The Newsletter of the Civic Garden Centre in Metropolitan Toronto April, 1992 Volume 19, Number 4
Pansy Sale
April 2 to April 5
Easter Plant Sale
April 9 to April 12
Sale of Annuals
May 13 to 18
Support the Civic Garden Centre
Perennial Sale
May 1to 3
Hanging Basket Sale
May 9 and 10
The Civic Garden Centre is a volunteer-based non-profit organization with open membership, working to foster interest, involvement and education in gardening, horticulture and related artistic, environmental and community issues. Located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue EastinNorth York, the Centre serves members throughoutMetropolitanToronto and across Ontario. The Civic Garden Centre is pleased to rent facilities for meetings, receptions, exhibits and shows. Please contact our rental agent. Registered charity number 0228114-56.
Hours:
Summer (April 1st to October 31st): weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; weekends andholidays noon to 5:00p.m. Winter(November 1st toMarch31st): weekdays 9:30 a.m. to4:00p.m.; weekends and holidays noon to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: All numbers are area code 416.
Main number: 397-1340
Special events: 397-1350
Rentals: 397-1349
Trellis Shop: 397-1357
Course information: 397-1340
Fax: 397-1354
Gardening hotline: 397-1345 (hours: noon to 3:00 p.m.)
Executive committee:
President: Mrs. Susan Macaulay Vice-president and treasurer:
Mr. Peter J. Lewis
Members: Mrs. Cicely Bell, Mrs. Mary Ann Brinckman, Mrs. Bayla Gross, Mr. Kenneth Laundy
Board ofdirectors:
For 1991: Dr. Brian Bixley, Mrs. Georgina Cannon, Mrs Martha Finkelstein, Mr. Bill Granger, Mrs. Bayla Gross, Mr. Kenneth Laundy, Mrs. Ruth MacKneson
For 1991-1992: Mrs. Mary Ann Brinckman, Mrs. LubaHussel, Mrs. Susan Macaulay, Mrs. Robin Wilson
For 1991, 1992, and 1993: Mrs. Cicely Bell, Mrs. Wendy Lawson, Mr. PeterJ. Lewis, Mrs. Mary Mills, Ms. Laura Rapp. Representative of Metropolitan Toronto Parks and Property: Mr. Victor Portelli.
Honorary counsel: Aird and Berlis
CivicGarden Centrestaffmembers: Executivedirector: Mrs.SallySullivan
Accounts: Mrs. Janie Brentnall
Horticulturists:
Mrs. Anne Marie Van Nest
Mrs. Helen Craig
Librarian: Mrs. Pamela MacKenzie
Maintenance supervisor: Mr. Walter Morassutti
Rental agent: Mrs. Betsy Chubb
Secretary: Mrs. Shirley Lyons
Trellis Shop manager: Mrs. Jackie
Brisby
Trellis Shop assistant manager: Mrs. Barbara Stevenson
Volunteer and publicity co-ordinator:
Mrs. Carolyn Dalgarno
Courses: Mrs. Ann Warren
By Iris Phillips
The expanded size of Trellis for the last few months is areflection ofthe increasing number of speakers, special events, programs and sales that are offered by the Centre.
Asusual,springisabusytimeforbothgardeners and the Centre. This yearwe again request your surplus plants for our Perennial Sale. Don t forgetus when you are dividing ormoving your plants. Details are on page 12.
New in this issue is the article The Garden in April . We plan to publish a monthly checklist ofgardenactivitiesinfutureissues.Themonthly reminder will benefit both amateur and experienced gardeners.
Thisissuecontainstheorderformforthe Annual Plant Sale. Please take time to peruse it.
Monday - Friday 10 to 6
Saturday - Sunday 10 to 5 (416) 686-2151
Volume 19, Number 4
Editor: Iris Hossé Phillips
Advertising Information: (416) 397-1340
Trellisispublishedtentimesayearas amembers' newsletter by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, North York, Ontario M3C 1P2. Telephone number: (416) 397-1340.
Manuscripts submitted on a voluntary basis are gratefullyreceived.Noremunerationispossible.
Articles, manuscripts and advertising material must be received by the 15th of the month to insure publication six weeks later. Forexample, materialreceivedby October 15 willbeincluded in the December issue of Trellis.
Opinions expressed within Trellis do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
2 Annual meeting: Charles Sauriol, speaker 3 Perennials: The Practical and the Romantic 4 Through the Garden Gate 5 Through the Garden Gate by Night 6 Garden tours Insert: Sale ofannuals 10 sale of perennials 3 Questions and answers
Volunteer corner
18 Registration form
Guest speaker: Charles Sauriol
The annual meeting of The Civic Garden Centre
Tuesday, April 28, 1992
7:30 p.m.
The Civic Garden Centre is pleased to have Charles Sauriol as the speaker for the annual meeting this year. Mr. Sauriol has served the cause of conservation in this city in many capacities: he was a founding member of The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and a former chairman of the Conservation Areas Advisory Board; former executive director of The Nature Conservancy of Canada; co-founder of the Don Valley ConservationAssociation; former administrative director of The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Foundation; and has helped establish conservation education centres in Ontario and Quebec.
[n 1989, Mr. Sauriol was appointed amemberof the Order of Canada. On September 6 of that year, the Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve was created by The Metropolitan Toronto and RegionConservationAuthorityasaspecialtribute to aman who had already received a great many honors. The conservation reserve is located in theeastvalleyoftheDonRiverandencompasses 185 hectares from the forks of the Don to Lawrence Avenue.
Mr.Sauriolwillreviewthepositivedevelopments alongthevalley system in thepastfew years. He will document the slow and steady return ofthis area since Hurricane Hazel took its toll in 1954. His lecture will be illustrated by slides.
Pleasejoin us for this very special evening.
We supplya wide varietyofqualitygrown plantmaterial including trees, evergreens, shrubs, roses, clematis, unusual annuals, tropicals, waterandbogplants, WY natives,ferns, grasses and rare and perennials. Visitourinteresting garden centre where we takepride in ourfriendly service andexpert advice.
Open 7daysa week» Tel: 683-5952
A special afternoon program on perennial gardening
Sunday, April 12
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Members $35 / non-members $45
This afternoon program will explore both the practical considerations and the romantic inspiration necessary in planning a perennial garden. Speakers are Patrick Lima and Anne Milovsoroff, and Master Gardeners will provide demonstrations and information in key areas relevant to perennial plants and answer individual questions.
Registration form on page 18. For complete details on the day s events, see the March Trellis.
Horticulturists;
Brian Holley Ross Hawthorne * Ed Lawrence ® & host Dale Mullins Saturdays at 12:00 noon
Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
InJune, THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE will visit Lawrence Park. In 1907, Wilfred Servington Dinnick purchased two 200-acre lots offarm land to create a subdivision restricted to elegant homes forpeople who wanted to live away fromthe citycentre. Dinnickenvisioned the creation ofa garden suburb ,whichwasapopularBritishplanningconceptatthetime. Inthistypeofdevelopment,houses and gardens were designed to fit harmoniously into their surroundings. Plans for many ofthe houses inLawrenceParkincluded landscapedgardens,formalcourts, croquetlawnsandterraces andsummer houses. Trees for landscaping were made available from a nursery on the property. Today, this area still glistens as ajewel in the crown ofToronto real estate.
