For years John and Karen vanderZalm knew they wanted to start their own Garden Centre. They knew there needed to be a place for gardeners to experience beauty, quality and great customer service in the Scugog area. John and Karen have worked in the greenhouse their whole lives, with a combined experience of 60 years in the greenhouse industry.
Both John and Karen knew that this would be a huge risk. Starting fresh and investing everything they had to start this business at 40 years of age. This was their new adventure. Fall of 2007, garden mums and decorative items were for sale by the road side before the greenhouses were even built. By Winter 2007, greenhouses were going up with the help of family and friends.
Both John and Karen knew that this would be a huge risk. Starting fresh and investing everything they had to start this business at 40 years of age. This was their new adventure. Fall of 2007, garden mums and decorative items were for sale by the road side before the greenhouses were even built. By Winter 2007, greenhouses were going up with the help of family and friends.
Services
In this section of our website you will find just a small sampling of the many Plants and Products that we carry. My favourite greenhouse! They have the most beautiful flowers, and the staff are so friendly. Even my family came with me last week from Alliston and the quote was 'this makes Bradford Greenhouses look sad.' Love all my flowers and hanging baskets.
Spring is our favourite time in the greenhouse! We are finally open after a long, cold winter. At this time, we have been growing all winter and our greenhouse is FULL of plants, but it might be a little too early to put them out. We offer loads of "hardy" annuals that can withstand some frost. Bulbs, pansies, daisies, planters, dcor, soils, vegetables, herbs and so much more to kick off the planting season!
Now the warm weather is here to stay! Even though the spring planting rush is over, we still have so much to choose from because we are still growing to offer you a selection at this time of year. Fresh variety of plants are always available. Maybe you didn't have time to plant everything this spring?
The days have started to cool down, the leaves are dropping and changing colour and we have beautiful sunny days. Don't "Fall" for it though, your gardening is not yet done. This is a great time to start to clean up our gardens, preparing for the winter to come. A lot of pest or diseases can harbour in your old plant debris so it's a good idea to clean everything up.
Reviews (19)
Liz Scott Koegler
Nov 19, 2021
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Raymond Sasso
Oct 16, 2021
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Leslie Yip &
Aug 01, 2021
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Maria Bpl
Jun 30, 2021
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Susan Gb
Jun 16, 2021
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Visited here for the first time (2 days in a row!) this weekend. Staff is super friendly and accommodating to special needs. Didn't mind me wandering and wobbling with my cane. LOL it helped that it was a bit more quiet when I went - so it was easy to maintain social distancing.
Plants are lovely and reasonably priced I thought. Bought stuff both days!
Plants are lovely and reasonably priced I thought. Bought stuff both days!
Linda Parent
May 27, 2021
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I love spending time at Century, especially in the Spring. All of the colours and choices make my head spin, it's such a joy to wend among the colours and smells. My favourites are the amazing number of cactus they carry, just a few of the many, many things to see. Worth a trip to Port Perry.... the staff, of course are so knowledgeable and helpful.. enjoy your visit.
Aaron Newlands
May 13, 2021
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Ron Walsh
May 05, 2021
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Valerie Davidson
May 05, 2021
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Britt Miller
May 01, 2021
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Emad
May 01, 2021
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Never seen such an organized and clean green house before. Lovely and eye-catching. It's a great place for flower and plants lover. I strongly recommend to have a visit to this great managed place. All the plants look healthy and fresh. There are tons of different types of spices of plants. It's a bit expensive but definitely it's worth it. You won't regret. Thanks 😊
Maggie Laufer
Apr 28, 2021
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Karen Petrie
Apr 11, 2021
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Gary C.
Jul 03, 2020
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We stumbled upon a local garden center while driving to Port Perry and was immediately on our list of things to do when we drove back. After we left the Port Perry Marina area we drove back and stopped by and I'm so glad we did. We were greeted by a knowledgeable employee who described the store's layout. He also asked us to practice physical distance while in the store and gave us a push cart to help assist with distancing and shopping needs. We walked around the store and it was great, not too many people around and it was easy to distance from others when our paths did cross. There was also
Terry P. G.
Jun 10, 2020
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What an amazing place. I passed this on the way to Port Perry where I had some business to do and wanted to spend time in the downtown area. Promised my self I should stop here on the way home.
I am so glad I did . From the minute I walked in and they explained their Covid protocols , which made me happy. he pointed to the section I needed to go to.. Inside another staff member answered the couple of questions I had . I was so impressed . Cashier was great too. Went home planted my flowers and they are thriving. Next year I come here for my Annuals and will spread the word to everyone. Thank you
I am so glad I did . From the minute I walked in and they explained their Covid protocols , which made me happy. he pointed to the section I needed to go to.. Inside another staff member answered the couple of questions I had . I was so impressed . Cashier was great too. Went home planted my flowers and they are thriving. Next year I come here for my Annuals and will spread the word to everyone. Thank you
Kelli Beck
May 29, 2020
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Visited for my first time. Best selection I have seen anywhere recently. Beautiful, well priced flowers, soil, mulch etc. Great covid safety measures in place, a short line to get in (7 minutes), cart disinfected right in front of me and greenhouses laid out well to promote social distancing. I will return.
Barb Daniels
May 07, 2020
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Colin Walker
May 02, 2020
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Anton Tony Lautenbach
Jul 25, 2018
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One of the best greenhouses around. Very knowledgeable staff and family run. Always plenty of stock for each season's favourites. For example, spring stock offers an abundance of vegetable varieties for every taste (no pun intended). Big parking lot with handicap spaces along with wheelchair access to the large greenhouse. Colleen, one of the owner's daughters, is my favourite go-to person. Enjoy this jewel of a business. Attached are two photos of a hanging basket containing some Yellow Tumbling Toms we picked up last season.