About Maple Glen Home

A reference for cold climate landscaping and garden design across Canada's northern growing regions.

What This Site Covers

Maple Glen Home is a Canadian gardening reference focused specifically on conditions north of the 49th parallel and in Canada's inland cold zones. The content addresses plant hardiness zone interpretation, frost-tolerant perennial selection, soil health in freeze-thaw climates, and perennial bed planning for zones 0 through 6.

The site does not cover tropical or subtropical gardening, greenhouse production, or commercial-scale horticulture. It is written for residential gardeners, homeowners, and property managers in Canadian provinces who deal with sustained winter dormancy periods and variable spring frost dates.

How the Content Is Produced

Articles draw on publicly available data from Natural Resources Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, provincial botanic garden trial records, and peer-reviewed horticultural literature. Where specific claims are made about species performance or amendment rates, the basis for those claims is identified in the text or linked to external sources.

Zone ratings cited throughout the site follow the NRCan methodology rather than the USDA system. Where the two systems diverge — primarily in how minimum temperature interacts with snow cover and wind exposure — the NRCan rating is used and noted as such.

Contact Information

Correspondence about site content, corrections, and general inquiries is accepted by email and telephone:

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as a general reference. Gardening outcomes depend on individual site conditions including soil chemistry, drainage, microclimate, and annual weather variation. Content on this site does not constitute professional horticultural, landscape architectural, or agronomic advice. For site-specific recommendations, consulting a certified horticultural professional or provincial extension service is advisable.

Maple Glen Home is not affiliated with any nursery, retailer, or landscape company. No content is produced in exchange for compensation from product manufacturers or service providers.