This year s tour highlights the talents ofmany ofthe best landscape architects as well as outstanding examplesofgardens that havebeencarefullynurturedtomaturity by theirowners. Youwill see ravine gardens, woodland gardens, perennial gardens, gardens designed to create an illusion of space, a newly-created garden with mature specimen trees adding privacy, a sloping garden with a mature woodland andinteresting shade plant specimens, a wildflowergarden, rock gardens, terracedgardens andgardens with pools and waterfeatures. The MasterGardeners will be present to help you identify plant material and answer your gardening questions.
THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE is a popular event and one you won t want to miss. To make this weekendmore enjoyable foreveryone, we are again limiting ticket sales. Orderyourtickets now to avoid disappointment. To receive your tickets by mail please add $1 as a service charge for handling and mailing. Alternately, you may pick up your tickets at the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Avenue East between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Please rememberyourticket is valid only onthe specifiedday Saturday or Sunday. Tickets are not interchangeable and there are no refunds. The tour will be held rain or shine. This is a fund-raising event for the Civic Garden Centre.
Ticket order form is on page 18.
Thursday, June 11
8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Admission: $27
Last year was the first time the Civic Garden Centre held an evening tour of private gardens. We offered enchantment and magic, and the evening not only lived up to the promise but turned out to be an unforgettable experience.
This year THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE BY NIGHT will visit seven exclusive gardens in the Teddington Park - Riverview area. These gardens have been chosen to show the effective use ofoutdoor lighting. Pools, fountains, terraces, perennials, evergreens and choice plant material are enhanced by carefully placed lighting . The bestfeatures ofeach garden are maximizedby lighting.
Ticketsalesfortheeveningarelimited. Horsd oeuvres will be served during the evening in atleast one ofthe gardens. When you receive your ticket, the map indicates the garden locations. You may visit the gardens in any order you choose. Civic Garden Centre volunteers will be on hand to make you feel welcome.
Ticketorderform is on page 18. To receiveyourticketsby mail,pleaseadd $1 asaservicecharge for handling and mailing.
The evening will be held regardless ofweather conditions. This is a fund-raising event for the Centre and no refunds will be issued.
MARCH 26
MAY 19
MAY 20
1992 - A
Gardens of Sicily, Southern Italy & Keukenhof
Gardens of England, The Chelsea Flower Show & Floriade
Cruise on Royal Cruise Line ' with Len and Connie Cullen (Cullen Country Barns) to the Scandinavian Capitals & Russia with a tour to Floriade in Holland.
SEVERAL TOURS FROM APRIL AUGUST 1992 TO THE AMERIFLORA '92" COLUMBUS OHIO U.S.A.
TheCivicGardenCentreispleasedtooffermembersandtheirfriendstheopportunitytovisitanumber of outstanding Canadian private gardens. Order tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Ourcharteredbuses leave fromtheCivic Garden Centre at 8:45 a.m. and return atapproximately 6:00 p.m. Tours include transportation, lunch and refreshments en route.
Tuesday, June8 Members $63
Non-members $71 (includes admission to the Royal Botanical Gardens)
The Garden of Harvey Sobel
Themeticulouslyplannedformalgardencombineswiththenatural settting. Althoughmodestinscale, the garden includes two courtyards, a gazebo, an antique fountain, statuary, and a pair ofwhimsical terracottabenches. Theharmoniouscombinationofshrubs,flowers andornamentsattesttotheartistic eye of its owner, a talented floral and interior designer. The Sobel garden is featured in the popular book, In a Canadian Garden.
The Garden ofTad and Kay Suzuki
Thisgarden is locatedon HamiltonMountainonone-thirdofan acre andcontainsa 120-footperennial borderwhich includes 150 iris cultivars, andmany varieties oflily and daylily. A wildgarden as well as an acid bed for rhododendrons and Japanese iris add variety to the site.
The Garden ofCharles and Marilyn Sale
Bypopularrequest, we will return toone ofthemostbeautiful private gardens we visitedin 1990. The property of Glenorchy in Oakville includes a 150-year-old home close to Lake Ontario and is resplendent with many tree species of the Carolinian forest, 25 varieties of viburnum, over 100 different cultivars of rhododendrons, perennial borders and rockery. The terrace, pergola and reflecting pool add enchantment.
Royal Botanical Gardens Peonies and Iris in the Laking Gardens
Thekaleidescopeofnearlyone-quartermillionirisbloomsattheheightoftheirseasonisabreathtaking experience. Included among them tall bearded iris is a collection ofDykes Memorial Medal winners whichtracesbreedingtrends since 1927. Otherbeds displaythe one hundredbest andthe American Iris Society Award of Merit winners. Tree peonies, herbaceous peonies and perennials in masterful combinations contribute to this floral spectacle.
Additional outstandingprivate gardens will be visitedon the tour. Lunch: A delicious meal will be served in pleasant surroundings.
Registration form is on page 18.
Tuesday, July 14 Members $63
Non-members $69
Founded in 1793 by United Empire Loyalists, Port Hope has become a favourite setting for film makers. Along the banks of the idyllic Ganaraska River, gracious historic houses reflect different architectural styles: Georgian, Italianate, traditional Ontario cottage and pillared mansion. The downtown core remains one of the best preserved main streets in Canada. Sheltered behind the carefully preservedhomes are lovingly tended gardens which will be opened to receive ourmembers and their guests.
The Garden ofIan and Daphne Angus
Known as Batterwood, this impressive property was the residence of Governor General Vincent Massey. Spectacular cedar hedges serve as strong structures which divide the grounds into garden rooms. The statues, formal rose beds radiating fromthe sundial, perennial borders, vegetable gardens compliment the splendid Georgian-style house which has a view ofa private lake.
The Garden ofDavid and Anita Blackwood
Separated from the street by high cedar hedges, this elegant house is the home to an important Canadianartistandhiswife. Acharmingwaterfallcascadesoverrocksanddescendsintoaponddotted withwaterliliesandwaterhyacinths. EscortedbytheBlackwood sKingCharlesspaniels,visitorspass a rare figurative sculpture by Anthony Caro on the way to the formal garden ofroses and perennials. The garden and studio have an expansive view of Port Hope.
The Garden ofHugh and Sandra Murray
Inside the white picket fence covered with New Dawn roses, the visitor passes through a courtyard featuring an antique cast iron fountain amid ground covers and shrub borders. Beyond, the main garden is flanked by shrub hedges providing a succession ofbloom: yellow forsythia, Persian lilac, andhighbushcranberry. Aswimmingpool iscomplimentedbyperennialbeds, ashadywoodlandbed and two favourite white rugosa rosebushes, fragrant and heavily covered with bloom.
The Garden ofMike and Shirley Harrison
An ardent gardenerfor more than 40 years, Mike Harrison raises from seed over 3,000 plants of450 varieties each year. Grown under lights in his basement, these seedlings are planted into 27 beds and tended without the help of chemical fertilizers or herbicides. This floriferous garden is featured as Garden ofthe Month in the April/May issue ofCanadian Gardening magazine.
Additionalgardens in the area willbe visited on this tour.
Lunch: AdeliciouslunchwillbeservedattheWoodlawnTerraceInn,ahistoricmansionbuiltin 1835. Converted to an inn, it has been restored to its former elegance with crystal chandeliers, antique furniture and mahogany panelling.
No refunds can be given after May 18 (Tour 1) or June 22 (Tour 2).
