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Gardens
The Butchart Gardens
800 Benvenuto Avenue,
Brentwood Bay, BC
Open daily
866-652-4422 www.butchartgardens.com
Dahlias at The Butchart Gardens
Sunken Garden at The Butchart Gardens
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
West Saanich Road at Keating Cross Road
Saanich, BC
250-652-3822 www.butterflygardens.com
The Horticulture Centre
505 Quayle Road
Victoria, BC
Open Monday to Friday
250-479-6162 www.hcp.bc.ca
Finnerty Gardens
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, BC
Open daily
250-721-7014 www.external.uvic.ca/gardens
Gardens at Anderton, Comox
Gardens at Anderton, Comox
Abkhazi Garden
1964 Fairfield Road
Victoria, BC
Open daily, March to September
250-598-8096 www.abkhazi.com
Hatley Park, Victoria
Hatley Park, Victoria
Hatley Park National Historic Site
2005 Sooke Road
Victoria, BC
866-241-0674 www.hatleypark.ca
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
3873 Swan Lake Road
Victoria, BC
250-479-0211 www.swanlake.bc.ca/aboutus.htm
Sooke Harbour House
1528 Whiffen Spit Road
Sooke, BC
Open daily
800-889-9688 www.sookeharbourhouse.com
Providence Farm
1843 Tzouhalem Road
Duncan, BC
Open daily, June to September
250-746-4204 www.providence.bc.ca
Mayo Creek Gardens
6596 McLean Road
Lake Cowichan, BC
250-749-6291 www.mayocreekgardens.ca
The Garden at Barton and Leier Gallery
3140 Decourcey Road
Ladysmith, BC
Open Thursday to Sunday, April to November
250-722-7140.
Hazelwood Herb Farm
13576 Adshead Road
Ladysmith, BC
Open daily, April to September
250-245-8007 www.hazelwoodherbfarm.com
Cornus and house at Milner Gardens
Milner Gardens and Woodland
2179 West Island Highway
Qualicum Beach, BC
Open daily
250-752-6153 www.milnergardens.org
Azaleas and house, Milner Gardens
Tofino Botanical Gardens
1084 Pacific Rim Highway
Tofino, BC
Open daily
250-725-1220 www.tofinobotanicalgardens.com
Old Rose Nursery
1020 Central Road
Hornby Island, BC
250-335-2603 www.oldrosenursery.com
Old House Restaurant & Gardens
1760 Riverside Lane
Courtenay, BC
Open daily
250-338-5406 www.theoldhouse.ca
Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park
61 Filberg Road
Comox, BC
Open daily
250-339-2715 www.filberg.com
Gardens at Anderton, Comox
The Gardens on Anderton
2012 Comox Road
Comox, BC
Open 10am to 4pm, May to September 2011
250-702-4186 www.gardensonanderton.org
Gardens at Anderton, Comox
Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens
6183 Whitaker Road
Courtenay, BC
Open daily
250-338-6901 www.woodlandgardens.ca
Victorian Garden Gate Manor
448 Community Road
Sayward, BC
Open Monday, Thursday & Saturday, May to September
250-282-3776 http://saywardbb.com/
Shepherd’s Garden
920 Nicholson Road
Port McNeill, BC
250-956-4709 www.shephardsgarden.ca
Ronnings Garden
Holberg, BC
250-288-3724
Lovely potted plants
Gardening
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Art Knapp
Matticks Farm
5325 Cordova Bay Road
Victoria, BC
250-658-1013 www.matticksfarm.com
Big Barn Garden Centre
1286 McKenzie Avenue
Victoria, BC
250-477-4435
Cannor Nursery
4660 Elk Lake
Victoria, BC
250-658-5415 www.cannor.com
Le Coteau Farms
304 Walton Place
Victoria, BC
250-658-5888 www.lecoteau.com
Danica Nurseries
6705 Danica Place
Victoria, BC
250-652-2718
Dig This
1990 Oak Bay Avenue
Victoria, BC
250-598-0802 www.digthis.com
Elk Lake Garden Centre
5450 Patricia Bay Highway
Victoria, BC
250-658-8812.
