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Links
The web is wide and worldly, full of sites that are mostly, not
of any interest to anyone. Here is a sampling of some of the better
ones we’ve found. If you have a web page you’d like
to see on our links page please write us an email so we can share
it with the rest of our friends.
BC
Landscape & Nursery Association (BCLNA)
The B.C. landscape horticulture industry contributes more than $750
million annually to the B.C. economy, employing thousands in wholesale
and retail nurseries, garden centres, and landscape installation
and maintenance companies. The BC Landscape & Nursery Association
with nearly 600 members, represents these companies across the province.
Brentwood Bay Nurseries Ltd. is proud to be one of these members.
Great
Plant Picks
A non-profit educational program that identifies and promotes reliable
and easy-care plants for the Pacific Northwest. Upwards of 40 horticultural
experts from B.C., Washington and Oregon evaluate and regularly
meet to discuss a wide range of plants and their performance in
this region.
The
Butchart Gardens
A few minutes down the street from our nursery are the world famous
Butchart Gardens. If you find yourself in Victoria the Butchart
Gardens is an absolute must for botanists and families, and what
you can do if you happen to have an old quarry in your backyard.
Victoria
Butterfly Gardens
On thesouthwest corner of West Saanich Road and Benvenuto
Avenue you can meander along the pathways or take a free guided
tour of the Victoria Butterfly Gardens. A family treat and a photographer’s
paradise.
Just three hundred meters from our nursery.
The Finnerty Gardens at The University of Victoria
A gem in the middle of a very busy campus - people drive
passed the gardens without knowing what's there.
The gardens have to evolve with nature, especially deer and rabbits,
so they give you an excellent idea of which plants can survive on
their own in this harsh environment, and there's never a dull moment!
The UVic Plant Sale, on the first weekend (Sunday) of May every
year, has been established to raise money for the continual upkeep
and development of the gardens.
The Horticultural
Centre of the Pacific
Victoria's Glendale Gardens and Woodland at The Horticultural Centre
of the Pacific - well worth a visit, especially Doris Page's Winter
Garden.
Government
House
The gardens at Government House are free and exciting. We are currently
donating roses towards the renovated Sunken Rose Garden.
Hatley
Park Rose Garden
The Rose Garden is a must to visit in early June when all the roses
are in boom. When the Rose Garden was being renovated a few years
ago we donated many modern shrubs, especially David Austin's Roses,
to see how they would do in our particular climate here in Victoria.
Abkhazi
Gardens
This is such a special place in Victoria - a little Paradise
with a little bit of romance! We have been working with Abkhazi
Gardens and donating plants for the garden. Check out this site
too:- http://www.victorialodging.com/abkhazi/
Emily
Carr House
We have been working with Emily Carr House and donating many shrubs
and perennials for them to try out in the lovely Victorian Garden.
Peninsular
Rose Club
This is our local Rose club and well worth joining If you live near
Victoria
The Victoria
Horticultural Society
This is the gardening club in Victoria, which has been around since
1921.
Sidney
& Peninsula Garden Club
And if you live on the Saanich Peninsula and are keen on gardening,
this club is well worth joining.
For other clubs around BC check this site:- http://www.gardenwise.bc.ca/gardenwise/gardenclubs.lasso
Victoria Rhododendron Society
And if you consider yourself a 'Rhodo Expert' or are interested
in the wonderful Rhododendron family then this club is definitely
for you.
Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society
For those of you who wish to study, photograph, draw and grow alpine
plants, bog dwellers and woodlanders, whether native or exotic,
this is an interesting club to join. The Society encourage the propagation
and distribution of plants.
I Can Garden
ICanGarden.com began in 1995 by Master Gardener, Donna Dawson, with
a view to providing information to gardeners. Since its origin,
ICanGarden has grown to include information on over 400 garden clubs,
almost 300 public gardens, over 3500 articles from over 150 garden
writers, gardening events from around the world, over 800 links,
over 750 suppliers and thousands of forum and member items.
ICanadian
Rose Society
A Non-Profit Organization dedicated to furthering the study of Roses
and to promoting their cultivation throughout Canada.
The American Rose
Society
Founded in 1892, the American Rose Society is an educational organization
dedicated exclusively to the cultivation and enjoyment of roses.
Help
Me Find that Rose
Looking for a rose, these next two sites will help
Every
Rose
Lots of information on both these sites.
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