I will be in the Ottawa area this coming weekend and hope to do some tropical plant shopping, were should I go? recommendations please
good tropical plant sources in th ottawa area
some one must have a suggestion for me....don't tell me everyone in the Ottawa area get all there house plants from Rona!
I suspect most of them are pretty much outdoor gardeners!
batflower,
I'm not far from Ottawa, but I'm reluctant to suggest since tropical plants aren't my forte. I'm so sorry, I don't have a clue. Hopefully someone with some shopping experience will come along to lend a hand.
Love Kingston, by the way.
Sandy
thank you sanannie. hope I didn't come off as rude, I'm just having a real hard time locating any greenhouses and therefor getting very frustrated. I mean, whats a trip to another city without bringing home a few new plants ;-)
Check the yellow pages for Ottawa!
It's just that I'm not sure what you are after.
The Central Experimental Farm has a tropical greenhouse, I think they are open all year round, but I'm not sure the plants are for sale. http://www.friendsofthefarm.ca/attractions.htm
I've shopped at Richmond Nursery and they DO have an area in their greenhouse where there are tropical plants for sale. They are open Sat 8-6 and Sun 9-6.
http://www.richmondnursery.com/index.php
If you are near Kanata, which is west of Ottawa, go south on Eagleson Road for about 13 km.
I remember a greenhouse years ago, Fine's Flowers, that had an enormous selection of houseplants - but they are now mostly a flower shop. I asked if she could recommend somewhere to buy tropicals. She said Langdon's have a modest selection. http://www.ottawaplus.ca/portal/profile.do?profileID=48944
Again, I hesitate recommending places I have no knowledge of ....
You might stumble on something here ....
http://www.ottawahort.org/links.htm#nurseries
Good luck.
Sandy
Like Sandy, I don't grow tropicals but I think Ritchie Feed and Seed may have some. Good luck and let us know what you find so we are prepared the next time someone asks.
Ann
thanks, I'll check these places out and let you know.