THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
GARDEN TOPICS & EVENTS NEWSLETTER
MESSAGE
TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wick, Executive Director
We have been faced with some very cold weather this winter and I know many people have been jumping at a chance to escape to warmer climes but the rest of us can at least enjoy a temporary break from thoughts of cold and snow as we spend hours pouring over the delights described in the selections of seeds and plants available through catalogue suppliers.
Planning your garden now is not only a good diversion, it allows us time to do further research into any new area of interest which may capture your attention as you do your armchair meandering through the upcoming seasons in your garden.
The C. G. C. library provides a good source for your research into which catalogues most interest you. After you browse through our reference collection you may wish to write for your own personal copy.
TOMMY THOMPSON PARK
This sign was erected at the Leslie St. spit as the park was named in honour of Retired Metro Parks Coinmissioner and former Director of the Civic Garden Centre. In speaking with Tommy it was good to hear he is progressing well and looking forward to visiting the Centre.
Dorothy Whiteman and I have been kept busy with a series of meetings in preparation for the C.G.C. s coordination of the educational exhibit area in the east mezzanine of the Garden Festival Show at the CNE Automotive Building on February 22nd to 26th, 1984.
We are pleased with the overall response by specialty and general horticultural organizations.
As a result of our contacts we expect exhibits to be mounted by the following groups (many of whom hold regular activities at C.G.C.).
Civic Garden Centre
Garden Club of Toronto
Hobby Greenhouse Group
Green Thumbs Junior Garden Club
Canadian Iris Society
Can. Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Soc.
Can. Rhododendron Soc. (Tor. Reg.)
Can. Organic Growers (Tor. Reg.)
Ontario Regional Lily Society
S. Ontario Orchid Society
Toronto Bonsai
Tor. Cactus & Succulent Soc.
Toronto Gesneriad Soc.
Miniature Rose exhibit by Florence Gahagan
Geranium Exhibit - Marjorie Mason
The Garden Festival Show itself has a wide variety of features to entice the visitor. The horticultural content of cont.
the show has expanded in that the pool show has now been moved over to the Queen Elizabeth building. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food are bringing in their computer gardening exhibit, so select and measure up your site, checking which direction you face. Then tell the computer which vegetables you want to grow, and for a small fee, you will receive a print out of the optimum garden layout.
The Ontario Horticultural Association are once again co-ordinating the Garden Theatre programs and the Floral Arranging competitions. They will also be manning a garden information booth near the O.M.A.F. Computer Gardening exhibit, adjacent to our educational exhibit area, on the East Mezzanine.
The central feature exhibit, on the main floor, will be a display garden showing new cultivars and recent commercial plant introductions. Once again, the popular Dutch Auction clock will be operating, giving the general public a rare opportunity to purchase plants under the decending price system. The proceeds from the sales are divided among several worthy charities. Yet another new feature will be the sales of fresh cut flowers near the entrance by the Milne House Garden Club ladies, who will be dressing up in period costumes to suit the Sesquicentential theme.
You will be able to walk through a scaled down version of the recently announced Peace Garden to be built later this year in Nathan Philip s Square.
A set of 5 Townhouse garden layouts will show, size as, the potential for beautifying typical townhouse lots, (with front and back yard layouts).
A number of Florida rooms will also be furnished and landscaped to again give ideas for the homeowner.
One main floor area will also be devoted to exhibits on Therapeudic Gardening. An elevator is also available so the handicaped can reach the mezzanine level and handicap washrooms are available on the main level.
Surrounding the central feature area will be eight other gardening features showing a whole range of landscaping design ideas.
Flowers Canada are lining up a set of floral designs to grace the intersections of the walkways throughout the show and a breath of Spring will be evident throughout. Commercial exhibits will demonstrate their garden products and services and the Horticultural market place should once again yield many special values for those who like to take something home to get gardening right away.
Our C.G.C. volunteers will be involved in manning our own booth, promoting course registrations and memberships, and also in supervision of the whole floor area of the educational exhibits. Timed to coincide with the floral competitions in the Theatre area we will have a mini sales area for floral supplies and books and this area will also be manned for short stints by our C.G.C. volunteers. If you would like to participate please let Dorothy Whiteman know, so we can arrange passes and timetables. If you have a collection of plants which you feel might make an additional interesting exhibit please let me know if you are prepared to lend the plants and help design or lay out an exhibit. With each exhibit we are also trying to produce a small information folder explaining the theme of the exhibit.
