Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener's Journal
Garden Diary and Source Book
More useful than any tool in the shed
In the 2021 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal, get weekly tips on what to do when, indoors and out, and more in our down-to-earth garden diary for Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and beyond. Over 29 years, we’ve earned loyal customers across Canada. While we still have Source Ebooks, our 2021 print Journals are sold out. Please check our retail partners at the bottom of this page to see if they have copies in stock.
Find everything you need to grow anything you want:
- Be ready for spring/fall frost dates in your zone
- Know when to start seeds and transplant outside
- Remember what you bought, sowed or planted – and when
- Record your garden flops, successes and surprises
- Draw plans for your raised beds or garden
- Find plant and seed sources in our updated directory
- Laminated covers add durability in the garden
- Printed in Canada on environmentally friendly FSC-certified paper
- Take a peek inside.
Note: In 2021, lovers of our Source Book directory (in the back of the Journal) will find the most complete version in our separate, interactive ebook. While the print Journal still has about 300 plant and seed sources (and more), the full Source Book was getting too long to fit between the covers! Have a look!
For our print Gardener’s Journal, shop in person and/or online at: Toronto Botanical Garden Shop (Toronto); Shop at the Royal Botanical Garden (Burlington); and King West Books (Hamilton).
Questions? Email orders@torontogardens.com
People love using the Gardener's Journal
"I can't speak highly enough about the journal. I'm excited each year to show my work colleagues, and anyone who'll listen, how cool it is when it arrives."
– Horticulture Instructor, Durham College
"Wouldn't it be nice to have a guide book for Toronto gardeners that gives weekly tips on what to do when? Oh wait, there is! …The Toronto Gardener's Journal."
– Parkdale & Toronto Horticultural Societies
"Who knew you could find so much information, so precisely packaged in one place? The Toronto Gardener’s Journal offers a bee-line to success for new and experienced Toronto gardeners."
– Donna Balzer, best-selling author, No Guff Vegetable Gardening, and award-winning HGTV host
“The best journal I’ve ever seen.”
— Charlie Dobbin, host of AM 740’s the Garden and Home Show
“It is not just for those that live in Toronto.”
— Joanne Shaw, Down2Earth Landscapes, Pickering
“There’s one Christmas gift that I always look forward to buying for myself: that’s my Toronto Gardener’s Journal.”
— Sonia Day, Toronto Star
“I use the Source Book all the time.”
— Mark Cullen, television, radio, and newspaper garden expert
“I have learned so much from just following the pages weekly.”
— J.L., Toronto, Ontario
“I like the non-chemical, green approach to the weekly gardening guide.”
— J. V., Etobicoke, Ontario
“I always look forward to receiving this wonderful publication. Nothing quite like it.”
— G.C., Victoria, B.C.
“Couldn’t be without it.”
— U.H., Kincardine, Ontario
About
After 25 years, in 2017 Margaret Bennet-Alder, creator of the original and much-loved Toronto Gardener’s Journal & Source Book, decided to transfer her labour of love to a new team of gardeners.
It’s our 29th year!
Read Margaret’s story here. The 2021 edition will mark the fourth year since Margaret passed the reins of her beloved garden journal to “those Battersby girls,” Helen and Sarah, the sisters who’ve collaborated since 2006 on the award-winning blog Toronto Gardens.
As always, the Journal has the tips and record-keeping tools current and soon-to-be fans will love. For 2021, you’ll see the biggest change in our Source Book. We’ve again revised it to be as updated as possible, but all the new contents were out-stretching the bindings. Something had to give!
So, for 2021, you’ll find the Source Book in its fullest form as the separate, searchable ebook – complete with the active URLs that make it a convenient research tool. But the print Journal still features about 300 plant and seed sources, as well as shortcuts to horticultural advice and services.
We hope both help you record and enjoy many happy times in your garden!