TRELLIS
The Third Great Gardening Conference
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Vol. 16, No. 8
EDITOR: Iris Hossé Phillips
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Registered charity number 0228114-56
TRELLIS is published ten times a year as a members newsletter by the CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, North York, Ont. M3C 1P2. Tel. No.: (416) 445-1552. Manuscripts submitted on a voluntary basis are gratefully received. No remuneration is possible.
Lead time for inclusion of articles and advertising material is six weeks: manuscripts and material must be received by the 15th of the month to insure publication. For example, material received by October 15 will be included in the December issue of Trellis.Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East. It is a non-profit, volunteer-based gardening, floral arts, and horticultural information organization with open membership.
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SUMMER OPERATING HOURS
The Civic Garden Centre is open from April 1st to October 31st.
Weekdays: 9:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Weekends: Noon to 5 p.m.
WINTER OPERATING HOURS
The Civic Garden Centre is open from November 1st to March 31st.
Weekdays: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Weekends & Holidays: Noon - 4:00 p.m.
When my family goes on holiday, we always plan to visit gardens, horticultural centres, and arboretums. This summer, as in the past six summers, we spent four weeks on Cape Cod and toured two very different and interesting sites.
Our first visit was to the Memorial Gardens of St. Mary s Episcopal Church in Barnstable which has one of the largest church gardens on the Cape. The English-Style garden was started by the Reverand Robert Wood Nicholson, the rector from 1946-60. The 2-acre garden features a natural stream with appropriate flowers and vegetation, a large wildflower meadow, an annual garden, a herb garden, and a perennial garden which keeps the church supplied with seasonal flowers and greenery. The garden is maintained by a dedicated staff of volunteers.
The second garden we visited is part of the New Alchemy Institute in Hatchville. The Institute was founded in 1969 to address environmental problems and is a non-profit organization. The current focus is landscape design, organic market gardening, greenhouse horticulture, composting, and integrated pest management. The site covers 12 acres and a walking tour includes: a market garden that supplies the institute s farm stand; theme gardens featuring herbs, native plants, children s garden, bee garden, butterfly garden; a composting greenhouse; and a solar heated greenhouse that produces pesticide-free food all year. At the Institute, as at our own Centre, volunteers provide an invaluable service in working towards the common goal.
This month s Trellis includes information on our Fall Courses, Garden Mum Sale, and the Third Great Gardening Conference.
Welcome back to a busy and productive year at the Centre.
i S o, Al MEMBERS PROGRAMME
Perennial Gardens of Larkwhistle
Iris Phillips
Reflections on the Butterfly
by Anne Marie Van Nest
Butterflies have always held a special place in my box of childhood memories. Growing up in a small town in southern Ontario often meant lots of time to wander by myself and to explore plenty of abandoned fields. The treasures found during a morning s wandering would often include shiny rocks, a bouquet of weeds, and a weathered tree branch. The rocks went into my collection box in the bottom of the closet. The bouquet went to mom along with any insect hitchhikers. The tree branch was stashed in the garage for a future school project. On very special days | would find Monarch caterpillars on milkweek plants (Asclepia syriaca). The black and yellow larvae were easy to notice feeding on milkweed, their favourite food. One sure sign that summer was on the way was the appearance of the Monarch butterfly returning from its migration to the south. Sometimes, | would be lucky enough to find other caterpillars and butterflies. The Eastern Black Swallowtail larvae often was found on Queen Anne s Lace plants (Daucus carota). The Mourning Cloak larvae could be found on Willows (Salix sp). One summer | found a moth lying in the driveway at the front of the house. It was not hard to identify as a Cecropia Moth, since there are not many moths in Ontario that have a wingspan of over five inches. It was a beautiful moth with dark brown wings having rust and white accents, and had hairy rust-coloured body and large, dark-brown furry antennae. The moth proceeded to lay a number of eggs and then died. Knowing that | could not properly care for the caterpillars if they hatched | moved the eggs to a secluded area by the backyard lilac (supposedly a favourite food of the larvae) and hoped they would hatch. Unfortunately, | never saw any of the five inch green caterpillars chewing on the shrubbery.
| did not realize, at that age, that caterpillars and butterflies had such a fondness for specific plants. It is only recently that | began to wonder what will happen to the Monarch butterfly if all the milkweed plants are gone. Many of the fields back home are filled with housing developments and the roadsides are often sprayed to get rid of weeds.
It is time to start welcoming butterflies back to our gardens by planting a few of their favourite larvae food and nectar plants. Most butterfly caterpillars are too small or too few to do any significant damage to the garden. A couple of exceptions are the cabbage worm which is a problem with cruciferae vegetables, and the Eastern Black Swallowtail, which will feed voraciously on umbelliferae plants such as parsely, carrots and dill.
