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