CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE GARDEN TOPICS & EVENTS NEWSLETTER
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wick, Executive Director
As your new Executive Director, I look forward to working with you as active and involved members of our Centre. I believe the future will hold a great many more activities for our membership provided you and I together, can enlist the co-operation and support of many more gardening enthusiasts
I see the Centre as acting as a focal point for the activities of amateur gardeners throughout Metro and its immediate surrounding areas.
Our challenge is to revive that marvellous spirit of enthusiasm which sparked the resolve that the enlarged Centre was needed to fulfill our members ongoing commitment to our basic purpose.
We recently mounted an exhibit of forced spring bulbs in our main lobby, courtesy of the Landscape Ontario trade show.
Such early glimpses of Spring often bring back fond memories; affording an opportunity to reflect on the wonderous resurgent powers of nature.
MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVES
At the end of my first month at the Centre, I am pleased to report we are returning to a regular series of membership nights as a direct benefit of membership.
I am also a stong believer in the value of our excellent specialized garden topics library. It alone is often considered worth our current
Even as in nature s cycles, we find our own interests and involvements ebb and wane, only to be re-awakened by some spark reconfirming modest membership fee. that our role, no matterhow small, is an important component in the fulfillment of our organization s ultimate goals.
At the Centre, we have a small but excellent staff who have been very capable in operating the building, but as an organization, we need the input and enthusiastic participation of many more volunteers to make jobs light and fun for everyone taking part.
Our charter defines our role as being a nonprofit organization devoted to education and promotion of gardening, nature and floral arts.
It s easy to be non-profit but the rest of our role takes member participation. If you have some time and would like to be involved, we are beginning a drive to recruit a broader base of volunteers. Please call or drop in to the office to register. If you have some particular expertise or area of interest, we would like to know about it. Thank you.
As a source of many specialized articles, often hard to obtain elsewhere, our garden shop also provides a direct benefit. The added bonus of a member s discount on purchases in the shops and substantial discounts on courses make membership very desirable.
Changes, effective immediately, will, we hope, make Trellis a more current and newsy newsletter. The increase in frequency to nine times per year should provide much greater detail of the many activities in which you will often want to participate.
WE WELCOME OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GORDON D. WICK
Our new Executive Director comes to us with an extensive background in amateur, volunteer gardening activities. Gordon s interest in gardening has been keen since planting his first, very own, garden plot at age six.
The youngest of six children, and having grown up in a rural area on a three acre lot, Gordon has always been exposed to active involvement in and enjoyment of gardening.
The interest shown by both his parents in club activities, shows, local fairs, and even provincial conventions were a natural growing influence.
Immediate Past-President of the Oshawa Garden Club, Gordon also served last year as a director and show chairman for the Toronto Gesneriad Society based here at the Centre.
Other specialized interests in the past have included Gardening under Lights, orchids, and terrariums. Gordon is also an active stamp collector.
Gordon comes to us at the Centre from a job as office manager of a display advertising firm. His business background has included having operated his own retail store and having worked several years in a printing business.
After 3 years as a board member, Gordon assumed the Presidency of Brooklin Horticultural Society in 1973 as the youngest known presOntario Horticultural Association.
Although Gordon is not a professional horticulturist, he does take pride in being amongst the devoted amateurs who have spent many
... dent of the then 250 clubs in_the hours studyin this facinatin oE%? of ours. He did work f
After extensive club work in the publicity and public relations areas, Gordon has been called on to speak at provincial conventions, district meetings, and at the local society level, on topics ranging from P.R. to numerous individual gardening topics. Gordon has also written a number of magazine articles on gardening topics.
Interested in photography, Gordon has developed a personal collection of over 1000 slides of individual garden plants and houseplants. The slide collection was developed in earnest to compliment a weekly % hour cable T.V. program which he hosted and produced for over 3 years.
Gordon lives in Oshawa, with his time for 5 summers budding roses for a large Canadian rose grower.
