Create Beautiful Home Landscapes
Help your yard flourish and brighten your community. Join us for a workshop or use our helpful resources to create beautiful and sustainable yards and gardens. Find inspiration and simple steps to help you:
- Garden with locally native plants
- Create rain-ready gardens
- Attract birds and butterflies to your yard
- Build climate change resilience
- Add colour and curb appeal to your neighbourhood
Urban Homeowner Programs
Homeowners in eligible neighbourhoods can request a free tree or shrub that CVC’s home planting team will deliver and help plant. Trees and shrubs are also available for purchase.
Join us for a workshop, webinar or event to learn more about sustainable landscaping, top tips for caring for your yard, managing stormwater beautifully, landscaping for pollinators and creating bird-friendly yards.
The Garden Post
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Plant of the Month
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asters thrive with the Chelsea Chop as it encourages shorter, sturdier stems and fuller plants. Left …
Caring for Your Yard
The Chelsea Chop is a pruning technique that can be used on some native wildflowers to delay or …
Did You Know
To control the height and blooms of your perennials, consider adding the Chelsea Chop to your spring maintenance …
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Urban Homeowner News
This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series about agricultural projects that are supported by the …
While butterflies and bees grab most of the headlines, there are several other impactful species responsible for pollinating …
Climate change brings higher temperatures and more frequent droughts in summer. Instead of struggling to keep non-native plants …