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Southern Ontario Trip 2024   This year we took a tour of the warmer part of Ontario with our team. We began in our hometown. With access from the sea via the Saint Lawrence Seaway the Lake Ontario port city of Hamilton is heavily endowed with industries. Known as the city of waterfalls, Hamilton is home to 156 waterfalls some of which are major and some minor. South of the city in the community of Mount Hope lies major international airport YHM. Mt. Hope lies on the linear threshold of the southern Ontario growing zone 6b.  Crossing the Grand River in...

We'd like to showcase an Ontario customer this spring from the town of Wellandport. Ben has created quite an impressive seedling propagation table! This is an ideal setup for germinating large numbers of seedlings in a controlled environment. The peat moss medium will help to retain moisture and the plastic lids on the trays will keep the seeds from drying out, a major problem when germinating seedlings. Artificial lighting is an excellent addition to any germination station. Any regular light is good, there is a common misconception that special "grow lights" are needed to germinate the seedlings. You can use...

Another year of growth, and we have several new seeds varieties available in our store.  We are always expanding our inventory and are happy to offer some new deciduous and conifer varieties for 2024. You may click on the links below for more details and to place an order. Pin Oak Riverbank Grape Siberian Larch European Aspen Japanese Maple   We have also added a "Notify Me" function to the product pages which will send you an e-mail when an out of stock product is brought back into inventory.   Keep checking our seed store for new varieties!    

 The hunt for massive old growth tree stands takes you into deep forests of the western Canadian backcountry. Searching for groves of excellence in which the giant specimens grow is both thrilling and memorable.  One such example (among many) is located on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. There grows a tall, very large Douglas-Fir that stands alone towering over the clear-cut forest surrounding it. His name is, appropriately, Big Lonely Doug nicknamed by the local people. Impressive it would be standing above the trees on the hills surrounding it, but this tree emanates from the valley floor!    The tree...

Today we're featuring a passionate grower of trees Bunny G. from Errington, British Columbia, Canada. She has been growing Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) from seed and her saga is chronicled here. Bunny noticed her first Giant Sequoia coming up around the 20th of April 2023 Following on from the first success five or six more came up in a few days: The methods of germination that seemed to work best included use of a paper towel which the seeds were sprinkled on. Using wiggly tall transferrable forestry sleeves was another approach reported as worthwhile.  There were however obstacles that had...