Garden-in-a-Box

Want native flower species in your garden but not sure what to plant? With the growing importance of protecting pollinators, like bees and butterflies, and the growing trend towards planting native plants at home to provide habitat for them, we are pleased to bring the Garden-in-a-Box program back for 2023!

Each kit is intended to be planted in an area roughly the size of a sheet of plywood (4 feet x 8 feet). These plants will each fill out nicely in their second and third year of growth. If you prefer a very full garden, you may want to consider doubling the number of plants for your space.

Why Garden with Native Plants?

  1. Require little to no watering once established
  2. Lower maintenance than annuals or perennials
  3. Species have adapted to thrive in our climate
  4. Provide food for bees, butterflies and insects

$50 (plus tax)

The full sun garden kit is intended for areas in your yard that are relatively dry and receive direct sunlight for part of or all of the hours between 11am and 4pm. This kit has been designed to have flowers in a variety of colours from May until October. These are species you would normally find in meadows and prairies.

  • Butterfly Milkweed
  • Pale Purple Coneflower
  • Wild Bergamot
  • Foxglove Beardtongue
  • Black-eyed Susan
  • Smooth Blue Aster

Species subject to change based on availability.

$50 (plus tax)

The shade garden kit is intended for areas in your yard that receive very little or no sunlight between the hours of 11am and 4pm. These are species you would normally find in deciduous forests. They prefer rich soils and do like to receive occasional watering during dry weather.

  • Wild Columbine
  • Large Leaf Aster
  • Common Strawberry
  • Great Blue Lobelia
  • False Solomon Seal
  • Zig-zag Goldenrod

Species subject to change based on availability.

$50 (plus tax)

The rain garden kit is intended for areas in your yard that receive large amounts of water periodically, for example where your downspouts drain. These plants have the ability to become inundated for periods of time and then survive for periods of drought.

  • Swamp Milkweed
  • Spotted Joe Pye Weed
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Great Blue Lobelia
  • Monkey Flower
  • Black-eyed Susan

Species subject to change based on availability.

How It Works

  1. Click the link below to be directed to our sales page where you can select the kits you want to purchase. (You will receive a confirmation email.)
  2. Pick up your kits from the Conservation Halton Administration Office on Saturday, May 27 from 10am to 2pm. (Be prepared to show your confirmation email.)

Garden Boxes are now SOLD OUT

Pick Up Details

Saturday, May 27, 2023
10am – 2pm

Conservation Halton Administrative Office
2596 Britannia Road West
Burlington, ON | L7P 0G3