A butterfly garden should be filled with sunshine, have sheltered areas, and have muddy puddles as a source of water for them to drink. Caterpillars, butterflies and moths have many enemies in the garden. If you want to encourage them in your garden, pesticides will have to be reduced. Birds are also enemies of caterpillars and butterflies. Even though butterflies and caterpillars are masters of camouflage, a butterfly garden is not compatible with a garden filled with birds.
Where to begin creating a butterfly garden? The first step is to choose which species of butterfly you wish to attract to the garden. Since butterfly larvae and adults are very choosy about their food, it is essential that the appropriate plants be planted in sheltered, sunny areas throughout the garden. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar eats the foliage of cherry trees (Prunus sp), poplar (Populus sp), ash (Fraxinus sp), or tulip trees (Liriodendron
tulipifera). The Red Admiral caterpillar prefers the leaves of hops (Humulus) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica).
The adult butterflies (@and moths) are not quite as particular. Many butterflies detect their nectar sources by using their ability to see ultraviolet light. These appear as various shaped dark centres in some flowers. Other butterflies can see the infrared wavelengths and frequent the red flowers.
The shape of a flower also is important to the butterflies. If it has a convenient platform to stand on and has tubular shaped flowers, it will be visited more often than a double blossom that hangs down. Many fragrant flowers such as lilacs (Syringa sp.), viburnums (Viburnum sp.), lavender (Lavandula sp.), sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) or heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) attract many winged friends. A successful butterfly garden has a combination of native and cultivated flowers which bloom at various times throughout the season. Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) and lantana (Lantana camara) are favourites. Other good choices are daisies, asters, lobelia, verbena, phlox, scabiosa, yarrow, candytuft, showy stonecrop and coreopsis.
Bees, butterflies and moths play such an important role in the life of the garden, fertilizing the plants and adding another kind of colour and interest, that we should do all we can to provide the tiny creatures with the food and habitat they need . ( The Scented Garden by Rosemary Verey.)
T TORONTO POTTERS CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE
Fri. Nov. 10 5-9 Sat. Nov. 11 10-6 Sun. Nov 12 10-4
Cwvic Garden Centre in_the Studio Rooms.
Admission is free.
Anne Marie Van Nest is the Centre s horticulturalist.
TORONTO CHAPTER 208
9th ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW October 28th & 29th
Poetry and Flowers
Demonstrations Daily
Tea Room
Containers, etc.
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
445-1552
Admission $5
FRIENDSHIP THROUGH FLLOWERS
Conference Attracts World-Wide Gardening Enthusiasts
The Third Great Gardening Conference will be held at The Civic Garden Centre in Toronto on October 14 and 15th. Outstanding gardeners and garden writers from Canada, the United States and England will discuss Great Private Gardens, ranging from formal gardens to gardens where the concern for growing rare and difficult plants dominates. Three Canadian gardens from Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia; gardens from California and Massachusetts and two gardens from the south of England will be featured throughout the two days.
The speakers include such notable gardening names as Christopher Lloyd, Beth Chatto, Frances Cabot, Geoffrey Charlesworth, Norman Singer, Pamela Harper, Allen Paterson and David Tarrant. Not all speakers will focus on their own gardens. Pamela Harper will discuss Harland Hand' s garden at El Cerrito, California, Allen Paterson s lecture will be based on Mrs. Clair Stewart s Ontario garden, and Barbara Durrant s Vancouver garden will be described by David Tarrant.
Dinner on Friday, October 13th will be catered by one of Toronto s leading caterers at The Civic Garden Centre. The dinner on Saturday, October 14th will be at the Inn on the Park. This is a good opportunity to get together with other delegates in an informal manner; have some fun while sharing your common interest in gardening; and show off your Centre to out-of-town guests as part of their orientation. Many will be impressed with the facility, the programmes, and our growing prominence in the city of Toronto. Pierre Bourque, Director of the Montreal Botanic Garden, will be the speaker on Friday evening. On Saturday evening, Patricia Thorpe will take a light hearted look at Visiting and Being Visited: Some Words of Warning for the Great Private Gardeners .
The weekend provides an opportunity for everyone who loves gardening to hear how leading experts have developed and created some of the world s most magnificent gardens and to share this experience with others who have similar interests. Don't miss it register now!
PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE THIRD GREAT GARDENING CONFERNECE
| will attend lunch on the 14th . . and/or the 15th . of October 1989. The costis included in the registration fee.
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THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
presents the Seventh Annual Edwards Foundation Lecture
"Ireland's Heritage of BeautyGardens and Garden Flowers'"
an illustrated talk by
Dr. Charles Nelson Curator
of
The National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin, Dublin
Everyone is welcome to attend on Tuesday, November 7, 1989 at 7:30 p.m.
