Plants

We provide a substantial amount of information about plants to you, because we feature so many different kinds of plants. Not all the information is in the same place, and that's a good thing. We are well aware that someone who is looking for data on what plants attract hummingbirds, for example, may want that information and only that information. This individual may not be at all interested in which of our trees provide vertical privacy, or reading a list of our most requested herbs or discovering the availability of diatomaceous earth in our tropical atrium.

To save you time and enable you to focus on precise topics, we have therefore put plant information in designated category sections as well as some very specific sub- sections.

Natural Air Purification

Customers visit our tropical atrium for a number of reasons - sometimes they are seeking a gift for a housewarming, birthday, anniversary, promotion, retirement or some other special occasion. Often they are looking for plants to help beautify the inside of their own homes . Some guests simply want to bring ...

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Amaryllis - Hippeastrum

The amaryllis has long been a very popular plant and that's not at all surprising. The lovely amaryllis and it's hybrid cousins - are renowned for making excellent potted plants indoors and tropical accents during the growing season outdoors. Blossom colours include red, white, pink, orange, salmon and bi-colour. You will usually find two to...

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Fall Planting

Many gardening experts insist that autumn is an excellent time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials. But is this really true? Yes, it certainly is true. During the spring and summer, this type of greenery is busy putting down roots, growing stems and sending up blossoms and leaves...

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Fall Annuals & Perennials

When summer draws softly to a close, and the conventional growing season slowly brings down the curtain of conclusion for another year, many of us feel a little wistful, and a bit sad that one of our favourite seasons is bidding us farewell. Especially in a climate like ours, where winter wears out the...

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Gardening With Cats

GARDEN PAW DIPLOMACY - The challenge of gardening when cats are involved Many people who love both cats and gardening have become wistful and wishful - they truly wish cats did not enjoy the gardening season quite so much. Some of them wonder if it is ever possible to garden...

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Orchids

Our tropical atrium always has appealing orchids.  A number of different species and hybrids are represented and you'll also encounter  charming mini-orchids. Renowned for their delicate design and their exotic beauty, orchids are also treasured for their truly remarkable diversity - there are thousands of recognized species. So the old expression sometimes used...

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Garden Gourmet

Planting and harvesting fruits or vegetables is not, we admit, everybody's cup of tea.  But during the growing season, many of us find it so convenient and so satisfying to choose certain fruits and vegetables from our own back yard, rather than a supermarket.  You need not worry about how fresh your fruits, veggies or...

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Trees & Shrubs

Outdoor Beauties with a Natural Love of Cleaning We love trees and shrubs - and not just because they are handsome to behold and not just because we sell them.  In the war on global warming, a greener planet is highly beneficial and greenery helps to clean the air.  Trees and shrubs help improve air quality...

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Annuals

Many of our guests consider browsing through our greenhouses and choosing their annuals, to be among  the most wonderful rites of spring.  We feature a vast selection of both common and uncommon annuals.  We carry plants that love the sun, plants that prefer the shade, and those that will tolerate some of each.  We...

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Perennial

We have long been renowned for our vast selection of perennials.  Our collection is among the largest in the province and features both classic perennials or traditional favourites, as well as more unusual, much quirkier and seldom seen but sublime perennials.  Every year, many of our regular perennial patrons want something new and different, so we...

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