Select Plants for Your Garden

DIY: How To Make And Use Rain Barrels

Rain barrels are simply containers that capture and store rainwater for future use. Purchased or DIY, rain barrels can pay for themselves.

Blue Cohosh

Blue cohosh flowers and roots are used for medicinal benefits. Be careful, it’s not a safe plant. Come learn about Blue Cohosh care.

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!

Carrots and Their Kin

Learn about the Apiaceae family plants list, known as the carrot family, their flavors, health benefits, and how to grow them in your own garden.

Trout Lily: Photogenic and Useful

Trout lily has stunning yellow flowers that bloom in the early spring. Trout lilies can blanket the forest floor as they mature. Read on.

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.

Growing the Fuss-Free Snowberry

Snowberry is a fuss-free and trouble-free shrub that is quite simple to grow. Read about how the snowberry can enhance gardens.

Passion Flower: Growing The Passiflora Vine

Are you growing Passion Flower Vine? Come learn its needs for soil, water, pruning, fertilizer, pests, growing problems, benefits and more.

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot is an important native species for pollinators. It is a drought-tolerant prairie perennial that spreads by seeds and rhizomes.

Great blue Lobelia

Four-Flowered Yellow Loosestrife

Discover the distinct features and habitats of Lysimachia quadrifolia, a species of herbaceous plant in the Primulaceae family. Learn more about its Liner robust leaves, five-parted, yellow flower & how it spreads in wet meadows, grasslands, fields, swamps & marshes.

Pipsissewa is a Rare Evergreen

Pipsissewa, Chimaphyla umbellata, is rare and remarkable for having leaves all year round; it is an evergreen. It has had medicinal uses.

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,

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.

Grey Dogwood Care and Use

Grey Dogwood is a native shrub with great adaptability, great for naturalizing a vareity of locations. Discover more.

Tropical Hibiscus and Hardy Hibiscus 

Hibiscus are hardy perennials, while others are annuals, shrubs, or tropical plants. Hibiscus plants are grown for a variety of uses.