Articles on environmentally friendly gardening and backyard habitat creation
Garden Design
Container Gardening with Native Plants
Gardening Tips for Nature Lovers
Organic Fertilizer
Growing Mock Orange
Turn your Oak leaves into Wildflowers
Protecting Salmon in your Neighbourhood
Plants to Attract Butterflies to your Yard
Growing Pacific Ninebark
Lasagna Gardening
Create a Wildlife Pond
Top Ten Native Plants
Native Plant Table
Tips for a Healthy, Organic Lawn
More Projects: Birdhouses, Toad habitat, More
Below is a chart of some good native plant choices for gardens on Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Soil and sun preferences for plants are indicated, as are their benefits to your garden and wildlife. This table is also a part of HAT's Gardening with Native Plants guide. Click on the thumbnail to see the full image.