Feb.
Mar.
THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
5 S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm. This will be a slide show on Orchid names and nomenclature
7 Mens Garden Club meeting 8 p.m. Speaker will be Larry Sherk on That Spot In The Garden
8 Wildflower course starts 4 weeks at 8 p.m.
11 Junior Garden Club (Green Thumbs) 9.45 am to noon
12 Tor. Gesneriad Soc. meeting 2 p.m. Speaker Hal Price Topic - Back to Basics
13 Tor. Bonsai Soc. meeting 8 p.m. Silent Auction to follow Ikebana demonstration
14 North Toronto Hort. Soc. meeting 8.15 p.m. Stan Lark on Lilies
14 MEMBERS NIGHT 7.30 pm - The last talk by Jonas Spence-Sales on The English Romantic
15 Intermediate Japanese Flower Arranging 3 weeks 10 - 3 p.m.
19 York Rose Society meeting 2 - 4 p.m.
23 Can. Chrysanthemum Soc. meeting 8 p.m. JOINT MEETING with the Civic Garden Centre as a MEMBERS NIGHT
29 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
4 S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm A slide show on Orchid ailments and their treatment
5 Miniature Flower Arranging 1 day workshop 10 - 3 pm afternoons or 7 - 10 evenings
6 Mens Garden Club meeting 8 p.m. Marjorie Mason from Pine Ridge Nurseries on Geraniums
6 Landscaping course starts - 5 weeks at 8 p.m.
6 Botanical Art course starts - 6 weeks course from 10 to 2 pm
6 Intermediate Flower Arranging course starts - 10 -3 pm - A 3 week course starts with 3 very excellent teachers (see special write-up within Trellis)
7 Ikebana International Society - Toronto Chapter - 21st Annual Flower Show 7 - 9.30 p.m.
7 Beginners Flower Arranging course- 5 weeks 9.45 am morning, 1.30 afternoon or 8 p.m. evening.
10 Junior Garden Club (Green Thumbs) 9.45 am to noon
11 Tor. Gesneriad Soc. meeting 2 p.m. Making a Terrarium
12 Tor. Bonsai Soc. meeting 8 p.m. Geo. Reichert will give a lecture on Styling of collected trees
13 North Toronto Hort. Soc. meeting 8.15 pm Rick Brooker will show slides on Organic Seaweed Fertilizer - very interesting topic
15 Woody Plants - a 3 week course starts at 8 p.m.
15 Rhododendron Soc. meeting 8 p.m. on Spring Care
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Art at the CentreIn the Link Gallery:
Jan. 29 - Feb. 15 - North York Arts Council - Mixed media showing
Feb. 17 - 29 - Michael Woodphotographs of Canadian Landscapes - many of Edwards Gardens.
Mar. 2 - 15 - Ruth Bjarnasonwatercolours
In the Studios:
Jan. 20 - Feb. 14 - Several Artists join together in presentingAn early breath of Spring
General Information
Volume 11, No.2 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
COURSES STARTING FEBRUARY AND MARCH IN
Feb. 8 Gardening with Wildflowers 4 week course starts at 8 p.m.
Mar. 5 Miniature workshop - 1 day workshop daytime 10 - 3 p.m. or 7- 10 evening
6 Botanical Art - 6 week course starts from 10 - 2 p.m.
6 Landscaping Course - 5 week course starts at 8 p.m.
7 Basic Flower Arranging for Beginners - 5 week course at 9.45 am morning, 1.30 pm afternoon or 8 pm evening
15 Woody Plants - 3 week course starts at 8 p.m.
19 Creative Nature Crafts - 2 day lecture and demonstration at 1.30 or 7.30.p.1:.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Intermediate Flower Arranging MARCH 6, 13, 20th, 1984 by three excellent teachersJOAN McMULLEN - Creative design AUDREY MEIKLEJOHNInterpretive design
MIRIAM DRENNAN - Table Settings
This course is for applicants who have completed at least 1 Basic Flower Arranging course.
