Summer means brightening your yard with flowers and planting your vegetable bounty so it's ready for fall harvest. Whether you have a green thumb or can't tell dill from carrot tops, you can still create a beautiful garden. Bring the great outdoors to your yard with the right tools and equipment, and a little advice from the gardening experts at these Edmonton garden supply stores. [Image credit: iStock.com/Cleardesign1]
The staff at this garden centre like to form personal relationships with every customer that walks through the door. They promise to match or beat their competitors’ prices, and offer volume discounts for customers looking to purchase a ton of flowers. The centre also carries lighting for your backyard, as well as all the garden nutrients your flowers and veggies need.
Cannor Nurseries sells flowers and plants to home gardeners, as well as landscapers. They’ve been growing plants for Edmonton’s Zone 3 growing area since 1953, and continue to have the city’s biggest selection of caliper trees and shrubs. They also sell ornamental flowering crab apples, edible plants and ornamental trees and shrubs. The centre carries folk art, Haitian metal wall art, garden décor and Mexican ceramic pots, with a focus on fair trade items when possible.
There are 80 acres of field at this nursery, located on a 100-year-old family farm within Edmonton city limits. They sell a variety of mature trees, as well as potted trees, shrubs and perennials. Whether you’re seeking vines, ferns, roses, grass, or other garden plants, you’ll find them here. Plus, their display gardens will give you a great idea of what your plants will look like once they’re grown. There’s also a chic coffee bar and gift and garden section, complete with pottery, garden stakes, wall and fence décor, trellises and garden gnomes.
This spot bills itself as Canada’s largest Christmas store, but they are much more than that. Garden supplies, trees and shrubs, herbs and more plants than you can name are all stocked here. Plus, they have a gorgeous café located within the garden centre.
They have been a landscaping supply store since 1999. Soils, sod, rocks, firewood, mulch and more are available here. Come by Mondays through Saturdays and talk with a representative. They’ll be happy to help you fill your order.
Their helpful staff will help you design and construct an outdoor paradise. Shop for all your construction materials here with the help of their expert staff and take advantage of their design studio.
This is a popular location for landscapers in Edmonton and other Western Canada locations. If you’re placing a massive order, they’ll even deliver the items straight to your garden. Their two locations are open six days a week, Mondays to Saturdays.