THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE GARDEN
TOPICS & EVENTS NEWSLETTER
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wick, Executive Director
The past few weeks have been very busy with administrative planning. We have been working with consulting engineers to produce a feasibility study on possible improvements in the floral hall to create a simplier (operating wise) yet more effective lighting layout for both the stage and the hall itself.
Whether or not the Civic Garden Centre board decide to proceed at this time with either part or all the suggested changes, the information will be available for a properly planned overall assessment of needs. We are grateful to the Dunington Grubb Foundation for funding the feasibility study and to Lois Wilson for her continuing interest in spending many hours with us in studying both the needs and suggested potential solutions to existing problems.
I am now at a second draft position with 1984 budget, after review by our finance committee. By the time this newsletter reaches you I expect to have presented the budget at the executive level and the board level.
At this stage I will only point out that the long term success of the Civic Garden Centre depends greatly on the numerous ways in which our members help generate funds. Item No. 1 has to
be the promotion of membership itself. At this point we can almost double our current membership while still incurring only modest cost increases. A very high percentage of the $10.00 per member fees would therefore go to support costs other than those directly associated with membership costs, i.e. Trellis newsletter, members program nights.
Courses are proving very popular and represent a significant source of operating income.
Social rentals of our building represent a major source of income allowing us to centinue the policy of rentals to horticultural organizations at very low fees which are kept artificially low by utilizing funds from other areas to meet our overall budget.
Membership organization
The C.G.C. is still being perceived by many as a building rather than as a membership organization whose main purpose is to promote horticulture and who employ a staff to operate a building as one way of facilitating the promotion of horticulture, not only by our own club but also by the dozen or so other specialty and general horticultural organizations who make our building their home base.
Our first priority is promoting horticulture through education and that is cont. on Pg. 2
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
why we have built up the unique resource facility of our library with its over 5000 books on gardening and the floral arts. Our commitment to education has also led us to develop the wide range of courses we offer on gardening, floral arts and allied topics.
We offer our facilities to other nonprofit horticulturally related organizations at substantially underwritten costs so they can continue to operate their clubs in what would otherwise be prohibitively expensive meeting facilities.
We publish this regular Trellis newsletter not only as a communicative tool for our own programs, but as a media for the dissemination of general horticultural information.
Obviously we cannot do all those things without sources of funding. Our major funding comes through rentals of our facility for what we term Social rentals (wedding receptions, banquets, dances). Second and third large sources of funding are our membership fees and course registration fees.
In order to keep the facilities in serviceable condition to gain the rental income we must meet the costs of our full time janitorial staff (of 3) and ever burgeoning maintenance costs in supplies and services. Metro Toronto Parks and Recreation have since the expansion of the Centre facilities in 1976 provided an annual maintenance grant which currently covers about 50% of the actual annual maintenance costs. In addition to this grant Metro provides for major building maintenance as owners of the actual building. Metro Parks are also fully responsible for all exterior plantings, landscaping, and park maintenance.
Our Fall Cornucopia crafts fair is an important contribution to operating income as is the Spring Plant Sale both of which rely on hours of volunteer time to plan and prepare articles for sale in addition to actually manning the sales each spring and fall.
The Trellis shop is operated partially as a members service to provide convenient supply of a wide range of floral arts supplies, gardening books and supplies. A Members discount is offered and we often buy in bulk and utilizing our volunteers package up in small quantities while still offering the membership the advantage of bulk buying. Profits from sales in areas such as giftware and garden and floral supplies have been balanced out by losses in providing the unique specialized garden bookshop which requires many hours of staff time to maintain the wide range of garden books which have to be obtained from a wide range of supplies. (We deal with at least 30 to keep an adequate variety of book titles to meet demands).
While staff wages are a major factor in operating the store it could not operate without the hundreds of hours of volunteer time given by our gift, floral and gardening buying committee as well as book selections committee and of course our volunteer store staff who do much of the clerical work keeping track of book inventories, stocking store shelves, cleaning and setting up displays, helping serve customers and packaging the bulk purchased products.
