There’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own. Veggies, that is. With the rising cost of vegetables, why not grow them yourself right in your own backyard? It’s not as hard as it sounds, and it’s even easier if you shop at one of these local gardening supply centres.
Get your gardening game together at Lee Valley, a well-known and trusted name when it comes to tools, its huge selection includes a variety of unique gardening implements. Open Monday to Saturday, the shop carries a wide assortment of items to help with all of your planting and harvesting needs.
A visit to Greengate will provide you with all you need to create a beautiful garden. Take a virtual tour of the store and greenhouse on the MacLeod Trail Southwest garden centre’s website, then head for the store to pick up everything from seeds to spades.
BURNCO Landscape Centre carries a robust selection of yard and garden supplies. This includes everything from ornamental boulders, paving bricks, sod, soil and artificial turf to cedar mulch and much more. Find another outlet in the town of Balzac, just north of Calgary.
Garden Retreat's backyard greenhouses, water barrels and irrigation supplies will make your yard and garden the envy of the neighbourhood. Also ask about clogs. You can also order Garden Retreat products online.
Spruce It Up sells more than just evergreens, but if it’s Christmas trees you want (in season), they’ve got them! The centre also features a full-service garden centre loaded with landscaping supplies. The shop’s radio show runs from 9 am to 11 am Saturdays on CHQR 770, and will enlighten you about all things gardening.
Don’t let the cold Canadian winter stop you from growing plants and food year-round. This place specializes in products that will have you growing plants inside your house in no time. Visit its Edmonton Trail Northeast location, open seven days a week.