Download the latest Plant Availability list: We are coming in to Ottawa with prepaid orders on Saturday, June 20th, In the early afternoon, between 1 and 3, we will be at a private driveway in Vanier. Later in the afternoon, between 4 and 6 pm we will be in our usual venue in Britannia. Please… Continue reading Plant Availability June 15th
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Plant Availability June 1
Download the latest Plant Availability lists: I have run out of Golden Alexanders and Anise-hyssop but plants from this year’s seeding will be available later in the summer. I am also out of Ohio Goldenrod. Many customers asked have asked me for Stiff Goldenrod so last year I seeded Stiff Goldenrod, which is a reasonable… Continue reading Plant Availability June 1
Plant Availability, May 24
New plant availabilty List to download in PDF or Xcel formats: Not yet in bloom but looking very good: Bowman’s Root (Gillenia trifoliata) and its close relative American Ipecac (G. stipulata). both have starry white flowers and pretty fall foliage colour. American Ipecac ‘s range is further south and west so I expect it to… Continue reading Plant Availability, May 24
Psst, wanna buy a clematis?
We could meet in a parking lot, wearing masks. Not necessarily at dusk, and I don’t know if I could hide the clematis under my overcoat, but the new retail normal is … odd. I have one pot of the native Purple Clematis (Clematis occidentalis) still available of the plants from my original seed collecting.… Continue reading Psst, wanna buy a clematis?
Rescued Marsh Marigolds
I noticed some Marsh Marigolds growing in the ditch of the dirt road that runs down the side of the farm. I also knew that the road, which was in rough shape where it slopes down to the creek, was due for some grading from the municipality. So I dug up the clump that was… Continue reading Rescued Marsh Marigolds
New Plant Availability List
As promised, I have a new Plant Availability list. That warm weather I was counting upon to bring on a whole lot of new species – didn’t happen. There are a few. I will be making a delivery to the pick-up point in the west-end of Ottawa on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13th, with… Continue reading New Plant Availability List
Not the FoF Mothers’ Day Sale
These are some of the plant I would have been bringing to the Friends of the Farm Mothers Day Sale on Sunday. They are the best looking bunch of plants I have had in the six years since Beaux Arbres first attended the sale. However, I can bring them into Ottawa for you next week.… Continue reading Not the FoF Mothers’ Day Sale
Seed Sale
Half Price Seed Sale It is not too late to order native seeds for those species that require no cold pretreatment. These seeds are often tiny things that we sow on the surface of a pot of seed-sedstarting mix and give moisture and warmth. Many species in the Pea Family germinate well with hot water… Continue reading Seed Sale
Ottawa East-end pick-up location.
We have had an offer of a driveway in the east end of Ottawa to use as a pick-up location for pre-paid orders. If you planning your native plant order for May, and are better served by an east-end Ottawa pick-up, please let us know. (And get your friends and neighbours interested, too!) Instructions for… Continue reading Ottawa East-end pick-up location.
Looks Promising!
Things are looking good for getting our plants to Ottawa customers after May 11th.* We are looking at a prepaid order / minimal-contact pick-up arrangement in a west-end parking lot (near Britannia Park). I promised a new Availability List for May 1st and here it is. This is still not the last word in what… Continue reading Looks Promising!
Beaux Arbres Plantes Indigènes / Native Plants 