MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wmk, Exec.Dir,
This newslettershouldreach you within days of our main fund raiser of the year (Cornucopia) and Iwantto extend thanks to all thepeople who have worked SO dlllgently throughout theyear. From springright through summer and fall wehave had committees preparing materials for sale gathering, creating, designing. Our organization exists because of suchforward thinking dedication by volunteers. One of my greatest joys asyour Directoris to see the many people we brmgtogether askindred spirits enjoying participating and contributing to the continued success ofCGC as one of Canada s finest amateurhortlculturalinformation centres.
We are looking now at potential ways ofadding more continuity to the way inwhichour members participate as volunteers. One idea brought forward hasbeen a more dehberately structured volunteer commlttee with itsown executlve
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
(Continued)
The intention would be that thisgroup would be made up of volunteers from all areas (ie reception, library, shop, link art, cornucopia, plant sale, outside exhibits, CGC decorating committee, members nights committee, greens and sparkles, Winter Bouquet Workshop, publicity, social, telephone and membership committees).
This forum would give our volunteers an opportunity to meet as often as they deemed necessary to allow them to participate more closely in the early stages of planning of special events as well as routine operation at the Civic Garden Centre building.
I would welcome the input of our current or prospective volunteers in assessing the merit and potential of such a volunteer infrastructure.
In September, we also initiated an ongoing series of get togethers dubbed User Group Meetings to which we invite the President or a designated representative from each horticultural organization which utilizes our facilities. We expect that we can learn more about each others organizations and generally foster a co-operative spirit in amateur horticulture. Our next meeting is set for Nov. 26th at 7:30 p.m. and I hope to once again have a high level of groups participating.
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Unique Range of Flower Arranging Supplies and Containers
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Come to the Centre Mon. or Tues. 93040 2 p.m
Bring your favourite container or try one of ours, and give us your colour scheme and size requirements.
CALLING OUT TO ALL THE MEMBERSHIP
In anticipation of the upcéming sale the Winter Bouquet Workshop sends out an appeal for more materials.
DO YOU HAVE ANY:
Seed heads such as Siberian iris
Copper beach
Poppy heads or other interesting pods Centre ofsun flowers
Honesty plant
Mahonia Artemisia in all forms
Green hydrangea
Please bring them to the workshop on the second floor.
Many, many thanks, Winter Bouquet Workshop
ATTENTION PLEASE
THE GREEN THUMBS childrens program are in need of new ideas for our future meetings. If you have any ideas or feel you can help in keeping with the horticulture or naturalist theme please contact us.
Daisy Doherty 497-4593
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
1984 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Nov. 2,3 AUTUMN CORNUCOPIA Open to public 10- 6 p.m. 4 % 12-6 p.m.
Nov. 6 Mens Garden Club meeting 8p.m. Speaker Keith Squires - subject Alpines, Rock Garden Plants
7,8,9 York Hentage Quilters Guild-10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 10 2 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Bus groups welcome
10 Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:30 a.m. to noon (Dish Gardens)
11 Gesneriad Society regular meeting 2 - 4 p.m. speaker will be Beresford Watt from Green Cross on Pesticides-All welcome
11 S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 p.m. Guest speaker will be Alex Bristow, Pres. of British Orchid Society of Great Britain
12 Miniature workshop - one day from 10a.m. to 3 p.m.
12 Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 8 p.m. - Talk on Indoor Bonsai
13 North Toronto Hort. Soc. meeting 8:15 p.m. Prize and Party Night
14 Garden Therapy meeting 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. More information 445-1552
18 York Rose Society meeting 2 - 4 p.m.
24 Ikebana International Show 10a.m.to 4 p.m.
25 Geranium (Pelargonium) Society meeting 2 p.1r.
28 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
29 MEMBERS NIGHT - 7:30 p.m. slide presentation by Brian Bixley entitled ACountry Garden
Dec. 2
8. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 p.m. Topic Library Resources by Gerda Ferrington
Mens Garden Club regular meeting 8 p.m. Next year s GardenTry Something Different
Can. Chrysanthemum Society - Christmas Party
Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:30 am to noon Xmas Party Gesneriad Society 2 - 4 p.m. Christmas Party Toronto Bonsai Society 8 p.m. Photographing Bonsai Trees - light, etc. Garden Therapy Group meeting 12:30 - 2:30 - Handicapped people welcomed - More information call Judy Boon 445-1552 (1SS N O ©oo 3 1 15 1985
Jan. 2 Mens Garden Club meeting 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY this time
