Cultivation
Canada's journal for curious gardeners
Cultivation is the journal of the Cultivation Network of Canada: evidence-based, regionally relevant, and written for gardeners who want to know why.
A publication with deep roots
Cultivation has a publishing history stretching back to 1998, when Manitoba Gardener became the first of three regional Canadian gardening magazines serving Manitoba, Alberta, and Ontario gardeners. Those three publications merged into Canada’s Local Gardener, which has connected Canadian gardeners with reliable, regionally specific horticultural content for more than seven years.
Under the Cultivation Network of Canada, the magazine becomes Cultivation — retaining its established readership and regional focus while expanding its mandate to serve gardeners across every province and territory.
Cultivation is committed to grounding every story in current horticultural science — translating research, best practices, and expert knowledge into content that is as enjoyable to read as it is genuinely useful in the garden.
What you'll find in Cultivation
Each issue brings together peer-reviewed horticultural research translated for practical use, regional growing guides reflecting Canada’s diverse climates and hardiness zones, conversations with researchers, growers, and horticultural practitioners, and evidence-based answers to the questions Canadian gardeners actually ask.
Cultivation is published quarterly, with plans to expand to six issues annually as the Network grows.
Subscribe or contribute
Cultivation is available free as part of your Cultivation Network membership. Gardeners, researchers and horticultural practitioners interested in contributing articles, research reports, or regional perspectives are welcome to get in touch.
We are also seeking founding sponsors for the journal’s first year of publication under the Cultivation Network of Canada banner.