; ISBN 1-55091-025-6. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ANNUALS FOR THE PRAIRIES; Toop; University of Alberta & University of Saskatchewan, Faculty of Extension; ISBN 1-55105-034-X. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lois Hole's Northern Flower Gardening: Bedding Plants; Hole; ISBN 1-55105-039-0. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lois Hole's Northern Flower Gardening: Perennial Favorites; Hole; ISBN 1-55105-056-0. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lois Hole's Northern Vegetable Gardening; Hole; ISBN 1-551-5--56-0. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sunset Western Garden Book; Sunset Publishing; ISBN 0-376-03891-8. This book is a good reference source. The climate zones shown in the book are not the same as our Canadian zones but nevertheless, there is still lots of good information about most of the plants that will grow on our northern prairies. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Wildflower Gardener's Guide, Midwest, Great Plains & Canadian Prairies edition; H.W. Art; ISBN 0-88266-668-1. This book contains quite a bit of information on growing wildflowers along with drawings and some coloured photos. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Perennial Garden; Cox; ISBN 0-87596-123-1. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ortho Books publish a number of interesting books: All About Ground Covers; All About Herbs; Gardening in Containers; All About Vegetables; All About Perennials; All About Annuals; Gardening with Color; and Color with Annuals are a few of them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The New Bedding Plant Expert; Hessayon; ISBN 0-903505-45-2; rev.ed. 1996; pub. Expert Books. This is one book in a series and I have found it to be quite useful for identifying those interesting but often mysteriously nameless plants one finds in plant nurseries. Other books in the series that I have purchased are: The Container Expert and The Flowering Shrub Expert. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Simon & Schuster's Guide to Climbing Plants; Consolino & Banfi; ISBN 0-671-51050-9; 1994. A lovely little book that lists a large number of climbing plants. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The New Northern Gardener; Bennett; ISBN 1-55209-012-4; rev. 1996; Firefly Books. An interesting softcover book that covers not only a fairly wide variety of plants but also culinary uses for many of them. Anyone who has read the Harrowsmith magazines for a while will be familiar with Jennifer Bennett's writing. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers; ed. Brickell; ISBN 0-88850-245-1; 1989; Reader's Digest. A very comprehensive book with colour photos and some cultural information for a large variety of plants, bulbs, trees and shrubs. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bonsai Techniques I; Naka; ISBN 0-930-422-31-7; Bonsai Institute of California. This is one of the quintessential books for anyone seriously interested in learning this interesting art. John Naka has written a follow-up to this book but I have been told that this is an excellent book to start with and after exploring it I quite agree. Bonsai seems to transcend boundaries as all sorts of plants, trees and shrubs can be used. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Here are some other sites you may find interesting: http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/ -- Alberta Agriculture lots of useful information here ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/ -- Brent's Bonsai Page Brent has his catalogue online here; unfortunately he doesn't ship plants to Canada. He also has pictures of bonsai, lots of information and some good bonsai links ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://butchartgardens.bc.ca/butchart/index.html -- Butchart Gardens check this site if you are going to Vancouver Island ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.calhort.org/ -- The Calgary Horticultural Society events, links, membership information ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www1.sympatico.ca/mags/cangardening -- Canadian Gardening Magazine interesting interactive gardening forum ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/1666/ -- Craig's Bonsai Page great collection of bonsai links and pictures ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.discoveredmonton.com/devonian/ -- Devonian Botanic Garden Garden events, courses and much more ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.connect.ab.ca/~jfilipski -- Gerald Filipski is a garden columnist for The Edmonton Journal; you can email him with gardening questions for his Q & A column. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.icangarden.com -- Donna Dawson's wonderful gardening website which is packed with useful information. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/6895/ -- Internet Bonsai Club If you are interested in bonsai this is a great online group of enthusiasts to associate with. There is a free email list to which you can subscribe. This site has an enormous amount of information. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.interlog.com/~tobonsoc/ -- The Toronto Bonsai Society Information on Society events, bonsai information, pictures and links. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Here is a short listing of IRC chat channels of interest to gardeners: #bonsai on starchat.net; Monday evenings at 6:00pm MST (or MDT). Server access through polaris.starchat.net, port 6667. Lively group with bonsai as the main topic. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #gardening on Dalnet; evenings. Server access through irc.dal.net, port 6667. General gardening discussion. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #prairiegarden on starchat.net; Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm MST (or MDT). Server access through polaris.starchat.net, port 6667. Other StarNet servers can be found at http://www.starchat.net. This a chat with the focus on general "cold-climate" gardening mainly in zones 1 through 4. If there is enough interest some morning or afternoon chat times could also be arranged. Look for allium (me). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #orchids and #roses are two other chat channels, however their access procedure is a little more complicated. They are on a private server but are open to the public. To access them you must first go to http://www.vengers.com/ and get the numerical address of the server which changes every day. Then you have to input that address into your irc program everyday. Once connected to the server you enter the channel in the normal way. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a garden chat available using your web browser; it is called Garden Escape. It is best to have Java installed to use this chat but not absolutely necessary as you are offered the choice. You can enter the chat as a "guest", in which case you will be assigned a chat name, or you can register (no charge) and pick your own chat name and password which you will use for future sessions. The website is http://www.garden.com/ -- Garden Escape -- and to enter the chat click on "Let's Talk Dirt". You can set refresh preferences - if you are used to irc you will want to set the fastest refresh rate you can; if you are not used to live chatting you can set a rate that suits you but you will probably soon find that you will want to see the refresh rate speeded up. When you explore the site you will see that there are special chats scheduled with 'experts' on hand who can answer your questions. If you find that irc is not for you then this is a reasonable alternative. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IRC is an interesting and easy way to talk to others in "real time". There are lots of very nice people on IRC who are very friendly and helpful. The chat channels I have described above are all moderated and controlled, no harassment is allowed. If you need help in getting on IRC, such as locating the necessary software programs please email me and I will do my best to help you get started. There are "chat rooms" offered on some websites but, after experiencing IRC, I find them rather awkward to use so I prefer to take the IRC route. = = = = = = = = = = = = = If you would like to send gardening comments, questions or suggestions on how to improve this page please email us at: buddy@connect.ab.ca = = = = = = = = = = = = = To explore other parts of our site you will have to use a browser that is capable of handling HTML and graphics at this time. In the future some of the other areas may have a text-based alternative. Below is the URL of the Home Page of our site from which you may access the other areas by means of active links. Alberta North Country Life Home Page -- http://www.connect.ab.ca/~buddy/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = This page was designed by Hallie du Preez. Copyright ©1998-2000 by Hallie du Preez, all rights reserved