Resources for Gardeners

Asarum canadensis
Plant of the Month
Wild Ginger (Asarum candensis) is a hardy woodlander that provides an attractive patch of heart-shaped, fuzzy leaves that look fresh all season.  It grows from slowly spreading, aromatic stems.  Intricate blooms open early in the spring below the
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Check the following resources for starting your own plants, caring for specialty plants or desigining your own native plant project


FERNS How to propagate your own from spores



ARISAEMA (Jack-in-the-pulpit, Cobra Lilies)
Care and propagation






PLANTING A MEADOW/PRAIRIE GARDEN

http://www.csu.edu/cerc/researchreports/documents/PlantingTheSeedGuideEstablishingPrairieMeadowCommunities2004.pdf

  • Excellent source for planting techniques as well as for plant choices suited to your location
  • Preparing a site for seeding
  • Be sure to look at the information in Appendix A


USEFUL LINKS

  • Plant Identification
  • Places of note to visit in Eastern Ontario
  • Organizations and Societies
  • References

BOOKS ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS

See our reviews and recommendations



GROWING NATIVE WOODLAND FLOWERS FROM SEED





GROWING NATIVE MEADOW/PRAIRIE FLOWERS and GRASSES FROM SEED