His enthusiasm as an amateur, studying and teaching horticulture for its sheer joy, is evident as one shares conversations with him .
wife Anne and twochildrenLisa (age 6%) and Tracy (age 4%).
If you haven t met him before, Gordon will be providing the slides and commentary for our first Member s Night on Thurs., Feb. 17th at the Centre. The program entitled Holland s Spring Bulb Gardens will cover a visit to last year s Floriade and the famous Keukenhof Gardens.
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COURSES STARTING SOON...
See January s Trellis for full descriptions.
Feb 14 Chinese Brush Painting 10 weeks - Mons. at 1:30
Feb. 19 Home Gardening for Beginners 6 weeks - Sats. at 10:00am
Feb. 28 Intermediate Needlepoint 5 weeks - Mondays at 1pm
Mar. 9 Japanese Flower Arranging (Intermediate) 3 wks - Wed. 10am
Mar. 10 - Home Landscape Design Course Instructor: Loren Teibe - 4 week = =-courseonThursdays - Acourse covering the principals & elements of designing your home landscape Non-members $45 Members $35 Enrollment limited to 15 Note: this course will be repeated in May
Mar. 16 Basic Flower Arranging for Beginners Part 1 - 3 wks - Wed. at 1:30pm or at 8:00pm
Mar. 30 Intermediate Flower Arranging 2 weeks - Weds. 10am to 3pm
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE HOURS
Weekdays 9:30am to 4:00pm Sat., Sun., and Hols. 12pm to 4pm
Spring & Summer, weekend hrs will be to 5pm beginning in April 1983
General Information
Volume 10, No. 2 ISSN 0380-1470
Executive Director: Gordon D. Wick
Advertising: G. D. Wick (416) 445-1552
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Trellis is published 9 times per year as a members newsletter, by The Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 Telephone (416) 445-1552
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie and Lawrence Avenue East, the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
Feb.
THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
12 - Green Thumbs Junior Garden Club for ages 9 to 13 years
13 - Miniature Sinningias & Designing Artistic Plantings by members of the Toronto Gesneriad Society at the regular meeting 2 to 4pm Mini Show
14 - Toronto Bonsai Society - film and silent auction - 8pm
14 - Chinese Brush Painting - course starts
16 - Garden Clinic with Tommy Thompson - 11:30 to 1:30 pm
17 - MEMBERS NIGHT - Holland s Spring Bulb Gardens - slides by G. Wick
19 - Home Gardening for Beginners - course starts
20 - Integrating Roses with the Six Most Popular Perennials - by Hal Price, at the York Rose Society regular meeting at 12:30pm
23 - Minniature Gloxinias (Sinningias) at the Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8pm
24 - Propogation & Care of dahlia tubers, Potting and boxing of mums, Sprays for mums & dahlias - Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia mtg8:00
25 - Collecting new species of plants from the Wild - by Dr. Alfred Lau - 7pm with slides of Mexico & S. America - Toronto Cactus & Succulent-$2.50
28 - Intermediate Needlepoint course starts - Mons. at 1pm or 8pm
1 - Growing the Miracle Houseplants by G. Wick at reg. Mens Gdn Club
2 - Garden Clinic with Tommy Thompson 11:30am to 1:30pm
6 - Mini show and Speaker at the SouthernOntario Orchid Soc. mtg -1 to 5pm
7 - Botannical Art course No. 2 starts - Mons 10am to 2pm
9 - Garden Therapy Group - Spring Bulb flowers
9 - Japanese Flower Arranging (Intermediate) starts - Weds 10am to 3pm
10 - MEMBERS NIGHT - Grasslands Suite - a multi-media presentation on the flowers, birds and animals of Alberta s Grasslands Foothills & Badlands Presented in co-operation with the Canadian Nature Federation. 8pm
10 - Home Landscape Design Course - Instructor:Loren Teibe - 4 weeks Enrollment limited to 15 Please register early (Note: to be repeated in May) Fees: Non-members $45.00 Members $35.00
12 - Green Thumbs Junior Garden Club , for ages 9 to 13 years
13 - Miniature African Violets and Planting Terrariums - talks by members of the Toronto Gesneriad Society at the regular meeting & mini-show 2pm
16 - Flower Arranging for Beginners (Part 1) - course starts Weds. 1:30 or 8pm
18 - MEMBERS NIGHT - The Selection & Care of Rhododendrons - a variety of mini-talks by members of the Can. Rhododendron Soc., Tor. Reg. 8pm
Note: All events listed are held at the Civic Garden Centre, are free to members and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information call the office (416) 445-1552.
