There are wide, easy nursery slopes, family lift pass discounts, exceptional children's ski schools, pushchair-friendly winter walks and toy libraries.
For a particularly wide selection, try Pickering Nurseries (866) 269-9282 or pickeringnurseries.com.
Horticulture is important to Kalimpong: It has a flower market notable for its wide array of orchids; nurseries, which export Himalayan grown flower bulbs, tubers and rhizomes, contribute to the economy of Kalimpong.
It also has good nursery runs and wide gentle pistes, and most hotels are right next to the slopes.
Organic Green Growers 1 Station Cottages, Wansford Road, Nafferton, Driffield, East Yorkshire YO25 8NJ, 01377 255362 Organic nursery selling a wide variety of organic vegetables, fruit and wholefoods, and specialising in fresh salads, herbs and herb plants.
Paying more for trademarked and patented plants may mean a future of fewer small nurseries with a wide range of plants and more large chain garden centers with rows of the same plants.
Most nurseries carry a wide variety of fresh herbs, and you can find mint in many different varieties.
Two mail-order sources for a wide variety of plants are Heronswood Nursery, 7530 288th Street NE, Kingston, Wash., 98346; (360) 297-4172, catalog $5; www.heronswood.com; and Forest Farm, 990 Tetherow Road, Williams, Ore., 97544; (541) 846-7269; catalog $5; www.forestfarm.com.
Each has its own nursery slope and lots of wide and gentle pistes for confidence building.
Japanese beetles are known to feed on more than 200 species of plants, including a wide variety of trees, shrubs, grasses, and nursery plants.
