The shop is gorgeous... lots of variety and great ideas for the indoor and outdoor gardener. They answered all my questions (and I had a lot of them) and were very knowledgeable. Can't wait to get started! read more

West Coast Seeds - Flowers to attract beneficial insects and predatory ones. These go along with my previous online order. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Delta, British Columbia

I love shopping here. I always get good information, and the retail store has some lovely gift ideas. My seeds/bulbs always grow well.

I am afraid that WCS has lost sight of the clear vision that once inspired customers to make them a primary source of seeds. Inquires by phone have either been blown-off or not responded to, and their prices are too high! read more

Buy seeds once and your inbox will be F****** full. A nightmare! And the seeds suck. really suck as in they do not sprout. read more

can I give a zero star? Garbage now. Too expensive for starters and they don't germinate. If they do germinate they aren't what they are supposed to be. Look on any gardening facebook page. Everyone has the same experience. They are a scam now. Laughable that they are still in business. read more

I used to order seeds from WCS a lot in the past but now.. Now, they are an overprice boutique seed supplier who overcharges for the same seeds you can get from other Canadian Seed Competitors who charge half the price.. and that includes their $10 general mail shipping charge, where most others charge ~$6. Plus, their seed count and quality has gone down in recent years. Save your money, there are much better seed providers in Canada at a fair price. WCS have strayed so far from what they once were.. now their just a selfish overpriced corporate entity where greed is the order of the day. I hope you get what you deserve. Shame on you. read more

It was my first time to order with West Coast in 2020, after Stokes Seeds, my usually go to place stopped taking non commercial customers during pandemic (which was really sad!!!) I am not a crazy person on organic and untreated seeds because in the end I do want yield and if the treatment can delay mildew and extend me an additional 4 weeks, I'll take it. So I took my chance with this supplier because they had some options that I wanted to try. So I am a pro tomato grower, I guess you can call me an urban farmer because I will carry about 100 tomato plants of different varieties, including squash and some onions and some herbs and maybe a new thing to try. It was my first time ordering with West coast, I ordered quite a variety. Little Marvel, Indigo Rose organic, Bumble bee organic, black krim. I also did kincho which was meh. The eggplants were not the best for germinating from this supplier though. But I till try another season and see. Overall my garden yielded about greatrr than 100lb, which was about greater than $100 ($0.99/lb). Yes I maintain a garden journal so I can metric my yield. I overall spent $42 which may sustain me for the next 3-4 years for self germinating. So if you're looking for a variety of seeds that do germinate this supplier is okay. read more

Here it is planting season for potatoes, but West Coast seeds totally let me down. I ordered potato seeds from their site in January, but now in May they say the order: "did not import from Shopify to our order management system. As such, we did not see your order while we were fulfilling potato orders. We no longer have any stock left to send you." So what is the point of ordering ahead (and paying for them!) They refunded my order, but so what? Now I have to scramble for some seed potatoes. Last year I ordered some new type of tomatoes. It was $5.95 a packet. The packet contained only 6 seeds! That is $1 a seed for tomatoes. When I complained, they said machines sometime underfill. Did they send me a couple of packets to make it up? No. The offered a credit on this year. A lot of good that did me. I wanted to support a more local company with a West Coast focus (where I live) but this is so poor that I can't recommend them to anyone. read more

Bought Prarie fire tomato seeds, they all died with a white fungus, not powdery mildew. I've been buying their expensive seeds for awhile, and won't be buying them again.. Just to expensive for what you get, there are better smaller and larger company's in the country. I sent pictures of the plants, pictures of the seed packet and no response. I have never had large tomato plants die on me before I planted ever... Done with Westcoast seeds. I have left a couple of negative reviews and they weren't posted, so you know why they have a five star rating. The seedswere$4 for 10,7 germinate, only 4 survived to grow 2ft tall then they slowly died in the process. Used promix vegy soil, I have other varieties which are mostly fine. They didn't post my review, or reply, and I don't think you can search through the reviews others have left. Rob from Vernon bc read more

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I always get the best results when I buy from them, other seeds never produce as well for me. Customer service is above and beyond in my experience, they'll answer pretty much any question you could have about gardening. read more

