Honest Perennial Co.
[Formerly Kawartha Family Farm]
Perennial Gardening. Clarified.
Note: 2026 Plant Orders are now closed: Pre-orders will start to ship starting May 22.
The Immersive Garden
When we wanted to design our own immersive garden the advice wasn’t so easy to come by. So we planted thousands of plants, observed, adjusted and learned. We built a sequence of steps and a way of thinking, that we’re now ready to share.
Design Your Own
The Immersive Garden Framework will guide you through creating your own garden - one block at a time. By the end you will know how to break a space into workable units, where to put your paths, and what you need to think about before you buy plants.
We design in 30 sq. ft blocks. We’ll create 3 complementary blocks to suit your space and goals. First, answer a few questions and we’ll provide you a Personal Plant Mix, then get started on your plan.
Personal Design
Select Plants
Plant Behaviour Over the Season
The 5-Year View
Detailed Honest Profiles for each Plant
Five years, thousands of plants and a whole new perspective on what “perennial” actually means.
The reality of the actual behaviour of plants I was putting in our garden versus my perception, was an unintended lesson in the changing world of perennial gardening. What was common knowledge to nursery insiders, was a surprise to me.
So, I wrote a book about what I learned, for home gardeners.
