Update - September 21, 2026

Store hours 9-5 every day

(including statutory holidays)

until October 31.

This year we are extending our

opening hours until 

December 15 (dates and time to be determined). 

NEW ARRIVALS September 17

Abies balsamea nana
Abies grandis
Acer 'Crimson  Queen'
Acer 'Heartbeat'
Acer 'Koto No Ito'
Acer 'Scolopendrifolium'
Acer 'Tamukeyama'
Arbutus 'Compacta'
Arctostpahylos 'Howard McMinn'
Azalea 'Gibraltar'
Azalea 'Girards Fuchsia'
Azalea 'Gumpo Pink'
Azalea 'Red Demon'
Boxwood 'Green Mountain'
Boxwood 'Green Velvet'
Boxwood 'King Midas'
Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam'
Camellia 'Eleanor McCown'
Camellia 'Jury's Yellow'
Camellia 'Just Chill Double Pink'
Camellia 'Just Chill Red Tip'
Camellia 'Roosevelt Blues'
Cham. Nootkatensis 'Green Arrow'
Cham. Obtusa 'Kosteri'
Cham. Obtusa 'Well's Special'
Choisya 'Sundance'
Cornus alba 'Prairie Fire'
Cornus alba 'Sgt Pepper'
Cornus 'Snow Tower'
Cornus 'Summer Gold'
Cryptomeria 'Little Diamond'
Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance'
Drimys lanceolata
Euonymus 'Little Moses' (Dwarf Burning Bush)
Fuchsia 'David'
Ginkgo 'Mariken'
Hamamelis 'Diane'
Heptacodium 'Seven Sons'
Hydrangea 'Drama Queen'
Hydrangea 'Endless Summer 'Summer Crush'
Hydrangea 'Fire Light Tidbit'
Hydrangea 'Incrediball'
Hydrangea 'Incrediball Blush'
Hydrangea 'Limelight'
Hydrangea 'Little Lime'
Hydrangea 'Munchkin'
Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky Prime'
Hydrangea 'Soul Mate'
Hydrangea 'Vanilla Strawberry'
Hydrangea'Eclipse'
Juniper 'procumbens nana'
Juniper 'Wiltonii'
Leylandii 'Gold Rider'
Malus fusca (Pacific Crab Apple)
Michelia 'Fairy Blush'
Michelia 'Fairy Cream'
Michelia 'Fairy White'
Myrica Californica
Nandina 'Plum Passion'
Nandina 'Twilight'
Oemlaria cerasiformis
Pachystima canbyi
Philadelphus lewisii
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Picea glauca  
Picea glauca 'Conica' (Dwarf Alberta Spruce)
Picea glauca 'Montrose Charm'
Picea glauca 'Spruce it Up'
Picea omorika 'Karel'
Picea pungens 'Baby Blue'
Picea pungens 'Glauca' (Colorado Blue)
Pieris 'Katsura'
Pinus contorta contorta (Shore Pine)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir)
Quercus garryana
Rhodo 'Dark Lord'
Rhodo 'Edith Bosley'
Rhodo 'Ginny Gee'
Rhodo 'Holden'
Rhodo 'Honey Butter'
Rhodo 'Mardi Gras'
Rhodo 'Nova Zembla'
Rhodo 'Patty Bee'
Rhodo 'Taurus'
Rhodo 'Yaku Prince'
Rhodo 'Yaku Princess'
Ribes alpinum
Ribes sanguineum
Salix discolor
Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki'
Salix 'Mt. Aso'
Skimmia 'Chameleon'
Skimmia 'Dwarf Female'
Skimmia 'Marlot'
Skimmia reevesiana
Skimmia 'Rubella'
Syringa 'Ivory Silk'
Taxus bacata 'fastigiata'
Taxus bacata fastigiata aurea (Golden Irish Yew)
Thuja 'DeGroot's Spire'
Thuja occ. 'Sting'
Thuja plicata (Red Cedar)
Tsuga can. Pendula (weeping hemlock)
Vaccinium ovatum

 

 

Stop by and see what's OUTBACK!

 

 
GIFT CERTIFICATES are AVAILABLE!.
 
 
WE HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES
AVAILABLE  in 3 easy steps!
 
For Any Special Occasion
 
1) Send an email to info@outbacknursery.ca - as a way to introduce yourself
2) Send an E-transfer to info@outbacknursery.ca with your chosen amount
3) We will scan a voucher and email it back to you or another email of your choosing
Thank you for supporting Local!
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FOLLOW US ON Facebook and Instagram for regular updates, announcements and educational posts.  
 
Did you know that we grow our own hedging?  See the banner photo above for an image from our TREE FARM.
 
CHOOSE FROM:
Leylandii, Excelsa, Smaragd, Portuguese Laurel and Brandon
 
 
Visit our PRODUCTS PAGE for a list of plants that we typically carry. Availability is subject to change.
 
 
For prompt service and the best selection of the season, we recommend that you attend the garden centre as often as your can.   We're a fun place to spend time and the sights are ever changing!. 

 Regular visits are recommended.

If you have a question about a specific tree you'd like to plant, the best first step is learning as much as you can from online sources before your visit.
 
Some of our favourite websites!
 
rhs.org.uk
gardenia.net
finegardening.com
pinterest.com
houzz.com
 
You know us for our Trees and Shrubs
 
Specializing in Japanese Maples, Conifers, Hedging and Ornamental Trees.
 
 
We also carry:
 
Pottery, Benches, Statuary and Fountains
Rock Features and Gurglers
Wind Spinners
 Bagged Soils, Manures and Composts
Bark Mulch - bagged and bulk
 
 
Important to note,veggie starts, herbs, annuals and indoor plants are unavailable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you have a general enquiry, it is best to send an email to info@outbacknursery.ca  
 
 
Welcome to Outback Nursery & Garden Centre
6016 Headquarters Road, Courtenay BC V9J 1M7
 
  Outback Nursery is one of the largest garden centres on Vancouver Island.   Our nursery is situated on a  6 acre property and offers 5 overflowing greenhouses (30x170ft); almost 23,000 square feet.

Outback Nursery began in 1998-1999 when our parents retired to the island from Aldergrove. They asked if we'd be interested in joining them and then purchased this  heavily treed property. We began clearing some trees and settled into country life trying our hand at raising some turkeys and pigs as well as growing some hedging and conifers. We joined the Farmer's Market, then as our inventory expanded we began running a spec truck down island stopping here and there to show our quality product to potential customers.

Little by little the property was cleared and one by one the greenhouses and irrigation zones increased to what you see today. In the beginning we were limited to wholesale and landscape clientele, then somewhere along the way interest in our nursery grew and we opened to the public.

 

Please follow this link to read more about us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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