Gardening Tips, Tools & Other Resources

Demonstration Gardens

Check out inspiring stories and photos of certified gardens, learn how to certify your property and explore CWF’s demonstration garden maps and virtual tour. Photo: Lynda Watkins.

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Garden Design and Planning

Get help mapping your property and tips on incorporating design principles into your wildlife-friendly garden projects.

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Canadian Native Plant Suppliers List

Wondering where to get native plants in your area? Check out our Native Plant Supplier List plus find out where CWF sells their neonic-free line of native plants.

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How To

This section has an assortment of tips from caring for garden tools to choosing plants and growing your own bird food.

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Lawn Care

Get tips on maintaining your lawn and dealing with potential problems.

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Recreating Natural Habitats

Find out how to incorporate natural areas such as meadows, ponds, woodlands and edges on your property.

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Gardening in Small Spaces

Though small spaces can be challenging and the diversity of wildlife attracted can be more limited than in a larger space, the reward of creating habitat for wildlife even on a small scale is well worth the effort for the touch of nature that it can bring to your doorstep.

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Podcasts

Listen to podcasts on all sorts of topics relating to wildlife-friendly gardening, from its benefits, including children, soil health and more.

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Zone Maps

The two zone maps we offer here can be valuable aids for plant selection and garden planning. The plant hardiness zone map is the one most people associate with gardening, but the Canadian ecozones map can also be helpful for determining the native vegetation and wildlife associated with your geographic area.

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Plant ID Tools & Glossary

With beautiful illustrations, learn basic plant parts and compare structures such as the different leaf shapes and flower arrangements on the stem. Also found here is a handy glossary of plant and gardening terms and our Native Plant Encyclopedia.

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Gardening for Wildlife Handouts and Posters

Download a variety of handouts including Gardening for Pollinators and Natural Insect Control. Or order a poster on Canada’s birds, bees, butterflies and much more!

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Bylaws for Biodiversity

The Canadian Wildlife Federation created a letter with the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF), the Ecological Design Lab located at Toronto Metropolitan University and renowned author and environmental advocate Lorraine Johnson to address the need for municipal bylaws that support habitat gardens.

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