We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary at a party immediately following the lecture
Locatedin EdwardsGardens
777 Lawrence Ave. East, North York, Ont. M3C 1P2, Telephone (416) 445-1552
A NEW LOOK AND A NEW NAME FOR CORNUCOPIA
We've had a face lift and in the process changed our name from Cornucopia to MISTELTOE MAGIC for our show and sale at the Civic Garden Centre on November 2, 3 and 4th!
With the new name, we hope to appeal to Christmas shoppers and provide them not only with an exciting selection of gifts but also decorating ideas, plants, dried flower materials, wreaths, and all the ingredients to help them launch the season with a flourish. We're sure that Mistletoe Magic will give everyone a good head start on the season. We have asked many of the crafters to provide items that are appropriate for Christmas.
The building will have a new layout for exhibitors, thanks to Ryerson School of Design and will be decorated throughout with a Christmas theme. This will put everyone in a festive mood and eager to tackle their Christmas shopping list. We ve been out searching for new exhibitors to help give a fresh new look to the event. You will be seeing our brand new flyers and posters which will help sharpen our image. We're not all new. Some of the best crafters have been invited to join us again; we will still have the silent auction of small Christmas trees decorated by the groups; a raffle with a very different prize list; dried flower arrangements and other exquisite items available in The Flowery; our ever-popular volunteer craft boutigue; a tea room with tempting refreshments; and the Milne House area with its profusion of dried flowers and statice, homebaking and demonstrations.
As a special Christmas present to our members, we are offering a coupon worth $1 off the admission price. Watch next month s Trellis and clip your coupon. We hope that you will take advantage of this offer personally and encourage your friends to visit us as well. Don t forget, this is a fundraising event for the Civic Garden Centre.
Mark these dates on your calendar.
Thursday, Nov. 2 - 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4th - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission $3
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A Walk In The Park
by Jean Petropoulos Tour Guide
The three-year-old programme, A Walk in the Park which was initiated by Anne Marie Van Nest is alive and well. Eighteen members of the Civic Garden Centre attended extensive training sessions to prepare for their role as tour guides under the direction of Helen Craig.
The free tours take place Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. from May 1st to September 30th. A Walk In The Park is approximately an hour in length and starts in the lobby of the Civic Garden Centre. The walks are designed for tourists, family visitors, and local residents who wish to enjoy the rare trees, flowers and shrubs in the park, obtain information about the area, and learn about the history of Edwards Gardens and the Civic Garden Centre.
eI Detter Gnomes and Gardens
including 34 out-of-town visitors.
Group tours are offered for a modest fee Introducingthe gnomesfrom Gormley and can be booked by phoning HelenCraig Knoll. Each character sculpted in at 445-1552, Monday to Erlday. The nine charming defail, cast in ciment fondu, group tours who have enjoyed gardens sioned, numbered and handpainted in include: enchanting colours. Capture the spirit ol an English cottage garden. Send $1 3 school classes; - § Y for our colour brochure.
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A visitor from South Africa rated Edwards ary Gardens as one of the best parks he has visited in his world travels. Sometimes g ; e strangers point out the gems we have in our FSheEMPIRE GNOMEMfsCo own backyard. Why don t you join us! Box 453, Gormley, Ontario LOG 1HO Canada
FALL 1989 WORKSHOPS/COURSES ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Please use the form provided and mail proper remittance. Classes are limited, bookings are made as received with fee. Fees are not refundable after registration deadline.
FACTS ABOUT COURSE REGISTRATION
PROCEDURE: To assess beforehand whether a given lecture or course will be economically feasible, we must have advance registration for most events involving an admission charge. Participants will be registered on a first come, first served basis, only on receipt of the requisite fee. Registration can be accomplished only by delivery of fees and registration forms by mail or in person prior to the registration deadline. Visa or MasterCharge will be accepted.
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS; Anyone may withdraw registration and receive a full refund up to the registration deadline. Thereafter, a requested refund will be made only if there is a waiting list and the registration can be transferred to another person. There can be no refund after a course has begun.
Should a course be cancelled, registrants will be notified by telephone and refunds issued. It is therefore vital that you supply a 'phone number where you can be reached, directly or by message between 9am and 5 pm during the week. Following registration deadline, we cannot accept responsibility for inconvenience caused for those who cannot be contacted.
THESE ARE GENERAL INTEREST, NON-COMMERCIAL COURSES
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FALL 1989 COURSES
THE ART OF SILK FLOWERS 40107
Registration deadline: September 7, 1989
Fee: $50:00 members, $60:00 non-members
Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
6 week course on Mondays, September 11, 18, 25 October 2, 16,23
Instructor: Jean Hewitt
Japanese silk flower making. Some of the flowers that you will make are Roses, Iris, Daisies, Poppies, Trilliums, Hibiscus, Poinsettias, Holly, Eucalyptus, as well as filler flowers. Please bring to your first class, scissors, cutters, ruler, face cloth, notebook and pencil. Kits will be available between $3.00 and $6.00
CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING 4057
Registration deadline: September 8,1989
Fee: $80.00 members, $90.00 non members
Time: Beginners 1:30-3:30 Intermediate 2:30-4:30
8 week course on Mondays,September 11,18, October 2, 16, 23, 30, November 13, 20
Insructor: Moira Mudie
Materials are available at the first class for a nominal fee. Please bring a container for brushes and a large newsprint pad. For information please call Moira Mudie 222 - 1527.
