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Hill Farm Nursery

Cariboo-Grown & Cariboo-Hardy Perennials. Since 1991.

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  • March 7, 2018 Viola jooi – TRANSYLVANIAN VIOLET

  • November 12, 2017 Physochlaina orientalis – ORIENTAL PHYSOCHLAINA

  • November 4, 2015 Claytonia lanceolata – SPRING BEAUTY, MOUNTAIN POTATO

  • November 3, 2015 Lewisia rediviva – BITTERROOT

  • October 26, 2015 Cephalaria tchihatchewii – TCHIHATCHEV’S CEPHALARIA

  • November 17, 2014 Penstemon hirsutus – EASTERN PENSTEMON, HAIRY PENSTEMON

  • November 16, 2014 Penstemon digitalis – ‘MYSTICA’ PENSTEMON

  • November 16, 2014 Echinops ritro – BLUE GLOBE THISTLE

  • November 15, 2014 Malva moschata ‘alba’ and ‘rosea’ – MUSKMALLOW

  • November 12, 2014 Myrrhis odorata – SWEET CICELY

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  • Viola glabella. YELLOW WOOD VIOLET. Stanley, B.C., June 15, 2019.  Image: HFN

  • Contact Info

  • arcadiaborealis@gmail.com
    250-297-6553
  • 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 2025, we will be concentrating on 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.

  • Recent Posts

    • Viola jooi – TRANSYLVANIAN VIOLET
    • Physochlaina orientalis – ORIENTAL PHYSOCHLAINA
    • Claytonia lanceolata – SPRING BEAUTY, MOUNTAIN POTATO
    • Lewisia rediviva – BITTERROOT
    • Cephalaria tchihatchewii – TCHIHATCHEV’S CEPHALARIA
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  • WILLIAMS LAKE SEEDY SATURDAY 2025

  • SATURDAY, MARCH 15th, 2025
    10 AM till 2 PM
    Thompson Rivers University Gymnasium
    1250 Western Avenue
    Williams Lake, B.C.
  • QUESNEL SEEDY SATURDAY 2025

  • SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, 2025
    9 AM till 3 PM
    Quesnel Seniors Activity Centre
    461 Carson Avenue
    Quesnel, B.C.
  • Williams Lake SEEDLING SATURDAY & EARLYBIRD FARMERS' MARKET

  • Kicking off the outdoor Market season!
    Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
    9 AM till 2 PM
    Outdoors at the Farmers' Market Site
    525 Proctor Street
    Next to Kiwanis Park and the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
  • Affiliations

    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

  • Places to Visit:

    SCOUT ISLAND NATURE CENTRE, Williams Lake, B.C. An oasis of peace on the outskirts of a bustling industrial area. Excellent trail network; something to see 365 days of the year – wildflowers, birds, aquatic life and small mammals. Nature centre, resource library, knowledgeable & enthusiastic naturalists on site.

    DAVID DOUGLAS BOTANICAL GARDEN, Prince George, B.C. Located at the University of Northern British Columbia. A small but interesting perennial flower display garden, lilac display, waterfall & bridge, and the Alice Wolczuk Alpine Garden.

    GOODSIR NATURE PARK, Salmon Valley, B.C. 20 miles north of Prince George. 160 acre private nature reserve, 6 miles of trails, open to the public May-Oct. Wildflowers & trees; an active beaver pond; plant museum, guided & self-guided tours; excellent signage; some rare plants. Picnic tables, firepits & camping available. Entry free; donations welcome.

    OSOYOOS DESERT CENTRE, Osoyoos, B.C. 2 km of boardwalk through B.C.’s rarest ecosystem, the “pocket desert.” Wildflowers, birds, reptiles, small mammals. Guided & self-guided; small visitor centre.

    ANCIENT FOREST TRAIL, near Dome Creek, Robson Valley, B.C. (Along Highway 16, halfway between Prince George and McBride. Watch for large signs: “Ancient Forest”.) Hiking trails through ancient cedar forest, including a recently completed 1/2 kilometer wheelchair accessible boardwalk portion. Built by dedicated volunteers; a prodigious amount of planning and sheer hard work went into this trail system, and it shows. Worth a stop to walk the boardwalk; you will be inspired to come back and hike the wilder trails as well. Huge cedar trees, ferns, water features – a prime example of B.C.’s rare and endangered Inland Rain Forest. Interpretive signage at parking lot, outhouses, well-thought-out wheelchair unloading/loading area and beautifully designed boardwalk. Donation box.

  • Image & Content Re-Use Policy

    This website represents many years of experience and many hours of labour. We are pleased to participate in the free and open transfer of information over the World Wide Web, keeping the following in mind.

    Personal non-commercial use of our text and images is warmly encouraged for all, and for our nursery customers in particular. You may copy, print and store our info for your own purposes. If sharing, we ask that you please cite Hill Farm Nursery as the source.

    All images are taken by us and most of those (but not all) have the tag HFN (for Hill Farm Nursery) in the caption.

    All written material and HFN images are copyright Hill Farm Nursery. Fellow gardeners, plant groups, societies and associations, you are welcome to re-publish our material as long as it is cited, credited and/or linked.

    COMMERCIAL RE-USE POLICY: We request that you contact us for permission for COMMERCIAL re-use of any of our written and photographic content: bscharf@uniserve.com.

    High resolution jpegs of most images on this website are available for a fee.

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