Select Plants for Your Garden
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Discover the White Turtlehead
Discover White Turtlehead, a beautiful & perennially blooming wetland plant. Attractive to hummingbirds & bees, it's used in shade, rain, wildflower, & native plant gardens. Perfect for cutting & its leaves are deer-resistant. Medicinal properties & uses by Native Americans, too!
Lavender is a Popular fragrant plant
Learn how to grow lavender from seed and enjoy its therapeutic benefits for stress relief and peaceful sleep. Discover different varieties and creative uses for dried flower bunches.
Virginia Waterleaf Helps Stop Soil Erosion
Virginia waterleaf is an excellent choice for shady areas and woodland gardens that can spread quickly, cover bare spots and help stop soil erosion. It comes in white and violet colours and has edible leaves that can be used in cooking. Discover more about it and its companion plants. Enhance your woodlands with Virginia Waterleaf. Discover the perfect choice for shady areas and woodland gardens – Virginia Waterleaf! Native to various regions in North America, it blooms in white and violet, and can spread quickly from rhizomes to provide groundcover, reduce erosion and provide edible leaves.
Common Blue Violet Is an Offical Flower
Common Blue Violet is a ground cover that provides an early nectar source for pollinators. Read more about this official state flower.
Ironwood Quick Growing Guide
The Ironwood makes a great backyard tree as it is resistant to many diseases and insect problems. Read the quick growing guide.
January Plant of the Month: Red Osier Dogwood
Welcome winter's breathtaking winter landscape with a Red Osier Dogwood! Noted for their stunning fall leaf colour, attractive berries, variegated foliage, & vibrant red stems, these hardy shrubs grow 1-2’ yearly & can look amazing with just the right amount of sun & occasional trimming.
Eastern White Pine Uses
Experience the warmth, comfort, and stimulation of white pine uses, including clearing airways, boosting immunity, and treating common ailments with its rich vitamin C content.
Canada Violet
Canada Violet produces stunning, fragrant white flowers with a purple tint for many months from summer to fall.
Cardinal Flower Attracts Pollinators
Cardinal flower is a native herb that grows along riverbanks and is occasionally found in garden flower beds as a perennial.
Canadian Burnet
Canadian Burnet features airy spikes of white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. It attracts bees.
Cup Plant Care, Versatile and Stunning
Add stunning beauty with this unique, low-maintenance native Cup Plant. This perennial adds backdrop, privacy, and is an ideal colourful wildflower for native gardens.
Rough Blazing Star Attracts Pollinators
Rough Blazing Star's drought-tolerant nature makes it ideal for well-drained dry to medium soils, sandy soils, or rocky terrain.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron are highly valued in landscaping. Their gorgeous pink flowers brighten up any location. We discuss caring and propagation.
Prairie Dock
Silphium Terebinthinaceum displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. They attracts pollinators, birds.
Sugar Maple
Learn about the impressive lifespan and vibrant colors of the national tree of Canada, home to maple syrup production.