THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
GARDEN TOPICS & EVENTS NEWSLETTER
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wick, Executive Director
As we start a new year, [ am prompted to reflect on our accomplishments during 1982, my first year as your Executive Director.
I want to thank all our Civic Garden Centre staff for the team effort they put forward in not only keeping the building operational, but also making the C.G.C. a functional and enjoyable organization.
1983 provided a continuous stream of challenges to be met. We can look forward to many more -challenges throughout 1984 when our facilities will be host to such major events as the Garden Club of Toronto s Spring Flower and Garden Show and the S. Ontario Orchid Society show. Each of these major events brings many people to the C.G.C. for the first time and as an organization we need to be ready with a full fledged membership promotion.
Adding a sense of vitality to our membership newsletter will be an ongoing goal. I am pleased to have received many complimentary notes and phone calls about Trellis. When I came, we took over the editing, typesetting and layout of the newsletter within the Civic Garden Centre. This gives us much greater flexibility in being able to add late breaking news
as well as controlling the emphasis of our editorial content. With these clear benefits however come many extra hours of staff production time and although we have been able to utilize volunteer help to a limited degree we are striving for a greater volunteer involvement in such areas as gathering and writing more specialty gardening articles.
Our Trellis shop has taken a great deal of my time over the last year but sales are up from budget, and we are now underway with successful volunteer advisory buying committees.
We have resolved our staffing in the shop and I am pleased to welcome Jackie Brisby as our full time shop attendant and manageress (5 days per week). Jackie s hours will include two Saturdays or Sundays per month to ensure our most knowledgeable staff are available during the peak activities often falling on weekends.
I also want to welcome Judy Boon to our Trellis Shop staff. Judy started in mid-November three days per week. She has accepted the challenging job of book buyer and as time permits she will also familiarize herself with the balance of store stock and procedures so that she can alternate with Jackie in extending the shop supervision to the maximum.
I want to express my very deep gratitude to Dorothy Whiteman, our volunteer co-ordinator, who has doubl-
Message to Members - cont. ed as shop manageress since just before Cornucopia. Dorothy has really done a fine job and I know the volunteers have enjoyed working with her. Operating the shop has given Dorothy a wider scope of understanding of our needs and strengths as a volunteer organization and I know that as she goes back to the reception duties and co-ordinating volunteers for special events she will be better able to promote our benefits to both members and visitors.
I also want to thank Barbara Bateman and Mary Lou Watson for extending their work weeks to fully cover the reception desk six days a week. Once again we have been fortunate in having volunteers fill in at the reception desk
at least one day a week. Our thanks goes to each of these volunteers.
Dorothy will be getting busy now lining up volunteers to man the Garden Festival Show Feb. 22 to 26. We are restricting our sales aspect to a small area featuring our inventory of floral supplies and books on flower arranging.
At the same time we are expanding our role in promotion of horticulture by heading up the Educational com- mittee. We will be co-ordinating the participation by specialty societies and mounting C.G.C. displays to educate the public on indoor grow- ing potential. If you would like to participate as one of the volunteers in preparing and setting up these displays please give us a call.
Where Great Gardens
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At Sheridan GardenCentres you will also find qualified nursery- men who will be pleased to help you in any way they can.
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Mens Garden Club 8 p.m. meeting - Ladies Night
Blair Deale will give a talk on his recent trip to Tashkent - also a film will be shown titled Beautiful Possibilities which concerns Ontario Flower Production Industry
Rug Hooking - 8 week course starts - 10 to 2 pm
Toronto Gesneriad Soc. 2 p.m. John Bealieu on Gesneriads
S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 p.m. AUCTION of Orchids and related material - art work, books, etc.
