The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE Garden Topics & Events Newsletter MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
by Gordon D. Wick, Exec. Dir.
This month, we will be unveilinganew versatile background display booth at the Garden Club of Toronto s Flower Show (April 17 to 21). The display and our space rental at the show has been made possible by a grant of$8000. from the Weston Foundation. The CGC board also voted last month to proceed with the purchaseof large photo blowups depicting the Centre s activity areas. The committee headed by Sue Macaulay has put many hours into selection of a versatile unit, signage and photos to fill our many needs.
Advance tickets to the Garden Club Show are now available through the Trellis Shop. (cashonly please).
I am pleased to report a healthy increase in members in the first two months of 1985 and wish tothank all the members who are talking up CGC cont, pg. 13
NOMINATING REPORT
The Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors for the election at the Annual Meeting
Mr. W. R. Aimers, on April 30th: Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mrs. June C. Punnett, Mr. Robert Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas.
It is my sad duty to report the passing of my predecessor as Director here at CGC. A number of memorial donations have been received in memory of T. W. Tommy Thompson, and I will be discussing with the Board some of the possible specific projects to which such funds might be allocated. The fund is still open for donations.
Helen Skinner, a CGC Past President hasprovided thefollowing insight into Tommy s important contributions to our centre s development and success:
THOMAS WILLIAM THOMPSON
Toronto papers gave Mr. Thompson well-deserved praise for the expansion and development of Metropolitan Toronto s Park system and full recognition for his support and eventual directorship of the new Metro Zoo. It was obvious, though, that no one writing about him was a gardener. Had they been, then first on their list of his accomplishments would have been Metro s first, and Canada s only, Centre for gardeners the Civic Garden Centre.
Mr. Thompson was enthusiastic right from the first when the idea of a Garden Centre was presented to him in 1964 and he carried that same enthus-
NOTICE OF CGC ANNUAL MEETING
7:30 p.m. - TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1985 in the Floral Hall
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Don Mills
cont. from pg. 1
iasm to MetroCouncil for the funds to help build the Centre in 1965. Not only that, he became a board member who contributed much in wise experience; supporting the programs, suggestmgnew ones and approvmg the financialhelpwhichis stillgiventothe Centre by Metropolitan Toronto Parks and Property Department in the form of heat and light.
Mr. Thompson was a wise and witty man on the Centre s Board. He spoke often and warmly to all the groups using the Centre andhe did his bestto attend all their flower shows even taking some of his famous walks through the SpringFlowerandGarden Shows. He was a great gardenerhim-
self and brought some of his specialities to the Spring Plant Sale. Tommy Thompson s pink tomato seedlings always sold out first!
Most of all, Mr. Thompson was proud of his parks and hetalked about them ~ more than anything else. say he never wrote out his speeches, He used to he just thought about them as he drove to and from meetings. Some of these thoughts were, under pressure, written down and came out sounding more like poetry. Perhaps his most well-known thought was his Defin_ition of a Park. Itisa fittingreminder ~of a great supporter of the CGC s\whlch is itself, set in one of Metro Toronto s most beautiful parks.
DEFIN_ITIO'N OF APARK T.W. Thompson
A PARK isa place where hves a community of life
a place with meadows,trees and creeks and sometimes marshes a plac:e with snakes andfrogs,andbxrds andbugs, and great b1g umble bees
place withtrilliums, ferns, fescues andsedgesand maybe even 0 hawthorn hedges
a place w1th oaks and ashesand maples and horse-chestnuts, w1th proper nameslike Quercus Fraxinus, Acer and Aesculus but whocares
a placewhere watersplashes over rocks and shimmers silveryin sunnydays and when it rainsthe raindrops plunk on ponded surfaces a place tosee the planets andthe stars Polaris, Gemini, Jupiter andMars
aplaceto run as faras you can see,andrunagain, just for the fun 1t is torun awayandback again
a place to search the scene that changes every day
a place to play a game and climb a tree and know the cool wonder of a brook orspring
a place to be refreshed with food and dnnk while honey bees buzz their way among the nectar-laden flowers
a place to walkacross the grassandthrough the woods
a place for quiet romance, for holdmg hands and knowingthe sacred wonder of a kiss
a place for birdsand bees andsnakes and trees and mushroomsand i flowersand earthworms and geraniums andantsand people
a place that lives, a place where lifecompetes with life to find its fullness andits worth
a pretty place, withmusic and song..unorchestrated but harmonious. a place whereinthequiet of evening you mightjust close your eyes, put out yourhand and feel the touch of God.
