Reconnecting You with Nature through Native Plant Gardening
Why Grow Native Plants?
Where to Buy Native Plants
Create a Native Habitat Garden
What is the Native Plant Connection?
This is an educational site and native plant resource focused on the value and benefits of native plant gardening. Native plants are the life and breath of this planet and we aim to help others understand the value of growing native and appreciate all the life their native landscapes support.
Latest Articles
Garden Cleanup’s Hidden Cost
The hidden cost of garden cleanup is more than cosmetic. Learn how tidying can harm biodiversity, disrupt soil life, and upset your garden’s healthy balance.
Blue Vervain: Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) is a highly valued pollinator plant that adds rich colour, elegant form, and vital habitat to your landscape.
New Jersey Tea: Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey Tea: Ceanothus americanus is a drought-tolerant, sun-loving Ontario native shrub that supports a wide variety of pollinators.
Featured Articles
Garden Cleanup’s Hidden Cost
The hidden cost of garden cleanup is more than cosmetic. Learn how tidying can harm biodiversity, disrupt soil life, and upset your garden’s healthy balance.
Ontario Native Sunflowers: Helianthus
Ontario native sunflowers produce seeds for wildlife, support butterflies and are vital resource for various pollinators, including wild bees.
Ontario Native Willows
Ontario native Willows are a keystone species essential to a healthy ecosystem. Supporting over 400 species, Willows also help boost plant resilience while filtering contaminants out of soil and water.
Create a Butterfly Garden with Ontario Native Plants
Create a butterfly garden that’s filled with blooms and flutters with butterflies every year, all season long, through the use of Ontario native host plants and popular nectar sources.
Ontario Native Plants for Your Herb & Tea Garden
Discover the joy of a native herb and tea garden. Support biodiversity and enhance your culinary adventures with these unique and tasty Ontario native plants.
Creating a Native Plant Sensory Garden
Creating a sensory garden with Ontario native plants is an enriching experience that engages the senses while supporting local ecology. Here’s plant suggestions and tips on how to create your own sensory garden.