艾伯塔苗圃（Alberta Nurseries and Seeds Ltd.，原线上品牌”Gardeners Web”）是加拿大阿尔伯塔省鲍登镇（Bowden）的一家历史悠久的种苗邮购企业，由Berggren家族于1922年创办，至2009年已连续经营87年。公司位于2号高速公路与587号公路交汇处的鲍登镇北侧，鼎盛时期拥有约130英亩种植基地，员工最多达125人，主要面向加拿大和美国北方的严寒气候区园艺爱好者提供耐寒种苗、灌木、球根及园林工具等。
产品体系
公司主营耐寒种子与苗圃产品，覆盖常绿植物、花卉种子、果树与灌木、香草、室内植物种子、草坪种子、观赏草、多年生植物、乔木与灌木、夏季球根、园艺工具与配件以及蔬菜种子等十余个品类，并拥有自有品牌”Bow Seed”和特色产品”Weedseal”防草系列。所有种子在投入市场前均需经过公司自有试验田的测试和发芽率检测，耐寒等级以艾伯塔省3区气候为参考。特色产品包括Saskatchewan大学推荐的蓝靛果忍冬（Lonicera caerulea edulis）、无刺黑莓”Black Satin”、深橙色松果菊”Tiki Torch”、耐寒矮樱桃”Carmine Jewel”以及矮型亚洲盆栽百合”Tiny Icon”等。
经营与服务
公司同时经营批发与零售业务，零售网点自1970年代起设于Marketland Mall，2007年迁回苗圃主园区。客户可通过印刷版《加拿大园艺指南》目录、电话或网站下单，产品邮寄覆盖加拿大各省和美国北部各州。RNGR行业目录将公司列为”私营非政府、零售兼批发”类苗圃，并登记有”Bow Point Nursery”姊妹苗圃。
关闭与现状
公司于2016年被Sundre地区的农场主Paul Leussink收购，此后未再继续原有苗圃业务。鲍登镇原址建筑在停业后遭人为破坏，损失超过5万加元。Leussink计划将该地块改造为犬舍与宠物度假村，并将周边90英亩土地开发为高速公路商业区。线上品牌”Gardeners Web”原网址现已重定向至无关博客，公司已彻底退出园艺行业运营。
Alberta Nurseries and Seeds Ltd., operating online as “Gardeners Web,” was a historic mail-order nursery in Bowden, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1922 by the Berggren family, the company operated continuously for 87 years by 2009. Located on Highway 587 north of Bowden, the nursery reached its peak with approximately 130 acres of growing grounds and up to 125 employees, serving gardeners across Canada and the northern United States who needed hardy plant material suited to harsh prairie climates.
Product Range
The company offered more than ten categories of hardy seeds and nursery stock, including evergreens, flower seeds, fruit trees and bushes, herbs, houseplant seeds, lawn seed, ornamental grasses, perennials, trees and shrubs, summer bulbs, tools and accessories, and vegetable seeds. Its proprietary brand “Bow Seed” was sold alongside specialty products such as the “Weedseal” weed-suppression line. All seeds were field-tested and germination-checked at the company’s own facilities before release, with hardiness ratings based on Alberta Zone 3 conditions. Featured cultivars included Honeyberries (Lonicera caerulea edulis) recommended by the University of Saskatchewan, thornless “Black Satin” blackberry, deep orange coneflower “Tiki Torch,” prairie-hardy cherry “Carmine Jewel,” and dwarf Asiatic pot lily “Tiny Icon.”
Operations and Services
The nursery operated both wholesale and retail channels. Its Garden Center was located at Marketland Mall in Bowden for roughly thirty years before moving back to the main nursery property in 2007. Customers could order through the printed Canadian Gardening Guide catalog, by phone, or via the company website, with shipping available across Canada and the northern United States. The RNGR reforestation directory listed the company as a private retail and wholesale nursery, and noted a sister operation called “Bow Point Nursery.”
Closure and Legacy
The company was acquired by Sundre-area grain farmer Paul Leussink in 2016, after which the original nursery business ceased operations. The former buildings in Bowden were vandalized shortly after closure, causing more than CAD 50,000 in damage. Leussink announced plans to convert the site into a dog kennel and pet resort, while developing 90 surrounding acres as highway-commercial property. The original “Gardeners Web” domain, gardenersweb.ca, now redirects to an unrelated blog, marking the end of one of Canada’s longest-running mail-order nurseries.
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