Green Gardening

For detailed information on how to care for your lawn and garden in compliance with provincial regulations on the use and sale of pesticides, view the following resources:

• MOE Managing Lawn and Garden Pests Factsheet
• Stewardship Guide

To receive hard copies of these publications please email environment@oakville.ca.

Green gardening on town property

The town has been working since 2002 to keep public lands free from chemical pesticides by:

• Using different cutting regimes to increase the vigour of turf and reduce weed invasion
• Using integrated pest management techniques
• Naturalizing appropriate areas
• Installing irrigation systems
• Using horticultural vinegar to control insects

To see a green garden in action, visit the Anderson Bridge Parkette demonstration site which features educational signage and a design that includes water efficient, biodiverse, pollinator friendly and native species. Located at the corner of Rebecca and Forsythe streets, this garden is a partnership between the town, the Oakville Horticultural Society and Halton Region. Read more about this innovative and beautiful garden on our biodiversity page.

For more information review the Parks, Trails and Gardens and Trees and Woodlands pages.

Green gardening resources

About water efficiency

Outdoor Water Use Program

About native plants and invasive species

Invasive Species list – Conservation Halton
Ontario Invasive Plant Council

Information on the town's former pesticide motion and by-law

• June 2007 pesticide task force outreach and education strategy (pdf)
• Oakville's Guide to Gardening Naturally (pdf)
• Pesticide By-law 2007-036 (pdf)
• Pesticide by-law amendment 2007-123 (pdf)
• Pesticide by-law council report (pdf)