Applicants may take this course as 3 weeks Mar.6,13,20 cost $20 mem. or $25. non-mem. or
2 weeks Mar. 6 and 13th together cost $14. mem. or $16. non-mem. and 1 week Mar. 20th - cost $7. mem $9. non-mem.
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE MEMBERS PROGRAMME NIGHT
Final Two of a Series of Illustrated Talks by
JONAS SPENCE-SALES on
Sources of the Modern Garden
TUESDAY JANUARY 31- THE FRENCH BAROQUE
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 - THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC
ALL AT 7.30 p.m..
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE GUESTS WELCOME
Coming Event
City Hall Flower Show March 18 - 25
A spectacular spring floral display in the rotunda of City Hall 100 Queen Street West Free Information. 947-7341
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The Civic Garden Centre s HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR to Philadelphia on MAY 3rd to 6th, 1984
UPDATE
Our hostess in Philadelphia will be Sally Harvey. Sally has University degrees in physiology and landscape design and has studied horticulture at the Arboretum School of the Barnes Foundation. She is presently assocjated with the Fairmont Park Horticultural Centre as a consultant.
We are planning dinner one night at the Union League - a private club in the Rittenhouse square area of downtown Philadelphia and Sunday lunch will be at the cheese cellar in suburbia Chestnut Hills.
Our guest speaker at breakfast on Friday morning will be Ernesta Ballard, commissioner of Fairmount Park. Ermesta Ballard may be known to some of you as she worked on the Toronto Garden Club s Flower Show at one time and she is particularly pleased to welcome us to Philadelphia.
Please call Nancy Mallett at the Civic Garden Centre 445-1552 if you have any questions or would like to receive a copy of the brochure in the mail.
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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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New for 1984
Garden festi
Incorporating two great shows:
FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW POOL & SPA SHOW
Automotive Building Queen Elizabeth Building
Exhibition Place, Toronto February 22-26, 1984
Formerly the Canadian Garden Pool & Landscape Show
Wednesday, February 22 1 pm - 10 pm Saturday, February 25 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. Thursday, February 23 1 pm-10 pm Sunday, February 26 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, February 24 1 pm - 10 pm
Tickets available at CGC office for members for $1. off reg. adm. price of $4.
SPONSORED BY CA
LANDSCAPE ONTARIO
Produced By Southex Exhibitions, 1450 Don Mills Road, Don Mills, Ontario M3B 2X7
Phone: 416-445-6641
HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION Telex: 06966612 § Southex exhibitions
GARDENING UNDER LIGHTS
In the past, many people tried keeping plants over the winter with the natural daylight available for windowsill growing. The results were often straggly, rather poor quality plants at best. Today, even sunless home basements and dull apartments can be equipped with simple light garden set-ups. Even an area as small as 4 ft. by 2% ft. can give the newcomer a practical start in the world of hobby plant growth with or without natural sunlight.
In a hobby light garden you can grow a great range of plants all year round as a display in your living area, so you can use a closet or the basement as an area to reproduce numerous stocky seedlings to be displayed in your living area then returned to the light garden after the plant has passed its peak of effectiveness.
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Light gardens can also be used to produce numerous stocky seedlings to be transplanted into individual pots or to an outdoor garden.
Fluorescent light solves many of the problems encountered by the windowsill gardener. It provides downward as well as slanting rays of light drawing plants upward in straight even growth rather than pulling plants distinctly sidewards. Artificial lighting can be used as a supplement to natural sunlight or on its own. When plants are to be grown solely under artificial light, the kind of light source, the brightness and the length of time for illumination (or the period of total darkness) are extremely important.
Tests show that incandescent bulbs (normal room lights) produce light high in the red end of the colour spectrum. Fluorescent lights generally produce light closer to the blue end of the spectrum. Light near the red end produces tall but spindly growth while light from the blue end yields short, stocky growth. Since the light emitted by fluorescent bulbs varies by brand and type and these all vary from that of the incandescent bulb, there are numerous suitable combinations of lamps for plant growth.
Incandescent light can be combined with cool white fluorescent in a ratio of1 watt of incandescent to each 5 to 20 watts of fluorescent. The major problem with using incandescent light is the heat produced by the bulbs. If your growing area is small the heat buildup might be a detriment to good growing conditions. If however you are growing in a cool basement area the extra heat produced by the incandescent lamps might be an advantage especially during cool weather conditions. Since the lights are normally off during the night a cooler evening temperature is also practical.
