Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener's Journal
Annual Garden Diary and Source List
More useful than any tool in the shed
The 2023 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal was the 31st Edition of our much-loved garden diary. With loyal customers across Canada (and even a few in the U.S.), our Journal always gives you down-to-earth, weekly tips on what to do when, indoors and out. We regret that the 2023 Journal is sold out. To join our mailing list for the 2024 edition, please visit our Contacts page.
Recipient of both Gold and Silver medals in the GardenComm Media Awards, our Journal offers 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
Questions? Email info@gardenjournals.ca
People love using the Gardener's Journal
“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.
2022 was our 30th edition!
Read Margaret’s story here. The 2022 edition marked the fifth 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.
Our 2022 journal sold out much faster than we’d expected, even with higher quantities for our anniversary. But the good news is that it won both Gold and Silver Medals from GardenComm, the association for garden communicators.
Our 2023 Journal also sold out quickly. As always, it gave you the tips and record-keeping tools that fans and soon-to-be fans love, plus 100s of plant and seed sources, and shortcuts to horticultural advice and services. With the 2024 Journal, coming in Fall 2023, we look forward to helping you record another year of happy times in your garden!