Baseline Nurseries and Garden Centre

About Baseline Nurseries and Garden Centre

Baseline Nurseries and Garden Centre is a garden centre and tree farm located on Elviage Drive in the Woodhull neighbourhood. The business has served London and the surrounding areas for more than 50 years. The garden centre sells native and ornamental trees, shrubs, and garden essentials. Plant material includes large caliper shade and ornamental trees, evergreens, deciduous shrubs, and perennials. Specific varieties include Japanese maples, Chinese dogwood, Crimson Queen Japanese Maple, Royal Star Magnolia, Coneflower, and various vines and edibles. Garden supplies available include fertilizers, grass seed, mulch, soils, decorative stone, and tools. The business provides a delivery service for bulk materials and large plant items that cannot fit in a vehicle, as well as a professional planting service that includes the use of transplant fertilizer, soil amendments, and mulch. The tree farm began growing trees as early as the 1940s. Previous owners included Walter Grover, John Bierens, and Henk Peeters. Bill Groenewegen is the current owner. The 29-acre farm produces over 5,500 trees, including native species like Sugar maples and Serviceberry, as well as ornamental varieties like Chanticleer Pear and Ivory Silk Lilac.