Creating a flower or kitchen garden, vegetating a balcony, a wall or a terrace are ways of getting closer to nature. These are also opportunities for taking concrete action to preserve biodiversity as well as attract an array of pollinators.
How do I protect pollinators and biodiversity at home?
A diversified landscape attracts biodiversity in addition to triggering numerous collateral benefits and possibly…inspiring the neighbourhood. The greener a neighbourhood becomes, the easier it is for wildlife (insects, birds or small mammals) to travel from one green space to another. Gardens absorb runoff water and reduce urban noise. They are true little islands of freshness and allow for better observation of the wildlife that we share the city with.
By gardening ecologically and in fostering biodiversity, you become an agent for change. You contribute to the biodiversity protection movement, support native pollinators, and increase the resilience of your living environment. Not to mention the pleasure, the discoveries and the time for contemplation that you treat yourself to.
Choosing a theme garden
Choose the project you like and that suits you best! The layouts suggested for the four My Garden themes allow for support of biodiversity but also for feeding and accommodating a host of pollinators like bees, butterflies and birds.
Based on your preferences and the space available, choose one or more of the following theme gardens – or choose them all!
- A biodiversity garden promotes the cultivation of a diverse flora, especially native plants, in order to attract a wide range of useful fauna to your garden.
- A flowering edible garden invites you to grow a diversity of plants that feed both the gardener and wildlife. Beautiful, practical and delicious—all in one!
- A monarch oasis will transform your garden into sites of observation and reproduction of these flamboyant butterflies and many other native insect species;
- A bird garden offers a space that will attract birds – a garden where they can feed and shelter throughout the year.
Certification
Individual My Garden certification is no longer offered. For more information, contact the My Garden program team.