I have been shopping at Gardenworks in Colwood for years. I always try to go on the 3rd Thursday of…read morethe month for the 15% off sale. The service has always been great and the staff are very helpful. I find unique plants and lots of interesting gardening supplies every time I go. I like browsing through the shop inside and looking at all the fun tillandsia plants and unusual tropicals. Thank you Gardenworks.

Very helpful and detailed information about my hedge. Sharon has the expertise, patience and…read moreexperience I needed.

The owner James Blackstock is knowledgeable in all parts of the garden and landscaping process and…read morethe gravel mart carries pretty much anything you would need from mulch to rocks to gravel for your garden job. I ordered a load of topsoil for my backyard and it was delivered promptly. Thanks James!

Had these guys connect a sewer line to my house. James on the machine, sliced through my shop…read morewiring and blamed it on the lack of sand and caution tape while the wiring case being clearly evident leaving the house and going into the shop. If the guy on the shovel actually used it as a tool and chased the exposed casing this wouldn't have been an issue. Furthermore James preferred to communicate with my Girlfriend after the incident. Lol too funny! At any rate, definitely not recommended.

Worth the 12 dollar admission. Visited on a warm October morning. Met by an attendant who was so…read morewilling to help because as usual I looked lost. He went on to explain that the place is not an exhibit and that it is not like butchart garden. He was sandbagging the place. Yes, it's a place to get ideas on what to do in your own home. Yes, you can buy potted plants but the plants, trees and flowers are set up like an exhibit and we're ready to impress. I fell in love with the Mediterranean garden, winter garden and the Japanese garden. The Japanese garden by far is one of the best Japanese garden I have visited and the fall colors are not even in full bloom. I can only imagine the colors during fall and the mood of the place in winter. Oh they also have a great collection of bonsai trees. A must visit and support.

Always been a great shop, but I've noticed some awesome changes in the store lately! The new…read moremanager was really helpful and knowledgeable.

From the owner: Provider of hydroponics equipment and supplies: Cloning and propagation, CO2 equipment, complete…read moregrow room packages, fertilizers & growth enhancers, lighting and much more!

I recently needed some advice on replacing a manifold for my system. The employees at Wes Tech…read morewere very helpful, personable and gave me what I needed.

From the owner: Wes-Tech Irrigation is Vancouver Island's top irrigation and landscape supplier. We stock a wide…read morevariety of top irrigation and landscaping brands for everything from timers to drip fittings and sprinklers. We also carry outdoor and landscape lighting as well as Aquascape products for ponds and aquatics. Out customer service experts and certified irrigation technicians can also assist with design consultation and product selection.

Lived on Orcas for the last 7 years and have built a house, garage and greenhouse there. Island…read moreHardware has been great. They are well stocked and staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. I am there a couple times a week. Riley has been a life-saver.

This store is a life saver!…read more We are contractors and had a job on Orcas Island. We had never been to Orcas before and were unfamiliar with the area. Before we set out for the island, I looked up local hardware stores (just in case). I found Island Hardware & Supply, called them to make sure they would have what we MIGHT need, hopped in the truck and got on the ferry. OF COURSE it turned out that we DID need some items, so we set off for the Hardware store. We got lost and ended up at the little hardware store in East Sound - we thought we were at the right store, but they didn't have any of the supplies we needed. We were pretty confused until I found out from a local resident that the little hardware store in East Sound is on North Beach Road, and the big hardware store (Island Hardware) is on West Beach Road. So we hopped back in the truck again, and set out to find Island Hardware. (yes, we got losat again...but eventually figured it out) We were so relieved when we located the store and were able to purchase the supplies we needed, because we were thinking that we would have to get on the ferry and drive to the home depot in Mt Vernon (that would have taken forever). Island Hardware had all the stuff we wanted, lumber, tools, big bolts, lag screws, plumbing supplies etc. They even have a couple of little gas pumps which was handy for us. We had the occassion to go back up to Orcas for round two of the job which was exterior painting. The paint we purchased needed to be re-tinted at the last minute. We remembered that Island Hardware had a paint department and took the buckets of paint to them with our fingers crossed. Even though we didn't buy the paint from them, they happily re-tinted it for us...I thought that was pretty generous and excellent customer service!