Local Horticultural Societies
Other MG Sites
Specialized Groups and Societies
Magazines and Garden Info Sites
Public Gardens
Government Links
Commercial Gardens & Suppliers

Local Horticultural Societies

Just show up to one of their meetings and you will be welcomed.

• Ennismore Horticultural Society
• Lakefield Horticultural Society
• Norwood & District Horticultural Society
• Omemee & District Horticultural Society
• Peterborough Horticultural Society
• Port Hope Horticultural Society

Other MG Sites

• Ontario Master Gardeners (MGOI)
• Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners
• Kitchener Master Gardeners
• London Middlesex Master Gardeners
• Niagara Master Gardeners
• Ottawa-Carleton Master Gardeners
• Prince Edward County Master Gardeners
• Sarnia Master Gardeners
• Thunder Bay Master Gardeners
• Toronto Master Gardeners

Specialized Groups and Societies

• American Orchid Society
• Canadian African Violet Society
• Canadian Iris Society
• Canadian Peony Society
• Canadian Rose Society
• Canadian Wildlife Federation — Get Certified as a wildlife-friendly habitat
• International Clematis Society
• Ontario Daylily Society
• Ontario Delphinium Club
• Ontario Horticultural Societies
• Ontario Hosta Society
• Ontario Regional Lily Society
• Ontario Rock Gardening Society
• Ontario Water Gardening Society
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens
• Southern Ontario Orchid Society

Magazines and Garden Info Sites

• BBC Gardening – Gardening section of BBC
• Botany.com – Encyclopedia of Plants
• Drew Monkman – Nature Writer
• Evergreen – info on native plants and invasive plants
• Fine Gardening – magazine
• Garden Making – a new Canadian magazine
• Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
• National (USA Pesticide Information Centre
• OMAFRA Insect Pests – index of info on insects
• OMAFRA Diseases – index of info on diseases
• OMAFRA site on Urban Agriculture
• OMAFRA Weed Gallery – photos of weeds with info
• Ont Horticultural Association Conservation Site
• Peterborough Library – information portal
• Royal Horticultural Society, UK
• The Helpful Gardener – a Connecticut-based info site
• Transition Town Peterborough – info on the importance of gardening in expected oil shortages
• Turf Grass Institute, University of Guelph
• Weekend Gardener – magazine with gardening tips
• Wild About Gardening – Canadian Wildlife Federation

Public Gardens

• Butchart Gardens – BC
• Ecology Park – Peterborough
• Keukenhoff Garden – Netherlands
• KEW Botanical Garden – UK
• Montreal Botanical Garden – Quebec
• Toronto Botanical Gardens – Toronto, Ontario
• Reford Gardens – Quebec
• Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• UBC Botanical Garden
• University of Guelph Arboretum – Ontario
• Vandusen Gardens – Vancouver, BC

Private Gardens

• Meadowview Gardens — Roseneath, ON
• Quinte Botanical Gardens — Frankford, ON (north of Trenton)
• Whistling Gardens — Wilsonville, ON (south of Brantford)

Government Links

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Directory of Canadian online resources.
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Directory of Canadian online resources.

Commercial Gardens and Suppliers

• Atponds – Woodbridge, Pond supplies and information.
• Ball Nurseries – a large source of plant information
• Bluestem Nursery – Information and purchase of ornamental grasses
• Blossom Hill Delphiniums and peonies– Peterborough
• Burley’s Gardening – Peterborough
• Connon Nurseries – Plants and Garden Products
• Dominion Seed House – Supplier of bulbs, seeds and plants.
• Ferncliff Gardens – A source of Dahlias in BC
• Florabunda Seeds – Supplier of seeds for old varieties of flowers.
• Gardens North – Supplier of seeds.
• Gardens Plus – Hostas and Daylilies in Peterborough
• Green Barn Nursery – Supplier of hardy fruit trees and plants
• Griffin’s Greenhouses – Peterborough
• Guildwood Cannas & Tropicals – A source of Exotic Plants
• Heritage Perennials – Wholesale Grower, Good source of Information.
• Humber Nurseries – Brampton
• Lee Valley – A source for garden tools and books.
• Lost Horizons, Acton – Many hard to find plants
• Mason House Gardens – Supplier of bulbs, seeds and plants.
• Proven Winners Nurseries
• Richters – Supplier of herbs.
• Sheridan Nurseries
• Simply Beautiful Nurseries
• Stepables Nurseries
• The AvantGarden Shop – Specializing in novel garden stuff
• Veseys – PEI Supplier of bulbs, seeds and plants.