Registration form is on page 18.
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April marks the start of outdoor activity for many gardeners. First off, comes spring cleanup. Here is a checklist of tasks you might include:
* remove the winter mulch from the beds and put it in the compost; check alpines in the rockery to see they have not heaved out ofthe ground; press them gently back before growth begins;
» applydormantspray and lime sulphurtofruit trees ifrequired to control disease and insects;
* fertilize the lawn after raking it thoroughly, top-dress to promote growth and to level up any depressions;
» digthe vegetable garden as soon as the soil is workable; sow vegetables that can withstand cool temperatures these include peas, fava beans, beets, radishes, leeks and lettuce; carrots and parsnips can also be sown this month;
* transplant trees, shrubs and roses early, as soon as the soil can be dug;
* move bare root plants while they are still dormant. While it is still cool, the roots can establishthemselves, ready to supply the rushof nutrients required as leaf-out comes with the warmer weather.
e water transplants regularly, for the drying winds ofspring canbe lethal tothem. Addsome phosphorus (bonemeal) to the soil when transplanting to help root growth.
* container-grownstockcanbeplantedlater,if necessary;
* divide fall-flowering perennials;
* remove netting and burlap protection from shrubs and evergreens; prune off any dead branchesthathavebeenbrokenbywinterstorms or ice;
* remove any perennial weed seedlings you find while they are still small.
GARDENS designed for Contemplation
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No less than 68 varieties of those fabulous flower and vegetable seed varieties from SUTTONS, suppliers of seed to the British Royal Family since the time of Queen Victoria.
PamelaStaggis abotanical artistofinternational stature. In 1991, shewasawardedBritain stopaward for botanical illustration the Royal Horticultural Society gold medal for an exhibit of paintings depicting Canadian garden iris. We were recently informed that Pamela received a similarawardfor 1992. Her work is represented in the collection ofthe Hunt Institute ofBotanical Documentation at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh,NorthAmerica s largestcollectionofbotanical art, andshe will be part of the Hunt s 7th International Exhibition of Botanical Painting and Illustration which opens in April. Pamela has had both solo and international group shows. Her paintings have been reproduced in Applied Arts Quarterly, Studio, Harrowsmith, Garden Design (USA) and Horticulture (USA).
Pamela began her career as a botanical artist through participation in courses at the Civic Garden Centre! Make use of this wonderful opportunity to share success with Pamela.
For information regarding times and dates ofthese courses, check the Civic Garden Centre s brochure: Spring Courses 1992.
Trellis, April, 1992 9
Members' Day
Friday, May 1
10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Featuring:
Public Sale Days
Saturday and Sunday, May2and 3 Noon until 5 p.m.
Traditional Perennials, Ornamental Grasses and Ferns and exciting, unusual "Blooms of Bressingham".
The finest quality perennials are only $2.49 for a 4-inch (10 cm) pot (the same price as last year). More mature varieties are in larger pots and are available at a higher price.
10% off all plants purchased anyday of this sale with your C.G.C. membership card.
Need help choosing plants or getting to your car? Civic Garden Centre volunteers and Master Gardeners will be nearby to advise and assist.
...PERENNIALS...PERENNIALS...PERENNIALS...PERENNIALS...PERENNIALS...
Looking for specific plants...
Achillea (Yarrow)
Aconitum (Monkshood)
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
Anaphalis (Pearly Everlasting)
Anemone
Antennaria (Cat's Paw)
Anthemis (Marguerite)
Aquilegia (Columbine)
Arabis (Rock Cress)
Armeria (Thrift)
Artemisia
Aster
Aurinia (Basket ofGold)
Bergenia (Rockfoil)
Campanula
Catananche (Cupid's Dart)
Centaurea (Mountain Bluet)
Cerastium (Snow in Summer)
Cheiranthus (Wallflower)
Chrysanthemum
Cimicifuga (Bugbane)
Coreopsis (Tickseed)
Delphinium
Dianthus
Dictamnus (Gas Plant)
Digitalis (Foxglove)
Doronicum (Leopard's Bane)
Draba
Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinops (Globe Thistle)
Filipendula (Meadowsweet)
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Galium (Sweet Woodruff)
Geranium (Crane's Bill)
Geum (Avens)
Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
Heuchera (Coralbells)
Hibiscus (Mallow)
Houttuynia (Chameleon Plant)
Iberis (Candytuft)
Iris
Kniphofia (Torch Lily)
Lavandula (Lavender)
Laurentia (Blue Star Creeper)
Leontopodium (Edelweiss)
Limonium (Sea Lavender)
Mazus (Creeping Mazus)
Monarda (Bergamot)
Nepeta (Catmint)
Oenothera (Evening Primrose)
Papaver (Poppy)
Penstemon (Beardtongue)
Perovskia (Russian Sage)
Phlox
Physostegia (Obedient Plant)
Platycodon (Balloon Flower)
Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder)
Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
Rudbeckia (Coneflower)
Sagina (Pearlwort)
Salvia
Saponaria (Soapwort)
Sedum (Stonecrop)
Sempervivum (Hens & Chickens)
Sidalcea (Prairie Mallow)
Stachys (Lamb's Ear)
Thalictrum (Meadow Rue)
Thymus (Thyme)
Tunica (Tunic Flower)
Verbascum (Mullein)
Veronica (Speedwell)
Vinca (Periwinkle)
Members Day: Wednesday, May 13 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday to Monday, May 16 to 18
Noon to S p.m.
The Civic Garden Centre
777 Lawrence Avenue East North York M3C 1P2
397-1355
Member s Pre-order Pick-Up Day: Wednesday, May 13, 1992 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Public Sale Days: Thursday and Friday, May 14 and 15, 1992 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday to Monday, May 16 to 18, 1992 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Here syour 1992pre-orderform. Simplyfillinthenumberofboxesyouanticipateneedingandreturn this form or telephone in your order to the Centre (397-1355) by May 4. Your order form will be returnedforuse as areference guide when you collectyourplants. By pre-ordering, a 10% member s discount will be given when you purchase your annuals on May 13. Qualified, knowledgeable volunteers will be available to help with plant information, selection and transportation to your car. Watch forthe NEW! selections to the Centre throughout this form. All plants listed in this pre-order form are subject to availability from our grower. Occasionally, there may be substitutions or omissions. Help support the Centre, bring your own plastic flats or children s wagon and invite your friends and neighbors to shop on the Public Sale Days, May 14 to 18.
Name: Phone:
Address:
Membership number:
Expiry date:
Annual Bedding
Boxes ofannuals containing four plants are $1.39 (no price increase since 1989!).
Please indicate the number of boxes you would like to pre-order.
Ageratum 'Blue Puffs' (Ageratum houstonianum): A warm weather edging plant to 20 cm in height. The clustered lavender blue flowers appear until late fall.
Ageratum 'White Hawaii': A white form of Ageratum to compliment Blue Puffs. Italso enjoys growing in full sun to 15 cm in height.
Alyssum 'Snowcloth' (Lobularia maritima): Sweet Alyssum is a favourite edging plant. The tiny, white, fragrant flowers create a mass of bloom.
Alyssum 'Midnight": This plant with violet colored flowers attains a mounding heightof 10cm. Alyssumgrow well in full sun.
Alyssum "Wonderland Deep Rose": A low spreading plant reaching 10cm with tiny rose colored flowers. Alyssum will bloom from May until the frost.