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RHODODENDRONS SEMINAR
The Rhododenron Society of Canada, Toronto Region, is offering a public seminar on the growing of rhododendrons in Toronto.
Now readily available in local nurseries, rhododendrons are becoming immensely popular as garden subjects because of their year round beauty and easy maintenance in comparison with other plants.
Rhododendrons are known in many parts of the world and are the mainstay of flower shows, festivals and garden tours, especially in Britain, Western Europe and the United States.
These beautiful flowering shrubs, frequently described as the aristocrats of garden ornamentals, can be grown quite successfully in Toronto if the proper site is selected, correct soil mixture prepared, the recommended planting and care method observed and suitable plants chosen.
The seminar on Friday, March 18, at 8.00 p.m. in Studio 1 at the Civic Garden Centre, will demonstrate and explain, with handouts for future reference, the few necessary skills required to grow these plants successfully in your garden.
Our members will answer your questions. We will also show slides of rhododendrons around the world.
All garden enthusiasts are welcome.
For further information, please call our secretary, Mrs. E. Marchilden,
THE SELECTION & CARE OF TROPICAL PLANTS
by Ian A. McCallum B.Sc.(Agr.)
The most important thing to remember in selecting tropical plants is that they are living things and you must select the plants that will survive in the conditions you can provide. Far too many people select a plant on the basis of how it looks in a greenhouse or store and then cannot understand why it does not survive when they bring it into their home. The two most important factors in the growth of
The plants preferring medium light do best in east or west windows which will provide 2000-4000 foot candles when the sun is shining in them and 200-500 when it is not, with an average of approximately 2000.
Plants preferring the warmer temp-eratures usually provided by the west window include Scheffleras, Caladium, Clivia, Birdsnest and Boston Ferns, Oleanders and many plants are light and watering. The Orchids. The ones preferring the latter can be easily adjusted to suit cooler temperatures more often individual plants but the former is found in east windows include more difficult and plants should Asparagus Ferns, Camellias, therefore be selected, keeping in Cineraria, Cyclamen, Swedish and mind, the light factors that will be available in the desired location. English Ivies and Primroses. Many flowering plants with hairy leaves such as African Violets, Gloxinia and Streptocarpus also do well in this light situation if the direct sunlight is diffused such as with sheer curtains.
Plants can be basically divided into three categories of light requirements: those requiring high light, 4000-8000 foot candles for growth but which will tolerate as low as 500-2000 for maintenance, those requiring medium light, 1000-3000 but will survive with 100-1000, and i fer-tow light, 50-500 foot candles, some of which will survive with as little as 10-20.
