Our Heritage

1928 Dominion Seed House founded by William Bradley on his family farm located on the edge of Georgetown 1936 Dominion Seed House mail order catalogue offers 1,000 varieties of seeds and bulbs 1938 Distinctive mock-tudor office building completed, located on Highway 7 1947 Business booms as returning vets acquire homes and build vegetable gardens 1950- 1980 Mock-tudor buildings become a Georgetown landmark while catalogue business continues to grow 1981 First full colour brochure distributed to 200,000 homes across Canada 1983 Business of the Year Award, employing 130 staff 1993 Dominion Seed House sold to Perron of Montreal with property offered for development 1996 Thousands rally to save heritage plants during "Dig Your Own Plant Sale". $40,000 raised. 1997 Development Master Plan ammended to include a 1.8 acre civic garden to be built and maintained by community volunteers 2000 The Friends of the Old Seed House Garden is established 2001 Ground breaking ceremony launches first construction phase

From April to September, please join us every Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:00am for our Garden maintenance sessions. No experience required!