Aster 'Dwarf Queen Mixed' (Callistephus chinensis): Dwarf Queen Asters reach a height of 30 cm. This planthas double flowers up to 6 cm across.
Aster 'Early Charm Mixed': Asters are a good cutting flower. Early Charm reaches a height of45 cm and thrives in hot, dry and poor conditions.
Aster 'Powderpuff Mixed": A tall, upright Aster reaching 90 cm. The whole plantcanbe cut as abouquet. Theblooms are double and excellent forcutting.
Fibrous Rooted Begonia
Begonias are four plants $1.49 a box. A flat of one variety (48 plants) is $16.99. Gin has the typical bronze leaf of the Cocktail series and has a deep rose colored flower. Gin will grow to 20cm in a sun or shady location.
Fibrous Rooted Begonia (Continued)
Rum is a bronze-leaved Begonia with 3 cm blooms. They are white with a red edge. Rum flowers continually throughout the summer.
Vodka has brilliant red flowers setoffbybronze leaves. A good compliment to Whiskey.
Whiskey tops off the list ofbronze leaved fibrous rooted Begonias. It has bright white flowers and reaches 20 cm.
Linda is the most popular Begonia at the Centre. It has rose-pink flowers and medium green leaves. Linda is an excellentborder plant for sun or shade.
Scarletta grows to 20 cm tall. The bright scarlet flowers are excellent companions to Viva, Vodka or Whiskey. Scarletta has green leaves.
Viva has a pure white flower and green leaves. This compact, free flowering plant is ideal for sun or part shade conditions.
Ideal for shady gardens. These spectacular Begonias produce large, vivid 6 cm blooms. TheTuberous Begonias are in four-inch (10cm) pots for$2.59.
Nonstop White
Browallia 'Blue Bells' (Browallia speciosa): This shade tolerant plant is ideal for hanging baskets and planters. This rare blue flower reaches 25 cm in height.
Browallia 'Silver Bells": A white (30 cm) plant that flowers throughout the summer and into the fall. An ideal plant for shady baskets and planters.
Carnation 'Enfant de Nice Mixed' (Dianthus caryophyllus): Enfant de Nice is a compact plant with strong stems for good cutflowers.
Celosia 'Apricot Brandy' (Celosia plumosa ): Bright plumes of apricot-orange flowers. Apricot Brandyreaches45 cmand flowers fromJuneonward.
Celosia 'Century Yellow": A tall growingplant to 70 cm which producesextra large plumes ofblazing golden yellow. A very showy annual for cut flowers.
Celosia 'Pink Castles": Very heat and drought tolerant reaching 35 cm tall. An AAS winner with unusual pinkblooms.
Celosia 'Scarlet Castles": Vivid bright red blooms adorn this medium sized Celosia. The colourful, central plumes are up to 20 cm long. NEW!
Cleome 'Helen Campbell, White' (Cleome spinosa): Spider Flowers grow well in sun or part shade gardens. The white flowers bloom fromJune until frost.
Cleome 'Rose Queen': Rose-pink flowers adorn this tall plant. Ultimately, it will reach 90 cm. Cleome are great drought tolerant plants.
Coleus 'Carefree Mixed' (Coleus x hybridus): A popular dwarf (25 cm) small leaved plant. The brightly colored leaves are deeply lobed.
Coleus 'Carefree Red": This dwarfplant reaches 25 cm in height. A semishaded, moist location is best for vivid colors.
Coleus "Wizard Mixed": This compact large leaved Coleus reaches 35 cm in height. NEW!
Dahlia 'Rigoletto Mixed' (Dahlia hybrid): A Dahlia with double flowers that are ideal for low borders. Rigoletto grows to 36 cm in height.
Dianthus "Wee Willie Mixed' (Dianthus chinensis): The ideal edging plant for cool summers and alkaline soil. A dwarf plant growing to 15 cm in height. Dracaena is a striking accent for containers or patio pots. Available in 3 1/2inch (9 cm) pots for$2.25.
LOOKFOR THENEW SELECTION OFANNUALS FOR DRYING, MAY 13.
Dusty Miller 'Silver Dust' (Senecio cineraria): The silvery white foliage of Dusty Miller is an excellent contrast to thebright colors ofa sunny garden. Fuchsia prefer semi shady conditions. They are in 4 inch (10 cm) pots for $2.39.
Beacon is an upright growing plant with single, bright deep pink flowers with a mauve pink bell.
Purple Swingtime is a double-flowered basket type Fuchsia. It has spectacular dark red flowers with purple bells. This plant is ideal for baskets.
Red Ribbon is an early blooming Fuchsia. It is a single variety that is upright growing. The flowers are red-rose with a dark rose bell (corolla).
Swingtime is the most popular Fuchsia variety listed. It has double flowers that are shiny red with a white bell, ideal for hanging baskets.
Gazania 'Daybreak Bright Orange": Dramatic large bright orange daisy flowers on 20 cm plants. Great fordry rockeries. NEW!
Zonal Geranium for full sun conditions. They are in a 4-inch pots (10 cm) for $2.19.
Americana Coral is a branching Geranium with medium green foliage. Coral and salmon colors have been gaining in popularity at the Centre. NEW!
Americana Light Pink has a pale appleblossom colored flower. Very nice in the garden. NEW!
Americana Rose has an interesting dark pink fleck in each petal. This Geranium produces manybranches and flowers throughout the summer. NEW! Blues has large, intensebright pink blooms on a compact Fischer type plant. This Geranium is ideal for windowboxes and planters.
Kim is a traditional red color, outstanding in the garden. This is the traditional red bedding geranium.
Pink Expectations is a good and reliable salmon-pink Geranium to plant in the garden.
Rio is a Fischer Geranium guaranteed to attract attention. The flowers are single pink with a dark pink fleck on each petal. NEW!
Schone Helena is a stunning salmon-rose color. It will tolerate whatever summer weather there is to come.
Snowmass is a clear white flowered Geranium with a compact form. Mix this with any geranium. NEW!
Tango is a Fischer Geranium with bright red semi-double flowers. The leaves are a dark green color.
Veronica is a bright magenta colored Geranium. A real eye catcher in the garden.
Wilhelm Languth has crimson flowers with a striking cream edged leaf. NEW!
Yours Truly has brilliant scarlet colored flowers ideal for a sunny garden. They will produceblooms all summer. li :
Available by the flat for $29.99. Each flat has eighteen 3 1/2-inch (9cm) pots.
Pinto Red is an excellent all-round Geranium for the garden. The bright scarlet blooms are held high on sturdy, strong plants.
Pinto Rose is a rich rose pink color with a lighter centre. This plant flowers almost continuously throughout the summer.
Pinto White is an early, uniform seedling Geranium. White adds a good contrast and cooling effect in the garden.
Ideal for sun or part shady window boxes. Four-inch (10 cm) pots are$2.49.
Amethyst has large purple flowers on a compact trailing plant. NEW!
Salmon Queen has been the top variety in Europe for50years. It has salmonpink colored flowers. Great for hanging baskets. NEW!
Sybil Holmes is a C.G.C. favourite. It has double bright pink blooms on trailing branches.
Cascade Geranium
Blooms like Europe'sbalcony Geraniums. Four-inch (10 cm) pots are $2.49. Bright Cascade has an overwhelming numberofsingle scarlet colored blooms. Great for hanging baskets.
