We Design, plant, and care for
BEAUTIFUL
EARTH-FRIENDLY
GARDENS
RAINscapeTO is a social enterprise based in Toronto that offers eco-landscaping services with a focus on the installation of rain gardens and other beautiful Earth-friendly landscapes.
Book a free 45 min consultation to learn about the best options for your property and get a no-obligation quote.
home Services
We are a social enterprise offering:
- Landscape Consultations
- Rainscape design & installation
- Rain harvesting (rain barrels)
- Do-it-yourself Eco-garden kits
- Organic Garden Maintenance
- Garden Clean-ups & makeovers
community & business services
We work with Neighbourhood Groups, BIAs and Faith Groups to provide customized services to help the membership base. Connect with us for:
- Streetscape and public space transformation with raingardens, pollinator plantings and more
- Maintenance and makeover of parkettes and planter boxes
- Community gardens and planting events
- Raingarden and Eco Garden Workshops
- Community Events and Walking Tours
RAINSCAPING – WHAT IT IS ABOUT & WHY
Rainscaping is a NEW earth friendly way of gardening with wonderful benefits for you, your community and nature. Rainscapes are specially designed to capture, retain, and manage rain on your property and also enhance your life on many other levels.
Rainscaping includes strategies such as rain water harvesting, composting and care for the soil, organic garden management, permeable paving, rain gardens, bioswales, woodland restoration and pocket forests, and stream bank restoration if you have a creek in your garden.
A rain garden is a small bowl shaped area in the garden that catches water from roof and driveway and allows it to soak into the ground instead of flowing over the road into the sewers and the lake. This reduces flooding and keeps pollutants out of the lake.
Beautiful Gardens
We focus on beautiful native plants that attract butterflies, pollinators and birds. Your garden will have four season interest and will contribute to biodiversity.
Focused on You
We listen carefully to learn your preferences needs and garden dreams, then work with nature to provide a great solution for your lifestyle and the needs of your family.
Inspired by Your Local Historic Ecosystem
We bring our deep knowledge of local historic ecosystems to develop a solution specifically adapted to your soil system.
Protect Your Property & Reduce Neighbourhood Flooding
Rainscaping helps solve basement flooding issues, erosion, and local flooding issues.
Less Maintenance & Need to Water the Garden
Less noise and air pollution from gas mowers and leaf blowers.
Indigenous Knowledge & Modern Techniques
We work with members of Canada’s First Nations communities, alongside with experienced Landscapers to design a garden like no other.
Increase Property Value & Curb Appeal
A beautiful garden that is on trend can add to the resale value of your house and enhance the neighbourhood.
Recharge Groundwater
Encouraging infiltration of rainwater allows for the rejuvenation of our groundwater sources; an important supply of fresh and clean drinking water.
Protect Rivers & Lakes
With a rain garden water soaks into the ground instead of flowing over dirty roads to pick up oil gas salt and heavy metals that end up in the lake and rivers. Organic garden care prevents pollution from chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
ABOUT US – OUR TEAM
Our staff consist of young adults from Indigenous communities who share their knowledge and perspective on sustainable living while working with our experienced landscaping leadership. Working along side engineers and experienced landscapers, these young adults develop industry experience, apply their unique techniques to your property, and build a brighter future for all. RAINscapeTO is a program of Toronto Green Community (TGC), a non-profit engaging neighbourhoods, promoting diversity, and building sustainable communities across Toronto since 1995.
Edible & Pollinator Plants
Garden Consultations
Community Workshops
Squared Meters of Gardens
Our Latest Work
Our small but capable team at work, or a sneak peak at some of the projects that are already being enjoyed by the property owners.
Testimonials
Hear from our customers (home owners and organizations), partners, as well as some of the Indigenous staff who are a part of our project about the impact we’ve had.
“We love that RAINscapeTO is a social enterprise, and that the RAINscapers are so friendly, knowledgeable and very hardworking. Thanks so much for helping create our beautiful rain garden that is capturing water that was running right into our basement before.”
“Having RAINscapeTO create and work on our very large (and previously empty) garden was a wonderful experience. They were a pleasure to deal with and were absolutely accommodating, skilled and enthusiastic; they treated our garden as if it were their own. They worked extremely well together.”
“Working at Toronto Green Community has been an amazing experience so far. I have come to care about the environment and all the creatures that live in it… When I first joined Toronto Green Community, as a Rivers Rising ambassador, I learned about the condition of our water and how it affects us and our planet.”
“We truly have a wonderful group of dedicated and passionate people in RAINscapeTO who take the time to design not just a garden, but a masterpiece. This social enterprise gives Torontonians an opportunity to adapt to the changing climate with a sustainable and useful solution.”
Let US Start Planting
Get in touch!
If you have any questions about our services or for community involvement opportunities send us an email to [email protected] .
To book a free consultation please fill the form by clicking on the button below
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Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge Toronto as a sacred gathering place for many people of Turtle Island. We recognize the long history of First Nations people in Ontario and show respect to the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinabek, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. This territory is also covered by the Upper Canada Treaties.Today, Toronto is a home and meeting place for Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to be here.– Chi Miigwetch