CALLIGRAPHY 40103
Registration deadline: September 8, 1989
Fee: $40.00 members, $50.00 non-members
Time: 1:15-3:15pm
6 week course on Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17
Instructor: Margaret Challenger
Calligraphy for beginners and those who have some previous knowledge. The script to be taught is Running Book Hand, a modern round-hand, similar to "Foundational script but less formal. The text is Charles Pearce's book "The Little Manual of Calligraphy obtainable from the teacher. Some layout projects will be covered. Tools: Osmiroid basic pen set or other broad nib pens, Skrip black ink, quad pad ruled 5 squares to the inch and plain white paper, pencil, fine liner marker and a ruler. (Please bring to first class). For further information call Margaret Challenger at 431 - 2326.
INTRODUCTORY WATERCOLOURS 4052
Registration deadline: September 7, 1989
Fee: $68.00 members, $78.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
8 week course on Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, November 7
Instructor: Lynda Bryden
Learn the skills of wash, dry brush, wet on wet glazing and textures as well as the fundamental elements of composition, design and colour theory. Students can work at their own level using still life and flowers as subject matter. Supply list will be provided at the first class. Please bring a sketch book, pencil and your lunch.
BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING 4045A
Registration deadline: September 11, 1989
Fee: $45.00 members, $55.00 non-members
6 week course on Wednesdays, September 13,20,27, October 4,11,18
Instructor: BettyEwens 9:45 am MaryLinney 7:30 pm
Fulfill your artistic needs by taking this comprehensive course. The emphasis is on plants both cultivated and wild, useful for flower arranging as well as for drying or preserving for future use. The first session is a lecture and demonstration by Betty Ewens (at 9:45am & 7:30pm) showing the principles of flower arranging - please bring a notebook and pencil. Subsequent sessions are practical work.Suggestions of the type of plant material that you should bring will be made atthe first session.Supplies are available at the Trellis Shop.
PRESERVING OUR HORTICULTURAL HERITAGE 4034
Registration deadline: September 11, 1989
Fee: $32.00 members, $42.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
4 week course on Thursdays, September 14, 21, 28, October 5
Instructor: HeatherApple
We have received a rich horticultural heritage from our ancestors - vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs which are tasty, beautiful and resistant to diseases and pests. Yet every year, hundreds of these old varieties are lost to us forever. This course will show ways that you can help preserve and enjoy this heritage. Topics will include creating a heritage garden, growing heirloom varieties, saving your own seeds, and serving a heritage dinner. All topics will be illustrated with slides and garden produce grown as part of the Heritage Seed Program. Leaflets are available, cost extra.
PRESSED FLOWER WORKSHOP 4036
Registration deadline: September 11, 1989
Fee: 22.00 members, $32.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-Noon
2 week course on Thursdays, September 14, 21
Instructor: Betty Greenacre
This course will include what to plant and will introduce you to the art of flower pressing. Kits will be available at a small cost. Please bring white glue and tweezers.
BIRDS AND BEES AND BUTTERFLIES 40115
Registration deadline: September 15, 1989
Fee: $35.00 members, $45.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
6 week course on Wednesdays, September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25
Instructors: Dorcas & Alan Turney
Spend six evenings with Dorcas and Alan Turney learning about and discussing our natural environment. These evenings will be filled with pictures and conversation of birds, butterflies, insects and other wonders of nature in our beautiful Ontario.
CONTINUING WATERCOLOURS 40104B
Registration deadline: September 18, 1989
Fee: $68.00 Members, $78.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
8 week course on Thursdays, September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 9, 16
Instructor: Barbara Pinkham
An ongoing class for those with some previous watercolour experience. Course will follow a realistic approach based on still life and plant material. Continuing emphasis on colour, theory, composition and design. Individual development will be encouraged. Please bring your watercolour supplies and enjoy.
BONSAI FOR BEGINNERS 4037
Registration deadline: September 8,1989
Fee: $46.00 members, $56.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: David Rowe
4 week course (plus field trip) on Wednesdays, September13,20,27,0ctober 4
This course covers Bonsai history and styles, sources of trees and containers. Detailed instruction for creative displaying and maintaining of your Bonsai. Sessions will include a field trip ( on Saturday September 23 ) to a nursery to purchase an appropriate plant. Please bring a notebook, pencil and $3.00 for supplies.
