Inspiring Northern Gardeners Since 1985
About Us - The Hunniford Gardens Story
In 1985, Ken Hunniford started Hunniford Gardens as a one-man show. The business was a pop-up greenhouse open 6 weeks a year.
Fast forward to today and Hunniford Gardens looks vastly different. We now have over 15 employees and 25000 square feet of growing space, we host over 25 workshops per season, and have an annual 8 day Pumpkin Patch.
How did we get here from there? It goes something like this:
1985: Opened our first greenhouse in the Beaver Lumber parking lot (now Central Builder's). We imported 100% of plant inventory and stayed open for six weeks a year
1989: Assumed operation of the Sears Outdoor Garden Centre
1995: Started experimenting with growing hanging baskets, perennials and bedding plants
2005: Plant demand exceeded our growing space
2007: Purchased 16 acre plot near the corner of Chief Lake and Nukko Lake (8845 Aquarius Road)
2009: Opened our farm location at 8845 Aquarius Road as a combined growing/retail operation space. Our pop-up greenhouse at Hart Drug Mart also opened.
2010-2017: Added several more greenhouses, a hanging basket fundraiser program, a custom container planting service, and display garden
2018: Added gardening workshops to our offerings
2020: Closed our Hart Home Hardware and Central Builder's locations in an effort to better serve our main location. Added a personalised Plant Finder tool to our website.
2022: Held our first major Fall event, Hunniford Gardens Harvest Days! Festivities include the Pumpkin Patch, Food Trucks and 3 Market Day Sundays.
2023: We hosted our first annual Hunniford Gardens Carrot Patch, returned to in-person workshops, and expanded our Pumpkin Patch to include a Friday Fright Night
2025: We celebrate 40 years in business. Landscaping continues on our show gardens and events continue to expand.
This evolution has formed the basis of our business mission and goals. We are excited to continue serving the Prince George region for at least another 3 decades....hopefully even more :)
Fast forward to today and Hunniford Gardens looks vastly different. We now have over 15 employees and 25000 square feet of growing space, we host over 25 workshops per season, and have an annual 8 day Pumpkin Patch.
How did we get here from there? It goes something like this:
1985: Opened our first greenhouse in the Beaver Lumber parking lot (now Central Builder's). We imported 100% of plant inventory and stayed open for six weeks a year
1989: Assumed operation of the Sears Outdoor Garden Centre
1995: Started experimenting with growing hanging baskets, perennials and bedding plants
2005: Plant demand exceeded our growing space
2007: Purchased 16 acre plot near the corner of Chief Lake and Nukko Lake (8845 Aquarius Road)
2009: Opened our farm location at 8845 Aquarius Road as a combined growing/retail operation space. Our pop-up greenhouse at Hart Drug Mart also opened.
2010-2017: Added several more greenhouses, a hanging basket fundraiser program, a custom container planting service, and display garden
2018: Added gardening workshops to our offerings
2020: Closed our Hart Home Hardware and Central Builder's locations in an effort to better serve our main location. Added a personalised Plant Finder tool to our website.
2022: Held our first major Fall event, Hunniford Gardens Harvest Days! Festivities include the Pumpkin Patch, Food Trucks and 3 Market Day Sundays.
2023: We hosted our first annual Hunniford Gardens Carrot Patch, returned to in-person workshops, and expanded our Pumpkin Patch to include a Friday Fright Night
2025: We celebrate 40 years in business. Landscaping continues on our show gardens and events continue to expand.
This evolution has formed the basis of our business mission and goals. We are excited to continue serving the Prince George region for at least another 3 decades....hopefully even more :)
8845 Aquarius Road
Prince George, BC
V2K 5K1
phone: 250-967-4325
email: [email protected]
web: www.hunnifordgardens.com
Prince George, BC
V2K 5K1
phone: 250-967-4325
email: [email protected]
web: www.hunnifordgardens.com