It is not, however, essential to use the incandescent bulbs for light gardening. A combination of cool white and warm white fluorescent tubes is practical for many plants. In addition to burning cooler than incandescent, fluorescent tubes are also somewhat more economical to operate per watt. From personal experience I have found the combination of one cool white tube with one of the special growth tubes, or one warm white tube to be most effective in my light garden where I have grown a large number of african violets along with numerous other flowering plants and also a number of different ferns.
Since each of the types of light tubes and bulbs have advantages and each product varies in price I think the best idea is to start with one of the inexpensive combinations and work up from there if your interest and budget allow such experimentation. To yield the maximum light values and best balance of red and blue rays fluorescent tubes should be replaced yearly. It is also important to keep the tubes clean while in use. If you have a light meter it is possible to test the light output in footcandles. This should be done when the tubes are new and again at regular intervals so you know how much light efficiency has been lost. When light efficiency drops below the value required by the type of plants you are growing the tubes should be replaced.
Relying on artificial light and indoor environment eliminates many of the natural variations normally experienced by plants during weather or seasonal changes. When intensity, direction and duration of light are continuously
uniform, plant growth can benefit remarkably. Many plants in their natural surroundings go into dormancy to protect themselves from adverse seasonal variations. This dormancy is virtually eliminated when growing under lights, so that growth and sometimes flowering can be continuous processes.
IN THE LIBRARY
Pamela MacKenzie, Librarian.
Here is a brief note ofjust a few of the many new books acquired for the library over the last few months.
CASSIDY, G. E. and LINNEGAR, S. Growing irises. 1982.
HAZLEHURST, F. H. Gardens of illusion: The genius of Andre le Nostre. '1980. (Reference only).
HOBHOUSE, P., ed. Gertrude Jekyll on gardening. 1983. HUXLEY, A., ed. The Macmillan world guide to house plants. 1983. MILLER, M. S. New dimensions in ' floral design. 1981.
PREST, J. The Garden of Eden: The botanic garden and the re-creation of Paradise. 1981. TYLER, V. E. The honest herbal: a sensible guide to the use of herbs and related remedies. 1981. WIITA, Betty. Dried flowers for all seasons. 1982.
All members are entitled to borrow up to six books at a time. The loan period is 3 weeks, and this may be extended for a further period, by telephone, if it is more convenient.
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The Trellis Shop
Those of you who visit us often will have noticed that our stock which disappeared quickly over the holiday season is now being replenished with new and interesting ideas for Spring.
OQur giftware department has received many attractive items. These include hand made lattice trays and baskets in white ceramic. Also in white ceramic we have hanging baskets, and small heart-shaped boxes at $3.59. Speaking of hearts we have another Valentine s Day gift suggestion for you. We have received recently a selection of Isobel Turner s tiny trinket boxes which have many uses. The brass fittings for these boxes are imported from England and Mrs. Turner completes the tops with her Needle Art - a stitch similar to crewel only worked with very fine threads in beautiful floral motifstruly miniature works of art and lovely gifts from $14.95 to $25.00.
Because of the many requests for the Itty Bitty Book Light we have ordered another shipment which should be in any day. Snippy Tips which was delayed because of a printing problem is now in stock and we apologize to all of you who have travelled in to purchase this informative little pamphlet. Also, we have received another shipment of the 1984 Canadian Gardening Calendar by Barbara Pratt and because of its late arrival have reduced the price to $3.50.
We have just received a new shipment of very reasonably priced containers for flower arranging including several suitable for Ikebana.
Our talented and hard working ladies in the Winter Bouquet Workshop keep us supplied with beautiful silk and dried flower arrangements for your homes and cottages as well as a new and delightful selection of smaller Spring arrangements from $10.00$15.00 suitable for gifts. Please keep these in mind when looking for a gift for a hospital patient as these smaller arrangements are perfect gifts for a bedside table and a gift one can take home from the hospital. Incidentally, the ladies in the Workshop will be happy to take your custom order any Monday or Tuesday before 2:00 p.m. and we suggest you bring in table measurements and colour swatches to assist them with their designing.
