Ferncliff Gardens 是一家家族经营的零售苗圃，坐落于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省 Mission 镇 Fraser 山谷东段，地处温哥华以东的高产农区，1920 年由 Jack 家族创办，至今已有一百零五年的持续运营历史。苗圃由 David Jack 担任日常经营管理，其妻 Sheila 与子女 Tony、Angie 一同参与生产与销售，四代家族成员围绕大丽菊这一核心品类，逐步建立起以品种纯净度与块茎健康度著称的零售品牌。
苗圃创立与一百零五年家族传承
苗圃长期专注于大丽菊块茎的零售业务，每年仅在春末至初夏的发货季节对外营业，秋冬季则进入块茎分拣、休眠储存与下一季扩繁准备的循环。苗圃同时通过自有 Shopify 平台接受加拿大与美国客户的预订，并提供上门自提服务，季节外不对外开放。
品种体系与十三类花型零售目录
苗圃将大丽菊按国际通用分类法划分为十三类花型，零售目录据此组织：巨人型收录 AC Moonwalk、Belle of Barmera、Ben Huston、Clydes Choice 等超大花品种；大型收录 Clearview Maize、Elsie Huston、Ferncliff Illusion 等；中型包含 Bargaly Blush、Clearview Tammy、Ferncliff Blizzard 等三十余个品种；小型与微型覆盖 Ferncliff Ebony、Ferncliff Sunstruck、Ferncliff Thunder 等精致花型；圆球型以 Ferncliff Bride、Ferncliff Concord 为主；睡莲型收录 Bride-to-Be、Hollyhill Serenity、Lauren Michelle 等；绒球型与新奇型则收录 Kelsey Anne Joy、Ferncliff Lemon Kiss 等特色品种。苗圃官网为大丽菊爱好者提供完整的 FD、ID、WL、IC、SC、C、LC 等花瓣型缩写与 E、EM、M、ML、L、V 花期代码查询表，方便客户按花型与花期筛选。
David Jack 自育 FERNCLIFF 与 MISSION 命名品种
苗圃每年发布的春季节选品类中，最具代表性的是 David Jack 本人主持选育的 FERNCLIFF 命名系列与 MISSION 命名系列，命名直接呼应苗圃名与所处城市名，体现家族在杂交育种与田间筛选上的长期投入。FERNCLIFF 系列在巨人、中型、小型、微型、圆球、新奇六大花型中均有代表品种，例如 Ferncliff Ebony、Ferncliff Midnight、Ferncliff Sunstruck、Ferncliff Passion、Ferncliff Inspiration、Ferncliff Spice 等；MISSION 系列以 Mission Canary 为代表，呈现温哥华地区大丽菊的典型水彩质感。两个命名系列与 Clearview、AC、Hollyhill、Hamari、Penhill、Clydes 等同行业者交换的引进品种一同，构成苗圃每年三百余个独立编号的零售目录。
订单流程、最低订货与加美跨境发货
苗圃接受网上、邮寄、电话与传真四种下单方式，加拿大客户最低订货金额 50 加元，美国客户最低 100 加元（约合 135 加元）。在加拿大境内与美国本土的发货按订单金额分四档收取运费：90 加元以下 27.95 加元、90.01 至 125 加元 34.95 加元、125.01 至 175 加元 42.95 加元、175.01 加元以上 50 加元；上门自提订单免运费。税务按省分计：BC 省加 7% 省税与 5% 国税，ON、NB、NFLD 加 13% HST，NS 加 15% HST，其余省份只加 5% 国税。订单金额超过 100 加元（不含套装）赠送一棵额外块茎；订单金额越高赠送越多。跨境到美国的客户需注意，自 2025 年起美国海关对园艺块茎加收 250 加元的中转处理费，苗圃同时把 100 美元兑 135 加元的汇率优势折算成赠送块茎回馈客户。
Ferncliff Gardens is a family-owned retail nursery located in Mission, British Columbia, on the eastern bench of the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver. Founded in 1920 by the Jack family, the nursery has operated continuously for one hundred and five years, specializing exclusively in dahlia tubers. David Jack serves as owner and manager, working alongside his wife Sheila and the next generation Tony and Angie to maintain the production, retail, and shipping operations that serve Canadian and American dahlia enthusiasts each spring.
Founding Heritage and 105 Years of Family Operation
The nursery operates on a strict seasonal calendar, opening for orders in late winter and shipping tubers from late March through late April before closing to the public for the remainder of the year. The off-season is dedicated to tuber dividing, cold storage, and field review of new seedling candidates. Visitors are welcomed by appointment only outside the regular pickup window, and the on-site garden is not open to general public tours.