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
1985 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Apr. 10 MEMBERS NIGHT - JOINT MEETING WITH THE TORONTO RHODODENDRON SOC. at 7:30 p.m. - a presentation by Richard Birketton Rhododendrons Around Us
i 10 Ikebana International meeting 7 -9:30 p.m.
4 10 Garden Therapy Group meeting 12:30 p.m. for handxcappedpeople
L 18 GreenThumbs (Junior GardenClub) 9:30am to noon
14 Gesneriad Society meeting2 -4 p.m. Programmeon Soils by Monte Watler plusA paneldiscussion Your Questions Answered
17 Photography course starts for 6 weeks at 7:30p.m. tltled
Pleasure from Photography
21 Geranium and Pelargonium Soc. of Ontario meeting2 p.m. speaker - Jack Forster on Growingand GroomingPlants for Exhibition and Ed Endersby on Judging showplants plusa Plant Sale.
Refreshmentswill feature Scented Geraniums.
23 Advanced Corsage workshop 10a.m. to 3 p.m.
24 Intermediate Flower Arranging-4 weekcourse at 1:30 or 8 p.m.
24 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
25 CanadianChrysanthemum and Dahlia Society meeting8p.m.
Speaker Fred Prescod from RBG - Propagation of Indoor Plants
30 ANNUAL MEETING ofthe CivicGarden Centre at 7:30 p.m.
Leslie Laking will give atalk on Exploring theArt of Garden Embelhshment as practicedin famous gardensin Bntam Western ~ Europe,United States andCanada
May 13 - May 28 - Lila Patten watercolours, oils, landscapes & florals
COURSES
STARTING IN APRIL & MAY
Apr. 17 - Pleasure from Photography 6 week course at 7:30 p.m. on the Basic Approach to Better Photography
Apr. 23 - Advanced Corsage workshop one day from 10 am - 3 pm
Apr. 30 - Botanical Drawing and Painting - 10 week course from 10 am - 2 pm
May 1 - Balcony Gardening - 2 week course at 7:30 p.m.
May 7 - Vegetables - 3 week course at 7:30 p.m.
May 16 - Basic Flower Arranging 5 week course at 9:45 am 1:30 pin & 8:00 p.m.
May 27 - Pests and Diseases - 4 week course at 7:30 p.m.
Forallyourgardening needs ...all year round.
NURSERY GARDEN CENTRES
Specializes in dried and silk flower arrangements.
Arrangements for sale in The Trellis Shop or Come to the Centre Mon. or Tues. 9.30 to 2 p.m.
Bring your favourite container or try one of ours, and give us your colour scheme and size requirements.
CGC OPERATING HOURS
from Nov. 11th to April 30th
Trellis Shop and Library Mon to Fri 9:30 - 4 pm,Sat.,Sun.12-4
Bldg. CLOSED Good Fri.,Easter Mon. MAY HOURS : Mon to Fri 9:30 - 5pm, Sat. Sun 10-5
General Information
Volume 12, No. 3 1SSN 0380-1470
Editor: Gordon D. Wick, Exec. Dir. Assistant Editor: Grace Tughan Advertising Inform. (416) 445-1552
Trellis is published ten times per year as a member s newsletter, by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 Telephone (416)445-1552
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie St. and Lawrence Avenue East, at the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit, volunteer based, gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
Printed by Munns Press Ltd., Whitby, Ont.
