Use of Native Plants


Native Plant Sales 2008 Two native plant sales will be held in 2008 in the South Coast and Islands regions of British Columbia, offering the public a large selection of native species for home gardening and landscaping projects. Native Plants Grown Commercially in BC Produced by: BC Landscape & Nursery Association (BCLNA) Native Plant Committee 101 - 5830 176A Street Surrey BC V3S 4E3 T: 604.574.7772 F: 604.574.7773 www.canadanursery.com www.gardenwise.bc.ca "A" list of species generally available in large quantities, in a range of sizes and from at least three nurseries in British Columbia. "B" list of species available in moderate quantities, in a range of sizes and from at least two nurseries in British Columbia. "C" list of species available in limited numbers and may be offered by only one nursery in British Columbia Please note that other species may be available from individual specialty native plant nurseries. For more information on the publication, Identification of BC’s Optimum Ornamental Native Plants and their Production Strategies, please contact the BCLNA directly. Forest Seedling Nurseries in BC Click Here for Information	Native Plant Nurseries and Seed Suppliers in British Columbia The definitive list of retail and wholesale nurseries and seed suppliers in the province; continuously updated. The original list of native plant nurseries and seed suppliers was produced for the NPSBC in 1998. The list was compiled by Ross Waddell for the City of Vancouver Waterworks Design, Diane Douglas of the BC Ministry of Forests and Tom Wells of BC Hydro. The information was confirmed through a survey of native plant specialty nurseries in British Columbia and non-specialty wholesale nurseries known to stock some native species. The original list was posted on the City of Vancouver Waterworks Design website and over the years, it has been linked to many other websites as well as copied into print in a number of external publications. That list is now out of date. The revised specialty native plant nurseries and seed suppliers list posted below is the definitive list for British Columbia and is continually updated as changes in the industry occur. The current list includes only those nurseries - wholesale or retail - as well as retail garden centres and stores that specialize in native plants. The majority of the stock in listed nurseries must be propagated from sustainably collected seeds and cuttings; nurseries might also have a small percentage of salavaged stock but it must be collected according to established ethical standards. For forest tree species, a separate list of wholesale forestry nurseries was originally developed by Eric Van Steenis of the BC Ministry of Forests and it can be accessed by clicking here. There also may be non-specialty wholesale nurseries that stock some native species but they are not included on the list unless they have a minimum of twenty such species in substantial quantities. Please note that in general, wholesale nurseries will not supply clients with small orders. These orders should be directed to the retail nurseries listed below; or clients should ask their local retail garden centres if they can stock or order native species. The NPSBC also organizes or supports a number of annual plant sales in the South Coast and Islands regions that offer an excellent selection of plants grown by specialty native plant nurseries in the province. Retail Stores in Vancouver Region with Native Plant Sections Gone Wild Plants Specializing in Native Plants T: 604.708.0333 gonewildplants@yahoo.ca www.gonewildplants.com Contact: Hartley Rosen Sold by appointment and at farmers' markets in the Vancouver region The Natural Gardener 4376 West 10th Avenue Vancouver BC V6R 2H7 T:604.224.2207 info@thenatural-gardener.com www.thenatural-gardener.com Contact: Bob Tuckey UBC Shop-in-the-Garden University of British Columbia Botanical Garden 6804 SW Marine Drive Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 T: 604.822.4529 F: 604.822.1514 www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/shop.php David Hunter Garden Centre 2084 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6J 1Z4 T: 604.733.1535 Dykhof Nurseries Ltd. 460 Mountain Highway North Vancouver BC V7J 2L2 T: 604.985.1914 F: 604.986.2901 www.dykhofnurseries.com The Wildbird Habitat Store 8810-C Young Road Chilliwack BC V2P 4P5 T : 604.792.1239 F: 604.792.3436 jasono@imag.net www.wildbirdstore.com