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
This Shrub is a Stunning Choice for Yards or Gardens Red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) is a resilient shrub …
Caring for Your Yard
Rain Gardens are a Beautiful Way to Manage Rain Climate scientists predict we’ll experience more intense and frequent …
Did You Know
Prepare for a Climate Emergency Climate change is often featured in the global news stories we see on …
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Photo Galleries
Be inspired by our demonstration gardens and motivated by your neighbours’ projects.
Jack Darling Memorial Prairie Wildflower Garden
Port Credit Pollinator Garden
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Urban Homeowner News
September 7, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is launching its first Climate Readiness Week in partnership with …
It’s not uncommon to think of tree roots as being large, heavy, powerful and potentially destructive. Misconceptions about …
Wild Black Cherry is a Tolerant Tree Some trees, such as American beech, are rarely seen outside of …