Garden Blogs
Directory of Garden Blogs
CANADIAN GARDENING BLOGS
AND BLOG DIRECTORIES
Browse through this resource on cookiebuxton.com for descriptions and lists of Canadian gardening blogs and international garden blogs that you might enjoy visiting.
ALBERTA
Hole Garden Blog (Alberta)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Northern Exposure Gardening
SASKATCHEWAN (Pending)
MANITOBA
Cookie Buxton Canadian Gardening Blog
Gardening Canuck
In Marilyn’s Garden
Steinbach Area Garden Club
ONTARIO
Barbara’s Garden Chronicles
Crafty Gardener / Canadian Blog Hop
David Hobson Garden Humour
Garden Writers [ garden writers.ca]
Marjorie Harris’ Blog
The Empress of Dirt
The New Perennialist
The Wild Garden
Three Dogs in a Garden
Toronto Gardens
You Grow Girl
QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC REGIONS (Pending)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YUKON, NUNAVUT (Pending)
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ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Northern Exposure Gardening
While the site does not appear to be active at the present time (2018), materials are as recent as 2015 and the site includes listing of cold-hardy plants. The author, originally from Saskatchewan, retired to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
MANITOBA
Cookie Buxton Canadian Gardening Blog (Winnipeg, MB) – (…this website)
Blog est. July 2014 / Blogger: Nadine Kampen (owner of Cookie Buxton Canadian garden blog). An award-winning non-fiction author, Nadine is a marketing manager for a professional consulting firm. In an earlier period of her career, she wrote a number of gardening articles published in The Manitoba Gardener magazine, and she has published hundreds of articles in lifestyle and business journals. A Master Gardener in Training, Nadine enjoys sharing photography and articles about world gardens, parklands, and wilderness, along with images of home and cottage gardens and plants.
Gardening Canuck (Winnipeg, MB)
Blogger: Dorothy Dobbie
Gardening Canuck is a gardening blog by Dorcothy Dobbie, editor and publisher of Manitoba Gardener magazine. Many folks have enjoyed her garden/dining tours held in support of the renowned Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
In Marilyn’s Garden (Winnipeg, MB)
Blogging since 2008 / Blogger: Marilyn
Marilyn is a Canadian Master Gardener and Volunteer with Friends of Gardening Manitoba, serving as a gardening coach and enjoying travelling to visit international gardens. Marilyn is a co-founder of the Manitoba Master Gardener association.
Steinbach Area Garden Club (Steinbach, MB)
ONTARIO
Barbara’s Garden Chronicles (Oakville, ON)
Blogging since November 2007 / Blogger: BarbaraPC
Barbara is a Canadian Master Gardener.
Crafty Gardener / Canadian Blog Hop (Bay of Quinte, ON)
Blog est. 2004 / Blogger: Linda
Linda’s website include write-ups and images relating to crafts and gardening, gardening resources, a growing list of Canadian blog sites, photography, and book lists. She also shares some delicious-looking recipes.
David Hobson Garden Humour (Waterloo, ON)
Blog est. 1998 / Blogger David Hobson
David has written two books of humorous garden stories – Soiled Reputations and Diary of a Mad Gardener.
Garden Writers (Toronto, ON)
[gardenwriters.ca]
Blog est. 2008+/ Blogger Mark Disero
Mark maintains a Canadian Garden Writers directory of resources and provides links to Canadian garden blogs and gardening websites plus links to radio and television resources, listed by province. Mark was Chair of The First All-Canadian Rose Show held in 2008 at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton & Burlington.
Marjorie Harris’ Blog (Toronto, ON)
Blogger: Marjorie Harris
A life in the garden – features blog posts by Canadian gardening author Marjorie Harris, with links to her 15+ books on northern gardening.
The Empress of Dirt (Strathroy, ON)
Blog est. 2000 / Blogger: Melissa J. Will a.k.a. the Empress of Dirt
Melissa has published a number of online books and resources for her blog fans.
The New Perennialist
By Ontario-based garden blogger Tony Spencer with a focus on perennials and landscape design.
The Wild Garden (Ottawa, ON)
Blogger: Amber Westfall
Website/blog describes itself as “your doorway to local, organic and sustainably harvested wild foods and herbs of the Ottawa bioregion.”
Three Dogs in a Garden (Brampton, ON)
Blog Founder Jennifer Connell; joined by contributors Jean Godawa, science teacher and writer, and Signe Langford, restaurant-chef-turned-writer. In 2105, Signe published her book Happy Hens & Fresh Eggs; Keeping Chickens in the Kitchen Garden.
Toronto Gardens (Toronto, ON)
You Grow Girl (Toronto, ON)
Founded by Gayla Trail, the site promotes organic gardening.
MORE CANADIAN GARDEN BLOGS
Canadian Gardening
A Canadian gardening blog resource by gardening professionals for northern gardeners. In addition to regular articles, there are helpful tips from professional gardeners on a wide range of garden topics.
Growing North
Blogger Pam Talon’s website features advice on growing edibles indoors and out in Zones 2-3.
Making a Garden
By garden blogger Judith Adams, for Garden Making magazine
Heidi Horticulture
You Grow Girl
The Resource Trug – There Blooms a Garden
AMERICAN GARDENING BLOGS
AND BLOG DIRECTORIES
Cold Climate Gardening Blog Directory
Developed and managed by Kathy Purdy in New York, this blog’s directory offers links to northern gardens, typically in zone 5 and colder but also referencing Canadian blogs that touch into Zone 3 and below. Check out Kathy’s personal garden blog entries and her particular focus on northern gardens combined with information related to east coast American gardens.
Fine Gardening
The magazine’s website offers an interesting read and attracts active bloggers to its articles. Blog entries are easy to locate from the top level menu, which rolls down to link you to nine blog categories, such as Games for Gardeners, Thoughts from a Foreign Field, and Cool Green Gardens.
AUSTRALIAN GARDENING BLOGS
AND BLOG DIRECTORIES
The Austrialian Garden Directory features listings and links to garden blogs, and includes links to a variety of resources for home gardeners, including seed exchange clubs, lists of parks and public gardens, gardening tips, articles, and connections to garden supply and nursery stores.