LADIES NIGHT - Speaker Verna Laurin from the Can. Iris Society
6 S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting1 - 5 p.m. Auction of Orchid plants
7 Chinese Brush Painting 10 week course starts 10 a.m. beginners and 1:30 for Intermediates
8 North Toronto Horticultural Society 8:15 p.m.
12 Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:30 a.m. to noon
13 Gesneriad Society meeting 2 - 4 p.m.
14 Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 8 p.m. A lecture on Displaying Bonsai
16 Beginners Japanese Flower Arranging 3 week course starts 10 am to 3 pm
17 MEMBERS NIGHT - 7:30 p.m. slide presentation by Helen Skinner
The French Garden Today - an illustrated lecture
GERANIUM (Pelargonium) SOCIETY
We wish to bringto the attention of all Geranium lovers that an inaugural meeting will be held on NOVEMBER25,1984 at 2p.m. in the Auditorium of TheCivic GardenCentre. This will be open to any persons interested in Geraniums both experts and begmnersalike. The group envisions meetmg three to four tlmes per year.
Art at the Centre
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DearWlld owex ,Eanthusiasts:
A new ;Sociiety has just been orme.d
THE CANADIAN WILDFLOWER SOCIETY
Tostart t he ball rolling, you are all invitedto our home on - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7th at 8 p.m. for a social evening to meet fellow enthusiasts, swap experiences, get expert advice and havesome fun.
Jim & Natalie French
35 Bauer Cresc. Unionville, Ontario
OffNo. 7 east ofWarden turn north at Village Parkway, left on Buchanan to BauerCr.
In the LinkGallery:
Nov. 12 - 26 - Janet Waterhouse Watercolours and silver point Landscape and flowers
Nov. 27 - Dec. 23 - Brian Bixley - Photographic exhibit titled A Country Garden
COURSES STARTING IN NOVEMBER
'Nov. 12 Miniature Flower Arranging oneday werkshop10- 3 pm
Please bring tw zersscissors, clay,toothpicks,bitsof wire, _container2 orunderin size fine needle evergreens,fresh or driedtwigs,buttons,flat stones
FALL HOURS
fromSept4th toNov. 11th
Trelhs Shop and ibrary Mon. to Fri. 9:.30 b pmSat.Sun 12-5
WINTER HOURS
from Nov. 11th toApril 30th
Trellis Shop and Library Mon. to Fri.9:30-4 pm,Sat.,Sun.12-4
Gener*al Information
Volume11 No 9 ISSN 0380-1470
Executive Dlrector Gordon D. Wick Advertising: G. D. Wick (416) 445-1552
Prmted by Murms Press Ltd., Vvrhxtby Ont.
Trellis is published ten txmesper year as a member s newsletter, by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills, OntanoM3C 1P2Telephone(416)4451155274
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie St. and Lawrence Avenue East, at the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit, volunteer based, gardemhg and floral arts mformatxon otgamzatlon with open membership. Opinjons expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
BOOK REVIEW
by Don McLaren
ROOM OUTSIDE
A new approach to garden design
by John Brookes
Published by THAMES AND HUDSON
with 448 illustrations.
At $8.95, this book is excellent value, especially for the person who wants a small reference text on garden design, packed with ideas.
In his introduction, John Brookes explains why he wrote Room Outside :
To many the garden they have is still a time-consuming chore, offering no pleasure, privacy or shelter, and a constant burden which restricts other activities... tells the reader how to make the garden a pleasure with the minimum of maintenance.
The rest of the book
Brookes approach is based on his definition of good design: classic simplicity and lack of trimmings or superfluous decoration .
Room Outside can be divided into two parts the conceptual and the practical. Under ° conceptual , the chapter headings are What Do You Want? What Have youGot?
Starting From Scratch Basic Pattern
For all your gardening needs aII year round.
The material in these chapters guides the reader through the business of thinking about the garden he or she would like to have and what must be considered in working toward the most appropriate design for the particular site.
The chapters in the practical side of the book give detailed, hard-headed advise:
Ground shapingand Drainage
Enclosure
Hard Surfacing
Soft Ground Surfacing
Basic Planting
Planting Design
Maintenance and Improvement
Special Features (water, rock garden, herbgarden, etc.)