You are invited to join us for the following Civic Garden Centre Members Program Meetings
"Rhododendrons Around Us
A Joint Meeting With The Rhododendron Society of Canada (Tor. Region)
7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Ap I. 10 inthe FLORAL HALL
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Leslie Laking will be giving a talk on
EXPLORING
THE ART OF GARDEN EMBELLISHMENT
as practiced in famous gardens in Britain, Western Europe, U.S. and Canada
7:30 p.m. - TUESDAY, Apr 30 1985 in the Floral Hall @ Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Don Mills
LIBRARY NOTES:
For over a year now the library has been open on Members Nights, and I am pleased to see that this is leading to increased activity. The next time you come to a meeting please come early and visit the library first. I am there from 6:30 pm onwards and look forward to seeing you. '
Southern Ontario Orchid Society have deposited their collection of material on orchids in the Centre s library.
Cataloging is now almost complete, and this valuable resource is available to all patrons.
Pamela MacKenzie Librarian
Visit our Trellis Garden, Gift and Book Shop Toronto area s best source for BOOKS ON GARDENING over 900 titles in stock
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
GARDENING NOTEBOOK
by Ruta Stancikas
APRIL
As the last traces of snow disappear, thedays lengthen and outdoor temperatures steadily rise, gardeners hearts turnto the pleasures to come.
Spring is heralded by April showers, a stronger sun and warmer daytime temperatures, yet the occasaonal snap frost at nightstill strikes.
Indoors, a great deal of time is spent hardemng off seedlings and sowing new seeds. And then..there s the challenge of outdoor springcleaning !
April marks the beginning of a busy planting season, and the abundanceof rain is ideal. However, outdoor planting should beheld back until the soil has suitablydried out and thedanger ofheavy frost has passed LAWN
Care of your lawn begins in earnest this month. When the snow isgone, and the lawnis dry, rake it with a softtined rake to clear away debris that has collected over the winter months.
Branches, twigs and deadgrass should be removed. It may be necessary to reseed bare spots. Although this is best done in the autumn you maynot want to face those bare spots through the summer. Seed after the cold weather has gone, but before the scorching summer sun can burn the seedlings mid to late April. Remem-
ber that Kentucky blue grass is recommended for full sun areas; red fescue mixtures are for shaded areas. When you re at the garden centre be sure to buy certified seed uncertified can contain undesirable weed seeds.
It s 1mportant to fertilize your lawn before active growth begins. By mid to late April, give it a boost with a fertilizer that is highin nitrogen, for example 16-8-8, to encourage lush green growth.
SHRUBS & FLOWERING TREES
Thisis the month to plant shrubs such as lilac, viburnum,and rose of Sharon. Mid-month, remove winter protection from roses, and where climbers are concerned, cut out older stems, prune tops and tie them to trellises. Fertilize with a rose fertilizer at a rate recommended by the manufacturer. Feed all other shrubs and flowering trees with a general purpose, lownitrogen fertilizer such as 6-12-12 or T-1-7. Fertilize perennials with a low nitrogen fertilizer and spread some over tulip bulbs when shoots appear the rain will wash it into the ground.
GARDEN FLOWERS
Remove winter protectionandmulches from all early flowering bulbs and perennials. These materials can be added to the compost pile. Rockeries should also be cleaned out by the middle of the month. Treatirises with Malathion or Cygon as soonas growth is 27 high to eliminate borers. In 10 days, repeat the treatment.
eountry Squireo Sarden
»» PERENNIAL PLANT SPECIALISTS
Steeles Ave. W. (2 miles west of Highway 10) R.R. 10 Brampton L6V 3N2
Knowledgeable staff
Open 7 days a week from April 13 Oct. 19
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
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GARDENING NOTEBOOK
You can plant pansies by the second ' week of April their peak perform~ance is in the cool weather of April and May. With the arrival of hot summer weather, they slowly deteriorate.
