OUR SOCIETY’S CONNECTIONS:
Ontario Horticultural Association
The website for the provincial umbrella organization for the Burlington Horticultural Society. The Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) [aka Garden Ontario] is a volunteer charitable organization that encourages interest in gardening and related environmental issues with horticultural societies and like-minded organizations by providing leadership and education. They inspire Ontarians to promote and share gardening.
Ontario Horticultural Association – District 6
A regional organization of the OHA serving 21 area societies and clubs including the Burlington Horticultural Society.
GARDENING INFORMATION:
Canada’s Plant Hardiness Map
Maps out the specific plant hardiness zones across Canada.
Canadian Soil Information Service
Authoritative source of soil data and land resource in Canada including maps.
City of Burlington – Forestry
Details the forestry management plan for the city as well as information about tree maintenance.
Halton Region Master Gardeners
Includes events, newsletters, advice, and resources for members and the public in Halton region.
Halton Region – Tree By-Law
Details the required tree permits and by-laws for Halton Region.
Gardening Know How
Offers information on a wide variety of gardening topics.
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
Delivers tips and advice from Landscape professionals.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Provides resources and information on topics including farming, land use, and food processing, etc. for the province of Ontario.
Ontario Invasive Plant Council
Offers expertise and a forum to engage and empower Ontarians to take action on invasive plant issues.
Ontario Invading Species Awareness Program
To increase awareness and address the increasing threats posed by invasive species in Ontario.
Resource page from Master Gardeners of Ontario
A wide ranging list of additional resources for gardeners.
Penn State Extension
Reference information from the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University. Wide variety of topics of interest to gardeners using science-based education and innovative solutions.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Excellent reference source in general. Their “Gardening Help: Plant Finder” gives a very detailed description of over 7,500 plants including sound recordings of names of plants.
LOCAL GARDEN CENTRES:
Connon’s Nurseries
A retailer of plants and garden products to wholesalers and retailers in Waterdown.
Holland Park Garden Living
A retailer of plants and garden products year-round in Dundas. Offers a 10% discount to Burlington Horticultural Society members.
Northland Nursery (Millgrove)
Selling a selection of unique and interesting plants (mostly perennials); open from April to October.
Terra Greenhouses
A retailer of plants, garden products and fashions year-round as well as advice and services. Has stores in Burlington and Hamilton as well as other locations.
Ontario Native Plants
An online plant retailer dedicated to supplying native trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers, and ferns to Ontario gardeners via shipping as well as pick-up
Verbinnen’s Nursery Ltd.
Wholesale nursery specializing in native plants.
SEEDS:
McKenzie Seeds
Selling seeds for flowers, vegetables and fruits as well as garden supplies. Brandon, Manitoba
Richters
Dedicated to growing and sourcing a selection of the finest quality herbal plants, seeds and products. Goodwood, Ontario
Stokes Seeds
Your trusted seed industry professionals since 1881. Thorold, Ontario.
Veseys Seeds
Offers a wide variety of products from their order catalogues. Charlottetown, PEI.
William Dam Seeds
A family run company supplying small farmers and gardeners in Canada with seed for food, flowers and soil building. Dundas, Ontario.
STORES OF INTEREST FOR GARDENERS:
Lee Valley Tools
Offering tools for the home and garden with several locations in Ontario, including Burlington.
Wild Birds Unlimited
A Burlington retailer of bird feeders, bird seeds etc. Offers a 10% discount to Burlington Horticultural Society members.
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS:
Burlington Green
Through awareness, advocacy, and action, empowers the Burlington community to protect and care for the environment.
Conservation Halton
Working to ensure a healthy watershed with clean streams, abundant forests and natural habitats in the Halton Region.
Hamilton Naturalists
A non-profit organization with over 300 members dedicated to the study, appreciation, and conservation of wild plants and animals.
Halton Environmental Network
To advance education about environmental issues, with a focus on climate change, providing strategies and opportunities for mitigation and adaptation, and by providing educational programs, events, workshops, research, and training for the community of Halton.
PLACES TO VISIT:
Royal Botanical Gardens
Canada’s largest botanical garden, with over 2100 acres of gardens and nature sanctuary offering events and shows throughout the year.
University of Guelph Arboretum
The Arboretum encompasses 400 acres adjacent to the campus featuring plant collections, gardens, walking trails, natural woodlands, wetlands, and meadows.