Starting your own plants from seed is an easy, economical way to get an early start on summer – and seed catalogues (printed or online) offer an astounding array of choices. Some seeds take longer to germinate than others and need to be sown earlier.
For planting purposes, determine the last-frost date for your area, then plant seeds indoors the appropriate number of weeks in advance.
Check out our sister site www.canadiangardening.com. It's a great resource for all things gardening (and much more!).
Click here for tips on planting seeds indoors, and instructions to build a plant stand.
Here are some online Canadian seed sources:
Angelgrove Tree Seed Company
http://trees-seeds.com
Butchart Gardens
www.butchartgardens.com
Cottage Gardener
www.cottagegardener.com
Dominion Seed House
www.dominion-seed-house.com
Early's Farm & Garden Centre
www.earlysgarden.com
Florabunda Seeds
www.florabundaseeds.com
Greta's Organic Gardens
www.seeds-organic.com
Hole's Greenhouses & Gardens
www.holesonline.com
Lindenberg Seeds
www.lindenbergseeds.mb.ca
McFayden Seeds
www.mcfayden.com
McKenzie Seeds
www.mckenzieseeds.com
OSC Seeds
www.oscseeds.com
Richters Herb Specialists
www.richters.com
Salt Spring Seeds
www.saltspringseeds.com
Seeds of Distinction
www.seedsofdistinction.com
Seeds of Victoria
www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath
Stellar Seeds
www.stellarseeds.com
Stokes Seeds
www.stokeseeds.com
Terra Viva
www.tvorganics.com
Veseys Seeds
www.veseys.com
West Coast Seeds
www.westcoastseeds.com
William Dam Seeds
http://www.damseeds.com
Newsletter:
My Shade Garden
www.myshadegarden.com
BackyardGardener.com
www.backyardgardener.com
Tips and info:
Lewis Gardens
www.lewisgardens.com
Seed swap:
Blossom Swap
www.Blossomswap.com
Online gardening plans:
GardenPlans.com
www.gardenplans.com
My Shade Garden
www.myshadegarden.com