Lila Cascade has lilac colored flowers accented with the light green leaf and flower stem.
Sofie Cascade is a beautiful profuse, single pink flowered Geranium ideally suited for windowboxes.
Impatiens
The most popular bedding plant for shady gardens. Use Accent Impatiens for hanging baskets, containers or window boxes. Blitz Impatiens can tolerate up to a half a day of sunlight in the garden and grow taller than Accent. Four plants per $1.49 box. A flat of one variety (48 plants) is $16.99 each.
Accent Bright Eye is a light pink Impatiens with a darker pink centre (eye). A very attractive Impatiens. NEW!
Accent Coral is a uniquecolor in the garden. The Accent Impatiens are a medium height reaching 25 cm. NEW!
Dazzler Cranberry is a very rich uniquecolor in the garden. Back by popular demand from 1990.
Accent Lavender Blue is the first lavender colored Impatiens offered at the Centre. NEW!
AccentMixed is ideal for shadyor partly sunny gardenbeds. Mixed colors are best in large areas. NEW!
AccentOrange is a vivid almost fluorescent color, guaranteed to impress. The masses of5cmblooms continue throughoutthe summer. NEW!
Accent Pink is a favourite color at the Civic Garden Centre. The Accent Impatiens grow to 25 cm in height. NEW!
Accent Rose is a very deep vivid colorof Impatiens. A brilliant color in the garden. NEW!
Accent Scarlet has deep red-orange blooms throughout the summer in a shady garden. NEW!
Accent Violet is a rich color that blends well with rose and pink Impatiens. Large 5 cm flowers. NEW!
Accent White is a perfect compliment for the other Accent Impatiens. A color that is cool in the garden. NEW!
Blitz Orange has large non-stopblooms. It grows very vigorously ina compact form.
Blitz Red is one of the tallest Impatiens at 35 cm. It can withstand more sun than the Accent series of Impatiens.
Blitz Rose is a tall growing Impatiens of vivid rose color. Flowers reach 5 cm in diameter.
LOOK FOR THE NEW SELECTIONOF SCENTED ANNUALS ON MAY 13.
Impatiens (Continued)
Blitz Coral is one of the most popular colors of the Blitz series. It can grow to 35 cmin partsun.
Blitz White is perfect with any of the other Blitz colors or great by itself. A nice cool colorfor the garden.
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The New Guinea Impatiens are tolerant ofalmost full sun. The huge6 cm blooms are very showy with the the decorative foliage. Sunshine Impatiens are in a 3 1/2 inch (9 cm) pot for$1.59.
Aglia has hot pink blooms with green and yellow foliage. Great for a hanging basket or planter. NEW!
Caligo has a delicate soft pink blossom with a lilac eye surrounded by dark green foliage.
Danhill has large red flowers with medium green foliage. Great for growing in a container. NEW!
Gemini is a favourite at the Centre. It has vivid pink flowers offset by dark reddish-green leaves.
Jasius is a bright true white with medium green foliage. A great plant to mix with any of the other Sunshine Impatiens. NEW!
Mimas is described as having a fluorescent lilac colored flower with dark green leaves. NEW!
Thecla has light pink flowers highlighted with a lighter centre. Red-green foliage sets off the flowers.
Lobelia 'Blue Crystal' (Lobelia erinus): A compact Lobelia with bright blue flowers ideal for edging in partial shade. Blue Crystal grows to 8 cm.
Lobelia 'Pendula Sapphire': A profusion of sapphire blue flowers with white eyes accent the cascading foliage. NEW!
Lobelia 'Roseamond": This upright type is perfect for garden borders and window boxes. It has carmine blooms with white eyes and bronze foliage.
Lobelia 'Snowball: Masses of snow white blooms cover this 15 cm high plant. Snowhball should be grown in a semi-shade location. NEW!
Marigold 'Inca Orange' (Tagetes erecta): A medium height African Marigold growing to30 cm with 7cmdoubleblooms. NEW!
Marigold 'Inca Yellow": A reliable Marigold for the middle of the border. Numerous flowers all summer until frost. NEW!
Marigold 'Janie Bright Yellow' (Tagetes patula): A super, dwarf French Marigold with double flowers reaching 20 cm.
Marigold 'Janie Golden Orange": Agood dwarfMarigold forcontainers. This plant flowers fromJune until frost.
Marigold 'Janie Flame": The unique flowers of this dwarf plant are red and gold combined. Great for borders, Janie Flame grows to 20 cm.
Marigold 'Scarlet Sophia" Growing to 30 cm, Scarlet Sophia has 5 cmblooms in a rich scarlet color.
Marigold "Yellow Climax" A tall Marigold well suited for cutting. Yellow Climax reaches 90 cm at maturity.
Nicotiana 'Nicki Pink' (Nicotiana alata): An old fashioned bedding plant that is gaining renewed interest. Great for hot sun or part shade gardens.
Nicotiana 'Nicki Red": Flowering Tobacco grows to 40 cm and is good in large containers. Can be used as a cut flower.
Nicotiana 'Nicki White' : This easy to grow plant (no staking or pinching) has pure white flowers. Sun or part shade.
iei types are the most popular with blooms up to 12 cm.
Great forblooms all summer long.
Blue Lace has light orchid blue flowers with darker purple veins. The 8 cm blooms are fringed.
Burgundy is a rich velvety wine-red shade that blends well with white petunias.
Red Flash flowers early and has good tolerance to rainy weather. The blooms are large (to 10 cm).
White Flash is an excellent Grandiflora Petunia with large pure white flowers with cream colored throats.
Cascading Grandiflora Petunia
Outstanding for hanging baskets with super sized blooms to 12 cm.
Royal Cascade is a rich velvety wine-red shade of Petunia. This early flowering Petunia trails in hanging baskets.
Supercascade Pink is one of the most popular colors ofcascading Petunias. They have been specially designed for containers.
Supercascade Red is ideal for window boxes. The brilliant scarlet-red flowers are slightly ruffled.
Supercascade White is a favourite in planters or window boxes. Its bright white flowers contrast well with many other hanging basket plants.
Extremely prolific and resistant to the summer weather.
Burgundy Madness have big, flowers with dark burgundy veins. The masses of flowers are up to 7 cm across. NEW!
Coral Madness is veryprolific with continuous bloom until the frost. The plants are uniform with a high tolerance to rainy weather.
Plum Madness has dark violet veins in the flowers. The Madness Petunias are excellent for large areas in the garden.
Red Madness bloomcontinuously throughout the summer. Try Red and White Madness for a patriotic display to celebrate Canada'a 125th Birthday!
Summer Madness is the original member of the series and has salmon-red with deep rose veined flowers.
White Madness has the same prolific flowering and disease resistance as the other Madness Petunias.
Double Petunia
A novelty for patio hanging baskets.
Blue Danube has lavender flowers with dark veins running through them. The flowers are large reaching 10 cm. NEW!
Cherry Tart has double rose-pink and white flowers. Ideal for a sunny hanging basket.
Purple Pirouette was an All America Selection. The large flowers are ruffled and are purple with a broad white edge.
Sonata is a beautiful white (10 cm) double Petunia with a fringed edge to the flower. NEW!
Valentine has double, fire-red blooms reaching 7.5 cm across. An excellent Petunia for a patio container. NEW!