ART STUDIO 40106
Registration deadline: September 19, 1989
Fee: $38.00 members, $48.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
6 week course on Fridays, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27
Join other artists to practise or confer, without the assistance of an instructor. Bring your art supplies and enjoy.
RUG HOOKING 4055
Registration deadline: September 19, 1989
Fee: $50.00 members, $60.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
8 week course on Fridays, September 22, 29, October 6, 20, 27, November 10, 17, 24
Instructors: Clarke Sherbo & Awdrey Clark
Beginners: Please bring scissors and your lunch. Supplies are available at the class, cost extra. Advanced: Please call Clarke Sherbo 782 3-178 regarding patterns.
LET'S TALK BULBS 40118
Registration deadline: September 21,1989
Fee: $40.00 members, $50.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
4 week courseon Mondays, September 25,0ctober 2, 16, 23
Instructor: Gordon Wick
Slides and visual materials enhance this comprehensive course which takes you through forcing bulbs, minor and early flowering bulbs, mid and late flowering bulbs as well as alternate bulbous plants such as Amarylis. Each session will include a question and answer period.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 4039
Registration deadline: September 25, 1989
Fee: $15.00 members, $25.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: Betty Greenacre
1 day course on Thursday, September 28
Improve your photoghraphs of garden and wild flowers. Learn how to deal with light, focus and backgrounds. Demonstration of equipment. Instructional slide show takes you through the seasons of flowers, fungi and moving water in habitat and close-up.
NEW GARDENS FOR OLD 4050
Registration deadline: September 28, 1989
Fee: $32.00 members, $42.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Instructor: Marion Jarvie
4 week course on Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24
Enhance existing planting with the use of distinctive plant material. Learn how to create artistic forms through pruning and shaping. Emphasis will be given to "newer" garden perennials and to colour through the seasons. With your new- found knowledge of special gardening techniques you will be able to bring orderfrom chaos.
PERENNIALS FOR ONTARIO GARDENS 4049
Registration deadline: October 2, 1989
Fee: $63.00 members, $73.00 non-members
Time: 8:00-10:00pm
8 week course on Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 9, 16, 23, 30
Instructor: Keith Squires
Each student will need a copy of "Canadian Garden Perennials" or "The Harrowsmith Perennial Garden". These can be purchased at the Trellis Shop, 9:30am-5:00pm weekdays, 12 noon to 5:00pm weekends and holidays.
BEGINNERS INDOOR PLANT GROWING 40105
Registration deadline: October 12, 1989
Fee: $40.00 members, $50.00 non-members
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
6 week course on Mondays, October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
Instructor: HennyMarkus
This course will teach you all you need to know in order to have a beautiful indoor garden. One session will include how to make a dish garden or a terrarium.( What a great Christmas gift. Remaining sessions will cover pests, diseases soil preparation and more.
GROWING ORCHIDS AT HOME 40108
Registration deadline: October 18, 1989
Fee: $15.00 members, $25.00 non-members
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
1 day course on Sunday, October 22
Instructor: Gerda Ferrington
This introduction to growing orchids at home will include a slide presentation on the mediums in which orchids can be successfully grown and which orchids are best suited for house culture. Growing orchids will be easierthan you think.
MAKING MASS FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS 40117
Registration deadline: October 24, 1989
Fee: $17.00 members, $27.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
1 day course on Friday, October 27
Instructor: MaryLinney
These mass arrangements would be suitable for use in your church, for shows or in large rooms. Please bring: A large vase, (or one similarto the ones used in your church), some cedar boughs and sufficient plant material to make a mass arrangement. Oasis and mechanics are available in the Trellis Shop. This course will incorporate the use of some silk flowers.
CONTINUING TO GROW ORCHIDS AT HOME 40116
Registration deadline: October 18, 1989
Fee: $15 members, $25.00 non-members
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
1 day course on Sunday, October 29
Instructor: Gerda Ferrington
Now that you have started growing orchids, try for a few challenges. Learn how to control pests and how to increase the number of plants you have by division.
BASIC SOGETSU 40100
Registration deadline: October 25, 1989
Fee: $45.00 members, $55.00 non-members
Time: 10:00am-noon
Instructor: Greg Williams
6 week course on Mondays, October 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27, December4
A modern Japanese school of lkebana flower arranging which is well known for its dramatic, free style design.
INTERMEDIATE SOGETSU 40102
Registration deadline: October 25, 1989
Fee: $45.00 members, $55.00 non-members
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Instructor: Greg Williams
6 week course on Mondays, October 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4
A continuation of the basic course
NOTE: If you are interested in a Gentleman's Sogetsu class, please call 445-1552 and leave your name and number and choice of weekend or weekday.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS 40112
Registration deadline: November 4, 1989
Fee: $20.00 members, $35.00 non-members
Instructor: Anne Wilson Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
This one day workshop on November 7 , will include making Christmas corsages from small cones as well as showing you how to add fun to your Christmas table.