Those plants which do well in low light and prefer a north window include Dracaenas, Aglaonema ~~~(Chinese Evergreens), Dieffenbachia, Philodendron, Grape and Kangaroo Ivies, Prayer Plants, Sansevierias, most Palms, Spider Plants and Those requiring high light do best many of the Wandering Jews. directly in front of a south window. These plants include Crotons, tropical bulbs such as Amaryllis, most flowering shrubs such as Gardenia, Hibiscus and Bird of Paradise, flowering vines such as Bougainvillea, Jasmine and Passion Flower and many orchids including Dendrobiums and Oncidiums. Other plants which require high light but preferring cooler temperatures such as found in sun rooms, bay windows
These recommendations are only for plants directly in front of an uncovered window. Light levels drop off rapidly with distance. For example, on a sunny day, a north window will provide approximately 500 foot candles at a distance of one foot, but only 150 at a distance of three feet. This rapid drop off also applies to artificial sources of light, A 100 watt bulb provides 60-70 foot candles at or greenhouses include such a distance of two feet and only 15-20 flowering shrubs as Hydrangea, at a distance of four feet. The same Lantana, Azaleas, and Abutilon is true of fluorescent tubes. A 40 (Flowering Maple) and many bedding plants including Geraniums, and Wax Begonias. @ Most Cacti and Succulents also thrive under these
watt tube will provide 120 foot candles at a distance of two feet and only 40-50 at a distance of four feet.
231-648l. conditions. Continued on Pg. 8
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BOOK
REVIEW by Lois Wilson
FLOWERS OF THE WILDOntario & the Great Lakes Region
by Zile Zichmanis & James Hodgins
Oxford University Press - 1982 $24.95
This is a fascinating book. The care with which it has been compiled, the talent of the two young Canadians who did it and the fine production by its publishers make it a book to cherish and consult time and time again. It is a large book, not to be considered one to help in identifying wild flowers in the field for only 127 have been chosen from a possible 2000.
Some of these even seem a little strange in so selective a book; for instance, the first one shown is agrimony, or cocklebur, not exactly a beautiful flower and anything but endearing caught in your sock.
Most of those chosen however are lovely. The full-colour photography is excellent and particularly commendable when it shows not just the plant and its flowers but its habitat as well; not easy to do well. The rosy hepatica for instance is shown as a clump of lovely sharply focused pink flowers, curled brown leaves in the foreground, a log stretching behind and in the distance, and out of focus, leafless early spring woods.
The copy is scientific and clean, giving genus, etymology, range, longevity, flowering and fruit, height, ecology, uses and similar species. The full page pen and ink drawings in black and white are scientifically accurate too, altogether two large full pages given to each flower.
An unusual appendix gives Ojibway and French names to the plants pictured. Flowers of the Wild is a book to commend to. amateur and professional naturalist, alike.
Books reviewed are available for members to read in the Library, and to purchase in The Book Shop.
New Red Picotee Will Brighten Gardens
It took more than 10 years, but with Red Picotee , the flowers have finally gotten the message ! Until now, picotee petunias often reverted to solid colors and solid whites, refusing to break into a large percentage of uniform patterns. -
The 1983 All-America Selections Bronze award winner, Red Picotee overcomes these shortcomings and yields consistant patterned bloom. Favourite colours, red and white, have been captured for the first time in the Picotee pattern. Blossoms are strongly marked with red centres and pure white margins. Blossoms average 3 ° in diameter and plants grow to a maximum height of one foot.
Plants bloom best when grown in full sun with plenty of moisture and good drainage.
To keep Red Picotee producing blooms, remove spent flowers as soon as you notice them. (Including the green calyx behind the bloom) ® DwarfEvergreens ® ® Heathers ® Perennials ® e Rhododendrons e
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PLANNING YOUR PERSONAL GARDEN by
Loren Teibe
If I were to ask you, What does your garden do for you? . What would be your reply? Perhaps your garden has become work or maybe you feel you re not getting all the enjoyment you can from it.
Well, with a little time set aside for some careful planning, your garden can be your own personalized retreat.
Our gardens can reflect the beauty we admire in our favourite places outdoors. There is the splendour that radiates as the trees, shrubs, groundcovers and flowers change throughout the seasons. The placement of these plants along with perhaps some large limestone or granite boulders can remind us of the lake and cottage areas we love to visit. A small reflecting pool with a bubbling fountain may remind us of the water scenes we have enjoyed through its reflection of the trees, its cooling mist and soothing sounds.
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By selecting a few shrubs with berries we may attract many species of songbirds to come and feed and bathe in our own backyards.
