Introducing – Roots & Shoots!

We have retired from selling cut flowers.
Our new and evolving goal is bring flower lovers specialty and unusal varieties of flower seedlings, plugs, perennials, woodies, bulbs & tubers. We want to help YOU grow the same amazing cut flowers that we have been selling for over 10 years.

We sell to both wholesale and retail buyers
Some sales have cross-Canada shipping

We have closed preordering for 2026 spring plugs.
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Wholesale

• tiny seedlings (or ‘plugs) – often smaller than my thumb
• sold in quantity – in trays with 144, 200, 289, 384….. seedlings/plugs per variety
• SOMETIMES available in split (or partial) trays with 28 or 36 per variety – but limited selection of these
• usually ‘pre-ordered’ months ahead and grown by professional nurseries for us
• purchased ‘sight unseen’ – basically what you see is what you get, so you are taking some risk
• not usually ready to be planted out direct in the garden – you often have to pot them up and grow them longer (or risk losing them)
• lower per seedling/plug cost
• Intended for flower farmers who know the varieties and know what they need, have business accounts for purchasing, and have the space and budget to order larger quantities

Retail

• sold as single seedlings, or in ‘cell packs’ (groups of 4 for example)
• older and larger seedlings – so you can plant them direct into the garden
• sold from an existing inventory – so you can see what the seedling looks like usually
• higher per seedling cost because the plants are older and larger
• Ideal if you aren’t sure what you want, or are just starting out growing things, or have a backyard garden with limited room

What’s available when?

September – October orders (following spring delivery)

• pre-registration opens in August and early September
• these orders are in 2 phases: from September to mid October full variety selection is available. Shops close mid October and re-open in November-December for ‘late’ orders. Variety selection is more limited and prices are 10% higher. ORDER EARLY for the best selection and prices.
• No orders taken after January (see the in person retail sales option below)
• deliver weeks vary from early April to mid May – but not usually later than that
• hundreds of specialty cut flower varieties of annuals and perennials from multiple greenhouses
• wholesale quantities only – and for spring 2027 we will require higher minimums for shipping
• delivery to pickup spots or cross Canada direct shipping to you
• NOTE – given shipping costs (often equal to the cost of the plug) – we STRONGLY urge you to organize with 10 growers in your region to become a pickup spot. Its no fuss – and it saves a lot.

May – September orders (for specialty bulbs, roots & corms)

• starting in 2026 we will be taking orders for specialty tulips, daffodils, alliums, etc, peony roots, German irises and ranunculus
• this shop will offer both wholesale and retail quantities – so you can buy wholesale of some things and retail quantities of other things
• these orders are in 2 phases: in May-June – full variety selection is available. From June – September, you can still order but varieties are limited and (you guessed it) prices are 10% higher. So as with the spring plugs – ORDER EARLY
• primarily for pickup in St. Agatha – Thanksgiving weekend and the following weekend
• selected shipping – smaller weighted orders can be shipped across Canada – but we will not ship large volumes (you are much futher ahead ordering large quantities yourself – it will save you a LOT of money)
• pre-registration required. If you have placed a spring plug order, you don’t need to register again. Registration link will be posted here a week before the shops open in mid may.

June – July orders (for ‘cool’ flower plugs)

• ‘cool’ plugs refer to cut flower varieties that are best planted in September for bloom the following July, or varieties for hoophouse/greenhouse growing for the following May-June
• examples: campanula, larkspur, icelandic poppies, feverfew, rudbeckia, snapdragons, dianthus….
• shops open in June-July – but close the end of July – so its a tight window for ordering these
• pickup in St. Agatha – third week of August ish
• cross – Canada shipping is an option – but there is a 2 case minimum (8 trays of different varieties) – another reason to form a pickup spot with other farmers in your region
• wholesale only – minimum of 200 plugs per variety
• some split trays – for St. Agatha pickup only – will be available – again – ORDER EARLY
• registration required – if you already have a plug order -you don’t need to re-register. If you haven’t placed an order – registration opens in May.

May ‘In Person’ sales (retail quantities)

• Large selection of cut flower annuals, perennials and (new this year) woodies/shrubs
• retail sale – so no minimum quantities
• sizes and prices vary
• pickup in St. Agatha only – May 15 – 24 (more exact hours to be announced)
• no shipping
• in person shopping – but we will also open an on-line store where you can browse and reserve your plants. Store will open in April.
• no pre-registration required.

August In Person sales (retail quantities)