Cultivar Catalog and Thirteen Bloom Form Classifications
Ferncliff organizes its retail catalog according to the thirteen international dahlia bloom-form classifications, with collection pages dedicated to each category. Giant varieties include AC Moonwalk, Belle of Barmera, Ben Huston, Clydes Choice, and Penhill Dark Monarch. Large varieties include Clearview Maize, Elsie Huston, Ferncliff Illusion, and Penhill Yellow Queen. Medium varieties include Bargaly Blush, Clearview Tammy, Ferncliff Blizzard, Ferncliff Midnight, Ferncliff Passion, Ferncliff Samba, Ferncliff Solar Flare, Ferncliff Starlight, and Hamari Accord. Small varieties include Baron Katie, Clearview Sarah, Ferncliff Apricot, Ferncliff Black Cherry, and Ferncliff Bliss. Miniature varieties include Camano Buz, Ferncliff Cinnamon, Ferncliff Ebony, Ferncliff Gem, Ferncliff Gumdrops, Ferncliff Honeycomb, Ferncliff Sunstruck, and Ferncliff Thunder. Ball varieties include Ferncliff Bride, Ferncliff Concord, Ferncliff Kathleen, Ferncliff Rusty, and Ferncliff Spice. Waterlily varieties include Bride-to-Be, Hollyhill Serenity, Lauren Michelle, Mission Canary, and Taratahi Ruby. Pompon and Novelty categories include Ferncliff Dolly, Ferncliff Lemon Kiss, Ferncliff Pirate, Kelsey Anne Joy, and Kelsey Kristie. A dedicated Bedding category offers 3-for-30, 10-for-85, and 25-for-195 quantity discounts. The catalog website publishes a complete key to bloom-form abbreviations (FD, ID, WL, IC, SC, C, LC) and bloom-timing codes (E, EM, M, ML, L, V).
David Jack Originations: The FERNCLIFF and MISSION Series
The heart of the catalog is the FERNCLIFF naming series originated by David Jack himself, accompanied by the related MISSION series named for the city where the nursery sits. The FERNCLIFF series includes Ferncliff Ebony, Ferncliff Midnight, Ferncliff Sunstruck, Ferncliff Passion, Ferncliff Inspiration, Ferncliff Spice, Ferncliff Blizzard, Ferncliff Fuego, Ferncliff Samba, Ferncliff Solar Flare, Ferncliff Starlight, Ferncliff Apricot, Ferncliff Black Cherry, Ferncliff Bliss, Ferncliff Bride, Ferncliff Citron, Ferncliff Concord, Ferncliff Dreamer, Ferncliff Kathleen, Ferncliff Rusty, Ferncliff Cinnamon, Ferncliff Gem, Ferncliff Gumdrops, Ferncliff Honeycomb, Ferncliff Pincushion, Ferncliff Thunder, Ferncliff Dolly, Ferncliff Lemon Kiss, and Ferncliff Pirate, spanning six bloom-form categories. The MISSION series is represented by Mission Canary, a Waterlily type that captures the painterly palette of Vancouver-area dahlias. These two origination series, together with introduced varieties from Clearview, AC, Hollyhill, Hamari, Penhill, and Clydes, form the backbone of the nursery’s three hundred plus individual cultivar retail catalog each year.
Ordering Workflow Minimums and Cross-Border Shipping
The nursery accepts orders by website, mail, phone, and fax, with a minimum of 50 Canadian dollars for Canadian customers and 100 Canadian dollars (about 135 CAD) for United States customers. Shipping within Canada and the United States is charged in four tiers based on order total: 27.95 CAD for orders up to 90 CAD, 34.95 CAD for 90.01 to 125 CAD, 42.95 CAD for 125.01 to 175 CAD, and 50 CAD for orders above 175.01 CAD. Pickup orders pay no shipping fee. Sales tax is calculated by province: BC adds 7 percent provincial sales tax and 5 percent federal GST; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland add 13 percent HST; Nova Scotia adds 15 percent HST; other provinces add 5 percent federal GST only. Orders above 100 CAD (excluding collection packages) receive a bonus dahlia tuber, with additional bonus tubers for higher order values. Cross-border customers shipping to the United States should note that US Customs began charging a 250 CAD brokerage and handling fee in 2025 to cover US broker fees, USPS shipping, and Canadian Agriculture Inspection fees; the nursery offsets this with a favorable 100 USD to 135 CAD exchange rate plus additional bonus tubers.
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