In our gardening department we have recently received Acid.Gro, 250 g. for $2.95 - great for Evergreens, Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons and many Also for the first time we have two different kinds of Jobe s Plant Food Spikes at $1.09. One is for foliage house plants and the other This is a new improved formula - greenhouse tested, and very easy to use no mess. this week, received new stock of sprayers, two sizes $2.69 and $2.99 which are very useful indoors other plants. for flowering house plants.
We have, and out.
As the weather improves we look forward to seeing more of you here in our beautiful Centre.
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Knowledgeable staff
Re-open APRIL 14, 1984
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
Garden History In Southern Ont
The one day conference, sponsored by Humber Arboretum will take place at the Old Mill Toronto MAR 30, 1984
Themes and speakers are as follows:
1) The Kingsway Garden Suburb and 0Old Mill Grounds, Mr. R. Fischer;
2) Changing Cultural Landscape, Mr. O. Scott;
3) Early Gardens, Ms. H. Skinner;
4) History of Nurseries, Ms. P. Crawford; and
5) Case study - The Ivy Garden, Mr. M. Leonard.
For information contact: Art Coles Humber Arboretum 675-3111 (ext. 445)
Ikenobo Ikebana Society
Toronto Chapter 21st Annual Flower Show on MARCH 25th, 1984 1-6pm.
at The Civic Garden Centre HANA NIWA YUME GA ARU In Every Flower There is a Dream
Containers made by Potters For Japanese Flower Arranging
Demonstrations by Chapter Members
TEA ROOM AVAILABLE
TICKETS $2.50 may be purchased at the door
Where Great Gardens
At your closest Sheridan Garden Centre you will find the finest selection of nur- sery stock in Canada, including more than 750 varieties of plants and trees grown on Sheridan s own farms.
MISSISSAUGA NORTH-CENTRAL 606 Southdown Rd,, 2827 Yonge St., Mississauga L5J) 2Y4 Toronto MA4N 2J4
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And Sheridan's nursery stock is guaranteed for one full year.
At Sheridan Garden Centres you will also find qualified nurserymen who will be pleased to help you in any way they can.
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by Judy Boon of the Trellis Shop
The Armchair Book Of Thé Garden
by Dr. D. G. Hessayon
This book is quite unlike any other garden book. It is quite simply, a treasure, a wonderful collection of topics which include surprising tales of yesterday. The author sets out to entertain rather than instruct and succeeds in his intention. This book is also a summary of garden and gardening knowledge and the section headings clue prospective readers in to the contents. The This and That Section is a wonderful Pot-Pourri of information from Quizzes and Super fold-out Panoramic colour pages to practical features like Be your Own Garden Lawyer and The Way to Protect Your House Foundations . Other sections include People; Plants; Gardens; Looking Back; Wildlife in the Garden; How to make....and so on. All of which make very interesting and enjoyable reading.
Available in the Gift Shop, hard cover $19.95.
IKEBANA
by Takashi Sawano
The intention of this book is to introduce you to Ikebana or Japanese flower arranging. How it is a meeting form of artistic decoration, unique in styling and design, which has a touch of spiritual tone. Three dimensions are used in Ikebana, length, breadth and depth, you learn not to overcrowd your arrangement, but to take away rather than adding to give more expression.
There are chapters on Ikebana heritage dating back to the 7th Century. The proper equipment required such as tools, containers, etc. Basic arrangements and how to make the most of the flowers, leaves and branches and the art of shaping them upright and /or slanted. It is very well illustrated with many black and white sketches to examine and coloured Photographs showing the finished product.
Available in the Gift Shop, hard cover $22.95.
How To Grow Almost Everything
by Stanley Schuler
A superb reference handbook for amateur and professional gardener alike. This informative book includes a detailed and complete A Z guide to planting, growing and maintaining plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs.
How to Grow Everything concludes with a section on gardening problems such as How to improve Soil, How to Propagate Plants, How to grow Flowers and Vegetables from seed and much more!
Available in the Gift Shop, hard cover $9.95 paper back $6.95.
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As a Civic Garden Centre member, you enjoy free borrowing privileges from our Horticultural Library s over 5,000 gardening books. On regular priced merchandise over $2.00 you save 10% in the Garden Gift and Book Shop.. You enroll in special horticultural and flower arranging classes. Trellis newsletter will be mailed to your home ten times per year.
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