Gardening for Wildlife & Pollinators - RESOURCES
Simple steps and resources to create a wildlife-friendly, pollinator-supporting garden
Getting Started / General Gardening
- Itching to start your Ontario garden? The ‘sneaky’ planting trick explained
https://www.muskokaregion.com/news/ontario-gardening-guide-2026-when-to-plant-and-yard-tips/article_c1fd50aa-9ebe-5918-a739-4c75d47e266e.html? - Gardening for Pollinators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixsvrgfCReo - Gardening For Wildlife
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/gardening-for-wildlife - Gardening For Wildlife Course
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/gardening-for-wildlife/action/workshops-events/course-all.html?
Pollinators & Native Plants
- Native Plants To Attract Pollinators
https://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/what-native-plants-attract-pollinators-in-ontario/ - The Perfect Plants for Pollinators
https://blog.cwf-fcf.org/index.php/en/perfect-plants-for-pollinators/ - Selecting Plants For Pollinators
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pYqpvJfl-W6jcL6SnHwsJ11pOhstrA6X/view?usp=sharing
Monarchs & Species-Specific Support
- Gardening for butterflies
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/downloads/booklets-handouts/butte.pdf - Helping Monarchs and and Pollinators: Rethinking Your Yard
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/downloads/booklets-handouts/Helping-Monarchs-and-Pollinators-Rethinking-Mowing.pdf - Creating Monarch and Pollinator Habitat
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/downloads/booklets-handouts/HTM_factsheet_habitat_en.pdf - Dragonflies and Damselflies
https://watersheds.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/River-Institute-handout.pdf
Habitat Creation & Certification
- Certify your garden as a “Wildlife-friendly Habitat”
https://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/gardening-for-wildlife/action/get-certified/ - A Step-By-Step Guide To Growing Native Plants
https://regrow.wwf.ca/
Seasonal Tips & Maintenance
- When to Clean Up Your Wildlife Garden (it’s not what you think!)
https://www.inournature.ca/when-to-clean-up-your-wildlife-garden
Shorelines & Natural Landscaping
- Shoreline Habitat Creation Manual For Fish & Wildlife
https://naturaledge.watersheds.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Web-version-Shoreline-Habitat-Creation-Manual.pdf