VEGETABLES
J As soon as the soil can be worked, there are a number of vegetablesthat can be started outdoors by the 15th of the month which will not be damaged by late, light frosts. However, use your head and let the weather be your guide. Such vegetables include, beets, carrots, onion and turnips. Broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower started from seed in March and hardened off will be ready for the open ground by mid to late April.
Spray with malathion as soon as
cabbage worms are spotted. Vegetable seeds you can start indoors in the begmmng of the month forsettingout in kinder weather include: peas, peppers and the most popular of all, thetomato, of which there are endless varieties to choose from! = Many gardeners prefer to stick to traditional favourites such as Beefsteak. If you want earlier tomatoes you mightconsider varieties such as, Cold Set,Subarctic varieties, Earliest and Best . Quick Pick and Bounty, to name a . especially for short season areaswhere cold weatheror high summer heat do not affect fruit set and develop between 44 and 68 days from seed.
small gardens.
For gardeners interested in growmg tomatoes in containers, the Cold Set and Sub-Arctic varieties are ideal as well as the smaller fruited Tiny Tim, Sweetie, Small Fry, Patio Prize and Sweet 10 0 varieties.
Crops such as corn, potatoes, pumpkins and winter squash take up a lot of space and should have no part in a small garden. They re relatively inexpensxve and abundantin grocery stores that it s not really worth having them takeup valuable garden space.
FRUIT
Prune currants and gooseberries and set outnew frun: trees as soon as the s011is friable.
INDOOR PLANTS
Spring care of indoor piants 'iné_l'ude: repottingplantsthathave out'grown their containers new springgrowthwill mean more frequent wateringandfeeding keepingplants under control by cutting back rampant growth and usingcuttings to increase your collection topdressmg large plants = thosein 12 or larger pots. This means removing the top 2 layer ofsoil _and topping up withfresh soil.
Some new scented acquisitions to consider for the home are Jasmine, Gardenia, natal plum and scented leaf geraniums.
few. All arelong proven for allareas, These varieties are also excellent for started and by the end of themonth
'Mld-April, cucumber seeds can be summer squash, zuchini and vegetable spaghetti squash can be started.
Ruta Stancikas is a Toronto journalist.
Lect\,u %e and slide pr.e#entAiié - available e Dwarf Evergreens e @ Heathers ®Japanese Maples e @ Rhododendrons ®
(416) 5624836
P.O. Box 98 Martin Road VmelandStatlonOnt
THE GARDEN CLUB OF TORONTO FLOWER SHOW
Flowers...Front & Centre , a smashing show with a difference, presented by the yellow-smocked volunteers of The Garden Club of Toronto, open April 17 and runs until April 2lst 10 AM to 10 PM Wednesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM Sunday, at our new downtown location, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 FrontStreet West.
The 375 volunteer members of The Garden Club have worked for over a year to produce an internationally acclaimed flower show with standards of excellence that far outreach that of any other garden show in the country.
Beautiful gardens filled with spring and summer flowers, rock gardens, water gardens, rhododendrons, herbs and much, much more will abound in this glassed greenhouse setting.
THEATRE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
KENN STEPHENS: 11:30 to 12:30 demon. Art of flower arranging HAL PRICE: 1 to 2 p.m.
House plant care
MADELYN FOY: 2 to 3:30 & 7 pm demon. Flowers in your church
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
KENN STEPHENS: 11.30 a.m.
JANE DONNELLY: 2 & 7 p.m. Art of Bonsai
FRIDAY, APRIL 19
KENN = STEPHENS: 11:30 a.m.
