ResourcesCollected by High Park Nature

Forest west of Ridout Pond. Photo: Karen Yukich

Key Documents

NOTE: Hard copies of key reports and other documents are on file at the Toronto Public Library High Park Branch, 228 Roncesvalles Ave., in the community history archives.

Grenadier Pond and Wetland Studies

City of Toronto Links

Nature Information

High Park in the Media

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Spring garden
Summer garden
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Gardening with Native Plants

Here are some resources, plant lists and brochures that you can use to plan your garden, prepare for the High Park Stewards annual plant sale or brush up on the plants' needs after you take them home.

Native Plant Sales 2022

Other groups

ITZ - In The Zone Canada WWF-Canada is pleased to continue sourcing native plants for 120 Loblaw garden centres across southern and eastern Ontario and 10 in southern Quebec. Plants start to arrive now. 

What’s more, In the Zone — a collaborative initiative between WWF-Canada and Carolinian Canada — is hosting seven events with conservation and gardening experts in the coming weeks. Sign up to find out more!

NANPS - North American Native Plant Society. NANPS Sale page - Christie Pits, Sunday May 29, noon-3pm.

Project Swallowtail will have a native plant sale this spring. Orders will be accepted in May for June pickup. Please sign up to their email list for newsletters and links. Plant Sale - What to Expect (pdf)

TBG - Toronto Botanical Gardens May 14 9:30am to 2:30pm.  Plant Sale. Also Plantapalooza, various dates. A series of pop-up plant markets throughout the growing season featuring specialty garden and houseplants, unique trees and shrubs, native and pollinator-friendly collections, as well as sustainable, eco-friendly products.

Evergreen Brickworks Garden Market.
The garden centre is fully stocked with Toronto’s widest selection of Ontario native flowers, plants and trees for gardens of all sizes—container on your condo countertop to your backyard in the city. Closed Mon and Tues.

Parkdale Horticultural Society
Plant Fair May 21, 2pm to 4pm.
MINI PLANT SALE @ THE RONCY FLEA
Roncy United Church
214 Wright Ave
Our tables will be situated along the south lawns, alongside Wright Ave.

 

Plant lists

Other resources

See also

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