Membership in the C.G.C. is a good value at $10.00 per year, including lending priviledges in our library, regular issues of the Trellis newsletter, free members program nights, discounted course registration fees and a members discount on shop purchases. cont. onPg. 4
/" THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
g PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Feb. 23 Can. Chrysanthemum Soc. meeting 8 p.m. JOINT MEETING with the Civic Garden Centre as a MEMBERS NIGHT
29 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m. A talk by Herb Nott on Supplemental Lighting for the Greenhouse
Mar. 4
3
S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm A slide show on Orchid ailments and their treatment
5 Miniature Flower Arranging 1 day workshop 10 - 3 pm afternoons or 7 - 10 evenings
Mens Garden Club meeting 8 pm. Marjorie Mason from Pine Ridge Nurseries on Geraniums
Landscaping course - 5 week course starts at 8 p.m.
Botanical Art course starts - 6 weeks from 10 - 2 pm
Intermediate Flower Arranging course starts - 10 - 3 pm. A 3 week course starts with 3 excellent teachers
Beginners Flower Arranging course - 5 week course starting at 9.45 am morning, 1.30 afternoon or 8 pm evening
7 Ikebana International Toronto Chapter 208 - Friendship Through Flowers - Japanese Flower Arranging & Poetry 7 pm to 9 pm.
9 Home Gardening Course for 5 weeks at 1.30 afternoon or 7.30 evenings covering Growing conditions of lawns and bushes; perennials; roses; vegetables and annuals and propagation methods and bulbs.
11 Tor. Gesneriad Soc. meeting 2 p.m. Making a Terrarium
12 Tor. Bonsai Soc. meeting 8 p.m. Geo. Reichert will give a lecture on Styling of collected trees
13 North Toronto Hort. Soc. meeting 8.15 pm. Rick Brooker will show slides on Organic Seaweed Fertilizer - very interesting topic
15 Woody Plants - a 3 week course starts at 8 p.m.
15 Rhododendron Soc. meeting 8 p.m. on Spring Care
18 York Rose JOINT MEETING with Civic Garden Centre as a Members AFTERNOON from 2 -4 p.m. Bob Keith speaker on Culture of Roseseverything you ever wanted to know about roses
19 Creative Nature Crafts - a demonstration and lecture on Skeletonizing Pods and Leaves and on Pressed Flowers - See display in Lobby of Centre
22 Can. Chrysanthemums Soc. meeting 8 p.m. - Neville Holmes will give a talk on Sweet Peas and you will also see a slide show on Dahlias
25 Ikenobo Ikebana Soc. - Toronto Chapter -21st Annual Flower Show 1-6p.m.
26 Creative Nature Crafts - demonstration and lecture on Pine Cone Animals and Corn Husk Crafts
28 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
29 Advanced Corsage Workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Apr. 1 Toronto Gesneriad Soc. meeting 2 p.m. Reviewing the Show schedule and Preparing Plants for Show.
1 S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm. A short talk on Orchid Basics and a slide program on Visit to Growers in the Western U.S.
3 Mens Garden Club meeting at 8 p.m. The program will beInsecticide and Weed Control by Barry J. Watt of Ciba Geigy
7 Vegetable Garden Lecture - Saturday morning 10 am to 12 noon
We do encourage involvement of our membership in many ways.
Our outreach displays at such events as the Garden Festival and the CNE rely on volunteers to design exhibits and staff the booths promoting the Centre and horticulture in general.
Our library is open on a seven day a week basis due to the volunteer staffing for many hours every week. Volunteers prepare articles for the Trellis newsletter, help maintain the collection of plants on exhibit in our building, help design and set up educational exhibits within the building.
An organized group of volunteers in our Winter Bouquet Workshop are creating dried and silk arrangements and dried flower crafts for sale in the shops.
Many other evening meetings and courses could be serviced by our shops and library if we had a few more volunteers willing to put in an evening manning the shop or library.
We have an ongoing series of art exhibitions and the sales commission help us meet ongoing operating costs. Searching out and timetabling suitable exhibits as well as manning the open evenings is another area where a volunteer committee could be more functional.
Publicity releases and preparing the newsletter for mailing could be aided by volunteer involvement.
If you have the time and are interested in helping us further what we feel is a very good cause don t hesitate to contact Dorothy Whiteman our volunteer co-ordinator or myself as Director of the Centre,. I am sure there are many unexplored avenues which could help make our membership organization all the more vital and desirable.