Like so many others, this year's vegetable garden is not only fun but also vital for producing food during the Covid-19 pandfemic. I stopped using West Coast Seeds' seeds a few years ago because the germination failure rate was just too high. This year almost all the choice I had on Vancouver Island's west coast was West Coast Seeds. It has turned out to be a disaster. My squash didn't gerimate at all, my kale mostly germinated, then died. My peas (chosen because the package stated they didn't need a trellis) just decided to lay flat. Most have died. And about half my beans haven't germinated. Fortunately my carrots, lettuce and spinach were not West Coast Seeds products and they are doing quite well. I haven't written to West Coast Seeds three times about these issues and have received no replies. The pandemic is a very bad time to find out that West Coast Seeds are mostly useless. read more

Terrible. Bought from them once before and they seemed legit and somewhat delivered on the mixed packets of wildflowers. This year I purchased over 150.- worth of poppies and wildflowers in separate packets. Not only did I receive Chinese weeds in return (app identified) that I had never previously seen anywhere before, not to mention ever on my lawn, but several packets of the expensive poppies turned out to be Tickseed. My front yard was a complete disaster because of West Coast Seeds this year. I believe they order en mass from China and distribute this in pretty packages. If I could report them to stop them, I would. Buyer beware. read more

Customer Service severely lacking. Ordered a 2.5kg bag seeds for express shipping. When weeks went by I reached out for explanation but never heard back. Seeds did arrive but not worth the extra money for express. Followed instructions for spreading seeds but after 2 weeks with nothing sprouting I reached out to customer service for help. They suggested that I should continue to wait and said that my location was too cold for grass seeds to grow at this time of year. They decided that I lived in Terrace BC but when I told them that they were mistaken and that I live in the lower mainland I never heard back from them. I will not be a returning customer. Very disappointed as I have been preparing for grass in my yard for a year. read more

See my first review regarding Arugula seeds. After 6 weeks of back and forth (mostly back as they rarely reply) I contacted them via facebook and they said they would send another pack. Becasue of the past reviews I was doubtful I would get what I ordered. Sure enough, when it arrived, they had sent me another packet of 500 seeds instead of 10 000. I just messaged on Facebook again to let them know. Lets see what happens this time. If anyone working there took a minute to investigate, they would know that the packets labeled as 10 000 is not. I'm so angry I may just ask my CC company to refund the charges. No, it wasnt much but it is the principal of the matter. Also, other than an apology (forced albeit), not even a free seed packet. read more

Beyond horrible service, even with all the issues facing businesses right now this is pathetic. Placed my order at the end of March and it has still not been filled 2 months later and it hasnt even shipped yet. Take your business elsewhere! read more

Am I allowed to review the online service? Well doing it so there... I have never been to the Ladner store because I lived downtown and the seeds were found in many locations. Now that I live in Haida Gwaii I have to rely on online orders which works just fine for me given I have a full selection of pretty much everything they have to offer. First off, the website is awesome. TONS of resources, downloadable booklets on things like winter gardening, product info etc. Lots of info on how to grow whatever it is that you're looking for. The time it took to deliver to this far off corner of the world was less than 2 weeks which is pretty amazing! I had also ordered garlic but they didn't have it in stock so sent me the other seeds plus some freebies. I also got a freeby in my last order even though everything came on time! I LOVE FREEBIES! I'm telling you people, it doesn't take much. Customer service is key ALL THE TIME. Acknowledging a shortcoming (no seeds in stock) and then compensating BEFORE the customer has time to complain about it...gold. And I have found their products to be really consistent and well adapted to the BC Coastal weather. Definitely my "go-to" when it comes to gardening. read more

Horrible customer service. Placed small order...paid top price for their shipping which was more than the actual product itself. No tracking number was given. No email I sent was responded too...crappy garden place. read more

If i could give zero stars I would. My experience with west coast seeds was an awful experience. After waiting over two weeks for my expedited order, I called and got a less then helpful service representative (Kelly). She offered no apologies and seemed to not even care about the whereabouts of my package. She gave me a shipping number and told me that it's my responsibly to track the package. If you choose to order from this company I truly hope your experience was better then mine. read more

