Rice Road Greenhouses

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  • Seeds

    With the cost of everything going up these days, and the ’unknown’ chemicals added to everything;  why not try planting your own ‘organic’ garden. Maybe by planting just a couple seeds for the experience- or by going full out and make your own cut flower, or vegetable garden. Turn it into a hobby, and just have fun!





  • Winter Blues??

                 With the snow falling, and storefront under a bit of renovations, we’re still open and excited for the upcoming months! Don’t let the cold keep you indoors! New shipments of bird seed are in, and our bulbs and seeds have just arrived as well. Hyacinth, tulips, daffodils, crocus, and primula, there is bound to [...]





  • Countdown to Christmas!

    The poinsettia crop is looking good this year and should be filling up Rice Road shortly with their usual beautiful and bright colours. 
    In this transition time of year we still have plenty of options for our customers. We had a new shipment of tropicals come in, some varieties are practically maintenance free.  Any tropical will be sure [...]





  • Gardeners Love Fall.

    The Hot Summer days are over, the kids are back to school and Fall’s bringing in the perfect gardening temperatures. What a great time of the year.
    It’s not to early to start on your Fall displays, we have a huge selection of Mums to choose from, everything from huge mums with grasses, to mixed fall [...]





  • SALE SEASON IS HERE!

    UPDATED SEPT. 06
    Fall is approaching this means sales are  better and its the perfect time of year to plant.  Be sure to check out our sales weekly, they are always changing. 

    ALL PERENNIALS- 25% OFF! (largest selection in ONTARIO)
    ALL NURSERY -25%-50% OFF (New stock still coming in!)
    ALL ANNUALS- 50% OFF (excludes- tropicals, herbs, boston ferns, decorative planters)
     50% [...]





  • Rice Road Video Tours

    As you drive past the front entrance of Rice Road Greenhouses and Garden Centre, it’s hard to image that Niagara’s largest garden centre lies just beyond the front doors. The garden centre extends well in behind the front building and parking lot. Read more…





  • POND SEASON

    It’s that exciting time of year where you get to open up your ponds! And if you don’t have one its never too late to add that special look to your yard. Come check out our ‘waterless’ pond at Rice Road Greenhouses and you can  see just how maintenance free it really is! We have [...]





  • Do-it-yourself Planters and Flowerboxes

    You can have amazing planters full of cascading colours that will be the star of any patio or porch. Rice Road makes it easy with a “planting roadmap” to success. All the plants you need are in one convenient location. Here’s a video of Jerry showing you just how easy it is.





  • Hardy Tropicals now in!

     
    Our Hardy Tropical shipment has arrived from the west coast once again. These unique tropicals are quite rare to this area but they are meant to withstand our colder climate. We have a great selection availble, everything from 1ft. hardy bananas, citrus, red cordyline spikes, to 6ft. hardy palms to 8 ft. mimosa trees to 13ft hardy magnolias [...]





  • You Can Plant Now!

    It had been a wet and cool April and most gardeners can’t wait to get startedplanted after this long winter. Good news! – you can begin planting now! Rice Road has many plants on display outside of our greenhouses. This means they are safe to plant. Check out this short video from Jerry! Look, he’s [...]





  • SPRING IT ON!

    You will not want to miss this Easter weekend at Rice Road Greenhouses. Either will your kids. FREE DRAWS, Easter Egg hunt game, free tree sapling to the first 1000 customers, Meet the Easter bunny and many more exciting things to come see!





  • Beautiful Cut Flowers!

    By trying to better our variety and selection at Rice Road Greenhouses we have officially begun bringing in beautiful cut flowers weekly. We have a beautiful walk in cooler to help keep them as fresh as possible for you.  If your looking for a nice gesture or looking to make someone smile a bunch of [...]





  • CANADA BLOOMS IS BACK!

    Come enjoy “RHYTHMS” with Rice Road Greenhouses and Garden Center at the15th annual “Canada Blooms” on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
    Canada Blooms: The Flower & Garden Festival invites you to visit a paradise bursting with six acres of glorious gardens in full bloom, more than 100,000 square feet of green thumb shopping and much, much [...]





  • SEEDS ARE IN!

    We offer a huge variety of seeds, and I challenge you to grow something yourself, whether its an easy tomato or a flowering plant you can take cuts from for a fresh weekly bouquet on the table, its a very rewarding experience.





  • TIMES ARE CHANGING!

    Times are changing and so must we! It’s 2011 and open concepts are in. We’ve done some minor makeovers at Rice Road to better your experience at the Garden Center.





  • OPEN and HOPE’N for a GREAT 2011!

     
     Happy New Year! 

    The holidays are over and were OPEN once again, ready to serve you.
    Looking to add some colour to your backyard this time of year? Why not bribe some of mother nature’s most colourful birds! We just recieved our new stock of bird feed and we have specific varieties that let you bring in only the birds [...]





  • CHRISTMAS IS HERE at RICE ROAD!

    You HAVE to see our professionally designed (“My Bouquet”) Christmas Urns. You can pick from our wide variety available or even have a custom urn designed to suite your needs. We also have everything else you need to complete your christmas decorations at a very competitive price.

    POINSETTIAS- We have a huge stock of poinsettias in [...]





  • Barberry: Thorny Beauty

    A barberry shrub adds beautiful contrast to a landscape that may feature various evergreens. Their vibrant colour shows very well throughout the year





  • Great Grasses

    Ornamental Grasses add colour and texture to your gardens and landscaping. They can be used to create a wonderful natural border or create a neutral break between bold colours.





  • The Dogwood Days of Summer

    We have rows and rows of shrubs including these popular varieties of Dogwood. Their interesting leaf patterns help create a full attractive shrub.





  • ANNUALS: Largest selection in Niagara!

    Create the garden of your dreams or discover a plant you’ve never seen before. OPEN HOLIDAY MONDAY!





  • Vegetables and Herbs

    127 VARIETIES: For those who love to grow and cook their own food, your gourmet garden starts here. We have 27 types of tomato plants!





  • Amazing Hanging Baskets

    Our greenhouses are bursting with some of the most spectacular hanging baskets we’ve ever offered.





  • What’s new at the greenhouse?

    Stop by Rice Road Greenhouse and see what were up to. We’ve just received a full stock of potted bulbs, cut pussy willows, primula, and a whole lot more flowering plants.





  • Production, Production, Production…

    Come take a peek at the production that’s going on in the greenhouses. We have a greenhouse packed FULL right now. Some is our plant production that will be used for the spring, and the rest is for a whole sale perennial contract.





  • Perennials – Niagara’s Best Selection

    Rice Road has 837 varieties of Perennials. That’s the largest selection in Niagara.