Select Plants for Your Garden
Selection Criteria
Colour
Blooms in
Sun or Shade
Soil
Zone
Height
Pollinators
Chokeberry is a Desirable Shrub
Chokeberry produces fantastic fruit, and it is easy to grow. It is an ornamental beauty with beautiful colours throughout the seasons.
Plant of the month: Larch
Experience the beauty of Ontario's own native deciduous conifer – the larch tree! Enjoy evergreen-like foliage in spring and summer, and buttery yellow hues in fall. Find out which small larch varieties are suited for urban gardens and how to best plant and care for them.
White Trillium, an Official Emblem.
Learn to care for Ontario's floral emblem, the White Trillium (Trillium Grandiflorum). This beautiful, shade-loving wildflower is ideal for home gardens, and requires moist, humus-rich soil for optimal growth. Plant in fall for the best results.
Blue Vervain
Discover the vibrant bloom of blue vervain & explore its traditional uses, habitats, and cultivation methods! Learn about this hardy perennial plant native to North America & its many alternate names, such as Simpler's Joy & Swamp Verben.
Lance-Leaved Figwort
Prized in native gardens and restoration projects, discover the real value and beauty of Lance-Leaved Figwort to attract bees, butterflies, and birds like the Ruby-throated Hummingbird!
Royal Catchfly is a rare Showy Plant
Royal Catchfly has showy, brilliant red flowers that are ideal for butterfly gardens, open woods, rocky soils, borders, and prairies.
Common Milkweed Host Monarch Butterflies
Milkweed is the only host plant for monarch butterflies. In summer, the female monarch lays eggs on the underside of young leaves.
Canada Anemone Flower
The Canada anemone flower is an easy to maintain, dependable and hardy perennial ground cover that produces lovely white buttercup flowers.
Twin Flower is Charming Groundcover
Twin flower is a charming evergreen creeping vine that forms large mats in moist, shady woods. Read our Quick Growth Guide.
American Elder
American Elder provides an incredible summer floral display. At least 50 species of songbirds relish its fruit. Discover more.
Sweet White Violet
Sweet White Violet is ideal for planting in shaded areas of rock gardens, in shade gardens or border fronts. Read more on Viola Blanda.
Prairie Dock
Silphium Terebinthinaceum displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. They attracts pollinators, birds.
Baptisia is a Sure Bet
Baptisia australis is beautiful and a sure bet to be introduced into your garden. It looks nice even after it’s done blooming.
Lilac Care and Propagation
Discover the beauty of lilacs, ideal for hedges, foundation plantings, and more! Learn about lilac color varieties, planting, and propagation.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron are highly valued in landscaping. Their gorgeous pink flowers brighten up any location. We discuss caring and propagation.