DESIGN WITH A DIFFERENCE 4035
Registration deadline: November 3, 1989
Fee: $20.00 members, $30.00 non-members
Instructor: Ella Irving Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
1 day course on Wednesday, Nov 8. An introduction to paralle systems, new convention, vegetative and curvilinear designs. All mechanics and containers can be purchased at the Trellis Shop. Please bring a good selection of live material, flowers and foliage.
WREATHS ARE FOR ALL SEASONS 40110
Registration deadline: October 16, 1989
Fee: $35.00 members, $45.00 non-members
Instructor: Janice Gibbins Time: 10:00 am-noon
1 day workshop on Wednesday November 15. Using dried materials, you will produce your own wreath at this hands-on workshop, suitable for every day, including Christmas. The cost of materials is included in your registration fee, just bring your pruners and an apron. Please note: In order to ensure sufficient materials, we must have your registration by October 16.
From the Library
by Pamela MacKenzie
The Practical Gardener: a guide to breaking The Garden Floor: the design and new ground, by Roger B. Swain. Boston, maintenance of lawns and their Little, Brown, 1989. alternatives, by Peter McHoy. Toronto, Roger Swain' s regular contributions to McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1989. Horticulture magazine are collected to form The garden floor is seen as a background a very readable, practical and enjoyable for the display of ornamental plants book for the novice and the experienced deserving of more attention than it usually gardener alike. gets. Peter McHoy discusses design, lawns, paving and hard surfaces, and The Garden Primer, by Barbara Damrosch. ground cover. New York, Workman, 1988.
This book is intended for the beginner, and contains all the basic information in seventeen comprehensive chapters. The emphasis is on vegetable and fruit culture; the illustrations are particulary attractive.
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CREATIVE LANDSCAPE BEGINS WITH A PLAN... AND JUST KEEPS GROWING!
Have your planting plan prepared by a professional landscape consultant who will visit your home. The Landscape Consultant will listen to your landscape ideas easy to follow.
This service is available for only $50 per front and back yard ($100 for both) within our designated area. Fee is refundable with purchase of Weall and Cullen nursery plants valued at $400 or more ($100 refunded with a minimum $800 plant purchase). Ask at your nearest Weall and Cullen location for more details.
7 locations to serve you #8 opening in Etobicoke in May.
Coming Events at the Centre
Many society meetings are open to Civic Garden Centre members.
Men's Garden Club
Toronto Gesneriad Society - General Meeting
Art Exhibit: A Toast to Nature by Grace Cowling
Southern Ontario Orchid Society - General Meeting
Ontario Rock Garden Society - General Meeting
Grafting workshop and slide presentation on the flowers of Crete, followed by a Plant Sale
THE ART OF SILK FLOWERS, - 6 weeks
Registration deadline Sept. 7
Members $50.00 Non-Members $60.00
Toronto Bonsai Society - General Meeting
CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING,
Registration deadline Sept. 8 - 8 weeks
INTRODUCTORY WATERCOLOURS,
Registration deadline Sept. 7 - 8 weeks
Members $68.00 Non-Members $78.00
CALLIGRAPHY, Registration deadline Sept. 8
Members $40.00 Non-Members $50.00 - 6 weeks
North Toronto Horticultural Society - Meeting
Marion Jarvie Unusual Hardy Perennials BONSAI FOR BEGINNERS - 4 weeks
Registration deadline Sept. 8
Garden Therapy
BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING COURSE,
Registration deadline Sept. 8 - 6 weeks
Members $45.00 Non-Members $55.00
PRESERVING & ENJOYING OUR HORTICULTURAL HERITAGE - 4 weeks
Registration deadline Sept. 11
Members $32.00 Non-Members $42.00
PRESSED FLOWER WORKSHOP, - 2 weeks
Registration deadline Sept. 11
Members $22.00 Non-Members $32.00
Canadian Wildflower Society Meeting
Geranium & Pelargonium Society of Ontario Show
Rhododendron Society of Canada - Meeting
York Rose & Garden Society Show
Mycological Society of Toronto - Fungi Fair
Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club
BIRDS AND BEES AND BUTTERFLIES,
Registration deadline Sept. 15 - 6 weeks
Members $35.00 Non-Members $45.00
CONTINUING WATERCOLOURS,
Registration deadline Sept. 18 - 8 weeks
Members $68.00 Non-members $78.00
9:30 - 5 pm
pm 1:30 pm 10am - 1 pm 7-11pm 10 am - 2 pm 1:15-3:15 pm 8 pm 7:30 pm 12:30 pm 9:45 am and 7:30 pm 7:30 - 9:30 pm
AT THE CENTRE e AT THE CENTRE
RUG HOOKING Registration deadline Sept. 19
Members $50.00 Non-Members $60.00 - 8 weeks
ART STUDIO, Registration deadline Sept. 19
Members $38.00 Non-Members $48.00 - 6 weeks
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
GARDEN MUM SALE - Members
Pre-order pick-up
Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society Early Show - last year
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
GARDEN MUM SALE - Public
Ikenobo lkebana Society Workshop
Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society Early Show
