NATURE GARDENS
Connecting with Nature
Enhance biodiversity with native plants
Create resilient gardens with sustainable practices
Learn about wildflower field studies
Follow pollinator updates and observations
Gardening for Nature
A combination of enhancing biodiversity with native plants and applying sustainable practices to create resilient gardens
Develop a deeper understanding of the unique relationship between plants and animals and how their connection is built on mutualism - a symbiotic relationship that benefits both. Learn more about the native plants in the Muskoka region so that your garden can become a haven for nature
Searching for Wildflowers
Enjoy this brief selection of wildflowers found in the wild, part on a larger series and an ongoing initiative of finding flowers in their natural setting to better understand their relationship to the land. Whether a flower is native to the region or introduced - every flower has a story to tell, each plant something to teach.
Flat-topper Aster and Herb Robert, two flowering plants, native to the Muskoka region that are often overlooked due to their small flowers. Blooming in late summer to early fall, their blossoms provides pollen and nectar to bees, moths and hover flies.
Dicentra cucullaria is native to the Muskoka region. This woodland flowers relies on ants to disperse its seeds and the flower is visited by spring pollinators.
Water levels along a river can be greatly impacted by seasonal changes and by beavers; Canada's greatest water engineer. Beavers provide incredible value to the watershed of Muskoka and help build more resilient ecosystems.
Flat-topper Aster and Herb Robert, two flowering plants, native to the Muskoka region that are often overlooked due to their small flowers. Blooming in late summer to early fall, their blossoms provides pollen and nectar to bees, moths and hover flies.
