JUST INClick on text to vist page
At Southlands Nursery, things are always changing,
and not just with the seasons. We're constantly creating,
searching and bringing in new plants and exciting items
on a regular basis.

Get a sneak peak here or come visit us soon.

SOUTHLANDS NURSERYClick on text to vist page
Could it be that dreams do come true?
When artistic talent, sweat, business savvy and encyclopedic
plant knowledge are combined, it seems they do....

Southlands Nursery is a walk-in fantasy,
where beauty always comes before profit.

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Established in 1991, and located in a charming 'equestrian pocket' on Vancouver's upscale
westside, this unique area called Southlands is a horse friendly enclave right in the city.
Large lots and small acreages house many stables, and it is not unusual to see horses and their
riders go by our gates. With delicious free coffee always on hand, many people tell us that they
come down to the nursery just to experience the beautiful atmosphere.
We hope you will visit soon!

TOM SPEAKSClick on text to vist page
According to all my grade school report cards, I never stop speaking!

Here is where I rant/ share/ proselytize about whatever I think is
beautiful/ interesting/ semi-important....

JUST INClick on text to vist page
At Southlands Nursery, things are always changing,
and not just with the seasons. We're constantly creating,
searching and bringing in new plants and exciting items
on a regular basis.

Get a sneak peak here or come visit us soon.

FAVOURITESClick on text to vist page
Visiting Vancouver?
Want to order flowers?

Check out this very personal list of some of Thomas Hobbs favourite
Vancouver shops and restaurants you may not otherwise discover.

DAYLILIESClick on text to vist page
Thomas Hobbs own hybrids (and other fabulous varieties) are available in
limited numbers. Hybridizing daylilies has become an absolute obsession....
using cutting edge parent plants from the world's top breeders.

Half the fun is in naming them!

ORDERINGClick on text to vist page
We will never be a fully online shopping nursery, but from time to time
we'll offer special plants or things.Thomas Hobbs own daylily introductions
will be available for Spring or Fall shipping.

We hope to offer other specialties,
such as own own Nerine hybrids, this way, also.

BOOKS & PRESSClick on text to vist page
The only thing I love more than gardening is sharing that passion with others.
I've had the pleasure of writing 2 books and have been featured in a number of professional
horticultural and gardening magazines. For the past 16 years I've also worked in television on
GlobalBC's Saturday morning news 'Gardening with Thomas Hobbs' segments. The nursery has
been featured on virtually every gardening show including 'The Victory Garden', 'Martha Stewart'
and 'Recreating Eden'. We were even home to 'The Orchid Nazi' on the hit TV show The X Files!

May 29, 2012

‘Black Velvet’ Petunia must be Alannah Myles favourite flower !

Filed under: Uncategorized — yodiehead @ 11:18 pm

WOW -  what an addition to the boring world of Petunias !!  First available in 2011, this is the darkest petunia yet.  It really passes for black ! It is sooooo dark a purple that it looks black in most light.  I have combined it with that wonderful silver trailer Dichondra , and ‘Black Mondo Grass’ , Ophiopogon,  in a pair of tall, modern containers.  I can’t imagine how excited the seed hybridizer was when this variety first bloomed !  Imagine the possibilities…… with lime green, or salmon/coral….
We have had several shipments of blooming 4″ pots of this curiosity already this season, and they always sell-out fast. It is the end of May as I write this, and we do have some in stock but who knows if they will be here for long.  I think most garden centres will have them or could get them for you.

Ours are $3.99 each , in bloom .