Portulaca 'Sundance Mixed' (Portulaca grandiflora): A good annual ground cover for hot, dry, sunny areas. Most of thesemi-double flowers stay open all day.
Salvia 'Red Hot Sally' (Salvia splendens): One of the earliest Salvias to bloom. Deep red blooms reach a height of25 cm and bloom all summer.
Salvia 'Red Pillar: A medium growing Salvia to 35 cm. The fiery-red blooms stand high above the green foliage. Full sun and well drained soils are best.
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Salvia 'Splendens Tall Red": Flowering in late July, this plant is ideal for the backof theborderas itgrows to 95 cm.
Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue": Intense violet-blue flowers adorn this 45 cm plant. It is heat and drought resistant and excellent for cutting or drying.
Snapdragon 'Floral Carpet Mixed' (Antirrhinum majus): A dwarf growing plant with colourful flowers. Floral Carpet grows to 20 cm. NEW!
Snapdragon 'Rocket Mixed": A Snapdragon for hot weather tolerance. The sturdy stem makes this tall plant (90 cm) ideal for cutting.
Snapdragon 'Sonnet Mixed": The vivid colors of this medium (60 cm) height Snapdragon also make it a popular cut flower. NEW
Thunbergia 'Susie Mixed' (Thunbergia alata): The Black Eyed Susan Vine is useful in baskets for sun-or part shade. The flowers are orange, yellow or white.
Verbena 'Novalis Deep Blue' (Verbena x hybrida): This plant is dwarf and very prolific. The blue flowers have a dramatic white eye.
Verbena 'Peaches & Cream": Pastel flowers are a blend of salmon and apricot colors. A heat tolerant, 1992 AAS winner growing to 20 cm. NEW!
Verbena 'Romance Scarlet: Masses of scarlet flowers cover this heat tolerant plant. It will reach 25 cm and spread to double its width.
Verbena 'Trinidad': An AAS winner, this Verbena has vibrant rose colored flowerson 25cmplants.
Vinca 'Peppermint Cooler' (Catharanthus roseus): Vivid blooms of white with a rose eye cover this 15 cm plant. Very drought tolerant.
Vinca 'Pretty in Rose': A 1991 AAS winner. Deep rose-purpleblooms adorn this 40cm plant. Bloomsall summerlong.
Zinnia 'Burpeeana Giant Mixed' (Zinnia elegans): This Zinnia produces 15 cm cactus typeblooms on bushy 50 cm plants.
Zinnia 'Pulcino Mixed": Double dahlia type flowers adorn this Zinnia. It will reach 35 cmand producegood cuttingflowers.
Vegetables
Boxes of vegetables contain four plants for $1.39 (no price increase since 1989!)
Onion Yellow Sweet Spanish are mild and sweet tasting. The plants produce large globe shaped bulbs.
Parsley is an excellent cooking garnish. It is easily grown in sunny well drained gardens or containers.
Pepper California Wonder is a nonhybrid sweet bell Green Pepper maturing in 75 days. Great for stuffing, the fruit reach 10 cm in length and width.
Pepper Super Shepherd is a sweet Italian Red Pepper that matures in 68 days. The fruit reach 19 cm and have an extra thick skin.
Tomato Beefmaster is thebest beefstake type. Enormous 500gr (1 Ib) fruit are tolerant ofcracking and mature in 80days. 6 plants/box.
Tomato Better Boy matures in 70 days and is an indeterminate type. Very popular because of the large 450 gr fruit and disease tolerant. 6 plants/box.
Tomato Early Girl is one of the earliest slicing Tomatoes. Maturing in 52 days, it is indeterminate (needs staking) and will produce 170 gr fruit. 6 plants/box.
Tomato SweetMillion produces millions! of one inch tomatoes which are ideal for salads or garnishes. They mature in 65 days and are disease tolerant. 6/box.
Tomato TinyTim is a dwarf plant in a 7 inch (17cm) pot for $3.59. It will grow to46 cm and matures in 45 days. It canbe grown in thecontainer on a patio.
Tomato Patio Prize is ideal for small gardens or in containers and planters. It is in a 10 inch (25 cm) fibre pot for $4.99.
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Astilbe
Aubrieta (False Rock Cress)
Bergenia (Rockfoil)
Digitalis (Foxglove)
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Draba
Echinopsis (Globe Thistle)
Filipendula (Meadowsweet)
Geum (Avens)
Athyrium (Lady Fern)
Asarum (Wild Ginger)
Heuchera (Coralbells)
Hibiscus (Mallow)
Lamium
Linum (Flax)
Lobelia
Lunaria (Moneyplant)
Lupinus (Lupine)
Lychnis
Monarda (Bergamot)
Myosotis (Forget-me-Not)
Dryopteris (Wood Fern)
Hosta
Lamiastrum (False Lamium)
Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge)
Papaver (Poppy)
Phlox
Platycodon (Balloon Flower)
Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder)
Primula
Saxifraga (Saxifrage)
Thalictrum (Meadow Rue)
Tricyrtis (Toad Lily)
Vinca (Periwinkle)
Matteuceia (Ostrich Ferns)
Pachysandra (Japanese Spurge)
- Achillea x 'Salmon Beauty': Light salmon-pink to 90 cm. Heat tolerant.
- Achillea 'Summer Pastels: AAS winner, beautiful pastel colours.
- Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst": Lilac rose plumes.
- Astilbe x arendsii 'Peach Blossom": Early delicate pink.
- Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila (Dwarf Chinese Astilbe): Lacy foliage, low, hardy perennial to 30 cm.
- Clematis tangutica: Yellow lanturn shaped flowers.
- Dicentra eximia 'Stuart Boothman': Smoky grey foliage with pink flowers to 40 cm.
- Filipendula vulgaris 'Flore-Pleno' (Double Dropwort): Long lasting white flowers. Tolerant of dry soils.
- Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple: 1991 Perennial Plant of the Year. Purple-bronze leaves with white flowers.
- x Heucherella 'Bridget Bloom': Hybrid between Heuchera and Tiarella. Long blooming.
- Hosta undulata 'Albo-marginata: Two-toned green with white margin.
- Hosta undulata 'Variegated': Smaller leaves with irregular white streaking. Moundingto25cm.
- Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona : Large purple leaves with bright orange daisy flowers.
- Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket:' Bottle brush yellow flowers to 180 cm.
- Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White' (Lungwort): Large white flowers.
- Rudbeckia hirta 'Double Gold' (Gloriosa Daisy): Double, golden flowers to 90 cm.
- Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Eyes': Single yellow flowers.
- Thymus x citriodorus 'Gold Edge": Delightful lemon fragrance.
-Thymus pseudolanuginosus (Wooly Thyme): Fuzzy, greyfoliageand pink flowers in summer. Hardyto zone2.
- Vinca minor 'Alba (Periwinkle): Green leaves and white flowers.
¢ All plants are subject to grower availability.
* Thank you very much for your support. It helps keep the Centre growing.
April, 1992
Whenaplantyou ve lovinglytendedrewardsthe effort by spreading out or multiplying, it's a heartbreak to have to discard the excess. Here s an opportunity to share these prolific perennials withfellowmembersoftheCivicGardenCentre.
