🎄 12 Days of Christmas Cheer 🎄

Get ready for holiday joy with the 12 Days of Christmas Cheer event! Starting December 13th, festive gardening magic will be spread with daily specials inspired by a gardening-themed version of “The 12 Days of Christmas.“

How It Works:

• Daily Surprise Specials: Each day, a new special will be revealed on social media in the morning.
• Offer Valid: The special runs from the morning announcement until 12 PM that night.
• Minimum Order Requirement: If the daily special includes free seed packs, a minimum order of $25 is required.
• Shipping Notice: Orders will be shipped when Canada Post reopens after the holiday season.

🌱 What Might You Get? 🌱
Free seed packs, exclusive discounts, or magical garden surprises inspired by the gifts from the “12 Seeds of Christmas” song.

🎶 Stay Tuned! 🎶
Follow the Garden Faerie Botanicals social media pages to unwrap each day’s special and add some gardening cheer to your holiday season!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Garden Faerie Botanicals!

Shipping Update For Heirloom Seed And Tuber Orders

Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, there will be a delay in shipping. Orders are still being accepted, processed, and packed as usual. You will see your order is on hold during this time. This is due to my back end completing orders if I begin to process them and I do not want to miss any orders. By leaving them on hold, I can see clearly what has come in and will complete them as they go to the post office.

Shipping will occur when the strike is over or when it is safe to do so. Your patience and understanding during this time is greatly appreciated.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Jerusalem Artichokes Are Available For Pre-Sale

The Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes) are available for pre-sale with spring shipping. Quantities are limited and ordering now will secure your tubers for transit when the weather warms up in April or early May, depending on what part of Canada you live in.

I love these resilient plants, and despite a few challenges this season, they’ve pulled through. Some of the tubers are on the smaller side because I had to dig some varieties up and relocate them after the goats were let out and ate the tops off. Others were grazed down when the goats wandered into the garden. On top of that, we faced a drought, and I had to severely conserve water all summer. Thus, these tubers survived in true dry-farming fashion, as 8 of the 9 varieties were never watered even once. How they survived is a miracle.

Sunchokes truly are superheroes in the garden, and the nutrient-dense food they produce will be a valuable asset for food security in the future.

You can explore my entire collection of rare heirloom sunchokes here!

To learn more about how to plant and use them, I have a guide to planting and use of Jerusalem Artichokes on my blog.

I made a video about Jerusalem artichokes, covering their history, some recipes, and other information. Click the link to watch it!

Shipping Information For Heirloom Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers

Shipping for tubers and bulbs is available at a flat rate of $20.00. I strive to keep shipping costs low to provide the best value for you. If your order exceeds the capacity of a small or medium flat-rate box and requires a larger box, I will notify you via email to arrange for an additional balance payment through e-transfer. I appreciate your understanding as I work to keep shipping costs as affordable as possible. Thank you for your patience and support!

I can also do delivery to Salmon Arm or Enderby when I head into those places. Pick up is available too.

Preserve Biodiversity with Open-Pollinated Heirloom Seeds Grown In Canada

I am in the process of bringing the seeds in from the garden, cleaning them, and getting them into the website. This task is a little more than I ever imagined it would be. I do not have images on some product as my phone died and I am waiting for a micro card reader to arrive in the mail. We are in a postal strike and I do not know when it will get here. Thus, images will appear on many listings when I can access my summer photos.

Hopefully I will have all seeds listed and available by January 1, 2025.

Heirloom Treasures: Cultivating a Legacy of Rare Seeds for Tomorrow’s Food Security

This collection of heirloom seeds, sunchokes, potatoes, and bulbs is from my own garden, and I grow them using open-pollinated seed or tubers/ bulbs. I prioritize saving rare and endangered genetic material. As, I believe that preserving our biodiversity for future generations is the most important contribution I can make during my time on Earth. Due the Grand Solar Minimum, I have focused on collecting short-season heirloom seed varieties for Canada to ensure food security in the future.

These are seeds that have never undergone treatment with chemicals, fungicides, or pesticides. They are guaranteed to be free from any such substances.

I aim to provide heirloom seeds that have a history and are special in some way. My goal is to provide you with information that will assist you in saving these seeds and you will never have to buy them again. Not sure how to save seeds? No problem! You can learn how to save seeds in my blog posts and every week I put out a podcast called “In The Garden With Susan” with tips and tricks on seed saving and gardening.

Join the Movement: Seed Savers Exchange and Seeds of Diversity

As a proud member of both the Seeds of Diversity and the Seed Savers Exchange, I invite you to join these incredible networks where you can access a diverse array of rare and endangered heirloom seeds Dive into the exceptional collections offered by members of these organizations and join the Canadian Seeds of Diversity at no additional cost. By participating in these exchanges, even saving just one heirloom variety, you contribute significantly to preserving our agricultural heritage and biodiversity.

At this time, I can only ship to addresses in Canada.

Please see terms and conditions for shipping here.

Due to continual issues with the Podcast player on the home page, I have had to remove it. Please find “In The Garden With Susan” Podcast here, or at the Garden Faerie Botanicals Rumble Channel, or even at the Garden Faerie Botanicals You Tube Channel!