• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Haliburton County Master Gardeners

Gardening in Haliburton County

sign up
site search
  • Ask a Question
    • MG Questions Answered
  • Request a Consult
  • Resources
    • Garden with Nature
      • For Your Property Including Shorelines
      • Go Wild
      • Invasives
      • Native Plants & Native Shorelines
      • Sunny Sites
      • Trees
      • Woodland
    • Gardening for Guilty Pleasure
      • Perennials
      • Planning and Design
    • Growing Food
      • Fruits
      • Herbs
      • Native Edibles
      • Pruning and Other Practices
      • Vegetables
      • Soil
    • Native Plants
      • Selection of Native Plants for the Highlands
    • Zone 4 Challenges
      • Pests
      • Tips
      • Wildlife
    • Useful Links
      • Canoe Radio Podcasts
      • County Life Magazine
      • MGOI Website
      • Videos
  • Guidebook
  • About
    • How to Become a Master Gardener
  • What’s On
    • Events Calendar
    • Butterflyway Project
    • Stepping into Nature
  • Buy Local
  • Contact
  • Facebook logo
  • YouTube logo
  • Printer icon graphic
You are here: Home / Tips

Tips

Germination and Stratification methods

By Ruthie Cummings | March 22, 2026

Stratification Methods Stratification is the process in which a seed experiences a set of conditions that will break its natural dormancy so it may germinate. If a seed just needed […]

Growing Food

By Alison | April 25, 2025

So you’re a flower grower, not a vegetable grower? Did you know that vegetables are actually easier to grow, taste better than grocery store purchases and do not have poisons […]

Growing Garlic

By Shelley | March 20, 2022

Garlic is one crop that grows well in the sandy growing conditions of the Highlands region. It’s unique in that it’s a bulb that is planted in autumn and harvested […]

Erosion Solutions From Heavy Rain

By Haliburton County | October 25, 2021

Question: Can you slow water runoff at the top of a slope? Haliburton County Master Gardener advises you to build a small rain garden at the top of your slope. […]

Attracting Birds to Your Property

By Ruthie Cummings | April 25, 2019

Courtesy Over to Me Studio Janice Hardy, Retired MG The two fastest growing hobbies in North America are gardening and bird watching. Imagine combining both hobbies in your very own […]

coordinator@haliburtonmastergardener.ca

privacy policy

Haliburton County Development Corporation logo

 

HCMG logo
Member Login
  • Ask a Question
  • Resources
  • About
  • News & Events

Follow us on YouTube badge

  • Newsletter Signup
  • Contact
  • Buy Local

© 2026 HaliburtonMasterGardener.ca   •   Website Development by TechnicalitiesPlus Inc.