'GardenFurnishings
The publisher has managed to keep the price low by using black and white illustrations but the illustrations are profuse and excellent.
A quote on the cover, from an Englist newspaper, sums up how valuable Room Outside can be: Even if only a few of the author s ideas could be put into practice in the average suburban and estate garden, howmuch more varied and interesting they would become!
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IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL EXHIBITION on NOVEMBER 24th, 1984 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
_at The Civic Garden Centre
This is the umbrella organization of all Japanese Flower Arranging Schools.
Yeallana Cullen NURSERY GARDEN CENTRES
Masters, teachers and students from these variousschools willbedisplaying their arrangements.
Frances Lorenz will have her Ikebana containers for sale
GARDEN CLUB OF TORONTO FLOWER SHOW
The Garden Club of Toronto is moving downtown for the 1985 Flower Show. To introduce the new Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre we are presenting Flowers....Front and Centre from April 17 to 21, 1985.
In a beautiful new setting the gardens will be filled with spring and summer flowers, wildflowers, rhododendrons, a Japanese garden and rock gardens.
Our Educational exhibits, created by individual students and classes, will create E.T. s Miniature Garden , Animals on Parade , Let a Flower be your Umbrella and from area vocational schools 4 gardens with a theme Waterfront Garden Cafe . Creative and enthusiastic students and teachers working together toshowcase their talents. The exciting What s New feature of last year s show will be back again.
Our enlarged commercial area will display the newest in garden tools, seeds and plants for your home and . garden, flower arrangements and crafts from the Winter Bouquet Workshop.
Horticulture and Flower Arranging classes will emphasize the theme Flowers...Front and Centre . An Invitational Flower Arranging Class is being planned with top arrangers being invited from Canada and the United States.
Proceeds from our 27th Garden Club of Toronto Flower Show will go to support our ongoing projects such as the Wildflower Woods at Humber Arboretum and the garden restoration at Spadina.
The Publicity Committeefor our 1985 Show can provide trained Garden Club members for radio, TV and press interviews, in-depth material, super-
vision and set-up for photographic features and public service announcements.
When: April 17 to April 21, 1985
Location: The Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Front Street West, Toronto
Hours: 10AM to 10PM Wednesday to Saturday 10AM to 5PM Sunday
Admission: $4.50 Adults, $3.00 Seniors and Students Children under 14 $1.00 (Children under 5 free)
Refreshments: Snacks and lunches, coffee bars
For General Information: write or phone Judy Lundy Mrs. R.W.) Tk Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 (416) 447-5218 or (416) 489-6525
WONDERLAND OF BULBS
Send $1.00 for our new catalogues, refundable on first order.
The multitude of rare and interesting bulbs listed, over 700 varieties, many difficult to obtain elsewhere, will prove to be a revelation. By far the most complete bulb catalogue in Canada.
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MULTIPLYING YOUR PLANTS
by George A. Elbert
TUBER PROPAGATION
Oxalis, of the tuberous kinds, starts with a single tuber, but as the plant develops, offsets are produced rapidly. These appear as separate tubers in a spreading cluster. When the plant is too large for the pot, remove it com- pletely and wash offallthe soil. Then break apart the single tubers which are sometimes quite tiny. Prepare a small plastic box (four inch size is usually enough) with three quarters of an inch of moist vermiculite. Toss in the tubers spreading them as evenly as possible but not bothering if some are over others, and cover with another halfinch of moist vermiculite.
Keep the box open and the vermiculite just moist. In a few weeks or less the tubers will start to sprout, can be pulled out separately and potted up. I have handled as many as 250 such tubers in a four inch box. They will appear in sequence over a long period. This method is best for O. regnellii and O. martiana aureo-reticulate.
Tubers of some Sinningias sometimes produce offsets which can be simply removed and potted up separately. Scilla violacea produces them above ground level and they can just be cut loose.
AIR LAYERING
Air layering comes into play with single stemmed plants which have grown too high Dieffenbachias for instance.
Across a node just below the leaf cluster make five vertical cuts. Make them with the point of a sharp knife drawing it across the node and rather deep. A one inch cut is sufficient. Try to space the cuts evenly around the stem.