French Vanilla Home & Garden
1848 Oak Bay Avenue
Victoria, BC
250-592-0422 www.frenchvanillahome.com
Garden Works
1916 Oak Bay Avenue
Victoria, BC
250-595-4200 www.gardenworks.ca
Garden Works
4290 Blenkinsop
Victoria, BC
250-721-2140 www.gardenworks.ca
Garden Works
1859 Island Highway
Victoria, BC
250-478-2078 www.gardenworks.ca
Dalia, Marcella Andrews, Qualicum Beach
The Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre
1216 North Park Street
Victoria, BC
250-386-9676 www.compost.bc.ca
Little Elf Garden Centre
1062 Goldstream Avenue
Victoria, BC
250-478-4557
Natures Garden Seed
3651 Shelbourne Street
Victoria, BC
250-595-2062 www.naturesgardenseed.com
Queenswood Nursery of Victoria
6458 Central Saanich Road
Victoria, BC
250-652-1443 www.queenswoodnursery.com
Seeds of Victoria
395 Conway Road
Victoria, BC
250-881-1555 www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath
Two Wings Farm Seeds
4768 William Head Road
Victoria, BC
250-478-3794 www.twowingsfarm.com
Marcella Andrews, Qualicum Beach
Urban Oasis Garden Centre
4085 Quadra Street
Victoria, BC
250-479-6868
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Toronto, Ontario
250-752-8135 www.seeds.ca
USC Canada
800-565-6872 www.usc-canada.org
Vancouver Island Master Gardeners
www.bcmastergardeners.org
Vet’s Plant Box
570 Beaver Lake Road
Victoria, BC
250-479-2667
West Coast Seeds
3925 64th Street
Delta, BC
604-952-8820 www.westcoastseeds.com
Flower basket, Josie Byington
Hedgehog Cedars
1395 McTavish
North Saanich, BC
250-812-0375
Island View Nursery
2933 McIntyre
Saanichton, BC
250-544-4806
Marigold Nurseries
7874 Lochside Drive
Saanichton, BC
250-652-2342 www.marigoldnurseries.com
Ravenhill Herb Farm
1330 Mt. Newton Cross Roads
Saanichon, BC
250-652-4024 www.slugsandsalal.com
Brentwood Bay Nurseries
1395 Benvenuto
Brentwood Bay, BC
250-652-1507 www.brentwoodbaynurseries.com
Anderton Therapeutic Gardens, Comox
Firwood Rhododendron Nursery
5631 Batu
Sidney, BC
250-654-0108
Four Seasons Nursery
9100 East Saanich Road
Sidney, BC
250-654-0108
Meadow Oak Nursery
1070 Wain
Sidney, BC
250-655-1756.
Peninsula Flowers Nursery
8512 West Saanich Road
Sidney, BC
250-652-9602
Russell Nursery
1370 Wain Road
Sidney, BC
250-656-0384
Snapdragon Nurseries
108-2360 Beacon Avenue
Sidney, BC
250-656-5199
Twin Peaks Nursery & Landscaping
1780 Mills West
Sidney, BC
250-654-0400.
Numa Farms
3459 Luxton Road
Luxton, BC
250-474-6005
Full Circle Seeds
6808 Pascoe Road
Sooke, BC
250-642-3671 www.fullcircleseeds.com
Raspberries, Marcella Andrews, Qualicum Beach
Boardwalk Greens
104 Purvis Lane
Salt Spring Island, BC
250-537-5787.
