Landscape and Garden Design Resources
These links are provided by EarthCity Landscapes as a service to those interested in expanding their knowledge, enjoyment and involvement, not only in gardening and landscape design, but in the wider, infinite realms of the natural world.
Organizations, Associations, and Garden Clubs, Online and On the Ground
- Landscape Ontario: Directory for locating landscape professionals in the province of Ontario.
- Ontario Horticultural Association
- Guerilla Gardeners: Garden club involved in beautifying the city by planting unused urban space with beautiful arrangements of native plants.
- YouGrowGirl: Fun, helpful and hopeful site for doing it yourself
- The Gardeners Collective: Garden group based out of the University of Toronto
- Toronto Horticulture Society: History of the first horticulture society in Ontario.
- East York Garden Club: Promoting Gardening in the East York Community
- GardenOntarioLeaside Garden Society
- Canadian Gardening Online: Visit GardenTalk forum
- I Can Garden: Links to more than 400 online garden clubs, as well as a member’s area, suppliers, etc.
- Dave’s Garden: An online garden club, and good source for every type ofinformation related to gardens
- Toronto Field Naturalists: An 82 year old organization of those who best love and know our natural locale
- Federation of Ontario Naturalists: Protecting Ontario’s Natural areas through education , research and conservation.
- Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation: A charitable public foundation dedicated to enhancing Toronto’s parks.
- Toronto Public Space Committee: Links to organizations concerned with use and enrichment of Toronto’s public spaces
- Bring Back the Don: Organization devoted to the revitalization and restorationof the Don River and its watershed. Listing of events.
- Bruce Trail Association: Ontario’s premier natural hiking trail. Information on preservation, volunteer groups, maps, etc.
- Canada Blooms: Toronto Flower and Garden Show
- Perennials: Information, links and resources on perennials
- Green Ontario : An extensive Green Directory by The Conservation Council of Ontario
- Ontario Environmental Directory: An extensive directory of environmental organizations, groups, agencies
- Grills: The Park Catalog supplies picnic tables, park benches, grills, bleachers trash receptacles and a wide array of products for parks departments, municipalities, and outdoor recreation facilities.
- Garden Shed, Wood Cottage, Storage Shed Kits & Plans: We offer a wide variety of outdoor storage sheds, garden sheds, wood cottages and utility enclosures. Buy Step by Step plans and shed kits items from Jamaica Cottage Shop.
- NationWidePools: NationWidePools has a large selection of above ground swimming pools and inground swimming pools and offers wholesale prices
- Landscaping - Landscaping Contract - Top Dressing - Turf Care Construction Materials Limited specialized in top dressing,turf care,ground care with a variety of roadstone, equestrian sand, bunker sand, crag sand, pathways materials, golf course materials for sports surface and sports turf.
- Matt’s Lawns Need lawn care in Plano? Matt’s Lawns is your one stop shop for all lawn care in Plano.
- Wicker Chair Covers Shop from a huge inventory ready to ship immediately at The Cover Store, Home of CoverMates Outdoor Patio Furniture Covers.
- Spa Covers Spa Depot offers a large inventory of hot tubs, spas as well as filters, accessories, supplies and add-ons at great prices, everyday! Visit Spadepot.com today
- Exterior Lighting: We are your ultimate light source for exterior lighting, wall fixtures, lamps and more.
- Water Filters: Quality water filters, including shower and whole house systems, are available at Advanced Water Filters.
- Folding Doors: Folding doors by Apropos Tectonic, offering total access to outside areas, perfect for outdoor entertaining.
- Hot Tubs: Learn the history of hydrotherapy and the different uses of hot tubs through the ages.
- Greenhouses: Greenhouses for gardening professionals, landowners and enthusiasts from Hartley Botanic. Greenhouses endorsed by Kew gardens.
- Landscaping Stone: Catuso brings the world’s best bespoke furniture, landscaping stone arts, flagstone patio, and plaster & decorative moldings varieties for you with distinction and excellence in Quality for your home & commercial products.
- Upholstery Fabric: No matter what your fabric needs are, we have everything you could possibly need just a click away!
- Kitchen: Kitchen Designers Plus :: Luxury kitchens and remodeling.
- Misting Systems, Shade Sails, Shade Structures: Cool-Off Misting Systems and Misting Fans are an affordable, reliable method of reducing heat stress and providing outdoor cooling and air conditioning keeping your patio or warehouse cool and usable year round.
- Vase and Palm pots & Garden furniture: Garden Garden Bali provides some of the best garden vase, pots and garden furniture that can be found in Bali, Indonesia.
- Wholesale Garden Pottery: A website providing many types of Indonesian garden pots.
- Vases & Planters: A website providing thousands of outdoor and indoor planters and vases.
- Hot Tub Covers: Hot tubs and spas shop. Buy portable spas, hot tub covers and filters at best price.
- Plumber Fulham by Net Plumber: Find the best local plumber Fulham. We carry out all aspects of domestic plumbing and heating work.
- Hot Tubs : Inventory Spas has a wide selection of hot tubs, which are all in stock and ready to be shipped.
Landscape Design and Theory
- Garden Visit: A wonderful site that includes great resources and links for garden design and education, garden history and tours
- Organic Gardening
- Rodale Press
- Gordon Haywards Design Your Own Garden
- French Intensive Gardening A proven method for producing the most vegetables in least space
- Peaceful Valley Farm Supply Books
- Applying Japanese Garden Concepts
- Information and Tips on Gardening: Gardening basics to get any gardener off to a good start, including evaluating a site, selecting healthy plants and analyzing the soil.
- Home Improvement
- Vegetable Garden Layout Plan: Beginners guide to planning a vegetable garden.
Sustainable Design
- Permaculture : Definitions Links and Resources concerning the practice of Permaculture.
- Planet Friendly : Links to Permaculture in Canada and beyond.
- Toronto Environmental Meetup Groups: A site to learn where you can meet up with others who share your interests
- Ecosa Institute: Educational programs in sustainable, ecological and regenerative design.
- Green Roofs for Healthy Cities: Resource page for the Green Roof movement.
- Garland Co.: Ontario based Green Roof supply company. Information, technology, theory and materials.
- Sustainable Living Network: Toronto based nonprofit organization dedicated to education in sustainability.
- Tree Canada Foundation: Extensive information and links concerning the Canadian vision of urban forests.
- Constructed Wetlands.org Listing of websites and resources concerning biological wastewater treatment in Canada and beyond.
- Ocean Arks International: World leaders in ecological water purification.
- Environmental Education: A directory of environmental education programs