Dust the cuts with hormone powder. Wrap long fibre sphagnum moss around the node. It should be thoroughly wet. If you don t have the moss, wet cotton or even a sponge can be used as long as these are sterile. Take a sheet of kitchen wrapping plastic and bind it tightly around the sphagnum moss, tying it top and bottom with twistems or string. The point is that you want the area to remain moist as long as possible and therefore as tightly closed as you can manage.
It may take up to two months for roots to develop. During that time, if you feel that the moss has become dry, open the top and pour in enough moisture to wet it. You will see the roots through the plastic.
Remove the plastic and the moss being careful not to damage the roots. Then cut the stem directly below the roots and plant in house plant mix.
Divide the remainder of the stem into two node lengths and toss into a plastic bag with sufficient moist peat moss to cover. Close the bag and store anywhere until sprouts develop. A lighted position will encourage growth.
SEEDS
You can fertilize by taking a fine brush and stirring it among the many stamens and then brushing the tip of the single stigma. In many instances blowing into the flower at maturity is sufficient (pomegranate, herbs, miniature sinningias, etc.).
The seeds develop in the ovary which is at the base of the flower. Itswells, eventually dries and opens to release the seeds. Before it has fully dried the ovary is removed to any small container, allowed to dry out fully so that the seeds drop out, and then the shell is removed and discarded.
MULTIPLYING YOUR PLANTS
(Cont.)
Using a regular propagating box, spread a thin coat of milled sphagnum (dry) over the moist vermiculite. Spread the seeds evenly over the surface. Large seeds can be pressed into the medium. Close the box, set under the lights within twelve inches at a temperature of minimum 70 deg. F., and await germination.
The above directions are applicable to the seeds of tropical houseplants. Those of common annual plants can often be handled advantageously by using Jiffy-7 s or peat pots.
When seedlings appear, the box should be brought close to the lights if they are left in the box for any length of time.
If you have an Opti-Visor or some other convenient means of magnification while working with both hands, crowded seedlings canbe moved almost assoon as they are above ground and the cotyledons are showing (the first two leaves ) to more spacious ~quarters --- boxes contammg c_aref_ully sieved, not coarse, soilless mixes. Otherwise you will have to wait until two true leaves have appeared. Then clumps of seedlings can be dug up carefully, separated and planted either in a community box or pot or in small individual ones. Cover for the first weekor ten days is advisable.
SPORES
Spores, appearing as brown masses, can be easily scraped from the bottoms of fernfronds into any clean container. Fill a plastlc box with houseplant mix which is definitely wet, cover with a thin coat of sphagnum moss and dust thespores over the surface. Cover the container tightly and keep in a warm spot about 15 from the lights. In due time the prothalli will appear and then the beginnings oftrue fronds.
BOOK REVIEW
by Androsace
A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
by John Brookes Thamesand Hudson, 1984.
Two new books by John Brookes in 1984! Even if one is not a professional designer, it is impossible not to be impressed by Brookes imagination. In this book, (a comment on the other, The Garden Book, will appear later) he deals with a wide range of topics, from Preparing the Ground to Some Thoughts on Garden Restoration, for the benefit of those who garden in the country, whether they be permanent or weekend residents. There are even sections on Encouraging Game and Grazing Your Land, though here, as elsewhere, the context is British.
Though the range is wide, there is much intriguing and useful detail. An enclosed Hampshire garden begins with an initial concept with views , is followed by the projected est.ablish-(ed garden , cdntinues with a basic planting plan ,and ends with the finished planting plan . Interestingly, a high percentage of the trees, plants and shrubs recommended for this garden would be hardy in Toronto if only they could be found here! The plans are accompanied by coloured sketches and excellent colour and black-and-white photographs.
Though B,,ro'elies draws upon a large number of plants for his gardens, the emphasis is upon the use of native species, partly for aesthetic reasons, but also because they should be more easily established than aliens, thus economizing on effort. This emphasis goes hand-in-hand with the stress upon design features in the garden, and epitomizes perfectly the contrast between design and plantmanship. cont. on p.13
As part of the Civic Garden Centre members program series weare pleased to announce that our guest speaker will be
BRIAN BIXLEY
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~ THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
777 Lawrence Ave. E., Don Mills, Ontario
Brian Bixley is a professor of Economics at York University and an avidand knowledgeable plantsman with a lovely garden. This will be an entertaining and informative evening. Do come and bring your friends.
PLAN TO VISIT .. ..