COURSES STARTING IN MARCH AND APRIL
Mar. 5 Miniature workshop - 1 day workshop 10 - 3 pm or 7 - 10 evening
6 Botanical Art - 6 week course starts from 10 - 2 p.m.
6 Landscaping Course - 5 week course starting at 8 p.m.
7 Basic Flower Arranging for Beginners - 5 weeks at 9.45 morning, 1.30 afternoon or 8 p.m. evening
9 Home Gardening Course 5 weeks at 1.30 or 7.30 p.m.
15 Woody Plants - 3 week course at 8 p.m.
19 Creative Nature Crafts - 2 day lecture and demonstration at 1.30 or 7.30 p.m.
29 Advanced Corsage workshop 1 day from 10 am to 3 pm
Apr. 7 Vegetable Gardening lecture 1 Sat. morn. 10 am till noon
Apr. 18 Photography course - 6 weeks at 7.30 p.m.
18 Container Gardening - 4 week course at 8 p.m.
26 Basic Corsage Workshop at 1.00 p.m. or 7 p.m.
The CIVIC I I GARDEN CENTRE
President - Mr. Colin Ferrington
1st Vice - President Mrs. Camilla Dalglish
2nd Vice - President Mr. Donald McLaren
Secretary Mr. Gordon D. Wick
Treasurer Mr. Donald G. McLaren
Board of Directors:
For 1983: Mr. Colin IFerrington, Dr. Albert M. Fisher, Mrs. Janeth Cooper, Mrs. Shirley Irvine, Mrs. Helen Skinner, Mr. Douglas Thomas, Mrs. Dodie Wesley
For 1983 & 1984: Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Rae Fowler, Mrs. Mae MacMillan, Ms. Nancy Mallett, Mr. Donald McLaren, Mr. Grant Ross, Mr. Fidenzio Salvatori, Mr. Howard Stensson
For 1983, 1984 & 1985: Dr. Brian Bixley, M:. Charles-. Coffey,..Mr.;. Peter Hand, Mrs. Hazel Lyonde, Mr. Monte Watler, Mr. Robert G. Bundy
General Information
Volume 11, No. 3 ISSN 0380-1470
Executive Director: Gordon D. Wick
Advertising: G. D. Wick (416) 445-1552
Printed by Munns Press Ltd., Whitby, Ont.
Trellis is published ten times per year as a member s newsletter, by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 Telephone (416)445-1552
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie St. and Lawrence Avenue East, at the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. is a non-profit, volunteer based, gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Opinjons expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
Civic Garden Centre - Winter Hours
Shops and Library: Mon. to Fri. 9.30 4 pm,Sat.,Sun.12-4
Administration Mon - Fri 9.30 to 4.30
COMING EVENTS AT THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Art at the CentreIn the Link Gallery:
Feb. 17 - 29 - Michael Woodphotographs of Canadian Landscapes - many of Edwards Gardens.
Mar. 2 - 15 - Ruth Bjarnasonwatercolours
Mar. 16 - Apr. 4 - Maude Wilkie watercolours and oils of flowers landscapes and scenes of Nigerian village life
NEW COURSES
PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
HOME GARDENING
4042
5 week course on FRIDAYS, MARCH 9,16,23,30, APR. 6,1984
TIME: 1430 pam. or 7300 pm
FEE: $20. mem. $25.non-mem.
Instructor: HAL PRICE
This course will cover Growing conditions of lawns, trees and bushes
Perennials
Roses
Vegetables and Annuals
Propagation methods and Bulbs
VEGETABLE
GARDENING
4041
1 time session on SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 7th, 1984
FEE: $2.00 mem. $3.00 non-mem.
Instructor: SHIRLEY IRVINE 10 am..
This course covers the growing of vegetables which everyone is so interested in at this time of year.
Pamela MacKenzie, Librarian.
THE LOVE OF GARDENS,
the final program in the CBC TV Series HAND AND EYE .
will be shown on
THURSDAY, MARCH 29th at 9:00 p.m.