Tor. Bonsai Soc. 8 p.m. demonstration by David Esterbrook of Montreal on Rock Planting
Chinese Brush Painting starts 10 weeks morning for Beginners and afternoons for Intermediates
North Toronto Horticultural Soc. meeting 8.15 pm on Wildflowers of Ontario by Kay McGregor
Japanese Flower Arranging for Beginners 3 weeks 10 - 3 pm
Junior Garden Club (Green Thumbs) 9.45 a.m. to noon
York Rose Soc. meeting 2 pm
MEMBERS NIGHT 7.30 p.m. The first of three illustrated talks by JONAS SPENCE-SALES on Sources of the Modern Garden - this one
The Italian Renaissance
Perennials for Ontario Gardens - 8 week course starts 8 p.m.
Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
Rhododendron Society - Annual Meeting - also Barry Porteous will be showing slides of his trip to Scotland 2 p.m.
MEMBERS NIGHT 7.30 p.m. The second of JONAS SPENCE-SALES talk - this one The French Baroque
S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm James Asher will be speaking on Exploring for Paphiapedilums in Sumatra
Mens Garden Club meeting 8 p.m.
Wildflower course starts 4 weeks at 8 p.m.
Junior Garden Club (Green Thumbs) 9.45 am to noon
Tor. Gesneriad Society meeting 2 p.m.
Tor. Bonsai Soc. 8 pm Silent Auction to follow Ikebana demonstration
North Toronto Hort. Soc. meeting 8.15 p.m. Stan Lark on Osctrds Z4, MEMBERS NIGHT 7.30 pm The last talk by JONAS SPENCE-SALES on The English Romantic
Intermediate Japanese Flower Arranging 3 weeks 10 - 3 p.m.
York Rose Society meeting 2 - 4 pm
Can. Chrysanthemum Soc. meeting 8 p.m. JOINT MEETING with the Civic Garden Centre as a MEMBERS NIGHT
Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
President - Mr. Colin
Ferrington
Ist Vice - President Mrs. Camilla Dalglish
2nd Vice - President Mr. Donald McLaren
Secretary . Mr. Treasurer Mr. Gordon D. Wick Donald G. McLaren
Board of Directors:
For 1983 Mr. Colin Ferrington, Dr. Albert M. Fisher, Mrs. Janeth Cooper, Mrs. Shirley Irvine, Mrs. Helen Skinner, Mr. Douglas Thomas, Mrs. Dodie Wesley
For 1983 & 1984: Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Rae Fowler, Mrs. Mae MacMillan, Ms. Nancy Mallett, Mr. Donald McLaren, Mr. Grant Ross, Mr. Fidenzio Salvatori, Mr. Howard Stensson
For 1983, 1984 & 1985: Dr. Brian Bixley, Mr. Charles Coffey, Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Hazel Lyonde, Mr. Monte Watler, Mr. Robert G. Bundy
General Information
Volume 11, No. 1 ISSN 0380-1470
Executive Director: Gordon D. Wick
Advertising: G. D. Wick (416) 445-1552
Printed by Munns Press Ltd., Whitby, Ont.
Trellis is published ten times per year as a member s 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 St. and Lawrence Avenue East, at the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit, volunteer based, gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
Civic Garden Centre - Winter Hours Shops and Library: Mon. to Fri. 9.30 4 pm,Sat.,Sun.124
Administration Mon - Fri 9.30 to 4.30
COMING EVENTS AT THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Art at the CentreIn the Link Gallery:
Jan. 3 - 17 - Mary Thompson and June Pendrith Watercolours, rural scenes, and figure studies
Jan. 19 - 26 - Laurie Zachar Innocents - A show of Pointilism mixed media drawings and mono prints
Jan. 29 - Feb. 15 - North York Arts Council - Mixed media showing
In the Studios:
Jan. 20 - Feb. 14 - Several Artists join together in presentingAn early breath of spring
COURSES STARTING EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR
The following are courses scheduled to start early in 1984. Please mark these dates on your calendar now. ({
Jan. % - Beginners Japanese Flower Arranging - 3 week course from 10 - 3 p.m.
