- PLANT LIST: All Plants - Colour Coded
- PLANT LIST : Goal_ Shoreline Stabilization and Erosion Control
- PLANT LIST: Goal_ Deterring Geese
- PLANT LIST: Goal_ Attracting Pollinators
- PLANT LIST: Goal_ Attracting Birds
- PLANTS: What NOT to Sell_Plant Sheet for Nurseries_Landowners Some nursery stock may actually be locally invasive and outcompete our native plants. They can be hard to remove and hard to control, such as periwinkle, zebra grasses, etc. Find out what native plants are good substitutes.
- Also, great resources are our partner, Watersheds Canada’s searchable Native Plant Database to help reach your goals. These have great pictures of the plants to choose from and more information
- Design-your-own Shoreline Garden Worksheet
Custom courses for landscapers, consultants, lake association stewards, governments and more.
Course learning outcomes include:
- Common misconceptions about native gardening and shore gardens (cost; maintenance; tailoring etc.)
- How to design to deter nuisance geese
- Designs to attract birds, pollinators, and support lake health
- Native plant choices including colour choices, flowering periods, soil requirements; herbs, shrubs, trees
- Locally invasive plants (periwinkle, grasses, spireas and others) and natural choice substitutions
- Erosion control considerations:
- Angles of repose for soils
- Slope failure calculations and shear zones
- Using waddles and plantings for solutions
- Misplacement issues of hardened areas and armor and gabion stones etc.
We are pleased to provide the following resources to help you Design Your Own Shoreline Garden with us. We would like to thank TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for supporting the development of the shoreland guidebook. These resources will help you select native plants and choose placements, to suit your pallet, soils, aspect, and situation.
Naturalization doesn't have to be messy or "wild", but can be beautifully manicured or maintained while supporting fisheries, water quality, and overall biodiversity.