Extremely lovely store. I love seed stores almost as much as I love bookstores. West Coast Seeds believes in the principles of organic gardening and as such they only sell untreated seeds. They have wonderful varieties of heritage, heirloom and organic seeds for your vegetables and flower gardens. Lots of supplies to help you including tools, and reading material. The staff is wonderfully knowledgable and incredibly helpful. It's an interesting experience listening to their conversations with other customers and you scan the racks of seeds - what you overhear are some interesting tidbits about other's gardening practices and concerns as well as getting the sense that all the staff are genuinely interested in helping and are very passionate about what they do. Today's adventure there got us the following: - Swiss Chard, "flamingo pink" - Kale, "lacinato" - Mescluns, "west coast market blend" - Soya Beans, "sayamusume" (aka Edamame) - Lettuce, "cardinale" - Beets, "winterkeeper" - Beets, "touchstone gold" - Gai Lan, "midwater' - Gai Lan, "green pearl" - Pac Choi, "toy choi" - Scallions, "apache" - Tomatoes, "black krim" - Tomatoes, "gardener's delight" - Wildflowers, "pacific northwest blend" - Poppies, "giganthemum" It's going to be a very yummy year...perhaps this will be the year that we continue our garden into the winter - with our local growing conditions and the right varietals it is possible to have produce going year round. West Coast Seeds is the place to find everything. read more

My initiation with West Coast Seeds...not so great. I think 3 years ago, I explored this Ladner Store and was quite impressed. The following year I bought two packages of tomato seed. Well starting your own seed tomatoes certainly requires patience and persistence. So I waited with eager anticipation to taste the fruit of my labours. Inedible, so bad in fact I left them unpicked. I phoned and told Ladner seeds very politely how disappointing their seeds were. Read their spring 2015 catalogue...same glowing (totally false) report. Then Thomas Hobbs of Southlands wrote that he would not grow any other cherry tomato than Sungold. What a fabulous tomato. I also planted seeds of a tomato called Jelly Bean (mainly because of the name). It too is edible but not nearly as wonderful as 'Sungold'. However West Coast horrible tomatoes that I let rot had seed that germinating and I don't think their memory of tasteless wonder will fade. read more

I find that the shop offers a good selection of seeds that grow well in our area. They also offer pretty good workshops. And they sell seed starting equipment; although the equipment prices are high, they're not as high as you end up paying if you have to pay for shipping. Some of the non-seed things they sell are overly cute and precious--gift shoppy. read more

They are brutal. I placed an order for hops. Order is late. Emailed them nothing. Called them and got "we will get back to you..." no call or email was received from them Call back a month later. Where the heck is my order? "Oh it was canceled as we are out of stock" "Why the heck was I not informed? I emailed you three times and called you as well???" "Oh your order was small so we don't inform you" .... Nice. The other time I ordered, it was four weeks late. AVOID!!!!!! read more

Made an order Sunday. It just shipped on Thursday. I called and they said it was very busy. No shit, it's growing season, they should know that. Secondly, they didn't fill the entire order despite the seeds being available at the time I ordered them. Joke of an operation. read more

Very helpful staff considering I'm a total noob when it comes to gardening. They always take the time to offer advice and assistance. Great gift ideas too. read more

With the unseasonably warm weather continuing in the Vancouver area, I decided that there was still time to plant some fava beans as a cover crop. It's Saturday, and I was planning to go to the retail store in Ladner, but I live in White Rock, so I wanted to phone first to see if the store still had any in stock. There is no phone number for the store listed on the web site. If you dial the only number listed on the site, you hear a recorded message saying that the order desk hours are Monday and Friday. I pushed the company directory button, but there was no information about the retail store. Well I'm not going to drive all that way without knowing if what I want is in stock. What kind of retail store doesn't have a phone number? read more

I agree completely with Louise. For years, West Coast Seeds was a mail order seed supplier with a little shop in their barn way out in the farmland. They had great gardening supplies as well then, but were hardly known. Their move into Ladner is one of the best things that's happened for us local gardeners, and is a draw for other local businesses. For a really great day, come while the Ladner Village Market is happening: go here for information http://ladnervillagemarket.com/ read more

My daughter and I were in the store yesterday and found it to be quite lovely. Not stinky at all like one person said. We quite like the rustic country style stores which are far and few to be found these days due to large stores making it difficult to compete. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We loved the clay pots, metal art, wind chimes etc. The cards were reasonably priced and quite beautiful. I bought 4 of them. I would definitely return to this store for seeds and gifts. read more

