A short history of Valley K Greenhouses

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We do not have a perennial or rose print catalog or list for mailing, all items are available ONLINE or IN PERSON only.

A Little Bit About Us

Valley K Greenhouses was established with a lot of hard work (and apprehension!) in 1990 on an acreage located just 1/4 mile south of the scenic Battle River Valley, southeast of Camrose, Alberta, Canada. Click here for detailed directions on how to find us.

Photo taken 2001 We started with an 800 square foot greenhouse and sold our plants at the local Farmer's Markets. In 1997 we launched our mail order division with this web site. 2003 was a year of change and hard decisions. Since then we have actually down-sized the greenhouse growing space in order to focus on what we love best, that being lilies and perennials. I prefer to call our operation a nursery rather than a greenhouse these days, especially as most of our growing is done outdoors somewhere on the 5 acres we are proud to call home. Our goal from inception has been to provide our clientele with quality plant material at an affordable price. We are confident our prices are very competitive WITHOUT any sacrifice to quality.

We have had a web site since 1997, adding a catalog of lilies in the Fall of 1998. In January 2003 plantlilies.com was launched, a site dedicated completely to lilies. With this arm of the business, we sell hardy lily bulbs, with a specific focus on Asiatic & L.A. hybrids, although we do sell the odd trumpet & oriental lily as well. The majority of bulbs we sell are grown here on our acreage, and provide a splendid display from mid July through the end of August and beyond. We currently mail order lily bulbs, hardy roses and perennials, water garden supplies and a variety of gardening related items. These can all be viewed in our online catalog or purchased here at our physical location. 2005 was our transition year, and in 2006 we plan to promote ourselves as a fabulous day trip destination - it would be almost sinful to keep all this natural beauty to ourselves, so we've decided to share it in a big way!

I remember telling my husband when we moved here that one day he would look out the kitchen window and see nothing but flowers-he laughed at me then, wondering how I was going to do that when the pasture came right up to the step and the surface all around was either rock or sand. He doesn't laugh anymore, believe me! We've moved a lot of topsoil on to this property to accommodate the landscaping ideas as they develop, as well as choosing plants that can live in the native conditions.

Please take the time to visit us in person to see everything we have to offer, we're sure you won't be disappointed!

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