With some careful thought, our gardens can provide us with a private room outdoors where we can retreat to relax our body, mind and soul. There we can reflect on the beauty of nature and who knows what inspirational thoughts or imaginative ideas might come to us that we in turn may then share and bring joy to others.
Our private room outdoors can be created and furnished just as we would our room indoors. Perhaps a floor of lush grass, or warm brick; walls formed with an arrangement of shrubs, or by a wood screen; and a ceiling formed with a canopy of a favourite tree or a colourful canvas canopy. With basic room created, we may now add those personal touches: a clay pot from your mother, and that favourite maple
chair you bought up north.
This is your personal outdoor room so make it a place that you will always want to retreat to and feel comfortable.
Our gardens can be very functional as well. They can provide a wide selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices. Careful planning can add value to your property as the trees and shrubs grow, and mature. This will further encourage a faster resale of your property. There are energy savings that can be gained besides enhancing your home as well.
Why not take some time this spring and plan to increase the beauty and function of your own home property. The Civic Garden Centre Library has a good selection of books on home landscaping or plan to attend some of the informative workshops offered at the Civic Garden Centre.
Continued on Pg. 8
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THE GARDEN POOL & LANDSCAPE SHOW
Feb 24 to 28 in the Automotive Bldg., Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 1983
Main feature is the Dream Garden which occupies 2500 sq. ft. For this feature area, Landscape Ontario (Trades Assoc.) held a design competition won by Melo Landscaping, who will build this interesting garden using plant material supplied by members of Landscape Ontario. Plants will be labelled for the viewer s information.
Among the bridges and waterfalls is a Turn of the Century Parkette where folks can drink from an oldfashioned drinking fountain, rest their feet and listen to Dorothy Bromby Smythe at the organ.
See the feature areas that show what can be done to the backyard with or without a pool.
A noted Toronto landscape architect, Alex Budrevics, will be available for personal consultation. The Ontario Horticultural Assoe., Landseape Ont.R.B.G., hort. colleges and the Civic Garden Centre will have educational displays, many with members available to answer gardening and landscaping questions.
Near the Market Place on the mezzanine, there are several balcony gardens suitable for apartments and condominiums. To reach the mezzanine, use the escalator, stairs, or an elevator for the handicapped.
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Thursday, February 24th - 1 to 10pm Friday, February 25th - 1 to 10pm Saturday, February 26th -10 to 10pm Sunday, February 27th - 10 to 6pm Monday, February 28th - 10 to 10pm
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GARDEN THEATRE EVENTS
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Celebrity Flower Arranging
Marjorie Mason-Geraniums
Ross Hawthorn-Houseplants
Clarence Baker-Vegetables
Tom Thompson-Landscapin;
Flower Arranging Competition
Gord Lawrence-Mums
Flower Arranging Competition
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Flower Arranging Competition
Ross FlowerHawthorn-Houseplants Arranging Competition
Gordon Wick-Selecting Annuals
Gord Lawrence-Mums
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Flower Arrangin Competmon
Jack Adams-D;
Flower ArtangmgCompetition
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0 Vic Palmer-Weed Control
0 Roy Fox-Mums
0 Larry Sherk-Growing Roses
Gordon Wick-Basic Perennials
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Flower Arranging Competition
Ross Hawthorn-Houseplants
Flower Arranging Competition
Carl Wimmi-
ropogatmg Housepl.
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Flower Arranging Competition
Jim Campbell-Bonsai
Flower Arranging Competition
0Jun Campbell-Bonsai
00 Tom Van Ryan-Prunning
2:30 Flower Arranging Alma Gomme
1:00
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
1:30 Flower Arranging Competition
2:30 3:00 3:30 Jack Adams-Dahlia
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Flower Arranging Competition
Monday 1:00 1:30 Marjorie Mason-Tropical Plant
Clarence Baker-Vegetables
12:00 Gordon Wick-Annuals
1:00 Jan. Cooper-Peonies
1:30 Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Vince Maj Maggiacmo-Lawns =
0 Denis Flanagan-Landscape Design
Audrey Meiklejohn-Roses
Tom Thompson-Landscaping
Jack Adams-Dahlias
Final Flower Arranging Comp.
