Botanical Links & Resources
Visit this page often for useful links, tips and guides to gardening. If you have information that you would like to share, contact us and we will include it here.
Please note: The inclusion of a website in this section is strictly for informational purposes and is not an endorsement by the City of Oshawa or the OVBG.
Related organizations and Resources
- African Violet Society of Canada
- A non-profit organization whose members grow African Violets and other related plants.
- Canada Blooms
- Beautification and environmental program through community involvement. Canada Blooms offers Canadian gardeners the opportunity to tour stunningly landscaped gardens - in bloom - in March.
- Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society
- Promotes the cultivation of chrysanthemums and dahlias, and develops the friendship that goes with it.
- Canadian Iris Society
- The Canadian Iris Society (CIS) is a non-profit organization with the objective to encourage, improve and extend the cultivation of the genus iris and to collaborate with other societies for this purpose.
- Canadian Organic Growers Inc.
- A Canada-wide charitable organization with more than 2000 members. COG promotes organic growing in order to build healthy local communities and ecosystems.
- Canadian Peony Society
- The Canadian Peony Society´s aims are to promote the growing, improving and use of peonies in the garden and for home decoration; to encourage peony breeding to produce distinctly Canadian peony hybrids; to locate and record locally bred peonies, and produce a national registry of collections and their location; and, to sponsor an annual peony show and encourage regional shows.
- Canadian Rose Society
- The Canadian Rose Society is a Non-Profit Organization dedicated to furthering the study of Roses and to promoting their cultivation throughout Canada.
- Composting Council of Canada
- A national non-profit organization to advocate and advance composting and compost usage in Canada.
- Evergreen
- Evergreen is a national non-profit environmental organization with a mandate to bring urban communities and nature together for the benefit of both. It engages people in creating and sustaining healthy, dynamic outdoor spaces in our schools, our neighbourhoods and our homes. Evergreen motivates people to create and sustain healthy, natural outdoor spaces and gives them the practical tools to be successful.
- International Lilac Society
- An association to promote and educate about lilacs.
- North American Native Plant Society
- Dedicated to the study, conservation, cultivation, and restoration of North America's native flora.
- Ontario Day Lily Society
- The Ontario Day Lily Society is a non-profit organization whose main purpose is to promote and educate the gardening public about daylilies.
- Ontario Horticultural Association
- An Umbrella organization for 278 local societies.
- Parkwood, The R.S. McLaughlin Estate
- The heritage gardens and grounds at Parkwood have recently undergone a $2million restoration, bringing them back to the original design concept of the 1920's and 1930's.
- Royal Botanical Gardens
- The mission of th RGB is to be a living museum which serves local, regional and global communities while developing and promoting public understanding of the relationship between the plant world, humanity and the rest of nature.
- Toronto Botanical Garden
- Toronto Botanical Garden is a volunteer-based, charitable organization whose purpose is to inspire passion, respect and understanding of gardening, horticulture, the natural landscape and a healthy environment.
- Toronto Iris Society
- The Toronto Region Iris Society is a non-profit organization with affiliate status in both the Canadian Iris Society and the American Iris Society. Membership is open to all persons interested in iris regardless of skills or experience.