Produced by Donnalou Wigmore, this hour-long program features some of the world s famous gardens: The Suchow Gardens in China, The Butchart Gardens of Victoria, Sissinghurst in England, the Villa d Este in Italy, Longwood in Pennsylvania, and in France, Monet s garden in Giverny, Vaux le Vicomte and Villandry.
The librarian has contributed towards the research that went into the making of this program. Watch out for the Civic Garden Centre in the credit titles!
The Miracle of Spring
We glibly talk of nature s laws
But do things have a natural cause? Black earth becoming yellow crocus Is undiluted hocus pocus.
Piet Hein
Nominating Committee Report
The Nominating Committee have presented the following names to complete the slate of Board members for 1984:
Art Drysdale, Garden Writer
Sue Macaulay, Teacher-Garden Design
Harold Wakefield, Teacher
Mini Rose Nursery
Collector of Miniature Roses
For list and map Write Florence Gahagan
P.O. Box 873, Guelph, Ont. NIH 6M6
BOOK REVIEW
by
Pamela Mackenzie, Librarian
PULBROOK and GOULD S FLOWERS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Batsford $26.95
A welcome companion to Pulbrook and Gould s Book of Flower Arranging , this magnificently illustrated book ranges through flowers for the home, table decorations, wedding and party arrangements, Christmas decorations and flowers for children.
Style of these well-known London florists is a blend of the splendid and the intimate, and their work should prove stimulating to all flower arrangers.
This book is available both in the Library and the Trellis Shop.
WONDERLAND OF BULBS
Send $1.00 for our new catalogues, refundable on first order.
The multitude of rare and interesting bulbs listed, over 700 varieties, many difficult to obtain elsewhere, will prove to be a revelation. By far the most complete bulb catalogue in Canada.
C. A. CRUICKSHANK LTD. Since 1925
Canada s Leading Bulb Specialists
1015 Mount Pleasant Road Toronto M4P 2M1 488-8292
to Philadelphia on MAY 3rd to 6th, 1984
Itineray for House and Garden Tour will include:
In
Philadelphia
* Introductory Slide/Talk Presentation over Breakfast.
* Independence Historic Park - an area that includes 40 historic buildings on 48 acres of park and garden land in the heart of the city. View of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Carpenters Hall, Second Bank, Christ Church, State House Yard, Betsy Ross House, Sally Todd House, the 18th Century Garden of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the Physic Garden
* Fairmount Park - the largest municipal park in the world encompassing mansions that are the finest chain of authentic early American houses in the country. We will visit one of these homes as we progress through the park.
* The Philadelphia Museum of Art A brief tour of the special exhibition of Dutch Genre Paintings of the 17th century depicting scenes of everyday life.
* Morris Arboretum of The University of Pennsylvania. It is divided into distinct areas; the natural landscape of Penns woods, an English park, two oriental gardens, and a collection of Philadelphia s largest and rarest trees.
* Two evenings and a part afternoon to browse independently and shop.
* A private home and garden tour
* Dinner in a private club: The Union League, Lunches include one in an historic country inn, and another in an authentic tavern in Independence park.
* Transportation through Independence Park and Fairmount Park via a replica of a Victorian trolley.
In The Brandywine Valley
* The Hagley Museum and Eleurthian Mills. Visit the Georgian style home of five generations of du Ponts from 1803 - to. 1957,/ and!/ the recently restored original French gardens.
* Longwood and Wintherthur - the vast yet very different estates of E. 1. du Pont s great grandsons, who shared his love for horticulture. At Longwood we will enjoy magnificent vistas, acres of gardens under glass, a profusion of sparkling water, exotic plants, and be able to glean ideas to bring home from their special Ideal Garden , and Winterthur gardens are less formal, full of surprises, quiet walks, and especially noted for the Azalea Woods!
For further information, phone The Civic Garden Centre at 445-1552 and leave your name and telephone number for Nancy Mallett to call, or call Butterfield and Robinson Travel at 864-1354.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
7.30 p.m. - TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1984 in the Auditorium Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave.E. Don Mills
Audrey Meiklejohn will be giving a slide talk on ISLAND HOPPING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
pring Tlower & Gardon Shew
GREAT NEWS! The 26th Spring Flower and Garden Show is back at the Civic Garden Centre. This is Toronto! is our theme, celebrating the 150th anniversary of our great city. There will be horticultural classes for orchids, herbs, specimen plants grown in pairs, begonias, African Violets, New Guinea Impatiens, cacti and succulents as well as a special exhibit of rare ferns. The flower arranging classes provide a wide experience for the competitors with titles such as Toronto - Mecca of Diversions and Toronto - On The Waterfront .
