Plan your garden
It feels overwhelming at first; do not worry, we have your back! We have design instructions, additional resources and pictures of plants that you can use for inspiration.
tips for beginners
To learn more, we also encourage you to consult:
- Checklist of Vascular Plants of the Ottawa-Hull Region, John M. Gillet and David J. White.
- Container Gardening, Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Create your Own Native Garden: A Guide to Creating Beautiful Home Landscapes, Wild Ones National Office & Wild Center
- Creating Backyard Habitats for Wildlife, PBS
- Design Elements & Principles, Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Design Templates, Halton Master Gardeners
- Designing Age-Friendly Landscapes, Sensory Trust
- Designing and Planting with Native Plants webinar, New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
- Designing with Common Nursery Plants,
Benjamin Vogt - DIY Garden Designs, Audubon Pennsylvania
- Everything you need to know about climbing plants and how to choose them, CBC
- Garden Design in Under 2 Minutes, Benjamin Vogt
- Grow Native! Designing with Native Plants with Ronda Burnett, Missouri Prairie
- Host plants for butterflies, CCE-Monroe Pollinator Friendly Garden Certification
- How to Design a Dementia-Friendly Garden, Sensory Trust
- How to Design a Sensory Garden, Sensory Trust
- How to Grow a Meadow, Wildflower Farm
- How to Start a Native Plant Garden from Scratch, Growit Buildit
- Keystone Native Plants - Northern Forests, National Wildlife Federation
- Low-growing Native Shrubs for Ontario Gardens, In Our Nature
- Mowing and Foot Traffic Tolerant Native Species, Sundaura Alford-Purvis
- Native Gardens, City of Guelph
- Native Plant Database, North American Native Plant Society
- Native Plant Gardening and Design, Land Conservancy of McHenry County
- Native Plant Gardening on Your Balcony, North American Native Plant Society
- Native Garden Templates, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
- Native Plants, Natural Landscaping with Native Plants, Wild Ones
- Native Plants that are Host Plants for Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars, Peterborough Master Gardeners
- Plant Paradise Toolkit, Hamilton Pollinator Paradise Project
- Planting for Pollinators, Northeast Pollinator Plants
- Planting Guide for your Native Pollinator Garden, Pollinator Partnership
- Sustainable Landscaping Basics, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
- Urban Natural Areas as Environmental Evaluation Study, City of Ottawa.
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