Spring flowers are flourishing in the hoop house. And we have some blooms outdoors in the rock garden:
Category: Nursery
Pics from the Hoop House
We do not have a heated greenhouse. The hoop house gives a little advance on the season and a nice working environment on sunny days, but nights are still pretty cold. We are grateful for small indications of spring. Last year, spring was so dismal through April, even tiny Arctic flowers such as the little… Continue reading Pics from the Hoop House
Good News
Horticultural business are going to be allowed to re-open in Quebec as of April 15th. Whoop! We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to deliver pre-orders to customers in Ontario and to Chelsea and Aylmer. I had been frantically trying to scale up the web site and create a pre-order pick-up system when… Continue reading Good News
Working on ways to pre-order plants
We are currently working on ways to offer pre-ordering and pick-up services to our customers. We are beta-testing the pre-order page among a few of our customers right now. When we are happy that our instructions are clear and we have incorporated our beta-testers suggestions, we will have our Ordering Plants Page up and accessible.… Continue reading Working on ways to pre-order plants
Ordering Plants
We think gardening and nature appreciation are going to be big this year. Perhaps this is the right year to add lots of native plants to your garden. So, until we can help you in person at our ususal venues, we are exploring ways to to help you get nursery-propagated native plants, while respecting guidelines… Continue reading Ordering Plants
First signs of Spring
There are signs of green in the hoop house. Prairie Smoke is one of the most cheerful in early spring. The flowering stalks will be visible very soon. Some of the little Arctic plants I grow for use in troughs look very happy at these temperatures — little Drabas and Saxifrages. Young leaves of Heuchera… Continue reading First signs of Spring
Seeds through the Mail
With the rescheduled Ottawa Seedy Saturday now cancelled, and diverse Horticultural Society events in question, Canada Post is the most reliable way to get your wildflower seeds. Beaux Arbres has nearly all the species we prepared for Ottawa Seedy Saturday (March 6th) still in stock. We sold out of a couple at a very busy… Continue reading Seeds through the Mail
Seed list for Seedy Saturday, March, 2020
Update March 17: We have run out of White Turtlehead, Fringed Gentian, Compass Plant, Prairie Smoke, and Nodding Prairie Onion. To whet your appetite for wildflowers, I have posted the list of seed species Beaux Arbres will be bringing to Seedy Saturday in March. This year we have over 80 species available in seeds. New… Continue reading Seed list for Seedy Saturday, March, 2020
New Seeds in time for Christmas
Beaux Arbres’ wildflower seeds will be on sale at the $100 and Under Christmas Sale in Carp this weekend — a chance to pick up some little gifts for the gardeners on your list, and an advance look at some special species new for 2020. For the first time we are have seeds of the… Continue reading New Seeds in time for Christmas
Plant Now for Spring Flowers
In addition to some lovely fall bloomers — Smooth Aster, Tall Sunflower, Obedient Plant, among others –Beaux Arbres will be bringing some spring -bloomers to the Ottawa Westboro Farmers’ Market this Saturday, September 14th. Experienced gardeners know they can get a much better show next spring by planting now, rather than by waiting until next… Continue reading Plant Now for Spring Flowers
Beaux Arbres Plantes Indigènes / Native Plants 