Ecological Gardening in General

Videos:

• In the Zone. Certify your garden with Carolinian Canada as they track and measure the growth of habitat in Ontario.
• “Becoming an Ecological Gardener” article by Kim Eierman in Connecticut Gardener magazine. Readable and comprehensive.
• Hamilton Pollinator Paradise Project (the PPP toolkit is a top-notch resource) 
• Books
  • “Bringing Nature Home” by Doug Tallamy 
  • “A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee” by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla
  • “The Gardeners Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region” Rick Gray and Sean Booth (link to Rick’s blog post about the book)
  • “Pollinators of Native Plants” Heather Holm
• Creating Pollinator Gardens: the Role of Plant Choice and Design with PSU’s Harland Patch. Video on YouTube.

Soil

• Invasive pheretimoid worms (“Jumping Worms” “Snake Worms”)
  – Plant sale best practices along with ID and control information
• Comprehensive article from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station 
• Jumping Worms in Dundas Ontario. 
• Landscape for Life (check the Royal Botanical Gardens for dates/times of courses)
• Soil Health ABCs — info on USDA site: 
• Soil, Carbon, and Microbes. A ‘lab’ format for students but very readable and comprehensive

Water

• Water Use: Landscape for Life 
• City of Hamilton Info for Downspout Disconnection
• How water moves through soil (video)

Plants

• Michael Oldham’s List of the Vascular Plants of Ontario’s Carolinian Zone (Ecoregion 7E)
• Learn about Ecosystems and native plants (Forest Gene Conservation Assoc.
• Network of Nature database (formerly the Evergreen database) multiple filters and comprehensive information 
• Native Plant list for garden planning (from April 17, 2018 seminar- Hamilton) – Bev Wagar
• Pollination Guelph’s comprehensive resources
• North American Native Plant Society (NANPS) database
• City of Guelph list of Native Plants and Drought-Tolerant Non-Native Plants 
• “Is It Native?” article on Halton Master Gardener
• Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s “Grow Me Instead” resources:
• Credit Valley Conservation’s Priority List of invasive plants

Materials and Hardscaping

• Landscape for Life: Materials
• Articles from the Ecological Landscape Alliance

Cultural Practices

• Pollinator Gardens (Seeds of Diversity)
• Resources list from Pollinator Partnership (links) Most US-based, but still useful.

Aesthetics

• 9 Principles Of Natural Garden Design (on “In Our Nature” web site)
• Garden Design Best Practices (The Ecology Center)
• Articles by Benjamin Vogt