Native Plant Seed Suppliers [See also Native Plant Specialty Nurseries Below] Nature's Garden Seed Co. PO Box 32105, 3651 Shelbourne Street Victoria BC V8P 5S2 T: 250.595.2062 / 1.877.302.7333 F: 250.595.7195 / 1.888.595.7195 mail@naturesgardenseed.com www.naturesgardenseed.com Contact: Joan Goski or Peter Bradford Supplier to Retail Trade Trees and Shrubs, Perennials On-Line Plant List Rocky Mountain Seed Service P.O. Box 141 Golden BC V0A 1H0 T: 604.826.6766 F: 604.820.2497 Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Plant List Quality Seed Collections Box 1531 Kamloops BC V2C 6L8 T : 250.374.9689 F: 250.374.9654 qualityseed@telus.net Contact: Doug and Sandy Gregory Retail and Mail Order, Contract Collection Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Quality Seeds West 17802 66th Avenue Building "B" Surrey BC V3S 7X1 T: 604.574.7333 Toll Free 1.888.770.7333 F: 604.574.7331 bill@qualityseedswest.com www.qualityseedswest.com Contact: Bill Awmack Perennials and Grasses Plant List Symbios Research and Restoration Prince George BC T: 250.564.9895 symbios@shaw.ca www.bulkley.net/~symbios/ Contact: Phil and Carla Burton Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Yellowpoint Propagation Ltd. 13735 Quesnel Road Ladysmith BC V9G 1G5 T : 250.245.4635 F: 250.245.5935 ypp@island.net Contact: Don Pigott Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Native Plant Specialty Nurseries in the South Coast & Islands Regions [with primarily nursery-propagated material] BC’s Wild Heritage Plants 47330 Extrom Road Chilliwack (Ryder Lake) BC V2R 4V1 T/F: 604.858.5141 bcwild@uniserve.com Contact: Lee Larkin Retail (By Appointment) and Wholesale Nursery Contract Grower Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers Containers Plant List, Mail Order Fraser's Thimble Farms 175 Arbutus Road Salt Spring Island BC V8K 1A3 T/F: 250.537.5788 thimble@saltspring.com www.thimblefarms.com Contact: Richard Fraser Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers Containers On-Line Plant List, Mail Order Gone Wild Plants Vancouver BC T: 604.708.0333 gonewildplants@yahoo.ca Contact: Hartley Rosen Retail (By Appointment) Also sold at farmers' markets in the Vancouver region Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers Containers Plant List Linnaea Nurseries Ltd. 3666 - 224 th Street Langley BC V2Z 2G7 T: 604.533.8281 or 1.888.327.7705 F: 604.533.8246 paulus@linnaeanurseries.com www.linnaeanurseries.com Contact Paulus Vrijmoed Wholesale Nursery Only Contract Grower Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers B&B, Containers, Liners, Seeds Catalogue, On-Line Plant List Madrone Wildlife Gardens Restoration Nursery [Note: This nursery closed in the spring of 2004] 1877 Herd Road Duncan BC V9L 5W4 T: 250.746.0167 or 250.746.0115 F: 250.746.0043 email: wildgard@madecology.com www.madecology.com Retail and Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials Containers Mayo Creek Gardens 6596 McLean Road, Box 351 Lake Cowichan BC V0R 2G0 T: 250.749.6291 F: 250.749.6291 mayocreekgardens@shaw.ca Contact: Ingeborg Woodsworth Wholesale and Retail Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials N.A.T.S. Nursery Ltd. 24555 32nd Avenue Langley BC V2Z 2J5 T: 604.530.9300 F: 604.530.9500 rod@natsnursery.com www.natsnursery.com Contact: Rod Nataros Wholesale Nursery Only Specialized growers and wholesalers of Northwest Native Plants, Groundcovers and Hardy Ferns. Available at your Local Garden Centre On-Line Plant List Natural Resource Native Plant Nursery 2466 Roome Road Duncan BC V9L 4L2 T: 250.748.0684 r_oud@shaw.ca www.oud-naturalresource.com Contact: Richard Oud Retail (By Appointment) and Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials Specializing in field grown and larger sizes B&B, Containers Plant List Pacific Rim Native Plant Nursery 43359 Hillkeep Place Chilliwack BC V2R 4A4 Mailing Address: PO Box 413 Chilliwack BC V2P 6J7 T: 604.792.9279 or 1.888.751.7427 F: 604.792.1891 paige@hillkeep.ca www.hillkeep.ca Contact: Paige & Pat Woodward Retail Nursery (By Appointment) Trees and Shrubs, Specialty Perennials (Including Bulbs, Alpines, Ferns and Mosses, Sedges), Groundcovers B&B, Containers On-Line Plant List, Mail Order Peel’s Nurseries Ltd. 11610 Sylvester Road Mission BC V2V 4J1 T: 604.820.7381 F: 604.820.7382 peels@uniserve.com www.peelsnurseries.com Contact: Bruce & Lauren Peel Wholesale Nursery Only, Propagator Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Grasses