Jan. ( \g - Chinese Brush Painting 0 week course - Beginners in the mornings from 10 - 12 and Intermediates afternoons from 1.30-3.30 p.m. :
Jan. 19 - Perennials for Ontario - an 8 week course starting at 8.00 p.m.
Feb. 8 - Gardening with Wildflowers - 4 week course starts at 8 p.m.
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE MEMBERS PROGRAMME NIGHT
THREE ILLUSTRATED TALKS
JONAS SPENCE-SALES
SOURCES of the MODERN GARDEN
TUESDAY JANUARY 17 - THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
TUESDAY JANUARY 31- THE FRENCH BAROQUE
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 - THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC
ALL AT 7.30 p.m..
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many are extremely useful for those researching early garden plants and design. Just recently, an older member called to offer two first edition botan-
ical texts which we gratefully added to the collection. Most needed, are early
Canadian horticulture and gardening books. These are particularly rare, yet most in demand by researchers.
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Send $1.00 for our new catalogues, refundable on
The Centre would be most appreciat- first order. ive of any additions to the collection. A telephone call will bring a grateful volunteer to the door to pick up donated books.
The multitude of rare and interesting bulbs listed, over 700 varieties, many difficult to obtain elsewhere, will prove to be a revelation. By wler far the most complete bulb O W catalogue in Canada.
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The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Invites you to join its HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR to
PHILADELPHIA and
THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY
MAY 3rd to 6th, 1984
Let every house be pitched in the middle of its plot so that there may be ground on each side for gardens or orchards or fields, that it may be a greene countrie towne that will... always be wholesome.
William Penn 1682.
We will observe how the belief in the importance of gardens and parks to human life has continued to the present, and enjoy the vitality and richness of a great city and its surrounding countryside during Azalea TimeThe Triumph of Spring !
Itinerary for House and Garden Tour will include:
In Philadelphia
. Introductory Slide/Talk Presentation over Breakfast. Hear about Penns Holy Experiment for a culturally diverse community and the atmosphere it created. Soon only London and Bristol surpassed it as a port, and the resulting wealth, direct access to Europe, and a seat of government gave it the pre-requisites for becoming a centre of cultural and artistic ideas and sphere of influence. With a population of 40,000 on the eve of the revolution, it was the third largest English speaking city in the world following London & Dublin. It was the natural location for the Continental Congress to convene, and for The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution to be signed. In 1790 it became the capital of the new country in the culmination of what has been called its golden age. We will discuss its growth since,
and the vitality sparked by the American Bicentennial in 1976, and its own Tercentenary in 1982.
Independence Historic Park - an area that includes 40 historic buildings on 48 acres of park and garden land in the heart of the city, and planned as a reminder of the horticultural history that was made in Philadelphia during its early years. We will view the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Carpenters Hall, Second Bank, Christ Church, State House Yard, Betsy Ross House, Sally Todd House, the 18th Century Garden of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Physic Garden - tinctures for the cure of the sick - researched by the Friends of the Pennsylvania Hospital and The Philadelphia Committee of The Garden Club of America.
Fairmount Park - the largest municipal park in the world and encompassing mansions that were once the country estates of prominent Philadelphians and considered the finest chain of authentic early American houses in the country. We will visit one of these homes as we progress through the park.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A brief tour of the special exhibition of Dutch Genre Paintings of the 17th century depicting scenes of everyday life. This exhibition promises to be one of the most significant international projects initiated by The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and will later tour to Berlin and The Royal Academy in London. We are reminded too that this area was first settled by the Dutch, for it was in August 1609 that the Dutch East India Company s Henry Hudson sailed up the Delaware River. There will be time afterwards to browse through the accompanying exhibition of Dutch tiles from their own collection, The American galleries, or catch a glimpse of their international collection.
Morris Arboretum of The University of Pennsylvania. Originally the property of John T. Morris and his sister Lydia who travelled the world collecting specimens of plant material, it is divided into distinct areas and ranges of garden developments from the natural landscape of Penns woods, to an English park, to two oriental gardens, and a collection of Philadelphia s largest and rarest trees. Of major interest when we are there will be the Azalea Meadow and possibly the Magnolia Slope! The arboretum is a centre for research, with current emphasis on urban forestry and education.
