Seeds, perennial seedlings, native trees and shrubs; soil, compost, mulch, sand; seed starting materials; plant supports; North American Native Plant Society (NANPS) annual membership; and garden maintenance costs up to 10 per cent of the grant amount.
Tools and equipment such as shovels, rakes, forks, cultivators, hoes, spades, pruners, hand tools, garden border materials and supplies, Toronto Tool Library membership, garden tool rentals, wheelbarrows, garden carts, rain barrels, gift cards for project-related materials and supplies, manual irrigation supplies, garden gloves, knee pads and kneelers.
Rain garden materials and construction supplies; raised beds materials and supplies and open bottomed stock tanks; yard waste bags; equipment rentals; porous pathway materials; delivery fees for plant material and supplies up to $100 per delivery; and removing asphalt, concrete or other hard surfaces up to 10 per cent of the grant amount.
Signage, plant identification markers and tags, books, solitary bee nest building supplies, and communications and promotion of the garden.
Food and refreshments up to $200 total per project; training and workshop expenses; communications and promotion of events; permit fees, space rental and liability insurance for community events and activities only; art supplies; honoraria for group members up to $500 per group and honoraria for speakers, facilitators, Elders and Knowledge Keepers up to $500 per person; interpretation and translation fees; volunteer recognition; public transportation costs for project participants; labour costs to prepare the area and plant the garden up to 10 per cent of the grant amount; consultant fees such as a rain garden expert up to 10 per cent of the grant amount; staffing costs for organizing the project up to 10 per cent of the grant amount for existing organizational staff only; and trustee administration fees up to 10 per cent of the grant amount.