You may be able to create interest in your gardens by trading or buying seed. By the way,your part of Canada is beautiful. Traveled to Vancouver last September and thought that I would like to live there,it is so wonderful.

Post also at the Perennials Forum and the Annuals Forum, here at gardenweb.com. There is even a forum for Northern Gardeners which may get you eve more response. Also, go to the Forums list page. Scroll down to Edit Your User Profile. Click on Zone to find your zone. Add this zone to your info like this: "6 B.C." People will see it each time you post, and say "Ah-ha! Someone in my zone!" or "Ah-ha! Someone near me!" and will be more likely to answer you. Then you can find local people to trade plants with. Try it, it works. See you at GW.