tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post277923113345940470..comments2023-07-30T02:17:59.327-07:00Comments on Toronto gardening all year round: Maianthemum canadense: foliageRosemary Waighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10752443194511306543noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-56908379421631129942009-08-07T17:26:41.932-07:002009-08-07T17:26:41.932-07:00I'm not sure where you live, Peter, but here a...I'm not sure where you live, Peter, but here are some sources for this hard-to-find plant. I'd encourage you to shop as close to home as possible, and phone first if shopping in person.<br />-------------<br /><b>Canada</b> <br /><b>Nova Scotia</b><br /><a href="http://www.woodlandsandmeadows.ca/" rel="nofollow">Woodlands and Meadows Perennial Nursery and Gardens</a>, Truro (shop in person)<br /><br /><b>Ontario</b><br /><a href="http://www.ecologyart.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">Acorus Restoration Native Plant Nursery</a>, Walsingham, Ontario. (shop online or in person; also wholesale)<br /><a href="http://www.grow-wild.com/contact.php" rel="nofollow">Grow Wild!</a>, Claremont. (shop in person by appointment)<br /><a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/oldfieldgarden/index.html" rel="nofollow">Old Field Garden & Wild Flower Nursery</a>, Oxford Station. (shop in person by appointment or mail order)<br />-----------------<br /><b>United States</b><br /><b>Maine</b><br /><a href="http://www.nativehaunts.com/" rel="nofollow">Native Haunts</a>, Alfred. (seed only; shop by email or snail mail)<br /><b>Massachusetts</b><br /><a href="http://newenglandwild.org/grow/buy-native-plants" rel="nofollow">New England Wild Flower Society</a>, Framingham. (shop in person for plants; seeds available online)<br /><a href="http://www.tripplebrookfarm.com/" rel="nofollow">Tripple Brook Farm</a>. (shop online)<br /><b>Minnesota</b><br /><a href="http://www.prairieresto.com/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">Prairie Restorations, Inc.</a>, Princeton. (order by phone or shop in person in Princeton, Scandia, or Duluth)<br /><b>New York</b><br /><a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/gnpc/index.html" rel="nofollow">Greenbelt Native Plant Center</a>, Staten Island. (online catalogue; order by phone)<br /><a href="http://thosedarnsqurls.mswin.net/Default.htm" rel="nofollow">Wild Things Rescue Nursery</a>, Valley Falls. (shop online or in person)<br /><br /><b>North Carolina</b><br /><a href="http://www.gardensoftheblueridge.com/" rel="nofollow">Gardens of the Blue Ridge, Inc.</a>, Pineola. (shop online or in person. potted plants and bareroot available)<br /><a href="http://www.sandymushherbs.com/" rel="nofollow">Sandy Mush Herb Nursery</a>, Leicester. (shop by mail order using form on website, or in person)<br /><br /><b>Pennsylvania</b><br /><a href="http://www.sugarbushnursery.com/" rel="nofollow">Sugar Bush Nursery</a>, Mohnton. (shop in person)<br /><br /><b>Tennessee</b><br /><a href="http://www.tnnursery.com/Dykes&Son/" rel="nofollow">Dykes & Son Nursery</a>, McMinville. (wholesale)<br /><a href="http://www.nashvillenatives.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">Nashville Natives</a>, Fairview. (shop in person)<br /><br /><b>Virginia</b><br /><a href="http://www.nature-by-design.com/index2.html" rel="nofollow">Nature By Design</a>, Alexandria. (shop in person)<br /><br /><b>West Virginia</b><br /><a href="http://www.sunfarm.com/" rel="nofollow">Sunshine Farm and Gardens</a>, Renick. (wholesale)<br /><br /><b>Wisconsin</b><br /><a href="http://www.bluestemfarm.com/" rel="nofollow">Bluestem Farm</a>, Baraboo. (shop in person at farm or at <a href="http://www.dcfm.org/" rel="nofollow">Dane County Farmers' Market</a> in Madison)<br />----------<br />There are also a number of UK nurseries selling <i>M. canadense</i>, but really, if you're in the UK you should be focussing on plants native to the UK! (<i>M. canadense</i> is native to North America.)Rosemary Waighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752443194511306543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-4083563581952527762009-08-07T11:32:08.837-07:002009-08-07T11:32:08.837-07:00How does one find this plant now in the middle of ...How does one find this plant now in the middle of summer? I was hoping to grow these or at least have one planted in my garden for next spring? <br /><br />Any suggestions apprciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329805003702791025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-44352149052642741742009-05-17T04:07:00.000-07:002009-05-17T04:07:00.000-07:00ok - glad you reminded me to check in on these the...ok - glad you reminded me to check in on these these guys. native, sure. but nix "non-invasive." (they've grown right into the centre of my wild blue phlox. love that phlox. so can't have that, no.) guess i'll be relocating them into an isolated patch, in the spaces between a few rocks and bricks until someone comes along asking for "anything that will grow" under they're pines. :) took less time than i expected. fun while it lasted though. :)native plant girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027778847857950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-88671090001583621602009-05-15T11:56:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:56:00.000-07:00hi ladies :)
you're making me smile because ...hi ladies :) <br /><br />you're making me smile because i got mine from the NANPS sale too :). it was 3 springs ago i think. my yard isn't acidic, but as you two know, here in the city folks are always looking for non-invasive dry shade groundcovers, so i wanted to get an idea of what this species would put up with. (and i have soft spot them in the wild / our pine savannahs -> woodlands -> forests too.) they're a very secure species so, i was hard on them. planted /tested them out in a fairly poor nutrient and dry site, a gravel and clay right of way, with some earlier sand ammendment, deciduous shade / good light in the spring. they acted slow & iffy at first, but, now they're already establishing into a little colony. they are tough, and looking adaptable. was already even able to give some away to folks last year. <br /><br />i don't say it often enough (i spend less time online than i used to), but thank you for your conversations. :)native plant girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027778847857950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-35653754591447360652009-05-14T18:42:00.000-07:002009-05-14T18:42:00.000-07:00Oh, *that's* what those little things were! Be sur...Oh, *that's* what those little things were! Be sure to repost when they bloom.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.com