Toronto - Come Celebrate With Us is a special Toronto International Class for our cosmopolitan population to show off their creative talents.
In the Dunington Grubb Floral Hall our feature garden will be the Mayor s Garden old and new created by Toronto Trust Cemeteries. The plant material for these beautiful gardens is being sponsored by the Dunington Grubb Foundation and is as authentic to the period as possible.
Under our spacious yellow tents will be gardens by Sheridan Nurseries,
City of Toronto Parks, Etobicoke Parks, Humber Arboretum, Acme Environmentals and Neil Turnbull. These beautiful gardens will feature bursts of colour from flowering spring bulbs, fragrant cedars and evergreens as well as flowering shrubs and rhododendrons, water features and other wonderful ideas for Toronto gardeners.
Toronto Grows is the theme of the educational displays and gardens by horticultural societies, the Royal Botanical Gardens and the University of Toronto.
Gardens and room settings will trace the historical development of plants and flowers in Ontario. An old garden will contain kitchen herbs, a bee skep, lily of the valley and lavender growing along a split rail fence. Beside it will be a modern landscape created by Ben Veldhuis, a specialist with cacti and succulents. Complimenting these gardens will be an old and new Mayor s Study with furnishings provided by Whimsy Antiques and Aziz Designs and flower arrangements designed by members of Milne House Garden Club.
THIS IS TORONTO!
Sping Flowir & Gardan Shou
The Civic Garden Centre, Edwards Gardens 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills
Wednesday April 11 to Sunday April 15
Hours: Wednesday through Friday Saturday and Sunday
Admission: Adults: $3.50 Seniors and Students: $3.00 Children under 12: $1.00 10:00 a.m. t0 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
There will be an exciting display of new plants and products, computers to answer gardening questions and an information centre sponsored by Radio Station CFRB with such experts as Art Drysdale, Ken Reeves and the Garden Club s own Lois Wilson.
Back again this year are gardens and displays done by school students. There will be miniature landscapes created by high school students, a garden display by the students of Bloorview School, balcony gardens created by vocational School students and a mural by the students of Dewson Public School.
The Winter Bouquet Workshop will be open during the show giving demonstrations of their beautiful dried flower arrangements and stitchery items.
There will also be walks through Edwards Gardens conducted by members of the Toronto Field Naturalists.
There will be a snack bar on the upper level serving sandwiches and drinks as well as a coffee bar for quick service.
In this area will be for sale herbs and other potted plants, Wilkinson Sword gardening products and specialty gardening items.
The proceeds from This Is Toronto! will go towards the garden restoration of historic Spadina House located on Spadina Road next to Casa Loma.
This Is Toronto! is being held at the Civic Garden Centre from April 11 to 15, 1984. The hours are 10 AM to 9 PM Wednesday through Friday and 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $3.50 for Adults, $3.00 for Seniors and Students, Children under 12 years $1.00 and children under 5 free.
For further information please call Judy Lundy 447-5218 or 489-6525.
GREAT ENGLISH HOUSES & GARDENS TOUR
14 day tour of GREAT ENGLISH HOUSES AND GARDENS leaving MAY 11th, 1984 featuring the ; International Garden Festival in Liverpool, and the
Chelsea Flower Show Inclusive cost $1900.00
For further details contact: Dave Simmons
Claire Wallace Travel Bureau Limited
98 Avenue Rd. Toronto, Ontario MS5R 2H3 (416) 925 - 4284
Give me seeds in winter, How else shall I so surely know The world expects another spring?
Coming Event Notice
MILNE HOUSE GARDEN CLUB SHOW
JUNE 19, 1984 from 1 - 9 p.m. JUNE 20, 1984 from 11 -4 p.m.
