Healthy Gardens
If you are interested in creating or maintaining a healthy garden on your property, Kawartha Conservation can help. We provide funding to support healthy gardens and related projects that improve habitat and water quality across our watershed.
Learn more and schedule a site visit to support your application for funding.
Programs and services
Native plant sale |
Each spring and fall, the native plant sale provides locally sourced plant material for shoreline re-naturalization, habitat creation, erosion control, establishment of rain gardens and low maintenance property beautification. Native plants are plants are a key factor in achieving a healthy garden and have multiple benefits for your property enhancement projects including:
For more information on the Native Plant Sale, contact Carolyn Snider by email or by phone at (705) 328-2271 ext. 212. |
Creating a healthy garden
Explore the different types of gardens that you can plant and other things you can do to improve environmental sustainability on your property.
Pollinator garden |
Pollinators are animals, mostly insects, that transfer pollen from flower to flower, fertilizing plants. Creating healthy gardens with native flowering plants support local pollinators. They're important because they account for a significant amount of our food sources and ecological balances. See native plants for pollinators for detailed information. |
Rain garden / BlueScaping |
A rain garden is a landscaped depression that is planted with native shrubs, grasses and flowers. It's designed to collect rainwater that runs off hardened surfaces such as your roof or driveway. See the landscape design guide for low impact development and BlueScaping our neighbourhoods for more information. How it worksA rain garden slows and reduces stormwater runoff by temporarily holding it and allowing the water to soak into the ground. The native plants also help filter the contaminants and sediments that would otherwise be carried into your lake or the nearest water body through the storm water system. Here are a few things to consider when building one:
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Shoreline garden |
View our shoreline owner's guide to lakeland living to learn how to develop a healthy shoreline garden. Healthy shoreline gardens can make a big difference, and provide many benefits including:
Shorelines are often called the "ribbon of life” because they're critical to the ecological health of lakes and rivers. |
Rain barrels |
Landowners can purchase rain barrels from their local municipality, garden centre, or hardware store. Please find information below on how to contact your local municipality to order rain barrels. City of Kawartha Lakes |