YardenFestival 8S
Where you will see the latest ideas on gracious living Gardens galore for you to explore
Incorporating two great shows for one low price
FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW POOL & SPA SHOW Automotive Building Queen Elizabeth Building
Exhibition Place, Toronto February 20-24, 1985
Flower arranging competitions (sponsored by the Ontario Horticultural Association)
For further information contact: GARDEN FESTIVAL 85 1450 Don Mills Rd. Don Mills, Ontario M3B 2X7 (416) 445-6641
Produced by Southex Exhibitions spansored by:
GARDENING NOTEBOOK
by Ruta Stancikas
NOVEMBER
Entering the month of November we find our outdoor gardening chores lessen, giving us time to clean, tidy and tuck up the garden for its winter rest. Things like storing garden furniture in a dry place, cleaning, greasing and oiling gardening tools and applying rust preventer where needed should be done.
GARDEN FLOWERS
You can still plant tulips and daffodils, provided the soil is not too soggy or frosty, however, if you re a smart gardener, you will have completed this job last month.
Bulb beds benefit from a winter mulch, but be patient. Wait until the ground has frozen to do this, otherwise you ll be extending an open invitation to mice who ll move in and enjoy a comfortable, warm winter under the mulch and make a fine meal of your bulbs! About two inches of straw is an ideal mulch available by the bale at most nurseries.
Other areas of the garden should be mulched as well, since the winter months, with their alternate freezing and thawing of soil can heave plants thus exposing their roots. A good mulch covering will help keep the ground around the plants frozen.
If you re storing perennials and half hardies in coldframes for the winter, be sure to ventilate the frames on sunny days to prevent excessive heating up and plants from rotting.
When hardy chrysanthemums finish flowering (somewhere around the middle of the month) cut the foliage back to two inches above the ground.
This will promote healthy new shoot growth in the spring.
Are you still raking up and removing leaves? Keep up the good work for as long as they continue fluttering down.
SHRUBS AND TREES
Mulch newly planted trees generously, since they require added protection when they head into their first winter.
Evergreens require a thorough soaking just before freeze-up to reduce winter damage caused by dehydration. As well this will give them a healthier appearance over the long cold winter months.
Next, mound up the soil around roses to a height of 12-15 inches. When the ground freezes, add an extra covering of leaves or straw and top with branches or evergreen boughs to hold the mulch down and trap the snow - nature s finest insulation.
HOUSEPLANTS
Keep most succulents and cacti on the dry side until spring. The exception is Christmas cactus which now requires water and liquid fertilizer. Indoor plants stop growth during the winter months. Water them sparingly at this time allowing a few more days of dryness between waterings than you normally do. Don t feed them at all. Wait till they start sending out new shoots again, when you can increase watering frequency and start back on monthly feedings.
Cont. on pg. 13
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FEED THE BIRDS
Set up bird feeding stations if you haven tdone so already and keep them well supplied throughout the winter with fresh bird seed. Of course, delicacies such as stale bread, cookies and crackers are a welcome change of diet and a treat for your feathered friends. When catering to the bird gourmet, bear in mind that certain species have specific food preferences. For instance, chickadees and nuthatches enjoy sunflower seeds, shelled peanuts and bread crumbs. Cardinals and blue jays are fools for sunflower seeds and woodpeckers enjoy cracked Finches and nuts, corn and suet. sparrows prefer the smaller seeds such as wheat and millet. Remember, once you begin feeding, you re committed birds will heavily rely on your handouts throughout the cold winter monthsuntil spring.
Ruta Stancikas isa Toronto journalist.
A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
Brookes writes: Try to build up plant masses stage by stage..selecting the largest first and then working down to the subjects in the foreground...Once you have established the mass, work through the characteristics the ultimate shape, whether deciduous or evergreen, the colour of leaf and flower and then try to find the corresponding plant in the nurseryman s catalogue.
What, I wondered, would E. A.Bowles, or E. B. Anderson, or John Raven have made of that?
One must not exaggerate the difference, however. The Art of Garden Design and the Art of Gardening are, at their best, intimately linked. Even lilyfanciers or peony spec1ahsts want to show their plants to best advantage, and they will find much wise counsel in this delightfuland stimulating book.
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By the time you read this, Autumn Cornucopia will be over, but at this moment the Centre is buzzing with activity. The number of volunteers who have been here day after day making all sorts of crafts has been unbelievable and the response for help during Cornucopia, overwhelming.
