Canada
Trees
for Life Canada Children's environmental
education program for teachers and leaders. Teaches children about the
importance of trees through the "Grow-A-Tree" program.
The
Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular
Plants accompanies the over 1300 vascular plant species listed in the
Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador
Evergreen Native Plant Database was developed
principally to provide information on native Canadian wildflowers, but
species overlap significantly extends its useful range! Particularly
noteworthy on the site are lesson plans for K-12 students on native
plants, as found outside in nature. Lessons include full class plans,
including comments for instructors, quizzes, and work sheets (in PDF
and web format), that appear to be easy to adapt for many purposes and
are listed by grade.
The Atlas of Canada site has a wealth of online maps of Canada and the larger world, with political, relief and outline maps, as a beginning. Data maps include parameters of Canadian life, social characteristics, historical info, climatic and ecological data and more, with over twenty different types of maps
A Partnership for Plants in Canada
The
David Douglas Botanical Garden Society was
incorportated in 1991. Its mission is, in partnership with the
University of Northern British Columbia, to establish and maintain an
aesthetically pleasing botanical garden for the enhancement of public
education,
The Royal
Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario
Canadian
Ornamental Plant Foundation (COPF) A non-profit
organization that helps fund new ornamental plant development.
Gardenwise
Canada Annual directory of British Columbia
landscaping, gardening products, companies & services. Advice
on garden layout, plant selection, lawns, irrigation, native &
hardy plants, herbs, Northern gardening, pest management &
choosing landscape professionals. List of BC nurseries, garden centres,
arborists, landscaping supplies, garden & flower clubs and
societies, public gardens, growing resources.
Plants
of Ontario presents a compilation of the various
governmentally-declared plants that are rare, threatened or endangered.
Background information is provided on Ontario's flora, vegetation zones
and plant geography (climate, glaciation, vegetation, geology, soil,
etc.). Also at the site are a nice glossary, links, contacts, help
page, and a poster.
Flowers
Canada The Association of the Canadian
Floral
Industry.
Ontario
Horticultural Association
ICan
Garden The
Canadian Internet Gardening Resource...Huge list of Catalogs, Books,
Upcoming Events etc. It contains over 800 separate pages of
information for gardeners in Canada..
The
Canadian
Begonia Society The Canadian
Begonia Society is a
group of people in Canada who simply like to grow begonias. We have a
fair bit of information on how to grow these plants and we're happy
to share our ideas. Check out the "How To" page link here or below
for ideas on how easy it can be done.
Gardening for British Columbians Gardening B.C. . is here as a resource for all those that are interested in every aspect of gardening in B.C
Brickman's
Botanical Gardens Featuring:
The Biblical Garden, All
White Garden, Old-Fashioned Rose Garden, Queen Mother's Garden, Herb
Garden, and Water Garden.
Calgary Horticultural Society The Calgary Horticultural Society Website is where you will be able to find everything that you need to know about gardening in Calgary and area's unique climate and growing conditions. You'll find special timely features, To Do lists, answers to your questions and a discussion group.
Canadian
Association of Interior Landscape
Cultivating
Canadian Gardens A history of
Gardening in Canada
Hedge
Rows Garden
Tapestry A site dedicated to
the West Coast
Canadian gardener, with a list of local clubs and societies,
gardening events, TV listings, and commercial plant centres,
nurseries and supply stores.
The Butchart Gardens (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Canadian
Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
Maintained by the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network at Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Les
Grands Jardins de Normandin, QuÈbec, Canada
Hatley
Park: the Public Gardens of Royal Roads University, Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada. 1908
Edwardian Estate Architecture, Native Old Growth Forest, Bordering on a
tidal lagoon which is a wildlife sanctuary, views across Straits of
Juan de Fuca to Olympic Mts of USA, Japanese Gardens, Italian Garden,
mature specimen landscape trees, alpine and rock gardens, bog garden,
rose garden, croquet lawn with perennial borders, native plant woodland
garden, and many smaller sized plantings.
Le
Jardin botanique du Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada
Minter Gardens (Columbia, British Canada)
The
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
maintains cultivated gardens and natural habitats for public display
and is a centre for botanical, horticultural and environmental research
and education.
Olympic
Park, Botanical Garden, BiodÙme, Montreal
(QuÈbec,
Canada)
Parc
Marie-Victorin, Marie-Victorin, Kingsey Falls, QuÈbec,
Canada
Royal
Botanical Gardens, Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, Canada
McMaster University, The Royal Botanic Gardens (Ontario, Canada)
The
University of Alberta, Devonian Botanic Garden, Canada.
The
Devonian Botanic Garden, established in 1959 by the University of
Alberta, includes an authentic Japanese garden, a tropical butterfly
house, attractive floral gardens, collections of native and alpine
plants and ecological reserves, situated within an attractive rolling
landscape of pine trees and large ponds. Connected gardens extend
over 80 acres with an additional 110 acres of natural area for
visitors to enjoy.
University
of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, B.C.,Canada.
Perched on the cliffs of Point Grey overlooking the Strait of Georgia,
the UBC Botanical Garden is a superb place to visit at any time of
year. Seventy acres, planted with over 10,000 different trees, shrubs
and flowers, are presented in the Alpine Garden, Asian Garden, Winter
Garden, B.C.Native Garden, Physick Garden, Food Garden and Perennial
Borders. A true botanical garden, it is designed primarily for
education and research, with emphasis on its diverse collections and
seasonal displays.
University of Waterloo Botanical Garden (Ontario, Canada)
VanDusen
Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada