On the Way to Cape Breton

2011 Free Nova Scotia Gardening Catalogues
Atlantic Canada Links and Lots More!

"Snow lingers in secluded corners and frost is still in the ground, but spring is awaiting a welcome." Samuel Thomas Wood (Rambles of a Canadian Naturalist, 1916)

It is said that Spring comes earliest to gardeners, and Nova Scotia's 'bluenose green thumbs' are no exception. This time of year, they join thousands across North America as they flip through garden catalogues, sketch plot plans and start seeds in their sunniest southern windows.

Nova Scotian gardeners are blessed with a moderate coastal climate which places them in Plant Hardiness Zones 5a, 5b and in Halifax and the South Shore, a balmy Zone 6a.

This year we've included some new 2011 personal favourite East Coast gardening links. Many of these new links below (with a bright green background) represent firms or farms we've dealt with personally and they come highly recommended!

You'll find seeds - including ornamental grasses and trees, organic veggies, bulbs and garden supplies -- and a few surprises like how to attract insect-eating birds, make a compost bin, where to buy red wigglers and much more. Top free catalogues for our north-eastern gardens.

Atlantic Canada Free Gardening Catalogues

Lilies from the Valley - 5 Star!	Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs
Seaboost - Liquid Gold from the Sea for your garden and agriculture	Adventures of a N.S. Plant Geek
Elizabeth Pierce N.S. Gardening Book	Nova Scotia Gardener (Veggies & more)
Hope Seeds, Organic N.S. Veggies!
Halifax Seed- Canada's Oldest Mail Order Seed Company	Vesey's - A PEI Tradition for more than 60 years
The Worm Firm - Hants, NS Vermicomposting Specialists	Helping Nature Heal - Bridgewater Selection of perennials and and native plants
Home of the World's Largest Pumpkins - Dill's Atlantic Giants	Ouest-Ville Perennials - W.Pubnico 400 Varieties, Alpines & "Stormcast"
Clare Organics - Meteghan, NS Certified Soil Conditioners	Red Lane Gardens - PEI Lilies
Red Lane Gardens - PEI 600 kinds of daylilies	Cornhill Nursery - NB Acclimated grapes, apple grafts
Ontario Links	Other Great Garden Links
Wildflower Farm (Ont)	Rosmarie Bradley's Natural Landscaping
Dam Seeds (Ontario)- Source for 200+ untreated seeds	Acorus Restoration Native Plant Nursery -Natural Heritage Seeds, free catalogue, eco tours and a Retreat on 95 acre Ontario farm
Nuttin' but Nuts from Grimonuts (Ont)	Grow Your Own Bamboo (Yes, in N.S!)
Florabunda - Heirloom Seeds & Medicinal Herbs	Dominion Seed House in Ontario, a Canadian standard. Download Free Catalogue
Fun Guy's Mushroom Spawn & Log Cultivation Info (Ont)	Woodleigh Castle Replicas & Gardens - 50 incredible acres on PEI
Seeds of Diversity-Membership based heritage seed exchange	Communities in Bloom - Beautify Your Community and Compete Nationally!
NIC - Natural Insect Control is Environmentally Friendly!	How to Build A Bat House (Bats Can Eat 3000 mosquitoes a night!))
Richter's Herbs - Simply the best!	ACORN-Atlantic Canada Organics
I Can Garden	Nova Tree Seed Centre Middle Musquodoboit, NS

Nature Store Shop in confidence and support a good cause. Field guides, binoculars, unique garden items and much more for gardeners, birdwatchers, wildlife enthusiasts, naturalists, hikers, etc.

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Further Resources:
Signs of a Silent Spring
More Eastern Shore Nature
Bay of Islands Center
NS Environment Links
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Nova Scotia Frog Sound Files
Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists
Nova Scotia Nature Trust

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