Resources
Getting started
Climate Data: Gardening in Our Zone (6B)
The Government of Ontario
Growing Plants
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society
ORGHPS is a great source of webinars, seeds, and germination guides
Ontario Seedling Calendar
Heeman’s
The Local Community Food Centre
Community Allotments, Urban Farmers, Green Team, and Edible Forest programming
Tri-County Master Gardeners
Plant and garden advice
Vegetable Planting Guide (PDF)
Ontario Seed Company
Local garden groups
Communities in Bloom Stratford
Friends of Shakespearean Gardens
OHA District 10 – Thames Valley
OHA District 19
Ontario Horticultural Association
Our parent organization, the OHA site offers advice, education, events, access to grants and bursaries.
Seed providers
Free Seed Exchanges
Seeds are also available in free seed exchanges through:
Garden Stratford
Stratford Public Library
The Local Community Food Centre
Hawthorne Farm
Heeman’s
Ontario Seed Company
Seeds of Diversity
William Dam Seeds
Urban gardening
Boulevard Planting Guide
Blooming Boulevards Missisauga
Green your Property
Credit Valley Conservation
Stratford City By-laws: Fencing, Trees (PDF)