THEME
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2 ga PA J Ces,
LANDSCAPE DESIGN GROUP designing & building thecity landscape RON FUCHS 654-9716
Letusdesignyourgardennowforworkobedonethisspring
Now is the t1me .. s
by Ernest Pope
While it is now too late to start some of the slow developing annuals it is just right for the following:
Ageratum (March 15th)
Coleus (March 1st)
Cleome (March 15th)
Impatiens (March 1st)
Petunia (March 15th)
Snapdragon (March 12th)
Lawn Fertilizers
While it is still too early to feed the lawn, nevertheless it is a good time to buy your fertlizer needs. For the past two years several nurseries have had lawn fertilizer sales at 25% off the regular price before returning to full .price in April. Be sure the one you buy contains at least 10% nitrogen, the most important element for leaf growing plants.
General Purpose Fertilizers
Of the three main elements contained in these fertilizers, namely nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, the one that seems to register lowest in southern Ontario soils is phosphorus. When you buy fertilizer for your flowers and vegetables, it is wise to make sure this chemical is high in the formula such as 4-12-8;15-30-15; 6-12-12;4-10-12; or you can use straight superphosphate 20, expensive but available in packages at most nurseries. Phosphorus comes primarily from Florida. It produces flowers, fruits and seeds. If the soil can t provide sufficient, then the production of these suffers both in quantity and quality.
Civic Garden Centre Shop
The shop has been completely reorganized and now has a wider selection of horticultural products, both for indoor and outdoor gardening than for some years.
Toronto Gesneriad Society
During the past ten years the growing of gesneriads has virtually revolutionized the house plant industry. Prior to that time only a few species, such as African violets and Streptocarpus were available from house plant sources. Now there are literally dozens such as episcias, smithianthas, columneas, kohlerias, etc. = They have become so popular that a few years ago the Toronto Gesneriad Society was formed. It meets at the Civic Garden Centre at 2 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, except July and August. The annual membership fee is $10. Plants are available for sale at each meeting and an annual show is held at the June meeting. Joining this society is a wonderful way to broaden your knowledge and pleasure in growing today s most popular group of plants.
Greenhouse Visiting
March is usually the peak month for spring bulbs and indoor blooming plants, such as cinerarias, cyclamen, primulas, etc, and it is a real thrill to visit them.
Three of the best non-commercial ones are:
Etobicoke Greenhouses - located in Centennial Park, Etobicoke Open 10 am to 5 pm - 7 days a week
Allan Gardens - located at the corner of Carlton and Jarvis Streets Open 10 am to 5 pm - 7 days a week
Niagara Parks Commission Greenhouse located in the park near the falls
The last named is probably the finest medium sized greenhouse display in Ontario, and is well worth the trip.
Annuals
by Gordon D. Wick
Annuals come in almost all colours, sizes and shapes and for practically every garden s needs. With careful planning you could even landscape a whole house with just annuals, grass and trees.
Unlike their more permanent perennial counterparts, annuals are plants that grow from seed, produce flowers and seeds, and then either die or are killed by frost, all in one growing season. They are very inexpensive, fast growing and prolific, long blooming plants. There are also a number of plants which we usually grow as annuals but which are more correctly classed as biennials or perennials, i.e. snapdragons and pansies.
The vast majority of annuals do best in full sun but fortunately there are a few that will tolerate shade. Through selective breeding and hybridization we now have sizes available in a number of popular annuals such as zinnias and marigolds both of which range in sizes from 6 to 36 tall.
Rather than go out and choose plants from what is in bloom at the garden center at the end of May, you should look over your garden areas and make a plan of what you require. Remember to place tall plants at the back and gradually scale down to low edging plants when the garden is up against a wall or background. Gardens which are open and are seen from both sides should have the taller plants in the centre graduating down to all sizes.
Cherry Tree Gardens
Like all plants, annuals do require some care throughout the season spent blooms should be kept picked and the garden should be fertilized with a general purpose fertilizer about once a month. In hot dry weather annuals will need routine watering whenever the soil dries about 1/2 below the surface. It is best to let the water run softly from the open end of ~a hose and soak the garden then leave it until it is dry again, rather than sprinkling or spraying frequently. An occasional spraying with insecticides may be needed especially during hot, humid weather.
Periodic hoeing or scuffing of surface soil will reduce evaporation and help keep weeds down. If weeds are allowed to grow, they will rob soil nutrients as well as vital soil moisture.
