Toronto Garden Book
Gardener's Journal
More useful than any tool in the shed
And now with a new name! The 2020 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal & Source Book is more than a down-to-earth garden log. It’s a garden guide with weekly tips on what to do when, indoors and out… and more. Our name now reflects what has been true for years – it isn’t just for gardeners in Toronto. Take a peek and order here.
Get 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 help and inspiration in our updated directory
- Printed in Canada on environmentally friendly FSC-certified paper
An ebook version of the Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Source Book (with active weblinks) is also available separately. This year, the lower price is comparable to phone-app pricing. Have a look and order here!
Books start shipping week of Nov. 11th. Printing took a touch longer, because we decided at proof stage to add a laminated cover to make it more durable.
Questions? Email orders@torontogardens.com
People love using the Gardener's Journal
"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
“Despite its title 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
“Good price. Great gift.”
— J.M., Toronto, Ontario
“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.
A new beginning
Read Margaret’s story here. This marks the third year since Margaret passed the reins of her beloved garden journal to Helen Battersby and Sarah Battersby, the sisters who’ve collaborated since 2006 on the award-winning blog Toronto Gardens.
In 2020, the Journal again has everything current and soon-to-be fans will love – plus a brand new name. Now called the Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal, it respects what repeat customers all over Southern Ontario have known for a long time: It’s useful far beyond the GTA.
Last year “those Battersby girls” fully updated the Gardener’s Journal Source Book directory contained in the book – and this year, they’re offering the separate ebook version at a new lower price. The print Source Book is becoming so big, it soon won’t fit the binding!
We hope both help you record and enjoy many happy times in your garden!