Any dayfrom May 1 to May 13 during business hours, drop offyourextraperennialsto theCivic GardenCentrelibrarypatio. Label eachonewith plant type and flower color, and bring in plastic pots or bags. Volunteers will put the plants in pots (ifneeded) andcare forthem until theplant sale on May 13. Call the Centre s horticulturists at 397-1355 if you have any questions.
A portion of the funds raised at the spring plant sale are from plants donated by members. For buyers, theassortmentofmembers plantsoffers a wonderful opportunity to find a treasure not readily available through the commercial nurseries. These plants could be from some of Toronto s premier gardens.
See article on facing page.
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0. Therearefuzzy hairycaterpillars in myoaktree. How can Icontrolthem? Theyaredarkand have blue and red spots down the back.
A These are caterpillars of the gypsy moth that hatch from egg masses in early May. Hunt for the eggs and destroy them before they hatch. The egg mass is covered by buffhairs from the moth s abdomen, and looks like a little piece ofchamois (wash-leather). The eggs stick under loose bark on trunks andon the underside ofbranches. The moth also lays hereggs on anything nearthe trees, such as outdoor furniture, boats, cars, toys, camp equipment and piles of wood. Scrape offthe egg mass and drop it into a can of soapy water.
The caterpillars that hatch will climb up the tree to feed on the foliage. As they grow, they become more active and move down the tree each morning to shelter in a cool spot duringtheheat oftheday. A looseflapofburlapis specially inviting tied around the tree, it can trap the caterpillars. Take a 24-inch (60 cm) wide strip, fold it over a string, and tie it all around the tree, not too tightly or the caterpillars cannot crawl into it. You must lift the flap and brush the caterpillarsoffintoacanofsoapy water everyday, preferably in the late afternoon.
Ifyou have a small tree, you may want to use an insecticide spray against the caterpillars. Be sure to use one which specifies on the label that it iseffective against the gypsy moth caterpillarandfollow theinstructionscarefully. The B.t. (Bacillusthuringiensis) pathogen may be the mosteffective spray.
0. My highbush cranberry was covered with caterpillars lastvearandlostall its leaves. Partof it died off, but some shoots were still healthy in thefall. What can I do if it is attacked again?
A. The viburnums in southern Ontario were devastated by the Viburnum Pyrrhalta caterpillars last year. The female beetle lays her eggs under the bark in late April and early May. Examine the barkclosely, especially neara forkofthe shrub. Ifyou see little square holes, cut out the eggs before they hatch. Watch for the first sign of caterpillars and either hand-pick them or spray with an insecticide. Whiletheyarestill small, B.t. canbeused. Laterintheseason,aspraycontainingcarbaryl or diazinon is more effective. Keep the shrub well watered, and fertilize ifnecessary to enable it to withstand the stress ofdefoliation.
Thanks to Vivien Jenkinsonfor illustrations. Master Gardeners answerquestions on the gardening hotline daily, noon to 3:00p.m.
By Anne Marie Van Nest, Civic Garden Centre horticulturist
In the March Trellis, we looked at worry-free shrubs and plants for gardening success. This month, we discuss trees, which provide shade, color and homes for birds and small animals.
Trees are the structure and form of the garden. Theappropriatechoicesareofutmostimportance. Anunsuitabletreeisdifficulttocorrect. Hereare some easy-to-grow trees:
Tilia cordata (little leaf linden)
Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
Pyrus calleryana Bradford (Bradford Callery pear)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)
. The Tilia cordata (little leaf linden) is a goodstreettreetolerantofcityconditions. Itwill reach aheight of 18 m (60 feet) with apyramidal form. Theleaves areheart-shapedandrelatively smallsorakingtheminthefallisnotanunpleasant task. The small flowers are very fragrantandthe nectar attracts bees. The dried flowers make a pleasant tea which has a slightly sedative effect.
. The Ginkgo biloba (maidenhair tree) has a very interesting history. The male and female flowers are on separate trees and a tree must be over 20 years old to flower. Only the male trees shouldbeplanted because the fruit ofthefemale
are very messy and malodorous. The ginkgo is oneof the oldest treeson earth. Fossils havebeen found with its typical fan-shaped leaf. It has a very distinctive irregular form to its growth and makes an excellent city tree fora large area. The ginkgoisalmostimmunetoall pestsanddiseases.
. A smaller ornamental tree for the home garden is Pyrus calleryana Bradford (Bradford callery pear). This tree usually does not grow taller than 9 m (30 feet). It has attractive glossy leaves with masses ofwhite flowers inearlyMay. These flowers produce small 1 cm fruits that are usually hidden among the leaves.
. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) is a fast-growing,hardy,toleranttreeforalargegarden which grows to 17 m (50 feet). It has a yellow fall color.Plantaseedlessvarietytoavoidthenuisance of sprouting seedlings.
For those who like a challenge ... Herearesomeofthemoredifficultbutrewarding trees to research:
Halesia Carolina
Cerdiciphyllum japonicum
Fagus sylvatica Tricolor
Acerpalmatum *Butterfly
Art in The Link April 7 to 20
By Pamela MacKenzie, Civic Garden Centre librarian
Be a library friend:
Members can help the Centre to acquire new books by taking part in the library s Buy a Book program. Ifyou sponsora book for the library, a bookplate with your name, or the name of a friend, will be placed at the front of the book.
The following books will be on display during April. Youare invitedto donate atitle, inperson orbytelephone. WeacceptVISAorMasterCard and will send you a tax receipt.
e Fell, Derek. Renoir s garden. $30.
* Hemphill, John and Rosemary. The fragrant garden. $25.
e Lacy, Allen. The gardener s eye. $25.
e Glattstein, foliage. $36.
Judy. Garden design with
e Erler, Catricna T. 550 home landscaping ideas. $30.
Here are some recent additions to the library:
e Trellis: the creative wayto transformyour garden, by Jamie Garnock. Rizzoli, 1991.
e Hardyperennialplants, including alpines, by Alan Bloom. Floraprint, 1990.
» The gardens ofRussell Page, by Gabrielle van Zuylen. Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1991.
* In the Japanese garden, by Michael S. Yamashita. Starwood Publishing, 1991.
Catalogue available upon request * Dwarf Evergreens « * Heathers « Japanese Maples » * Rhododendrons « VINELAND NURSERIES (416) 562-4836
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An assortment of varieties for sun and shade
Civic Garden Centre s $ 16.99 each (G.S.T. not included)
May 9, noon to 5:00 p.m. May 10, noon to 5:00 p.m.
Carolyn Dalgarno andMarilyn King, volunteer co-ordinators Ifyou haven talready volunteered to work atthe Pansy Sale (which runs from April 2 to April 5) or the Easter Plant Sale (April 9 to 12), please call us now. Plant sales at the Civic Garden Centre are a major source of funds.
The Centre also needs volunteers for the Perennial Sale : Thursday, April 30 Set-up
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 2
Sunday, May 3
Members pick-up
Public Sale
Public Sale
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
noon - 5:00 p.m. noon - 5:00 p.m.
There are a great variety oftasks during a plant sale from cashier to assisting people with theirpurchases. Without your support we would never be able to accomplish so much. Please call us. We need you!
The VolunteerPlant Sale Committee needs your helptopromote theirupcomingplantsales. Two flyer distribution days have been organized for the Don Mills area on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24. Teamswill start fromthe lobby of the Civic Garden Centre and travel along a designatedroute. Thisisawonderfulopportunity to get some exercise and to view neighboring gardens. The starting times are 10:00 a.m. and 2:00p.m., withthewalk lasting abouttwohours. Please call Carolyn Dalgarno at 397-1351 ifyou are interested.