Two evenings and part of an afternoon to browse independently, shop, rest, return to places of special interest try restaurants of your choice and simply enjoy!
A private home and garden, and possibly two.
Dinner in a private club. Lunches include one in an historic country inn, and another in an authentic tavern in Independence Park.
Transportation through Independence Park and Fairmount Park via a replica of a Victorian trolley.
In The Brandywine Valley
The Hagley Museum and Eleurthian Mills. Visit the Georgian style home of five generations of du Ponts from 1803 to 1957, and the rtecently restored original French gardens uncovered by archaeologists in what had been a sheep meadow in the late sixties! We will tour the du Pont millsite and imagine life in a mill town in the early nineteenth century.
Longwood and Wintherthur - the vast yet very different estates of E. I. du Pont s great grandsons, who shared his love for horticulture. Longwood was the property of Pierre Samuel du Pont. We will enjoy magnificent vistas, acres of gardens under glass, a profusion of sparkling water, exotic plants, and be able to glean ideas to bring home from their special Ideal Garden . Henry Francis du Pont s gardens at Winterthur are less formal, full of surprises, quiet walks, and especially noted for the Azalea Woods! He is also known for his collection of decorative arts, which depict a domestic view of American history between 1640 and 1840, housed in a museum on the grounds in his original home. Furniture and textiles, silver and pewter, porcelain and earthenware and paintings and prints are so arranged that related features of design, period and place of manufacture are apparent. The combination of house and garden is a visual delight.
DEPARTURE TIMES
MAY 3, 1984 -
DEPART - Toronto 7:38 a.m.
Eastern Airlines Flight No. 891
ARRIVE - Philadelphia 8:40 a.m.
MAY 6, 1984 -
DEPART - Philadelphia 7:45 p.m.
Eastern Airlines Flight No. 864
ARRIVE - Toronto 8:52 p.m.
Our hostess in Philadelphia is Sally Harvey, horticulturist with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
We will be staying at the Barclay Hotel that is situated on Rittenhouse Square in an area now beautifully restored.
An informal pre-tour get-together of participants is being planned in order to meet, answer questions, and share ideas.
ELIGIBILITY
Participants on this tour must be members of The Civic Garden Centre. New members can join on payment of a $10.00 membership fee.
For further information, phone The Civic Garden Centre at 445-1552 and leave your name and telephone number for Nancy Mallett to call, or call Butterfield and Robinson Travel at 864-1354.
The tour is being sponsored by The Civic Garden Centre, and arranged in conjunction with Butterfield and Robinson Travel. Nancy Mallett has been coordinating the program, and will escort the group to Philadelphia.
TOUR COST
If you would like to receive an application for this very exciting trip, please fill out the attached form and return it to The Civic Garden Centre at 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills Ontario M3C 1P2.
The cost of the tour is $1020.00 Canadian, plus a $50.00 non-refundable donation to The Civic Garden Centre - based on a minimum of 20 participants. A deposit of $200.00 towards the tour is required on application, along with the donation. The remainder is due on March 15, 1984.
TOUR COSTS INCLUDE
Round trip transportation on Eastern Airlines Toronto/Philadelphia/ Toronto
Accommodation for three nights at The Barclay Hotel, Rittenhouse Sq. Philadelphia (double occupancy). You may pay a supplementary charge of $125.00 if you wish single accommodation.
. Buffet Breakfast one morning
. Dinner one night (Saturday)
. Lunches on all four days
. Tea on Sunday
. Transfers and porterage of luggage
. Taxes, service charges, and tips
. Entrance fees for all organized visits
. Transportation by private motor coach or trolley.
The Cost Does Not Include
Items of a personal nature - laundry, beverages, etc.
