Select Plants for Your Garden
Selection Criteria
Colour
Blooms in
Sun or Shade
Soil
Zone
Height
Pollinators
Trumpet Vine Growth, Care and Pruning
The orange trumpet vine plant is prized for its clusters of crimson and brilliant orange trumpet shape blooms. It is easy care, can grow fast.
How to Grow and Care for Wintergreen
Give your garden an update this season with wintergreen – featuring gorgeous, white bell-shaped flowers and bright, pinkish-red berries. Its glossy, evergreen foliage adds beauty, and it makes an excellent ground cover for shady areas. Plant wintergreen to enjoy it’s vibrant ground cover and fragrant, evergreen foliage!
American Beech
American Beech likes full sun at maturity and tolerates shade when young. Large space is necessary for wide-spreading root system.
Grow Your Own Blueberries
Discover how to prepare the perfect soil for blueberries and choose the right plants to grow your own delicious berries at home.
Bog Rosemary
Bog rosemary is an arctic-tough, garden-pretty, small evergreen shrub. See why it is easy to care for and why animals leave it alone.
Virginia Mountain Mint Growth Guide
Virginia Mountain Mint is a vigorous, long-lasting plant ideal for wildlife gardens. It attracts pollinators. Read the Quick Growth Guide.
Blue Flag Wild Iris, Quebec’s Floral Emblem
Blue Flag Iris flowers symbolize power, with the three petals representing wisdom, faith, and courage. Use petals for perfumes and potpourri.
Mad-dog Skullcap
Learn all about Mad-dog Skullcap, a member of the mint family with unique serrated leaves and vibrant trumpet-shaped flowers. Read up on the plant's growing conditions, blossoming period, and the curious origin of its name, all in this handy article. Get growing now!
When is My Garlic Ready to harvest?
Discover the best time to harvest garlic, from shoots to scapes, and learn how to maximize bulb size and flavor. Find expert tips from Master Gardener Dale Odorizzi.
All About Bloodroot: Characteristics, Propagation, and Care
Discover the fascinating qualities of Bloodroot, a perennial herbaceous plant known for its white flowers, historical medicinal significance, and ornamental value in gardens. Learn how to cultivate and maintain this beautiful plant in your landscape.
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.
Caring for Poke Milkweed
Poke milkweeds are an important nectar source for native bees and other nectar-seeking insects. Discover how to care for poke milkweed,
Starflower
Starflower is a plant that grows in the forest understory or as a groundcover in damp, shaded soils, occasionally on the banks of rivers and ponds.
Flat-Topped Aster
The flat-topped aster attracts a range of pollinators, many bees, wasps, beetles, flies, and butterflies. We present a quick growing guide.
Saskatoon Berry Bush Adapts
Discover the unique Saskatoon Berry Bush, a native of the Canadian Prairies. It withstands temperatures ranging -50° C to -60° C and yields sweet and nutty fruit with multiple health benefits. Learn more about planting and using this Rose family member in food and brewing!