Regal Greetings & Gifts will acquire A.E. McKenzie of Brandon, Man., the largest mail order consumer gardening catalogue in Canada.

It is expected the $10.5-million deal will be concluded in October.

McKenzie was owned by the Manitoba government.

McKenzie’s direct marketing division operates through two catalogue brand names.

McConnell is primarily in Eastern Canada, and McFayden is used extensively in the West. DC