Eco Living Organic Solutions
318A Blackburn Road
Salt Spring Island, BC
250-537-8424 www.ecolivingorganics.com
Foxglove Farm and Garden
104 Atkins Road
Salt Spring Island, BC
250-537-5531
Fraser’s Thimble Farms
175 Arbutus
Salt Spring Island, BC
250-537-5788
Garden Faire Nursery & Landscape Supply
305 Rainbow
Salt Spring Island, BC
250-537-4346
Linda Gilkeson
Saltspring Island, BC
250-537-2503 www.lindagilkeson.ca
Salt Spring Seeds
260 Old Devide Road
Saltspring Island, BC
250-537-5269 www.saltspringseeds.com
Steele Greenhouse Components
Mayne Island, BC
604-532-1817 www.steelgc.com
Tomoatoes, Marcella Andrews, Qualicum Beach
Island Daylily Farm
1291 East Shawnigan Lake Road
Shawnigan Lake, BC
250-733-2082 www.islanddaylily.ca
Dinter B Nursery
2205 Phipps Road
Duncan, BC
250-748-2023 www.dinternursery.ca
Lush Eco Lawns
Duncan, BC
250-597-0408 www.lushecolawns.com
Old Farm Garden Centre
5174 Trans-Canada Highway
Duncan, BC
250-746-8734
Valhalla Farm Herbs ‘N’ Things
3693 Gibbons Road
Duncan, BC
250-748-1741 www.valhallaherbs.com
Vancouver Island Heather Society
Duncan, BC
www.bcheathersociety.org
Alba Plants
1810 Koksilah Road
Cowichan Bay, BC
250-746-1555 www.albaplants.com
Ceres Edible Landscaping
Cowichan, BC
250-748-8506 www.cowichangreencommunity.org
Gaia College
2485 Koksilah Road
Cowichan Station, BC
250-709-2229 www.gaiacollege.ca
Micro-Watering Systems,
816 Altamont Road,
Cobble Hill, BC
250-733-2635 www.warmlandwaterworks.com
West Coast salad, Marcella Andrews, Qualicum Beach
Hazelwood Herb Farm
13576 Adshead
Ladysmith, BC
250-245 8007 www.hazelwoodherbfarm.com
Cedar Road Greenhouse
2724 Cedar Road
Cedar, BC
250-722-2870.
McSeeds Society
2660 Holden Corso Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-323-3553
Wheelbarrow Nursery
2280 South Road
Gabriola Island, BC
250-247-8728
Wild Rose Garden Centre
750 Tin Can Alley
Gabriola Island, BC
250-247-7887
Alex’s Therapeutic Gardening Centre
295 Selby
Nanaimo, BC
250-754-8241.
Applelea Horticulture
3497 Juriet
Nanaimo, BC
250-722-2125
Art Knapp
6469 Metral Drive
Nanaimo, BC
250-390-1151
Davey Tree Services
Nanaimo, BC
250755-1288 www.davey.com
Diana’s Garden Centre
2517 Bowen Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-760-0065 www.dianasgardencentre.com
Dig This
5283 Rutherford Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-585-0149 www.digthis.com
Gardens On The Go
www.freewebs.com/gardensonthego
Green Thumb Garden Centre
6261 Hammond Bay Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-758-0944
Imperial Pacific Greenhouses
2257 Yellow Point
Nanaimo, BC
250-722-2269
Kleijn Nurseries
1754 Thatcher
Nanaimo, BC
250-754-4482
Long Lake Nurseries
4900 Island Highway North
Nanaimo, BC
250-858-5012
Nanaimo Horticulture Society
Nanaimo, BC
www.nanaimohort.org
Old Garden Topiary
3923 Victoria Avenue
Nanaimo, BC
250-729-0211
Sea Soil
Organic Naturally Fertilized Soil
866-732-7645 www.seasoil.com
Sharecost
Landscape materials
1716 Northfield Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-758-2401 www.sharecost.ca
