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There have been lots of birds singing, courting, and building nests in our neighbourhood, but it's not often one sees a blue and yellow macaw (Ara araraunca, ara bleu et jaune).
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Plant lists
Here are lists of all the plants mentioned in this blog.
- Latin names (recommended)
- common names
I'm also working on a list of all the plants native to Toronto (still in development).
Monarda didyma (bee balm)
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Places to visit in Toronto
- Toronto Botanical Garden
- High Park
- High Park Nature Centre: see website for programmes and events for children and their families
- Wilket Creek Park
- Allan Gardens Conservatory
- Edwards Gardens
Useful websites
- Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers: a lot of them grow down here too! Includes shrubs, moss, fungi, and ferns as well as flowers.
- Dave's Garden: a large, active online community. Be sure to check out their PlantFiles, a vast database with valuable information about thousands of different species and their cultivars.
- Invasive Exotic Species Ranking for Southern Ontario (PDF): a must read for every gardener in Toronto.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: although based in Texas, has a wealth of information about native plants from throughout Canada and the US
- North American Native Plant Society: information about native plant gardening, plant sources, seed exchange
- Plant Hardiness Data from Natural Resources Canada. Detailed maps for each plant showing where it grows (Canada and the United States only)
- PLANTS Database from USDA. Great photos and illustrations about plants, as well as maps (Canada and the US only) showing in which states/provinces each species is found and in which it is native
- Planting the Seed (PDF): A Guide to Establishing Prairie and Meadow Communities in Southern Ontario, from Environment Canada.
- Plants for a Future: interesting website with information on the uses and care of 7000 plants, as well as information on permaculture and vegan organic gardening.
There have been lots of birds singing, courting, and building nests in our neighbourhood, but it's not often one sees a blue and yellow macaw. Weather in Keswick
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