Growing Native Plants
From balconies, to backyards and schoolyards, to well pads, mines and oilsands reclamation, native plants are being propagated, grown and planted because we value them as individuals or collectively as a culture.
For small- and large-scale projects alike, the information below provides some guidance and resources on growing native plants:
- ANPC Native Plant Source List – Revised March 2023
- ANPC’s Native Plant Garden Challenge
- ANPC Fact Sheet: Growing Native Plants from Seeds
- ANPC Guidelines for Purchase and Use of Wildflower Seed Mixtures
- ANPC Guidelines for Native Plant Rescue
- ANPC Plant Collection Guidelines for Horticultural Use of Native Plants
- Edmonton Native Plant Society
- Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Prairie Stewardship Program. A Guide to Small Scale Prairie Restoration: How to grow your own patch of native prairie: For Schools and Community Groups.
- Campbell, Susan and Sylvia Pincott. 1995. Naturescape British Columbia: Caring for Wildlife Habitat at Home – Provincial Guide. Published by Naturescape British Columbia. Copyright by British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
- Flanagan, June. 2005. Native Plants for Prairie Gardens. Fifth House Publishers.
- Penner, Lyndon. 2016. Native Plants for the Short Season Yard. Published by Brush Education.
ANPC provides grants of up to $1,000, for small-scale native plant projects. The application portal is open January 1 to the end of February each year. Go to Programs/Small Grants for more information.