Phew! Is it really the end of December already?!
As the 2020 season comes to a close we have been reflecting on what has been an incredibly unique, challenging, whirlwind of a season at Carp Garden Centre.
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Seasonal decorations ready for pre-order
We’ve started to add our beautiful fresh evergreen wreaths to our online store, and we’ll add other items like pointsettias, as soon as they arrive.
Pre-order your wreaths today from our online store: https://shop.carpgardencentre.ca/
Huge savings during our Labour Day weekend sale!
It’s that time of the year again! Our end of season clearance sale takes place this weekend!
Take 40% off Perennials, Trees & Shrubs. It’s also a great chance to get a chance to preview our new fall annual stock – come check out the beautiful annual planters and cheerful fall mums.
Fri, 4 September – Monday, 7 September 2020
Sale Opening Hours: Fri & Sat: 9-4:45pm | Sunday & Monday 10-4pm
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An update on ordering and pick-ups in 2020
Transitioning to online sales this year with curbside pickup has been a journey, and a very positive one. We’re delighted to find our customers so receptive to this method of operating, and we thank all of you who have purchased from us so far this season.
Order online at shop.carpgardencentre.ca and we’ll arrange curbside pickup
After a short experiment with drop-in visits earlier this weekend, we’ve decided that the most responsible and effective way that we can serve you this season is through continuing to take your orders online and by phone, with contactless curbside pickup.
Going forward, our opening hours (found here and on our Google Business listing), will indicate when we are open for pre-arranged curbside pickup only.
We will continue to work to make this as easy as possible for you, with inventory updated daily, announcements about new inventory, and clear information about timing and details for picking up your orders.
We’re so excited about this gardening season too, and we want to be sure we can be here for you throughout the whole season.
Thank you for your support and understanding, and please know that we’re here to make the 2020 gardening season a productive and beautiful one.
Best wishes,
Jonathan & Tori and the Carp Garden Centre team
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Carp Garden Centre update for spring 2020
As we get further into the gardening season, we will continue to accept online orders and phone orders with safe curbside pick up and contact-free payment methods.
We will be posting lists of all our products as they become available, including:
- vegetable seedlings
- annuals
- hanging baskets
- perennials
- shrubs
- trees
- soils
- mulches
- other gardening products
Please watch for more information as this month progresses; we want to be sure you are feeling ready and well stocked for this gardening season!
Order your vegetable seeds for this season!
We recently received our vegetable and herb seeds and we know that our customers are excited to get seeds and get planting.
We have a quick list here of all varieties available; most packs are $1.99 each.
Carp Garden Centre is offering curbside pickup and contactless payment methods on all seed orders.
3 Ways to Order Your Seeds
- Use the quick order form at the bottom of this page
- Call us at 613 839 4359
- Email us at info@carpgardencentre.ca
Vegetable Seed Varieties
Updated April 15th: please note that quite a few varieties have already sold out! Noted like this in our original list: Imperator.
Peas
Homesteader or Lincoln
Little Marvel
Snow Peas
Sugar Snap Vine
Oregon Sugar Pod II
Swiss Chard
Fordhook Giant
Bright Lights
Rhubarb Chard
Spinach
Bloomsdale Long Standing
Lettuce
Prizehead
Grand Rapids
Iceberg
Buttercrunch
Salad Bowl
Romaine Lettuce
Paris White Cos
Mesclun Mixture
Salad Greens
Endive
Broad Leaved Batavian
Early Green Moss Curled
Kale
Dwarf Curled Scotch
Radish
Sparkler White Tip
Scarlet Globe
Cherry Belle
French Breakfast
Squash
Table Queen or Acorn
Spaghetti
Waltham Butternut
Burgess Buttercup
Zucchini Squash
Dark Green
Carrot
Imperator
Rainbow Blend
Chantenay Red
Nantes Coreless
Parsnip
Hollow Crown Improved
Beet
Detroit Dark Red
Cylindra
Sweet Corn
Peaches & Cream Early
Golden Bantam
Sunnyvee
Pepper
Hungarian Yellow Sweet Banana
Early Calwonder
Long Red Cayenne
Hungarian Yellow Wax (Hot)
Bean
Tendergreen
Pencil Pod Black Wax
Royal Burgundy
Brittlewax
Golden Wax
Slenderette
Pole Bean
Kentucky Wonder Green
Onion
Sweet Spanish Utah
Southport White Globe
Leek
Large Musselburg
White Vienna
Pumpkin
Small Sugar or Pie
Connecticut Field
Jack O’Lantern
Gourds
Ornamental Mix
Cabbage
Golden Acre
Danish Ballhead
Cantaloupe
Delicious
Half’s Best
Brussels Sprouts
Long Island Improved
Cauliflower
Super Snowball Self Blanching
Broccoli
Green Sprouting
Tomato
Beefsteak
Bunny Best Improved
Roma VF
Sweetie
Herbs
Basil – Genovese
Cilantro – Coriander
Thyme
Chives
Sweet Morjoram
Root Parsely – Hamburg
Summer Savory
Parsley – Forest Green
Dill
Sweet Basil
Arugula
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End of the Season
The 2019 gardening season has come to an end and the garden centre will be closing its gates until late November for Christmas trees sales.
Until then, we are happy to meet by appointment: please reach out if you’d like to meet to discuss a garden project.
info@carpgardencentre.ca | 613-839-4359
Thank you all for an incredible season!
Please stay tuned for some of the new items and plant varieties you can expect to find at the garden centre next season.
It’s our annual Labour Day weekend sale!
It’s that time of the year! Our end of season clearance sale takes place this weekend!
Take 40% off Perennials, Trees & Shrubs and get a chance to preview our new fall annual stock – come check out the beautiful annual planters and cheerful fall mums.
Make it an afternoon or a day out with a visit to the Carp Farmers’ Market on Saturday (8 to 1), a meal at Alice’s Village Cafe, a trip to the Diefenbunker with the kids or visitors, or a walk or ride in the area.
Fri, 30 August – Monday, 2 September 2019
Sale Opening Hours: Fri & Sat: 9-5pm | Sunday & Monday 10-4pm
Come for the garlic festival, visit the garden centre!
As the season begins to wind down and we reach late summer, we vegetable gardeners are enjoying the fruits of our labours. The tomatoes are ripening, the cucumbers are ready to pickle, and most anticipated of all, the garlic is ready to harvest!
Many Carp locals know that nowhere celebrates this bountiful time better than the Carp Farmers’ Market. The annual Garlic Festival will be held at the Carp Fairground this coming weekend.
Delphiniums for Days!
Delphiniums are the stars of the early summer perennial border, popular for their massive, showy flower spikes that come in various shades of blue, purple, white, and pink. They add a vertical element to the garden and are sought after for their stunning blue colour which is often difficult to find in other perennial species.
Another benefit, the bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love them!
Plant in full sun for the sturdiest stems, and dead heading will encourage re-blooming.
At the garden centre we are carrying a great selection of delphiniums in shades of intense blue, soft purple, and our favorite, a hard to find pink variety!