To say thank you for all of this help hardly seems sufficient but I'm sure you know how much this means to the Centre. Cornucopia is a major fund raiser and with your help we hope to make it bigger and better each year.
Several of our regular volunteers have expressed their willingness to work during the summer, making crafts for next year s show. Obviously the idea has interested me and because of this I would like to ask for help collecting all of the ingredients. We need such
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things as pine cones, teasles, chestnuts, oriental poppy seed heads and next February please save the prunings from your grape vines.
If you would like to participate in this worthwhile, fun project please call me, I 'm sure that we can organize a weekly? workshop/s. Use your imagination when you re out collecting, maybe you have ideas of your own that would fit into our Cornucopia theme.
Most important, circle your calendars to remind yourselves that November 25th is our Volunteer Recognition Party. We ll be having wine and cheese in the Studios between 2 and 4 p.m. and then Neville Holmes has very kindly offered to show us his slides of the 1981 Festival of Flowers
I will be sending out invitations very shortly but if for any reason you don t receive yours please call and let us know if you would like to come. As an added interest I thought it might be fun if we all bring a baby photograph or the earliest you have and we can TRY to recognize each other in diapers. This is of course optional but it all lends to the fun of the day.
As always, if you have some ideas to enhance our party or feel that you would like to help before the party, decorating the room etc. I'll be very pleased to hear from you.
Please do your very best to come, looking forward to seeing you.
Dorothy
HISTORIC ENGLISH GARDENS
A 22-day tour of the gardens in England that have inspired, influenced and indeed created August 31 - September 21, 1985 Led by Dr. Douglas Chambers University of Toronto
Designed by: Sparks, 1 Gloucester St. No. 102, Toronto M4Y IL8 Contact: Clare Slater, 921.3138 landscape art for four centuries.
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The Trellis Shop
Now that your gardens have been put to bed. for Winter some of you might consider an indoor vegetable garden. The space age soilless gardening technique called hydroponics has made indoor food growing a practical winter hobby, and a muchgreater availability of growing equipment has recently brought the joys of fresh winter tomatoes, salad greens and herbs to gardening enthusiasts. We stock these aqua kits in different colours ranging from $9.99 to $29.95.
And speaking of winter it s time to think about the birds. Our new bird feeders have arrived and we have several new models including an attractive window feeder and the Covered Bridge with pine frame and roof, an exact replica of the Kissing
Bridge. This can be hung or postmounted. We have a good supply of Distlefink and Niger seed in 1 and 5 1b. packs.
The Trellis shop this year will house an excellent supply of interesting and unusual Christmas tree ornaments. We think our selection can compete with any in the city and we hope our members will come here first to see our decorations and large selection of Christmas gifts.
Remember our prices are very competitive & members discounts apply. on all decorations and gifts.
Our Amaryllis bulbs are now arriving. They are sure to be superas gifts.
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GARDEN CENTRE
President Mrs. Camilla Dalglish
1st Vice - President Mr. Donald McLaren
2nd Vice - President
Secretary Mr. Gordon D. Wick
Treasurer ~ Mr. Donald G. McLaren
Board of Directors:
For 1984: Mrs. Camllla Dalghsh M. Colin Ferrington, Mrs. Mae Macmillan, Mr. Grant Ross, Mr. Fndenz:o Salvaton,Mrs. Helen Skinner, Mr Howard Stensson
For 1984 & 1985 Mr. Brian Bixley,Mr. Charles Coffey, Mrs. Rae Fowler, Mr. Pete{ Hand Mrs Hazel Lyonde, Ms. Nancy Mallett, Mr MonteWatler
For 1984, 1985 & 1986: Mis. Janeth Cooper, Mr. Art Drysdale, Mr. Albert M. Fisher
Mrs. Sue Macaulay,Mr. Donald McLaren, Mr. HaroldWakefxeldMrs. Katie May McCarthy Mr. Rober cGBundy
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THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, ilLAWRENCE AVENUEEAST (at Leslie), Don Mxlls, Ontario M3C 1P2
445-1552
At the Cmc Garden Centreyou ll be among friends, people who ~share the sameinterests you do in gardenmg & hortlcultural things.
As a member, you enjoy free bofrowmgpriveges from our Hort. Library s 5,000 books.
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