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PEOPLE AND PLANTS COME FIRST

We offer quality services to ensure that you feel confident in the establishment and care of your gardens!

Peter Knippel Garden Centre is your local, family-run, garden centre, enhancing outdoor spaces with beautiful and easy solutions.

Top quality plant material, unique, contemporary décor, expert advice, and great customer service are only a few of the reasons people love to shop here. Come see for yourself why Great Gardens Begin at Knippel’s.

Important Questions

In-Store Products

When do you receive new products?

Our plant materials begin to arrive in April and are available all the way through October/first frost. Trees, evergreens, and shrubs can be purchased until the ground freezes.

Between April and May, we receive annual products weekly. Between June and August, we receive new arrivals of shrubs and perennials weekly.

In September, we receive our supply of fall annuals and bulbs. We also receive shipments of shrubs, perennials and trees as required.

Christmas at Knippel begins in November. We are open to the public until December 20.

Do you accept pre-orders for spring annuals and vegetables?

No, we do not accept any pre-orders for annuals or vegetables.

Our annual and vegetable inventory varies year-to-year on the products grown by our local suppliers.

Can I order a specific product if I can't find it on your website?

Send us an email with a list of the plants your are interested in.

If we are able to source the product from our suppliers, we will send you a quote. All special orders require a deposit upon confirmation.

I am picking up my order in store. How long do I have?

All in-store pickups must be retrieved within 3 days of the order confirmation.

Any orders that are cancelled or abandoned during this period will have a caretaker fee.

Shipping, Delivery, and Pick-ups

Do you offer planting services?

We offer tree and large-shrub planting services (at an additional cost) for items purchased in store!

We do not offer planting services for perennials, annuals, or small shrubs, but we are more than happy to recommend a landscaping service within your community!

Learn more about our planting services here.

What countries do you ship to?

We currently ship throughout Canada. To enquire about shipping to a different destination, please contact us.

How long will it take to receive my order?

Standard shipping normally takes 3-5 days. Next day shipping is available on all domestic orders (for an additional charge).

Delivery and pick-ups will be individually messaged to you after checkout.

Returns and Refunds

How do I return a plant product?

All annuals and houseplants are final sale.

All perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines must be returned within 3 days of the purchase, alive, and in their original containers.

All hard goods such as garden décor, fertilizers, and tools must be returned within 14 days, unused and unopened.

All returns must have a receipt or invoice number from the original purchase. Learn more about why we ask for your phone number by clicking here!

What can I do if my plant dies?

The PKGC Guarantee applies to trees, shrubs, and vines that have failed to establish in their first year. Houseplants, annuals, perennials, roses, and select (marked) products are not included in our Guarantee.

Send us a photo of the failed plant in an email that includes your name and phone number. Once we confirm your inquiry and date of purchase, we can apply a credit to your account for the failed product.

Click here to learn more about our guarantee process.

Remembering Peter Knippel

Peter Knippel emigrated from Germany in 1953. With his education and experience in horticulture, he opened the Peter Knippel Nursery, providing plant material and landscape services to the public. In 1979, he and Joan Johnston opened the garden centre at its current location.

After a full and interesting life, Peter passed away in 2019.

Peter leaves us his legacy — his love of creating beauty in his gardens.