And even rarer, and completely unexpected, a flourishing patch of Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum. Less than an inch wide, these wonderfully designed blooms lie hidden under the parent plant’s foliage, and often the forest floor duff, and are pollinated by crawling insects. June 14, 2014. Goodsir Nature Park, Salmon Valley, B.C.
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Viola glabella. YELLOW WOOD VIOLET. Stanley, B.C., June 15, 2019. Image: HFN
Hill Farm Nursery / Arcadia Borealis Gardens is located in a rural area north of McLeese Lake, B.C. We are a working farm, and are not set up to accommodate visitors, but we are generally at all of the Williams Lake Farmers' Markets throughout the May till mid-October market season.
For 2026, we'll be further expanding our market garden produce and annual vegetable and flower starts, but there will still be a selection of perennials on the table throughout the season, as well as Jane's house plants.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, 2026
10 AM till 2 PM
Thompson Rivers University Gymnasium
1250 Western Avenue
Williams Lake, B.C.
Kicking off the outdoor Market season!
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
9 AM till 2 PM
Outdoors at the Farmers' Market Site
525 Proctor Street
Next to Kiwanis Park and the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia
Alpine Garden Society (Great Britain)
David Douglas Botanical Garden Society
Growing North Cariboo Society (F.A.R.M.E.D.)
North American Rock Garden Society (N.A.R.G.S.)
Perennial Plant Association (P.P.A.)
Seeds of Diversity Canada
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