Need help with spring clean-up, planting or garden maintenance? Call Stephen at 362-7434. Reasonable rates. References provided.
... to AmeriFlora and other outstanding floral experiences in three Ohio cities, June 14 -18, 1992; ... to the Conference on Geraniums and Pelargoniums, Vancouver, with visits to Banff, Lake Louise, and Victoria, July 6-15,1992
For further details on these great opportunities: Boyd Haan THE TRAVELDESK 185 Riviera Dr. Markham, Ontario L3R 5J6 hone}41 6) 477-5224, ax 477-8880
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* Rug hooking, course # 4124 4
* C.G.C. pansy sale, open to the public, noon to 5:00 p.m.
» Landscape design for the homeowner, course # 4102
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* C.G.C. pansy sale, open to the public, noon to 5:00p.m.
* Southern Ontario Orchid Society, meeting, 1:00 p.m.
* York Rose and Garden Society, meeting, 2:00 p.m.
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* Landscape in watercolor 2, course # 4165 %
* Calligraphy for special occasions, course # 4132
¢ Men s Garden Club, meeting, 8:00 p.m. 8
¢ IkebanaInternational Chapter208, meeting, 7:00 p.m.
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¢ Landscape in watercolor 1, course # 4165
¢ Developing the dry garden, course # 4128 10
* C.G.C. Easter plant sale, members day, 10:00 a.m. to6:00p.m. 11
¢ C.G.C.Easterplantsale,opentothepublic, noon to 5:00p.m.
¢ Toronto Gesneriad Society show and plant sale, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Free admission 12
* C.G.C.Easterplantsale,opentothepublic,noon to5:00p.m.
» Perennials: ThePracticalandtheRomantic, 1:00 to5:00p.m. $35 formembers,$45 fornon-members
» Toronto Gesneriad Society show and plant sales, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Free admission
¢ OntarioRockGarden Society, meeting, 1:30p.m.
Speaker: Sydney Eddison. Topic: Primulas
e Southern Ontario Orchid Society, meeting, 1:00 p.m.
¢ Canadian Rhododendron Society, 2:00 p.m.
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» Basic sogetsu, course # 4129
e Intermediate sogetsu, course # 4131
» The ease of rhododendrons, azaleas and other companion plants, course # 4120
» Toronto Bonsai Society, meeting, 7:00 p.m.
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¢ Watercolor studio, course # 4157
Introductory watercolor, course # 4121
e North Toronto Horticultural Society, meeting, 8:00p.m. Speaker: Dr. Hildebrandt, director ofseed physiology, Stokes Seeds. Topic: New seed introductions. Free admission
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» SocietyofOntarioNutGrowers, auctionandsale, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 21
» Toronto Cactus and Succulent Club, meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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¢ Gardening with annuals, course # 4134
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e Making marks - the joys of drawing, course # 4145
» Canadian Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society, meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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e Canadian Wildflower Society show 26
* Geranium and Pelargonium Society, 2:00 p.m. ; rooted cuttings for sale
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» Perennials, key plants togoodgardening, course #4146
e Mycological Society, meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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e C.G.C. annual meeting, 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Charles Sauriol. Topic: Progress on the Don.
Use this multi-event form to register for Civic Garden Centre progams and garden tours. Send or deliver the form to the Centre or if you're using VISA or MasterCard phone the Centre. (Have your card number handy!). Questions? Call 397-1340.
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Do you wonder whether your soil offers the optimum conditions foryourplants? Would you like to know whether an acid-loving plant could surviveinyourgarden? TheCivicGardenCentre offers soil analysis to help gardeners provide the environment their plants need.
The fee for soil testing is $5 for members ofthe Civic Garden Centre and $7 for non-members (G.S.T. not included). The test measures acidity (pH) and conductivity (salt) levels in the soil. Results can be mailed for an additional $1 in advance.
How to take a soil sample:
Take asoil sample before watering orfertilizing. Remove any existing mulch. Dig a hole 15 cm deep inthe garden or5 to 10 cm deep in the lawn. Collect soil from the side of the hole near the bottom and place it in a clean container. Repeat three to five times in different locations andmix.
the samples together. Bring in about one cup of soil to the Trellis Shop in the Civic Garden Centre. Yourresults will usuallybeready within a week.
Visit Edwards Gardens for a free informative guided tour through the park grounds. Tours operate from May through September every Tuesday and Thursday. Meet in the main lobby at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. and a guide will lead you on a one-hour tour. Come and enjoy nature in the heart ofthe city. Wearcomfortable shoes. Group tours can be reserved in advance Monday to Friday by calling Helen Craig at the Civic Garden Centre, 397-1356.
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ByAnna Leggatt
One ofthe bestplants to brighten winterdays is Erica carnea, or spring heath. A low-growing, evergreenshrublet,itisacloserelationtoheather, with small, dense, needle-like leaves. Most forms are fairly compact in growth, forming low, spreading mounds up to 20 cm high. The clusters of tiny, bell-shaped flower buds are formed in late summer. They start to open during warm spells in the early winter even under the snow and last until April.
The varieties of Erica carnea are among the hardiest of the heaths and also the least fussy about the soil conditions. They grow happily in soil that contains lime. but will also grow in a more acid. sandy soil under rhododendrons or azaleas. They grow in full sun or partial shade. Avoid cultivating around the plants as the roots are fairly shallow. Use a mulch ofpine needles to keep the soil cool and moist, and the weeds down. Friends.northofTorontoandinMuskoka, cover their plants with pine needles to prevent winter bumn.
Myfavoritevarietyisthedeeppink Springwood
Pink . Some flowers were open at the end of December in a shaded. north-facing bed in my East York garden. The plants in the Niagara Parks Department Botanical Garden were half out on January 2. In early April they will be bright, pink patches.
SpringwoodWhite flowers alittlelaterforme, andhas,ofcourse, whiteflowers. Theleavesare a lighter green and the plant spreads more than Springwood Pink . You may be able to find varieties with reddish or purple flowers. The foliage of some turns bronze in winter.
The better garden centres usually carry a small selection. Askifthey will becarryingthemnext year if you don t see any.
Do not plantcarefully. Tearthe rootball apart and spread the roots so they arejust below the surface ofthe soil. The two leading causes of death are drying out and putting pot-bound plants straight into a bed.
Increase the number of your plants by taking cuttings from the shoot tips in early summer. Toinduce layering, work in a top dressing of sandy peatto coverthe stems ofthe plant. They will root and you will have several new plants next year.
Use the plants as ground cover, for winter interest, as an accent or part of a rock garden planting. Grow bulbs such as daffodils underneath the heath so it hides the ugly dying leavesofthebulbs. Gooutin late winterorearly spring and pick a few sprigs to remind you that winter will end.
The name erica comes from a Greek word meaning break up , indicating the beliefthat it broke up kidney stones. Jean Palaiseul, in Grandmother s Secrets, says that it is used in herbal medicine to treat various urinary complaints, and rheumatism. The flowering tips, added to bath water, are good for toning up the muscles, we re told. The flowers are also a useful food source for bees in an early warm spell.
AnnaLeggattisaTorontoMaster Gardener and editor of the
_Ontario Rock Garden Society Journal.
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