. Breakfast on two mornings
. Dinner on two nights NAMBR M AR N s R (Please Print)
ADDRESS 5 S e ias
Now isthetime
by Ernest Pope
(JANUARY 1984)
WINTER CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS
This is a good month to repot foliage house plants and summer bloomers. It applies particularly to those that are definitely pot bound or have been growing in the same soil for two or more years. Continually watering the soil of a plant for that period of time, leaches out most of the growth elements and can build up harmful salts that adhere to the sides of the container. In addition, the humus in the soil becomes dissipated, and the remaining earth appears gray and lifeless, often encouraging overwatering. This is the case, even though chemical soluable fertilizers have been applied at regular intervals. Transplanting in January enables houseplants to start into full growth as soon as the days start to lengthen in February. From that month until June 30th is the time when houseplants have their greatest period of annual growth.
CYCLAMEN MITES
These are the chief scourge of African violets. Although the writer has fortunately never had the problem, he recently heard of a remedy from a reliable source, that has proved to be very successful. Mix S5 drops of cygon 2E in 8 ounces (1 1/2 cups) of water. Using an eye dropper place some of the solution where the mites are concealed, usually in the heart of the plant. These creatures are only visable using a magnifying glass. They cause the young centre leaves to be curled & distorted. In the past, infestations usually necessitated throwing out the plants and starting over again.
FEBRUARY SEED SOWING
If you haven t done any January seed sowing but plan to do so in February you should buy the seed and prepare now. Here are some well known annuals for planting that month
Fibrous Begonias (Tall) (Feb. 1st)
Browallia (Feb. 1st)
Coleus (Feb. 15th)
Impatiens (Feb. 15th)
Gloriosa Daisy (Feb. 20th)
With the exception of the last named, all these seeds are light responsive which means that they should be planted on the surface of the growing medium but never covered. They should be pressed into it in order to make contact, and then placed in or under the light. "" The mixture, of course, must be thoroughly moistened. and the container covered with a plastic bag or pane of glass until germination takes place.
The best way to moisten is from the bottom, by placing the receptical in luke warm water until there is evidence that a thorough saturation has taken place. Never water from the top after initially planting or you will wash out the fine seed, causing it to cluster. No further watering is required until after the seed has germinated. Gloriosa Daisy seed should be planted 1/4 inch deep.
Cherry
Gardens
GERANIUM CUTTINGS
If you take cuttings in the fall to carry over the winter, it is usually for one of two reasons. Firstly for winter and spring bloom or secondly, for setting out in the garden the following summer.
If the former, then you should let the cuttings grow without pruning and they will start to bloom in January. However unless you used two stem cuttings your plants will only have one stem which will grow quite tall.
On the other hand, if you are growing them to make a show outdoors, then the main stem should be nipped out shortly after rooting and this will create two new side shoots and these in turn should be nipped out, creating in due course a total of four additional stems. Flower buds will eventually form, but should be removed to allow full strength for the plant s growth.
The eventual number of summer flowers depends on the number of stems, so that obviously a 4 stem plant should produce four times as many blooms as a single stem. The multiple stemmed plants that have not been allowed to bloom will be rarin to bloom as soon as they are planted out. During the summer of 1983 the writer had 8 plants in an outdoor planter on the patio that at times had as many as 35 blooms in full flower.
The single stem plants that have been allowed to bloom indoors can also be set out in the garden, but will never give the same volume of bloom. Being tall, they will have to be staked unless cut back by one third at time of planting, which of course will inhibit blooming for several weeks.
FEEDING BIRDS IN WINTER
Planting geraniums from seed in early January eliminates all the above work, but you won t have as early bloom outdoors and there are still a number of lovely geraniums that can only be propagated from cuttings.
You can eliminate pigeons and starlings, and discourage house sparrows when using open sided feeders, by using sunflower seeds only. In addition you can substantially reduce the amount and cost of the seed used. This can be accomplished without losing any of the worthwhile birds.
