Pacific Coast Floral Wholesale Ltd.

Pacific Coast Floral Wholesale Ltd has been serving Florists in Western Canada since 1994. Located in Burnaby British Columbia we are a fresh Cut Flower Wholesale Florist. We are located just one Block away from North Americas' largest cut flower and plant auction. We sell and ship cut Flowers and plants weekly and year round from our refrigerated facility to Cities and Towns in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the North West Territories.

If you are a florist located in the Greater Vancouver Regional District fresh cut flower orders may be placed with us for pick up at our facility. Please enquire about our services in Edmonton and Calgary.

2012-05-03 - The Dogwoods are blooming Posted by: Bruce Horner  If you lived here in the Lower mainland you could not help but notice them. The Dogwoods are blooming.  Our provincial Flower a dogwood is any of the 30-50 species of shrubs or trees that belong to the family Cornaceae. Dogwoods are deciduous, in the sense that they lose their flowers some time of the year. They are woody plants, in the sense that they have a vessel that transports water and nutrients to all parts of the plants, they have a perennial stem, and they have a thick bark, all factors that ensure growth from year to year in spite of seasonal changes. There is a Christian legend according to which the cross Christ was crucified on was made of dogwood. However, facts suggest that this legend is unlikely to be true.     * Fruits of some species of dogwood are edible for human beings.     * Flowering dogwoods grow best on moist and well-drained sandy soil (which has adequate amounts of silt and clay) in open woodlands. They cannot grow on dry areas because the root systems of dogwoods do not grow very deep.     * The dogwood is the state flower of the US state of Virginia.     * The pacific dogwood is the provincial flower of our province, British Columbia. 2012-04-02 - Peony Posted by: Bruce Horner The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower. The family name "Paeoniaceae" was first used by Friedrich K.L. Rudolphi in 1830, following a suggestion by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling that same year. The family had been given other names a few years earlier.The composition of the family has varied, but it has always consisted of Paeonia and one or more genera that are now placed in Ranunculales. It has been widely believed that Paeonia is closest to Glaucidium, and this idea has been followed in some recent works. In 1957, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law to make the peony the state flower of Indiana, a title which it holds to this day. It replaced the zinnia, which had been the state flower since 1931. Mischievous nymphs were said to hide in the petals of the Peony thus causing this magnificent flower to be given the meaning of Shame or Bashfulness in the Language of Flowers. It was named after Paeon, a physician to the gods, who obtained the plant on Mount Olympus from the mother of Apollo. Once planted the Peony likes to be left alone and punishes those who try to move it by not flowering again for several years. Once established, however, it produces splendid blooms each year for decades . 2012-02-27 - Quick's Farm Posted by: Bruce Horner Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Quick's Farm Ltd in Chiliwack British Columbia. With more than six acres under glass, Quick's Farm is a year round producer of high quality Chrysanthemums, both spray and disbud, as well as Oriental lilies and Alstroemeria. Summer production includes Hybrid (Asiatic) lilies, Snapdragons and Sunflowers. We are proud to have Quick's Farm as a supplier. 2012-01-01 - Signs of spring Posted by: Bruce A sure sign of spring.  Every year, once the rush of Christmas is over they appear.  Potted bulbs. Hyacinth, Crocus, Daffodils and Iris are all little pots of hope.  Hope that the ugliness of winter will soon be displaced by the glory of spring. 2011-08-01 - Summer Flowers Posted by: Bruce Finally some summer weather.  Many varieties are a full month behind when compared to last year.  Too much rain and colder than normal temperatures really slowed things down. Pictured above are Zinnia. For more pictures of what is in production click the twitter link to the right of this article.