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At Eagle Lake Nurseries, our commitment has always been to grow more than just plants.

We grow relationships, knowledge, and a shared passion for the landscapes that sustain our communities. This Plant Information Guide reflects that commitment. It is more than a catalogue; it’s a resource grounded in local knowledge and decades of prairie growing experience.

Inside, you’ll find not only details on our wide selection of prairie-hardy trees, shrubs, and perennials, but also practical information to help you select, plant, and care for hardy, resilient plants: tools to ensure your success, season after season.

At Eagle Lake, our mission is Growing People that Grow Plants. We believe the future of our industry isn’t only about producing plants, but about empowering people—our customers, our staff, and our communities—with the knowledge and confidence to grow well. That’s why we share not just plants, but also insights, stories, and support that strengthen your work and ours.

We are excited about the future of our industry. More than ever, the value of plants and green infrastructure is being recognized for the vital role they play in healthy cities, resilient environments, and vibrant communities. Together, we have the opportunity to shape landscapes that not only enhance beauty but also improve air quality, support biodiversity, and help address the challenges of climate change.

Thank you for trusting us as your partner in growing. We are proud to work alongside you, and we look forward to what we can achieve together in the seasons ahead.

With gratitude,


Anita Heuver
CEO, Eagle Lake Nurseries Ltd.

Our Promise to You

Our Commitment to Quality

At Eagle Lake Nurseries, quality starts long before a plant is selected for an order.

As a wholesale nursery growing plant material for prairie landscapes, we take pride in the care, experience, and attention that go into producing, handling, and shipping our plants. From the field and production yard to the truck, our team follows established practices designed to protect plant quality and help material arrive ready for its next stage in the landscape.

Our Brand Promises

Our commitments reflect how we approach our plants, our people, our customers, and our industry. They guide the decisions we make and the standard we work toward every day.

Customer Service and Performance
  • We promise to be dedicated to your satisfaction.
  • We promise to treat you as our partner.
  • We promise to inspire you with ideas.

Product Offering and Leadership
  • We promise the best selection of healthy, hardy plants.
  • We promise to offer the best value.
  • We promise to work hard and deliver.

Internal Culture and Community
  • We promise to stay curious and open to change.
  • We promise to never give up and never stop learning.
  • We promise to make our community better and live sustainably.

Before Your Order Leaves Our Nursery

Plant material is carefully selected and inspected by our experienced team before shipping or pickup. Depending on the plant and season, our preparation process may include:

  • Inspecting plant material for overall quality and signs of pests or damage.
  • Pruning broken or damaged branches and removing dead foliage or spent flowers where appropriate.
  • Assembling and watering orders before loading.
  • Using appropriate pest-management practices when seasonal pest pressures require treatment.
  • Protecting tree trunks during transportation with waxed cardboard trunk protectors.
  • Loading material using experienced staff and specialized tree tarps to help minimize damage in transit.
  • Assisting customers picking up at the nursery with appropriate loading, securing, and tarping of their plant material.

Quality Starts in Production

Many of the practices that contribute to quality plant material happen months (or even years) before a plant leaves Eagle Lake.

Trees selected for digging are individually assessed before harvest. Fast-growing trees may be root pruned during production to encourage the development of a stronger, more fibrous root system.

Our wire baskets are appropriately sized to our tree spades, helping us produce tight, stable root balls. Root balls are secured by experienced staff and handled carefully throughout the digging and shipping process to minimize unnecessary movement and stress.

We use treated burlap to help maintain root-ball integrity throughout the digging and shipping season. When trees are gathered for an order, root balls are inspected again and wire baskets are crimped to help ensure they remain firm and secure for transportation and establishment.

Service You Can Rely On

Our sales and shipping teams work closely together to make ordering from Eagle Lake as straightforward and dependable as possible.

We strive to respond promptly to customer inquiries, process orders efficiently, and coordinate deliveries and pickups around customer and production needs. Nursery operations, weather, transportation, and project schedules can occasionally create unexpected changes. When they do, our priority is clear and timely communication so our customers can adjust their plans and minimize disruption.

What We Grow

  • Prairie-hardy field-grown caliper trees, including deciduous, ornamental, and fruiting selections.
  • Evergreens, including spruce, pine, and other hardy selections.
  • Container shrubs selected for Western Canadian landscapes.
  • Perennials and ornamental grasses selected for hardiness, landscape performance, and seasonal interest.
  • An expanding selection of native and regionally appropriate plant material.
  • Complementary plant material sourced from trusted growers when needed to broaden our offering and meet customer and project requirements.

Serviced Areas

  • Supplying landscape contractors, municipalities, garden centres, developers, and other landscape professionals across the Prairies and beyond.
  • Serving customers throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and British Columbia, with plant material also reaching projects in the northern United States.
  • Supporting projects ranging from individual landscape installations to large municipal, commercial, residential, and institutional developments.

A Note About Plant Warranty

We stand behind the quality of the plant material we grow, source, select, and ship.

As a wholesale nursery, however, Eagle Lake Nurseries does not provide a warranty or guarantee on plant material after it has been accepted at pickup or delivery. Plants are living products, and their continued health and performance are influenced by factors beyond our control, including transportation after delivery, handling, planting practices, site conditions, irrigation, weather, maintenance, and ongoing care.

Customers are responsible for inspecting plant material at the time of pickup or delivery and notifying Eagle Lake Nurseries promptly of any concerns regarding the condition, quality, quantity, or accuracy of an order.

Our commitment is to provide quality plant material, careful handling, knowledgeable service, and transparent communication throughout the ordering and delivery process.