Canadian Rose Society Meeting
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
GARDEN MUM SALE - Public
Let s Talk Bulbs
Registration deadline Sept. 21 - 4 weeks
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE MEMBERS PROGRAMME
Patrick Lima The Perennials of Larkwhistle
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP,
Registration deadline Sept. 25 - 1 evening
Members $15.00 Non-Members $25.00
Royal Botanical Gardens Workshop The Vital Volunteer
Toronto Gesneriad Society General Meeting
Toronto African Violet Society Open House
Southern Ontario Orchid Society General Meeting
Men's Garden Club
NEW GARDENS FOR OLD - 4 weeks
Registration deadline Sept. 28
Members $32.00 Non-Members $42.00
PERENNIALS FOR ONTARIO GARDENS - 8 weeks
Registration deadline Oct. 2
Members $63.00 Non-Members $73.00
Garden Therapy
Toronto Bonsai Society General Meeting
North Toronto Horticultural Society
General Meeting
Ikebana International Meeting
THE THIRD GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE
Pre registration required
Opening Dinner $35.00 Pierre Bourque
14 & 15 The THIRD GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE 9:30 am
Pre registration required
Members $100.00 Non-Members $125.00 14 THE THIRD GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE 6:30pm
Registration deadline Oct. 12
Members
Registration deadline Oct. 18
Registration deadline Oct. 24
Members $17.00 Non-members $27.00
28, 29 Canadian Chrysanthenum and Dahlia Society Late Show 28, 29 |kebana International Show 29
Registration deadline Oct. 18 - 1 day Members $15.00 Non-members $25.00
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Mycological Society of Toronto succeeds in obtaining mushroom postage stamps
by Catherine M. Smitka
On August 4, 1989 Canada Post Corporation issued a series of four postage stamps depicting mushrooms. The selections are Clavulinopsis fusiformis, Morchella esculenta, Boletus mirabilis and Cantharellus cinnabarinus. The four mushrooms are native to Canada. The artistic presentation of the series was prepared by Mr. Ernst Roch of Montreal, who has also portrayed prior issues of Christmas icons stamps. The stamps will commemorate the 40th American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) meeting in Toronto and recognition of mycology in Canada.
How do Canadian stamps come into existence? Canada Post Corporation selects 12-15 topics a year for issue of stamps under the commemorative stamp program. |deas and requests for potential issues need to be made well in advance and conform to the very specific Canada Post Act on Postage Stamp Subjects and Design Regulations. To this end, the Mycological Society of Toronto (MST) has requested a stamp issue for a number of years, the latest being submitted in 1987.
Why request stamps with mycological subjects? The awareness of mycology has increased in Canada in the past few decades. Fungi have played an important role in commerce, industry, agriculture, medicine, research and pharmaceuticals. Of particular importance to Canada was the discovery and development of penicillin, a fungal byproduct whose discovery stimulated worldwide research efforts for other antimicrobial agents. Canadian mycologists have achieved international recognition in fungal taxonomy, physiology, development of specialized mycological techniques for propagation and industrial uses, genetics, molecular biology and pharmaceutical research. Mycological societies have formed across Canada to promote the exchange of information and
gain knowledge in different aspects of the discipline.
In August, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), held its annual meeting for the first time in Toronto. AIBS is an umbrella organization for 15 biological societies which include the Mycological Society of the Americas. The University of Toronto hosted and coordinated this programme. The theme of the meeting was Global change . The participation of approximately 3000 registrants provided a unique opportunity for issue of commemorative stamps.
Many countries have issued stamps in recognition of the importance and use of mushrooms and fungi. Several countries have actually produced a number of sets of stamps. The fungal motif figures predominantly in Asian, European and African philately. Interestingly, Minnesota has adopted the morel as its state mushroom. Mycological postage stamps have never been issued in continental North America. Canada is therefore proud to be first. The official preview of the stamps series was hosted by MST on June 22. 1989 at the Civic Garden Centre and celebrated with representatives of Canada Post Corporation and many guests. Launching of the stamps took place in Toronto as part of the AIBS 40th annual meeting plenary session in August.
The stamp series is a product of collaboration of Canadian Mycological Societies, professional and amateur mycologists from across Canada who supported and lobbied for its creation. We all hope that this 15 million series will be an enjoyable one.
Catherine M. Smitka, M.Sc.,Dip.Bact.,RM(CCM) is the Past President, MST.
