The question : “When to plant flowers in Canada” cannot be answered, since Canada is too vast and has too many planting zones and micro climates. This discussion will focus on London, Ontario, a city that indeed loves flowers and plants.

A county seat, the capital of its province, encompassing colleges and a major university, and being the largest city in southwest Ontario makes London an important place. Inside the sprawling urban area, there are protected wetlands and native plant and wildlife areas, as well as formal gardens rich in history. The city is full of parks, large ones with entertainment areas and small ones with room for a few benches and a lot of flowers.

The Victoria Garden is fifteen acres of history and floral beauty, and anyone interested in planting flowers would be wise to visit this treasure. If it grows well in the queen’s garden, it will grow well in yours. There are many native species of attractive plants and wildflowers that should not be overlooked when it comes to deciding which plants will thrive.

Many people are excited and relieved that spring and warmer weather is here, however there are just about as many people who are not happy about the change in temperatures because with warmer air brings allergens like moulds and especially pollens. There are several reasons to be conscious of high pollen flowers when the weather turns from cold to hot and when a homeowner is thinking about planting a flower garden or blooming plants and trees around their house, it is best to stick with the low or no pollen blooms.

What gender a plant is has a lot to do with how much pollen it produces and how much an allergy sufferer could be subject to. Who knew plants had gender, and, unlike what most people would think, it’s the males that produce the most pollen, in the flowering process.

Hundreds of the fruitless or seedless trees, shrubs and plants are males and will help in the control of a landscapes pollen count. Female species of plants, trees and shrubs could be messier; however they produce far less pollen than the males. A garden shop or nursery should be able to tell the homeowner which vegetation is male and which is female. Not all plants marked seedless or fruitless will be male, for example, the Ginkgo tree, found in Canada and select place in the Untied States, comes in both male and female versions. Flowers in London Ontario normally have low pollen.