Sun Gro at Eighty
Last spring Sun Gro Horticulture® celebrated its 80th birthday. Originally organized as Western Peat Company, Ltd. in Vancouver British Columbia, Sun Gro has grown to become North America's largest producer of Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss. Sun Gro is the largest distributor of peat moss and peat and bark-based growing media to professional plant growers in the US and Canada and we are a leader in high quality consumer potting soils, garden amendments and fertilizers.

Sun Gro’s first venture into consumer gardening products was Sunshine® Peat Moss. Then in the 1980s, Sunshine® Potting Soils were added to the product line.  In 1998, after Sun Gro purchased Pacific Soil, we added the Black Gold® and Nature’s® potting soil, garden amendment and peat moss product lines to the Sun Gro family of home gardening products. Then, in 2006 the Sunshine® Pro product line--which emphasizes garden amendments--was added.

While this genealogy of products might be interesting to some of you, we believe the most important question a gardener should ask is “Why should I purchase my gardening products from an eighty year old company?”

Here are some thoughts for you to consider as you evaluate your gardening product choices.

Sun Gro is a Horticultural Company
Sun Gro has always been a horticultural company. We produce products for both professional and consumer horticultural markets, developing and supplying products that are horticulturally sound. Fancy bags and televisions ads are not what make gardeners request Black Gold®, Sunshine® or Sun Gro’s other consumer brands. It is the fact that we produce a quality product that helps you find success in your garden.

Quality is a way of life at Sun Gro
When a company produces products for the professional horticultural market, it is potentially liable for replacement of the product if the commercial greenhouse or nursery operator does not have success with it. We have found the best way to reduce our liability is to produce a quality initial product that we can stand behind. For many years Sun Gro has maintained an industry-leading quality control system that we use when we are producing both professional and consumer products. Attention to detail in our production process is one of the key things that sets Sun Gro apart from its competitors in the garden center.

Our Secret Ingredient
Unlike some companies that have a secret recipe, Sun Gro’s special ingredient is the team of people that develop, produce and sell the products. Beginning with our team of horticulturalists that develop product formulations and support the quality process, it moves on to the production teams that make sure all the raw materials meet our quality standards. The final product is something we can be proud of. And finally, the retailers that sell our products are second to none. These independent garden centers are focused on supplying you with quality products like Black Gold® and providing you with local garden knowledge to ensure your success.

Sun Gro Stands behind its Products
If, by chance, you have a problem with any of our products, we have this satisfaction guarantee outlined on all of our consumer products: “If you are not satisfied with this product, please send us proof of purchase and will refund your purchase price.” Our goal is complete customer satisfaction, and when you are not happy, we are not happy.

Over the past eighty years, we have embraced the wisdom that the customer is always right. And as a horticulture company, we’ve made it a founding principal that we should always strive for continuous improvement in all that we do. Finally, we know that when our products perform, they allow the joy of gardening to spread. After all, when you experience gardening success, we do as well. 

Thank you for your business over the years and for continuing to allow Sun Gro to be a part of your future gardening projects.