AUDREY MEIKLEJOHN: 2 & 7 pm demon., Flowers for your table
The horticulture area will feature 36 classes of orchids, ferns, bromeliads, begonias, geraniums and cacti. 15 creative flower arranging classes will include table settings, miniatures, dramatic pedestals designs & vignettes. What s New with new plants and garden tools provides added excitement to the growing season ahead.
Come vote for your favourite in the Celebrity Class and help decide who has the most creative talent. Is it Carling Bassett, Marilyn Brooks, Don Daynard, Dave Nichols, Zena Cherry, Valerie Pringle or someone else? It s up to you!
Art Drysdale, Alfred Savage, Marjory Mason, Ross Hawthorne and others will furnish theanswers that transform your garden into a special place to be this summer.
What s beautiful, smells nice and lasts only five days?
The Garden Club ofToronto Flower Show
1-2, 4-5 p.m.
ERIKA WOLFE: 11:30 am & 2 pm demon. Japanese flower arranging 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front Street West April 17th to 21st
Wed.toSat. 10-10, Sun.10-5, Adults$4.50,Students/Seniors$3.00 Children (5-14) $1.00, Under 5 FREE
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The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
SPRING PLANT SALES
Pre-Orders - Wednesday, May 15th, 1985 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Plants will be in plastic grower trays: those marked *4 per box, others 6/bx.
Petunias -(Single flowered-Grandiflora)
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Red Flash,compact
White Flash,lg.flwd.
Sugar Daddy,orchid
Touchered,rose red
Bridesmaid,salmon
California Girl,yellow
Burgundy,velvety wine
Blue Skies, lt.sky blue
etunia -(Grandiflora Cascading Type)
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White Cascade,lg.flwd.
Chiffon Cascade,lg.flwd
Pink Cascade ruffled
Royal Cascade,purple
Red Cascade,deep red
Rose Cloud, deep rose
Petunia -(Picotee type-Grandifloras)
[ [ ] Petunia - Blue Forst,bl/wh edge
] Petunia - Cherry Frost,red/white
Petunias -(Double Flowered)
]*Petunia - Bridal Bouquet,white
] *Petunia - Lyric,salmon pink
]*Petunia - Red Bouquet,bright red
] Phlox - Twinkle mix,star shaped
] Portulaca - Sundance
] Salvia - Red Hot Sally 25cm | early
] Salvia - Red Pillar, 35 cm mid-seas
] Salvia - Splendens Tall,75cm,late
] Salvia - Farinacea,Blue Victoria
] Snapdragon - Kolibri, 20 cm
] Snapdragon - Little Darling,30cm
] Snapdragon - Carioca mix, 51cm
] Snapdragon - Rocket mix, 90 cm
]*Thunbergia - orange trailer
] Verbena - Blaze,bright scarlet
] Verbena - Amethyst,mid blue
] Verbena - Showtime,solid cl.mix
]*Vinca - Bright Eyes,white/red
]1*Vinca - Little Pinkie rosy pink
] Zinnia - Pulcino - 35 cm
] Zinnia - Burpeena
] Zinnia - State Fair mix,90cm
SPECIALTY BEDDING PLANTS
Impatiens: Boxes @ $1.25
[ 1 Novette - Red 4 per box
pro: e - Scarlett
Lo it - Orange
A - White
[l - Pink
[ Jei - Wild Rose
bl ie - Salmon
{1 7 - Mixed
i - Violet
[ ] Showstopper - Pink
[ - Lavender
[ ] Blitz
Rosette - dbl.flowered
[ - Mini-Red
i e - Orange
[reckae 2 - Pink o] e
Fibrous Begonias * 4 / box $1.25
[ ]*Scarletta - bt.red,small gr.leaf
[ 1*Viva - dwf.pure white gr.leaf
[ J]*Linda - Salmon/rose,gr.foliage
[ 1*Red Vodka - scarlet,bronze fol.
[ 1*Rose Gin,lt.salmon,bronze fol.
[ ]1*White Whiskey - bronze fol.