Shar-Kare
4770 Wellington Road
Nanaimo, BC
250-758-0212
Turley’s Florist
60 Terminal Avenue
Nanaimo, BC
250-754-6344 www.turleysflorist.com
The Bug Factory
1636 E. Island Highway
Nanoose Bay, BC
250-468-7912 www.thebugfactory.ca
NatureScape Fencing
1869 Stewart Road
Nanoose Bay, BC
250-468-1863 http://naturescapefencing.com
Northwest Bay Nursery
2314 Northwest Bay Road
Nanoose, BC
250-468-5953
Allsbrook Greenhouses
435 Allsbrook Road
Parksville, BC
250-248-3030
Buckerfield’s
587 Alberni Highway
Parksville, BC
250- 248-3243
Cannor Nursery
609 Island Highway East
Parksville, BC
250-248-0093
Earthbank Organic Fish Compost
1424 Hodges Road
Parksville, BC
250-954-0118
Green Thumb Garden Centre
609 E. Island Highway
Parksville, BC
250-248-0093
Ken-Dor Garden Centre
792 Island Highway
Parksville, BC
250-248-8441
Kelly’s Gardening Services
Serving central Qualicum Beach, BC
250-951-0688 or Kellytravels2000@yahoo.ca
Kelly’s Gardening Services
Serving central Qualicum Beach, BC
250-951-0688 or kellytravels2000@yahoo.ca
Master Lawn Maintenance
518 Aspen Avenue
Qualicum Beach, BC
250-752-4662 www.masterlawn.ca
Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society
Qualicum Beach, BC
250-752-3694
Oceanside Edibles
546 Nootka Road
Qualicum Beach, BC
250-752-4427 http://oceansideedibles.com
Station Farm & Feed
1290 Alberni Highway
Parksville, BC
250-248-8631
Sunpod Greenhouses
Unit 1-944 Errington Road
Errington, BC
250-248-8616 www.sunpodgreenhouses.com
Cottonwood Nursery
1754 Alberni Highway
Coombs, BC
250-248-9428
Arrowsmith Greenhouses
2880 Alberni Highway
Coombs, BC
250-752-1592
Hillier Water Gardens & Nursery
Alberni Highway
Hilliers, BC
250-752-6109 www.hillierwatergardens.com
Qualicum Bay Nursery
2975 Becque Road
Qualicum Bay, BC
250-757-9865
Trish Summerhayes, bountiful runner beans!
Light House Feed & Garden
7015 W. Island Highway
Bowser, BC
250-757-8090.
Trish Summerhayes in her garden
Twining Vine Garden
410 Station Road
Fanny Bay, BC
250-335-0584 www.plantexplorers.com
Art Knapp’s Plantland
2855 Wentworth
Courtenay, BC
250-334-3024
Renaissance Greenhouse and Gardens
5228 North Island Highway
Courtenay, BC
250-338-2226
River Meadow Farm
3125 Piercy Avenue
Courtenay, BC
250-338-4111
Stellar Seeds
Kaslo, BC
250-366-0061 www.stellarseeds.com
Black Creek Farm & Feed
2184 Lalum
Black Creek, BC
250-337-8922
Duchess of Dirt
7896 Fairview Road
Black Creek, BC
250-337-8051
Willows Farm Market & Garden Centre
105-2266 S. Island Highway
Campbell River, BC
250-923-2775
Campbell River Garden Centre
673 Old Peterson
Campbell River, BC
250-287-7645
Girls in The Garden
408 Westgate
Campbell River, BC
250-9237149
Sticks N Stones Nursery on Dogwood
48 Dogwood
Campbell River, BC
250-286-6916
On Root Greenhouse
630 Noble
Quadra Island, BC
250-285-3206
Salmon River Gardens
958 Frenchman
Sayward, BC
250-282-3868
Garden Gate Enterprises
1009 Hyde Park
Port McNeill, BC
250-9564769
Sea Soil
2175 Mine Road
Port McNeill, BC
250-616-7645 www.seasoil.com
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