Pigeons don t like them, and starlings haven t the type of bill to crack them and sparrows have a difficult time doing so. This only leaves grackles and bluejays of the big eaters and fortunately the former migrate south until April and the latter are such beautiful birds that we shouldn t begrudge the fact they are gluttons.
Another method, of course, is to use only the enclosed silo tube feeders that in turn eliminate the larger birds, including unfortunately some attractive ones such as cardinals.
You can attract redpolls, siskins and goldfinches if they come south (and some years they do not), by using a distlefink feeder filled with a mixture of niger seed and millet. The openings are so small only the small birds can extract the contents.
Watch for house finches at the open feeder. They are a western bird only recently seen but hopefully adjusting to the Metro area. The males are often mistaken for purple finches but brown stipling on the lower sides is the distinguishing difference. Winter bird watching is a fascinating hobby, and is more so, if we can eliminate undesirable and quarrelsome types.
The Trellis Shop
With Christmas over for another year the new year underway we are all looking forward to returning to our routines again.
We have some interesting products available in the gardening section.
We have had several requests for compost activator, which we now have. The 500 g. size cost $4.79. We also now have hydroponic fertilizer $2.99 for 250 g. An interesting item is a Moisture Meter, $9.95. This handy gadget eliminates the possibility of over-watering as well as under-watering. It doesn t need batteries and can be used indoors or out.
Everyone will be pleased to know that we expect our shipment of seeds very shortly and of course we will have supplies for starting the seedlings, such as soils, plastic planting trays and a good supply of Jiffy 7 s peat pellets to start seeds in and we will also be getting peat pots. Don t forget to pick up some No Damp fungicide 60 ml. $3.89. - A reasonably new item to the shop are our light gardens. We are able to order the full range of Floralight Gardens which take only a day or two to arrive $69.00 - $399.00. Ask for more information next time you re in, they are very attractive - excellent for seed starting.
January is the prime time to plant some of our extra large Gloxinia tubers at $1.49 ea. We have five varieties, Kaiser Wilhelm (purple & white), Kaiser Friedrich (red & white), Etoile de Feu (orange), Blanche de Meru (pine & white) and Hollywood (deep purple). Any of them will bring a beautiful splash of colour to your home - maybe even one of each.
Now is a good time to take a look at our books. We have reduced a large number of books over the last month, many of you will have seen our sale table which includes lovely craft books on quilting, needlepoint, gourd crafts, embroidery, making afghans, knitting, dying and many more.
There are books on seashells, beetles, photography, herbs, wildflowers, birds - including a lovely coffee table book by Harry B. Barrett called The 19th Century journals and paintings of William Pope reduced from $28.00 to $17.00. In addition to the sale table, we also have many books on sale right in the store, these are identified by a red or green dot on the spine & cover such topics as gardening, specialty gardening, greenhouse gardening, rhododendrons, roses, propagation, fruit, orchids, wildflowers and flower arranging. Well worth taking a look.
Many of you will remember the Salad Seasonings, Sauces, Canapes and Dips which we had last summer. They are here again but now there are also delicious desserts, two varieties Divine Desserts and Chocolate Choice . The Divine Desserts will make Cherries Jubilee, Curry Bake and Flaming Pineapple Crepes. The Chocolate Choice will make Choco-Rum, Choco Mint and Choco-Cognac. At $3.49 each they make a lovely thank you gift or better still a treat for yourself.
Talking about treats, we mustn t forget the birds. -~ We have a terrific variety of bird feeders for all kinds of birds including one for your favorite, I 'm sure. The feeders range in price from $2.98 to $100.00 - your choice. Those of you who already have birdfeeders and may have been buying the 1 1b. bags of Distlefink or Niger seed might be interested to know that we do have 5 lb. boxes which are more economical. We also keep a good supply of Suet seed cakes, which has all kinds of seed added to it $1.69 a packet.