Pine Ridge Nurseries
Home of all your gardening needs SPECIALIZING in:
® Ceraniums over 200 varieties (zonal, novelties, regals, ivies, scented, fancy leaved, miniatures.)
e Herbs
® Perennials
® Annuals
e Tropicals
® Trees and Shrubs
® Roses
e Evergreens
We care about your gardening problems. Come and see us at our unique Garden Centre and Greenhouses.
The Trellis Shop
Now is the time to prepare for indoor seeding and we have an excellent wide selection of seeds - annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables. We have all the supplies needed - soils, Jiffy 7 pellets and plastic planting trays. Just a reminder that we are able to order a full range of Floralight Gardens for indoor gardeners, with a twenty-four hour delivery, from $69.00 - $§395.00. AND, introducing to our members HYDROPONICS.
Hydroponic gardening itself isn t newit has been practised since the days of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. But it s only in recent years that the technology has been perfected, artificial lighting made practical and equipment supplies and information readily available. Now you can grow your own food indoors year-round without soil, weeds, pests or digging. Come in and see our new hydroponic (soilless) containers: - The Hydroponix Aqua 1 - a 5 x 5 mini-garden at $9.99, the Hydroculture Kit at $11.95 and the Home hydro at $19.95. Enjoy growing your own food indoors all year round.
Our Trellis Shop sleuths have been extremely busy this month touring the gift shows searching for new and interesting gifts for our members to purchase. These are arriving daily and we were pleased to see so many of you buying the earlier arriving stock for Valentine s Day gifts.
QOur latest shipment included a variety of reasonably priced brass items paperweights with fanciful messages, interesting paper clips, key chains in various shapes and attractively packaged luggage tags, from $5.75.
For those of you who would like a new Spring treat for your house or someone else s house we have a selection of oval and rectangular wicker baskets and fabric lined baskets. These can be attractive holders for magazines, sewing, pots of herbs and other plants, sandwiches or whatever your heart desires. We are stocking also, a line of pitchers, butter dishes and salt and pepper shakers in the attractive Country Farm pattern, a perfect gift for a weekend hostess priced between $4.00 and $15.00.
Seafood lovers will appreciate our lovely fish imprinted platters and all hostesses will be impressed with the large colourful platters in peacock colours.
We have had many requests for baby gifts and will, therefore, be introducing this month a line of children s mugs from Abbott of England as well as a mug, bowl and plate set for babies.
NOTICE
The Country Squires Garden is pleased to announce that in order to accommodate the increasing demands of their customers, commencing on Saturday, April 14th, 1984 and throughout the entire season the business hours will be increased to 7 days a week. They wish to take this opportunity to thank their many gardening friends new and old for their overwhelming support.
Re-open APRIL 14, 1984
Over 2000 different hardy plants, alpines, dwarf conifers and shrubs, Hardy ferns, vines, groundcovers and native wildflowers Send $1. for a plant list by mail to above address
Collectors and flower arrangers alike will be intrigued with our selection of delightful little snuff bottles. And a reminder to all the flower arrangers that we are well stocked with oasis, florist wires and tape, etc.
We have a large selection of attractive stationery, gift cards and labels on order and we remind you that we have a continuing supply of one of a kind beautifully designed pressed flower note cards from the talented volunteers in the Winter Bouquet Workshop.
Many other interesting items will be arriving in the next few months. Keep us in mind for your gift shopping. With your member discount and our competitive prices you will do well.
Specializes in dried and silk flower arrangements.
Arrangements for sale in The Trellis Shop or Come to the Centre Mon. or Tues. 9.30to 2 p.m. Bring your favourite container or try one of ours, and give us your colour scheme and size requirements.
Where Great Gardens
At your closest Sheridan Garden Centre you will find the finest selection of nur- sery stock in Canada, including more than 750 varieties of plants and trees grown on Sheridan s own farms.
Begin. And Sheridan 's nursery stock is guaranteed for one full year.