Announcement
The Civic Garden Centre is pleased to offer a new category of membership to all Horticultural Societies.
A unique opportunity is now available for your group to become informed of the exciting events that take place at the Civic Garden Centre. Horticultural societies in Ontario are invited to become members of the Civic Garden Centre and receive our newsletter entitled Trellis . Trellis is invaluable for any gardening enthusiast. In addition to listing coming events at the Centre, the newsletter includes gardening and floral book reviews, course and lecture information, and many gardening articles.
This special membership category will allow your group to receive Trellis for a year (ten issues). Send a cheque for $15.00, along with the name of your Secretary (typed on your groups stationary) to the Civic Garden Centre. Your society members need not miss another event!
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GARDEN MUM SALE
September 22nd, 2 - 6 p.m.
PUBLIC SALE
September 23 and 24th noon to 5 p.m.
8 " Fibre Pots $4.50 each
D STARGAZER - Dark lavender D BABY TEARS -small white daisy button
D SUNDORO - Lavender -wine D ENCORE - Pure white decorative. New decorative for '89
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[J GINGER - Two tone bronze [J GOLDMINE - Golden pom pom decorative
D MINNAUTUMN - Red bronz D TARGET - Dark yellow decorative decorative
D BRAVO - Dark red decorative D DEBONAIR - Intense lavender decorative
[J RUBY MOUND - Crimsonted = CAMELOT - Two tone pink pom pom decorative
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* A 10% members' discount will apply to advance orders only - and only if the order is received prior to September 20,1989.
*All varieties are subject to availability.
* Please pay when you collect your order.
Volunteer Corner
by Carolyn Dalgarno Volunteer Co-ordinator
September is always the beginning of everyone s normal schedule for the year. This year, please consider making a commitment to volunteer for half a day a week. When we ask for a commitment, we need a guarantee that, after we take valuable time to train you in the shop, reception, horticultural area, or administration, you will then be available to us for a certain period of time. | hope that some of our members will come forth and become part of the volunteer team that keeps the Civic Garden Centre changing and growing.
We will also need volunteers, on a more causual basis, for special events. At the moment, The Great Gardening Conference on October 14 and 15th needs volunteers and Mistletoe Magic will need many of you to work on Nov. 2, 3 or 4th. This is an exciting year at the Centre. Join us and be part of it.
Please call 445-1552 and tell me how you would like to help.
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Gardening Queries?
Call the Hotline 445-1552 any day between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. to talk to a Civic Garden Centre Master Gardener.
The Master Gardeners can identify insect and disease problems, give concise instructions for gardening techniques, suggest plant choices and offer much more helpful advice.
Give us a call!
ART IN THE LINK
August 22 - Ghada Fasho Sept. 4 Animal Images - Pen * Ink
Sept. 5 - Grace Cowling Sept. 18 Watercolours
Sept. 19 - Kenneth Hill Oct. 9th Uncommon Joy! Artistry of Photographer
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WCivic Garden Centre Executive Committee
President: Dr. Brian Bixley
1st Vice-President: Mrs. Susan Macaulay
2nd Vice-President: Mr. Klaus Bindhardt
Treasurer: Mr. Kenneth H.C. Laundy
Member: Mrs. Anne Bawden
Member: Mrs. Heather MacKinnon
Board of Directors
For 1989: Mrs. Anne Bawden, Mr. Klaus Bindhardt, Dr. Brian Bixley, Mrs. Barbara Brown, Mrs. Eliane Hooft, Mrs. Doreen Martindale, Mrs. Heather MacKinnon, Mrs. Gail Rhynard.
For 1989 and 1990: Mrs. Cicely Bell, Mr. Stuart Gilchrist, Mr. Alan Grieve, Mr. Kenneth H.C. Laundy, Mrs. Susan Macaulay, Mr. Victor Portelli of Metropolitan Toronto Parks, Ms. Laura Rapp.
For 1989, 1990 and 1991: Ms. Georgina Cannon, Mr. William Granger, Mrs. Bayla ross Mrs. Judy Lundy, Mr. Robert Saunders, Mrs. Robin Wilson. y
May we invite you to join us?
The Civic Garden Centre warmly welcomes new members. Join us, and you will make friends who share the same interest in gardening, the floral arts and horticulture that you do. In addition to the many exciting classes, garden shows, speakers, clubs-within-the-Centre, etc., that will be available to you, our membership fee entitles you to the following:
e Annual subscription to members'
e Free borrowing privileges from one of newsletter Canada s largest horticultural libraries
* Discounts on courses, lectures
« Discount on Soil Testing Service and workshops i
« 10% discount on most purchases in
* Free Admission to the the Trellis Shop Members Programmes
« Special local and international
e Access and discounts at special Garden Tours members day plant sales
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