Eagle Lake Nurseries
Was started in 1970 by Tony and Anne Heuver. Eagle Lake Nurseries is located east of Strathmore. Tony and Anne's daughter Anita is now the part owner and manager of Eagle Lake Nurseries. Anita graduated from the Horticulture program at Guelph University and has extensive experience working in the industry. Anita even spend a year working in horticulture in Holland! When Eagle Lake Nurseries first started up business there were no there similar businesses in the area, they even use to dig in shelterbelts for landscape material.
Eagle Lake Nuseries is situated on over 800 acres! 500 acres is designated for caliper tree and shrub production, 25 acres of container and pot in pot production of trees and shrubs, and the reminder is in crop rotation, roughly about 300 acres. Eagle lake Nurseries also has a cold storage facility where they overwitnter products such as perennials.
Eagle Lake Nurseries get their water from the Western irrigation District Canal system. This canal system is only open from May 1st through until October 1st. When this supply is not available the have a slough they have access to that is filters by cat tails.
They have both a drip line irrigation and a sprinkler system. The drip line is much more efficient than a sprinkler system, because it is less effected by factors such as wind.
The photos here display the pot in pot style they use at Eagle Lake Nureries. They use 7, 10, and 15 gallon pots of this and it covered approximately 25 acres.
Eagle Lake Nurseries ships their product throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northern United states and even as far as Alaska. However 40% of their product is sold to the Strathmore area.
85% of the material sold at Eagle Lake Nuseries is for wholesale use and only the remainder if for retail use. They do have a retail area located on the farm, however they do no annual production here and must have that material brought in.
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