Vol. 43

Title:
Perennial Production at Valleybrook Gardens Ltd.

Author:
John Schroeder

pp: 268-271

Abstract:
INTRODUCTION

Valleybrook Gardens is a large, wholesale production nursery located near Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is in the Fraser Valley region of BC, east of Vancouver, and is in USDA Zone 7.

Our sales are primarily made to independent garden centers throughout western Canada and the Northwest U.S. Production consists primarily of herbaceous perennials in containers, but also includes herbs, ferns, ground covers and grasses. Some annuals are grown in 15-cm (gal) containers for summer sales as well Several million containerized plants are grown annually, comprising over 1000 taxa

The production of herbaceous plants puts a grower into a separate class, distinct from both greenhouse growers and nursery managers, but sharing characteristics of each. Propagation, as well as a considerable amount of production, takes place in protected environments, yet many plants perform best outside in a nursery environment. The boundaries between these different classes of growers is

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