Southwestern Ontario habitat report: 8 gardens bringing nature back

What Southwestern Ontario has planted

These are the gardens, plants, and species that Hortus members have logged in Southwestern Ontario. Every count below is measured from what people actually planted, nothing estimated.

gardens mapped

1,355

native plants in the ground

175

native species diversity

species at risk supported

Species at risk these gardens support

The native plants growing across Southwestern Ontario are within range of these species at risk. Each garden is a stepping stone that helps bring them back.

Monarch ButterflyEndangeredButterfly
A Monarch can only raise its young on milkweed. No milkweed, no Monarchs. It's that simple, and that fixable.

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8 gardens are bringing nature back to Southwestern Ontario

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