Getting started
First Native
Added your first native plant
Hortus Welcome Challenge
Added your first native plant and completed the Welcome to Hortus challenge.
Kitchen Gardener
Logged your first vegetable or herb
Native Enthusiast
Growing 5+ native species
Plant Parent
Checked in on your first plant
Pollinator support
Bloom Gap Filler
Filling critical bloom gaps (June, Aug-Sept)
Pollinator Pro
Supporting pollinators for 8+ months
Biodiversity
Biodiversity Champion
Growing 10+ different native species
Milestones
Plant Elder
Kept a plant thriving for 2 years
Plant Guardian
Kept a plant thriving for 1 year
Plant Veteran
Kept a plant thriving for 6 months
Community
Corridor Builder
Connected with 3+ neighbors
Field Scout
Submitted a plant that was added to the Hortus catalog — you spotted something the community hadn't tracked yet.
Hortus Helper
Shared feedback to help shape Hortus
Neighbourhood Champion
The named steward of a neighbourhood's habitat recovery. One per neighbourhood.
Plant Guardian
Logged a plant from a community planting program
Referral Champion
Campaigns
Take Root 2025 Participant
Contributed a plant to Take Root 2025
Take Root 2026 Participant
Contributed a plant to Take Root 2026
Yardsticks x Hortus 2026 Participant
Contributed a plant to Yardsticks x Hortus 2026
Special recognition
Devoted Gardener
Checked in on your plants 10 times
Early Adopter
Joined Hortus in the first month
Steward
Supports free access to Hortus for every gardener
Wildlife Hero
Growing 90%+ native species