Flowers

Flower gardening in Ontario adds colour and fragrance to your garden. Many flowers thrive in Ontario’s unique climate and soil. From robust perennials to delicate annuals, every gardener can appreciate a flower.  When planning an Ontario flower garden, keep soil type, sun exposure, and moisture in mind. Some flowers prefer moist, rich soil, while others require well-drained soil. Choose the right flowers for your environment to ensure that your garden thrives and blooms all season.

Popular Ontario garden flowers include black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, daylilies, petunias, marigolds, and zinnias. Hydrangeas and lilacs are lovely shrubs and trees.  The beauty of flowers attracts pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Creating a nectar-rich garden can benefit both pollinators and the environment.

Ontario flower gardening is a wonderful way to connect with nature. No matter how much gardening experience you have, there is always something new to learn about flowers. Why not try flower gardening and create a lovely outdoor space to enjoy throughout the year?

Growing Peonies in Ontario

Growing Peonies in Ontario

Ontario peonies are lovely and rewarding to grow. Peonies are hardy perennials with big, fragrant blooms in late spring or early summer. White, pink, red, and yellow blooms can be single, semi-double, or double. First, pick a good spot for your peonies. Peonies prefer...

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How to Maximize Your Ontario Garden’s Spring Bloom

How to Maximize Your Ontario Garden’s Spring Bloom

As the winter thaws and spring buds begin to peek through the ground, gardeners in Ontario are eagerly anticipating the arrival of warmer weather and the chance to start planting. With the right preparation and care, your Ontario garden can burst into a stunning...

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Thomas Jefferson’s Flower Gardens

Thomas Jefferson’s Flower Gardens

Thomas Jefferson grew more than 100 species of herbaceous flowers, according to his meticulous records. His winding walk flower border and oval flower beds were restored by the Garden Club of Virginia in the mid twentieth century, and continue to thrive today at...

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Annual Flowers For Your Cutting Garden

Annual Flowers For Your Cutting Garden

Cutting a bouquet for the dining room table can feel like the ultimate in gracious living. And this pleasure is so easily attainable; some of the best cutting flowers can be grown from seed sown directly in your garden soil. Here are a few great choices for cutting,...

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Thomas Jefferson’s Flower Gardens

Thomas Jefferson grew more than 100 species of herbaceous flowers, according to his meticulous records. His winding walk flower border and oval flower beds were restored by the Garden Club of Virginia in the mid-twentieth century, and continue to thrive today at...

read more

Annual Flowers For Your Cutting Garden

Cutting a bouquet for the dining room table can feel like the ultimate in gracious living. And this pleasure is so easily attainable; some of the best cutting flowers can be grown from seed sown directly in your garden soil. Here are a few great choices for cutting,...

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