B&B, BR, Containers, Liners, Cuttings On-Line Plant List PRT Reid Collins [Note: This location closed in the spring of 2004] P.O. Box 430 2396 – 272 nd Street Aldergrove BC V4W 2T9 T: 604.856.6408 or 1.800.665.6503 F: 604.856.4218 reidcollins@prtgroup.com www.prtgroup.com Contact: Angela Anderson Wholesale Nursery Only, Propagator Trees and Shrubs Plugs On-Line Plant List Shady Creek Native Plants and Environmental Consulting 28948 Simpson Road Aldergrove BC V4X 1H9 T: 604.856.9033 F: 604.856.9034 office@shadycreek.ca www.shadycreek.ca Contact: Myles Hargrove Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Wetland Plants On-Line Plant List Streamside Native Plants RR1 S160 C27 Bowser BC V0R 1G0 Nursery at 3222 Grant Road Courtenay BC T: 250.338.7509 F: 250.757.8767 richard@streamsidenativeplants.com www.streamsidenativeplants.com Contact: Richard Wahlgren Retail and Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Wetland Plants Containers On-Line Plant List Wildside Native Plant Nursery 1770 Corrigal Road Denman Island BC V0R 1T0 T/F: 250.335.1379 wildside@island.net Contact: Anne & Roy Vidler Retail and Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials Containers Catalogue Woodgate Native Plant Services Box 508 Duncan BC V9L 3X8 T: 250.748.2558 rwoodgate@shaw.ca Contact: Rossalynn Woodgate Retail (By Appointment) and Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs, Perennials Containers On-Line Plant List Native Plant Specialty Nurseries in the Southern and Central Interior Regions A'Qam Native Plant Nursery Kootenay Forest Innovation Society Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council 7468 Mission Road Cranbrook BC V1C 7E5 T: 250.427.4300 F: 250.426.8935 or 250.427.4300 aqamnursery@cyberlink.bc.ca Contact: Jason Meuleman, Manager Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Grasses Birch Creek Nursery 14060 Big Fir Drive Prince George BC V2N 5B5 T: 250.964.6684 F: 250.964.1684 birchcreek@telus.net Contact: Barbara Rayment Retail and Wholesale Nursery Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Bluestem Nursery 1946 Fife Road Christina Lake BC V0H 1E3 P: 250.447.6363 F: 250.447.6363 info@bluestem.ca www.bluestem.ca Contact: Jim Brockmeyer Retail and Wholesale Nursery Grasses and Willows Field-grown, Bare Root (BR), Containers Catalogue Dry Valley Gardens 667 Curtis Road Kelowna BC V1V 2C9 T: 250.762.6018 F: 250.860.6836 Contact: Gwen Steele gmsteele@telus.net www.dryvalleygardens.com Retail Nursery Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Grasses Natural Habitat Gardens RR 1, S15A C35 Sorrento BC V0E 2W0 T : 250.835.2221 kevin&trish@telus.net www3.telus.net/public/a5a43197 Contact: Trish Wallensteen Retail Nursery Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Grasses On-Line Plant List Sagebrush Nursery 38206 93rd Street (Island Road) Mailing Address: RR2 S23 C10 Oliver BC V0H 1T0 T: 250.498.8898 F: 250.498-8892 www.sagebrushnursery.bc.ca Retail and Wholesale Nursery, Greenhouse, Propagator Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Groundcovers and Grasses [Okanagan Natives and Southwestern United States Adapted Plants] Containers Plant List Violet Creek Nurseries 430 Old Sicamous Road Grindrod (North of Enderby) Mailing Address: Box 35 Grindrod BC V0E 1Y0 T: 250.838.6101 Contact: Barbara Westerman Retail Nursery (By Appointment) Trees and Shrubs, Perennials for the Shuswap Region Containers Send S.A.S.E. for plant list West Kootenay Plants 3276 Little Slocan South Road Winlaw BC V0G 2J0 T: 250.226.7309 F: 250.226.7310 eva@whitepineisland.com Contact: Eva Johansson Wholesale Nursery Trees and Shrubs for Restoration and Agroforestry Containers	Buy BCwild 2007-08 buybcwild.com BC Directory of Buyers and Sellers of Non-Timber Forest Products (PDF) Produced by Centre for Non-Timber Resources (CNTR) Royal Roads University Naturescape British Columbia Click Here for Information Some Things to Think About When Purchasing Native Plants: • The originating biogeoclimatic zone • The mature size of the plant • The elevation: sub-montane to montane to alpine • The exposure: full sun to partial and full shade • The soil moisture: dry to moist to wet • The slope/drainage and soil texture: water-receiving or shedding; organic to mineral • The soil nutrients: nutrient poor, medium, rich • The soil acidity: acid to alkaline The NPSBC encourages the use of native plants propagated in nurseries from sustainably-collected seeds and cuttings.