The Civic Garden Centre will be participating at The Garden Pool & Landscape Show.
Our booths are located on the mezzanine, east end, next to the Garden Theatre area where a series of flower arrangements are to be prepared and judged in front of the audience as an educational competition.
Throughout the day, the Theatre area will also host a whole series of speakers covering many gardening subjects.
In order to man the exhibit during the long hours of the show, the Shops at the Centre will remain closed during the show dates. Staff and volunteers will all be needed at the show itself.
Gerda Ferrington will be co-ordinating the volunteers to man two separate areas, including an exhibit about the Centre and its aims and programs, and a fund raising sales booth which will offer a wide range of flower arranging supplies, indoor gardening products, and a sample range of the books we carry in 1_;he Centre s Bookshop.
Volunteers will be given free admission passes to the show. Please call 445-1552 to volunteer!
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TROPICAL PLANTS
Continued from page 4
The next most important factor for the health of your plants is watering. Plants should be watered only when they require it and not at regular intervals. Some thrive in moist soil, while others do better when comparatively dry. Generally plants with coarse roots should be allowed to dry between waterings and then drenched thoroughly. This admits air into the soil structure which promotes the development of a healthy root system. Those plants which have fine, fibrous, hair like roots generally should be kept evenly moist but not constantly wet. These roots will shrivel and die if allowed to dry out too much, but, conversely may rot if kept too wet.
PLANNING YOURPERSONAL GARDEN
Continued
Start by asking yourself, What do I want my landscaping to do for me? . Thomas Church, one of the most influential landscape architects in North America once said, Landscaping is not a complex and difficult art to be practised only by high priests. It is logical, down-to-earth and aimed at making your plot of ground produce exactly what you want and need from it. Remember, it s your garden and your garden can be your own personalized retreat.
Loren Teibe will be teaching a course on Home Landscape Design at the Centre on March 10, 17, 24, and 31 and again in May 1983.
-Plants in clay pots require more water than those in plastic or other non-porous containers because of the greater evaporation through the pot. More water is needed when the plant is actively growing than when it is dormant. Many well meaning plant lovers kill their plants with kindness by giving them too much water or by watering them too frequently. The amount of foliage alsoaffectse e |RN the plants capacity for using water. Plants which have been cut back, or when they are resting or unhealthy must be kept dried until they are once again active growth.
The vast majority of tropical plants require a soil which is well aerated and well drained, yet will hold an adequate amount of moisture. A good, general purpose mix, consists of equal portions of sandy loam, peat moss and perlite. This mix normally supplies sufficient drainage and aeration and is easily adjusted for plants with special needs, such as cacti and succulents which benefit from the addition of sand, or Azaleas which prefer the addition of peat moss.
It is important to provide a drainage hole in the pot to prevent the buildup of excess water. If it is impossible to provide a drainage hole, such as in some ceramic containers, do not put stones or similar drainage material into the bottom of your container. This only results in stagnant, sour soil. It is far better to fill the container to the bottom with the planting mix which will enable any excess water to rise through the medium to the surface where it can evaporate.
NOW IS THE TIME by Ernest Pope
MARCH SEEDING
This is usually the biggest indoor seeding month for the home grower. (For commercial growers, it is usually February because they know the public likes to buy boxes of annuals in bloom)
Seed sowing dates:
March 5 Petunias
March 15 Snapdragons,Parsley, Lettuce, African Marigolds
March 25 Ageratum, Nicotiana
These dates are based on temperatures in the writer s basement of 18 C (68 F) daytime and 16 C or (64 F) nighttime.
If your temperatures are lower, seed should be started a week earlier, If temperatures are higher, start seeds a week later.
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