With Spring just around the corner and gardening foremost on our minds, I should tell you about our Compostor. It s actually called a Soilsaver and is the best looking compostor we have seen. It s built of polypropelene which means that it won t crack or rot and it has 2 large access doors. It s 12 cubic foot capacity can produce half a ton of top quality organic fertilizer each year. The secret is that it is organically controlled which means that no chemical starters are required. The air vents which cause the correct microbiological action also allow aeorbic bacteria to breathe efficiently preventing unwelcome odours. An investment at $98.95 (remember, 10% discount is applicable).
We re looking forward to seeing you this year in The Centre and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families peace, health and happiness, from the staff of your shop. Coming Event Notice
SNIPPY TIPS
The Garden Club of Toronto announces a new revised edition of Snippy Tips. The pocket size booklet on The Care of and Conditioning of Cut Flowers . Available in the Gift Shop at the Civic Garden Centre after Dec. 15th at $2.00 per copy.
Registry
of
Accredited Judges
by The Garden Clubs of Ontario booklet is now being sold in our Gift Shop for $2.50 each.
JANUARY 16, 1984
TOPIC - Proposed Conservatory greenhouse, botanical gardens for Metropolitan Toronto
SPEAKERS - Mr. Frank Kershaw Mr. Arnold Peek
Slide presentation and update on the project at
Scarborough Horticultural Society Cedarbrae District Library
8.00 p.m.
Everyone welcome!
BOOK REVIEW by Ernie Pope.
Garden Way s Joy of Gardening by Dick
Raymond
This book published in 1982 is one of the most informative ever written for those who grow vegetables in the home garden. Instead of planting in the usual single rows, this famous New England gardener, has substantially increased the yield from his own garden by planting seeds in wide rows fifteen inches to three feet wide or in blocks of ground from three feet up to 25 feet wide. His procedures are discussed step by step, and fully illustrated. = The author lives in a climate very similar to that in southern Ontario. The book makes extremely interesting reading. It can be borrowed from the Centre lending library or is on sale at the gift shop for $34.95 hard cover or $23.95 paperback.
The "eountry Squireo @arden"
PERENNIAL PLANT SPECIALISTS
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Knowledgeable staff
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Over 2000 different hardy plants, alpines, dwarf conifers and shrubs, Hardy ferns, vines, groundcovers and native wildflowers
Send $1. for a plant list by mail to above address
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE MAIL ORDER SERVICE
New Books or Books Back In Stock In The Trellis Shop
Reader s Digest Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants and Flowers
Reader s Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening
Chatelaine s Gardening Book
Penguin Encyclopedia of Gardening - A.Huxley
Plant Propagation for the Amateur Gardener - John 1. Wright
Successful Cold-Climate Gardening - Lewis Hill
Your Problem Garden - Richard Bisgrove
Common Sense Compost Making - M. E. Bruce
Nature s Design - A Practical Guide to Natural Landscaping - C. A. Smyser
Evergreen Garden Trees and Shrubs - A. Huxley
Climbing Roses Old and New (New Ed.) Graham S. Thomas
Fantastic Garlands - Anthology of Flowers - Lys de Bray
Rhododendrons and Azaleas - Mervyn Kessell
Climbers and Wall Plants - Peter Q. Role
Complete Book of Miniature Roses - Charles M. Fitch
Little Plants for Small Spaces - Elvin McDonald
Alpine Garden Plants - Will Ingwersen
Orchids In Colour - Brian and Wilma Rittershausen
Rodale s Encyclopedia of Indoor Gardening
Indoor Plants A Popular Guide - Brian and Valerie Proudley
Helen Van Pelt Wilson s African Violet Book
Pocket Encyclopedia of Indoor Plants - Age Nicolaisen
New York Times Book of House Plants - Joan Lee Faust
The Complete
- Amalie A. Ascher
Pressing - Peter and Susanne Bauzen
Bonsai - The Art of Dwarfing Trees - Ann Kimball Pipe
The Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism - Edited by Malcolm Stuart
Use of Plants For the Past 500 Years - Charlotte Erichsen Brown
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