I am looking for seed companies on Vancouver Island that will still send seed to the States. I contacted West coast seeds and they said because of 911 it has made it alot harder for them to send seeds down to the States. As of May they have stopped sending thier seeds down here. I just got back into gardening after an absents of about ten years. I got seeds from a company just for the West Coast gardening. I can not remember the name of the company I delt with. I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Can anyone help me? Thank you for any help. Stlhead
Seed companies on Vancouver Island?
Here's one company Stlhead: http://davesgarden.com/gwd/c/103/
.....not on Vancouver Island but it is located on one of the Salt Spring Islands.
Here is a list of both plant and seed companies that are located in BC....maybe seeing it will jog your memory: http://davesgarden.com/gwd/advanced.php?state=bc&submit=Go
Pam
Thank you for the imformation Lilypon. Salt Spring can not send seeds down to the states either. Maybey I will just have to make a road trip.
If I lived as close as you I would do it in a heartbeat! ;)
I think that Territorial Seeds has seeds suited for the West Coast and I think they're located in your area. Here's the website.
http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/index.cfm
Sandy
I did get seed from territorial-seed. They Are located in Oregon a few hundred miles away. West Coast seeds has seed for this area that territorial does not have. I will have to make a road trip I guess. Thanks for the help anyway.
Will you be coming up on the ferry from Port Angeles? Don't forget to take in Butchart gardens, and there's many other nurseries to get too as well.
Linda... in Victoria
I have always wanted to see Butchart gardens.I see a road trip in the works. Can anyone give me a list of some nurseries to go to? I will be taking the ferry from Port Angeles. Thanks for any help.
oh geez, a list of nurseries. How much time do you have?! lets see.
Brentwood bay nurseries, on the way to Butchart's
Elk Lake garden centre
Marigold nurseries, one of the largest but has the usual stuff
Scent-sational Plants, has lots of uniques plants, a good nursery
Cannor Nursery, similar to marigold
Gardenworks, similar to Marigold.
le Coteau Farms, has all sorts of plants
email me when you're coming. these are just a few of the many nurseries around here.
Linda in Victoria
Thank you MG99 for the imformation. I will email you when I decide to make the trip.
And you had better add minimum 3 extra days to your trip to go to Duncan nurseries, visit Royal Roads, Government House, feed the seals, Finnerty Gardens at UVic ... etc etc etc. It is never ending, good things to do in Victoria. At our First Cdn RU we only scratched the surface.
Inanda - who wouldn't mind some west coast temps here at the mo.