This store is a complete disappointment. Two friends and I drove from West Vancouver to get fall and spring seeds. Though all the shop doors were wide open the toxic stench of chemical 'perfume' assailed us before we even entered. One friend went straight back to the car and waited for us. The other friend grabbed a few seed packages and paid for them while I waited just outside. Second problem - The ample sales staff and few customers seemed to promise a relatively short wait, but it took over 20 minutes just to pay for 10 items and I'm still not sure why. I"m not impatient. I don't mind waiting my turn. But I think staff should put their neighbours and gossip second to customers who want to make their purchases and get on to their other errands. It was really a bore for us. The store has a frumpy, has-been vibe and as I said, it stinks like cheap perfume. It exemplifies moldy, out-dated values. I expected the store to be a good quality, serious gardening concern, but it seemed modeled on a Sears store. We've decided to ignore it from now on and stick to Salt Spring Seeds, Mountain Rose Herbs and a couple other tried and true garden sources from CertifiedOrganicBC website. read more

They took 3 weeks to process my order (despite the fact that I live within a 10 mile radius of their store/warehouse)- they were all too ready to charge my credit card however. The communication was also poor on the part of West Coast seeds. After I received my items, I compared prices with other comparable organic seed and plant growers and noted that West Coast Seeds is also up to 20% more expensive. Overall, I wouldn't order from West Coast Seeds because they do not care about fulfilling orders on time, nor do they care about communication. read more

I was so excited to learn West Coast Seeds provided online service. I've bought their seeds at nurseries in our area (Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA), and loved their seeds - organic, GMO, good germination percentage. Online I was able to choose the exact variety of a particular vegetable that I wanted; and they have a great variety of choices. I needed the seeds soon, as I had a really short timeline - future medical stuff that would delay planting if not done soon. Long story short, though they acknowledged my order right away, it didn't arrive for 3 weeks. After a week of waiting, I emailed, after waiting 2 days for a reply,was told it would likely ship the following Monday. It didn't. I tried to call several times - no answer, and no voicemail service. I finally emailed and advised I was cancelling the order, since no response. 2 days later I got an email message telling me the order had been shipped 3 days before. The seeds arrived a week later. If they continue to offer online ordering, it would be good to review their online customer service and make some changes. I will order again if I have time to wait, I really like their seeds. Would love to have a better experience, though. read more

I have been a farmer and an organic grower for 55 years.i planted my first seeds at my parents farm around 1960.in those days we used buckerfields seeds and had great success for decades.then along came the boutiques and localized retailers and I can tell you success rate has suffered.i should know better by now.because my local farm supply keys on west coast seeds this is what we buy.i should take the time to source another brand as the germination rate is bad. Bad to the point that last year I planted blue lake pole beans 4 times.untill I finally switched.this year a whole large packet of seeds yielded 4 plants.a whole package of shelling peas yielded not a single germination.4 packages I'd corn seed and in two weeks nothing showing.the prices for their product is outrageous too boot.i shall not buy this brand anymore.the time and labour required is substantial and the results all too many times are negligible. read more

This used to be my favorite gardening store, but it really went downhill this year. I have made several online orders, and they have screwed up every single one of them. And the worst thing is that they don't seem to care much. My last order I decided to pick up as I didn't trust them with shipping any longer. So I have ordered 2 items. I got a call from someone saying my order was ready to pick up. I head over there about 2 days later (it is a 1.5 hour drive for me). When I arrive, the girl at the counter tells me they don't have my order. My credit card was charged by the way. So I buy 1 item. The second item was not available at the store, and she tells me they were going to ship it for free. She also promised to phone in a couple of days. Well, nobody phoned. I emailed them a week later, received no apology. I was just informed that the item was not available for the entire season. Why was it listed on the website then. I got a call from them like 2 months later with a lady saying my package (with the first item only) is there waiting for me. What???? They then continued charging me random amounts (5 different credit charges) for who knows what. I got really fed up and not shopping with them ever again. read more

In February I phoned the customer service to ask about sowing a wildflower meadow over an existing lawn area on our acreage that we didn't want to mow anymore and wanted to create a haven for pollinators. I explained that the seed was just going to be broadcast with no soil covering and that there would be no irrigation - just rainfall to water it. I was assured that this would be adequate and I ordered $350.00 worth of seed to cover an 8,000 sq ft area. The seed was sown in March which is the ideal time. I have had only about 6 Lupines germinate from that and now have a hayfield that I need to pay someone $200.00 cut down. I tried to contact customer service about the issue and had a reply asking me to send photos of he field. Then, I recieved a reply saying the matter was being given to the dept. manager. That was 3 weeks ago and even after several repeat email to them I have not had any reply - either positive or negative. Terrible service! Terrible product! read more