Glossary of Gardening Terms

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Challenges

Invasives, pests, disease, wildlife, slopes etc.

• Pests & Disease
• Invasive Plants & Removal Strategies
• List of Invasive Plants in Ontario (based on Auditor General Report)
• List of Noxious Weeds (Weed Control Act, Ontario)
• Weather & Soil
• Wildlife

Food Gardening

• Food Gardening Articles & Fact Sheets including:
  • seeds
  • pests
  • growing berries
  • raised beds
  • growing in containers

Maintenance of Gardens

Weeds, watering, seasonal etc.

• Monthly Garden To-Do Lists (Claudette Sims)
• Seasonal
• Weeds & Pests
• Watering
• Growing from Seed & Propagation (i.e., winter sowing)
• Pruning and Planting
• Soils, Mulch & Compost

Plants

• native plants
• annuals & perennials
• trees & shrubs
• lawns, vines & groundcovers
• grasses and ferns

Specialty Gardens

Pollinator, rain, birds, containers, indoor, tropical, cannabis etc.

• Pollinator Gardens
• Pollinator Toolkit from Hamilton Pollinator Paradise
• Rain Gardens
• Bird Gardens
• Container Gardens
• Cannabis
• indoor & tropical garden plants
• Native Plant Nurseries (List & Map)
• Lists of Keystone, Host and Native Plants

Sustainable Gardening

Monarch Awards Gardening Resources

• Eco-Friendly Gardening At-A-Glance
• General Ecological Gardening Practices
• Plants
• Digging Deeper
• Further Resources (links to videos, articles etc.)
• Lists of Keystone, Host and Native Plants

Other Gardening Resources

Books, environmental organizations, horticultural societies, younger gardeners etc.

• Newsletter (Cross Pollination) Index
• Print Resources
• Links:
  • Master Gardener Groups in Ontario
  • Environmental Organizations
  • Gardening Videos/Channels
  • Horticultural Societies in the Region
  • Special Interest Gardening Sites (i.e., Blooming Boulevards, L.E.A.F., Pollination Guelph etc.)
  • Gardening Blogs
• Resources for Young Gardeners
• Wildlife