At Sheridan GardenCentres you will also find qualified nurserymen who will be pleased to help you in any way they can. AGINCOURT
sheppard Ave. E,
Etobicoke
1A1 Tel. 822-0251 Tel. 481-6429 Tel. 293-2493 Tel. 621-9100 UNIONVILLE OSHAWA KITCHENER 3 4077 Hwy. 7, Unionville 847 King St. W, Oshawa 100 ElImsdale Road, Kitchener L3R 1L5 Tel. 728-9429 Tel. 743-4146 Tel. LANDSCAPE477-2253DEPARTMENTS: Metropolitan Toronto 621-9111, East Toronto/Markham 477-1499, Kitchener/Waterloo 743-4146.
No. 440 - 12 - 13 oz. feeder with 4 feeding stations, built in bee guards - easy to cleanhanging hook and line enclosed. $6.98
HB 80 - clear PVC reservoir and unique dripless base. Yellow flowers highlight each of the three beeproof feeding stations. 8 oz. capacity 4% x 8% $8.98.
COMPOSTER
Convert your garden and kitchen $98.95 waste into FREE, nutritious compost in weeks. plus
Unique thermal construction and comp- $7.00 lete ventilation system ensure complete s rapid decomposition. Two easy access shipping doors to remove compost. Designed to be seen forconvenientbackdoorcomposting. & handling
Economical Dual Spectrum lighting ®
® Handy vertical slide adjustments
3T 48 DS
® Quality decorative casters $389.00
® Easy to assemble plus $5.00
E2 Each fixture individually wired, separately switched and CSA approved Neatly packaged for safe transport
® Sturdy modular chromium steel frame shipping chgs.
REGAL ® Floralight s exclusive super tough 3 - TIER garden trays IGHT
® No tools required L
® All covered by Floralight s exclusive GARDEN product/service warranty
® 65 High x 50 Wide x 20 Deep_ -
Please make CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE 777 Lawrence Avgnue East cheques payable to DON MILLS, Ontario M3C 1P2
or
For ideas . . . inspiration . . . information . . . join
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
How to keep houseplants happy? Gardens glowing? Shrubs scintilating? Lawns luxurious? Join us and find out all this and more.
At the Civic Garden Centre you ll be among friends, people who share the same interests you do in gardening and horticultural things.
As a Civic Garden Centre member, you enjoy free borrowing privi- leges from our Horticultural Library s over 5,000 gardening books. On regular priced merchandise over $2.00 you save 10% in the Garden Gift and Book Shop.. You enroll in special horticultural and flower arranging classes. Trellis newsletter will be mailed to your home ten times per year.
Because the Basic Membership fee alone cannot meet our operating costs, we have established other membership categories which include tax deductible donations.
We issue receipts for tax deductions for all but the basic $10.00 annual members fee (Charitable Registration No. 0228114-56-13)
BECOME
A MEMBER TODAY!
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Donation to the Civic Garden Centre Other Membership Categories: By Annual Subscription
or more
or more
or more
Membership Secretary, THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, 777 Lawrence Avenue East (at Leslie), Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2
I wish to become a member of the Civic Garden Centre in the category marked. Enclosed is my cheque for § made out to the Civic Garden Centre.
Please send my Trellis Newsletter to the following:
Name Address
City Prov.
Postal Code
Phone ( )
I Canada Postes
Post Canada
Postagepaid ~ Port paye
Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe
S12139 TORONTO
CRAFTS & NURSERY
Growers and distributors of quality garden plants and craft products NOW 10 beautiful garden stores to serve you
HAMILTON SCARBOROUGH CAMBRIDGE 2500 Barton Street East 1306 Kennedy Rd. 561 Hespeler Rd. Parkway Plaza South of Highway 401 Highway 24 Centennial and Barton St. North of Lawrence Ave. 500 yds. S. of Highway 401 560-1600 755-5345 621-5281
ETOBICOKE MISSISSAUGA WHITBY 1582 The Queensway 335 Dundas St E 1242 Dundas St E. Between Kipling Ave East of Highway 10 West of Thickson Rd and Highway 427 West of Cawthra Rd East of Anderson St. 255-0725 2772727 6687505 Open 7 days a week
WATERLOO 200 Weber Street North 885-2211
BURLINGTON 4265 Fairview Street 639-8692
NEWMARKET 55 Yonge Street Southof Davis Drive 895-2457
UNIONVILLE No 7 Highway East of Woodbine Ave West of Kennedy Rd 477-3330