S [ [ PECIALTY BEDDING PLANTS
] Draceana - 3%2 pots
] Draceana - 4 pots
[ ]4 Non Stop Begonias
[ 14 Fuschias
$1.25
$1.89
$1.89
$1.50
[ 14 New Guinea Impatiens $1.89
[ ] 3 Canna Lilies $1.89
GERANIUMS From Hybrid
4 pots
Cuttings Seedlings
$1.69ea $1.39 ea
Red i ] i
White il P
Salmon-pink [ | i Pink B £}
Orangefred [ ] I Cerise Pl
[ 1 Ivy - Dbl.pink-Sybil Holmes $1.79
[ 1 Ivy - red-Beauty of Eastborne 1.79
SEEDLING GERANIUMS by the flat
[ ] 3% red - 18 per flat
[ ] 3% pink-18 per flat
PERENNIALS 4 pot plants $1.50
Achillea, Gold (Yarrow)
Achillea The Pearl
Achillea, Cerise Queen
Alyssum saxatile, Gold Dust
Anthemis, St. Johannis,gold/oran.
Aquilegia, Dragonfly 18 mixed Arabis, Spring Charm
Artemisia, Silver Mound
Aster, Alpinus mixed ' Astilbe
Carnation, Pink
Carnation, White i
Cheiranthus (Siberian Wallflower Golden Bedder
Dianthus (Sweet William)
Dianthus deltoides, Flashing Its.
Digitalis, Foxy (Foxglove)
Gaillardia, Burgundy
Geum, Lady Stratheden(dbl.yel)
Gypsophila, Double Snowflake
Hesperis (Sweet Rocket),purple
Hesperis, White
Heuchera, Bressingham (Coral Bells)
Heuchera ,Sanguinea
Hollyhock, Powderpuff
Iberis Sempervirens (Candytuft)
Lavendula, Munstead
Leontopodium Alpinum Edelweiss
Lupinus, Little Lulu
Lythrum, roseum superbum
Matricaria-Snow Ball (Feverfew)
Phlox, Paniculata mixed
Phlox, Blue
Physalis franchetti,Chinese Lan)
Poppy, Alpine - 6 mixwh. Poppy, Oriental
Primula, Jewel mix
Pyrethrum, rosem single (Painted Daisy)
Rudbeckia, Marmalade (Gloriosa Daisy)
VS W)
$19.00
$19.00
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Salvia Superba
Shasta Daisy,Alaska,single flwd.
Shasta Daisy, G.Marconi, dbl.
Statice dumosa 30 Silver/gray
Tritoma, Pfitzers Hybrids
VEGETABLES Boxes @ $1.10
[ ] Parlsey
[ ] Onions - Sweet (Spanish)
[ ] Peppers - Sweet Calif. Wonder(gr)
[ ] Peppers - Sweet, red Shepherd
[ ] Tomatoes-Bonny Best, 70 days
[ ] Tomatoes-Early Girlslicer 52 dys
[ ] Tomatoes-Better Boy,70 days
[ ] Tomatoes-Beefsteak 96 days
[ ] Tomatoes-Sweet 100, 65 days
[ ] Tomatoes-Tiny Tim,45 days (Cherry type)
[ ] 10 Patio Pot of tomatoes $3.50
CUSHION GARDEN MUMS $1.25
Baby Tears, pure white, button
Patriot early white pompom
Freedom,small dark yellow pom
Ironsides,vivid orange/bronze
Jackpot,clear yellow decorative
Minnautumn,dark red/bronze
Nuggets, small dark yellow
Pancho,orange/bronze, pompom
Revere,med two tone bronze/red
Stardom single, 1t.lavender pink
Tinkerbell, pinkish purple
Ruby Mound,crimson red pom
White Stardom, white daisy type
Compatriot,early,yel.formal pom
10 HANGING BASKETS $12.50
For Sunny locations
[ ] Geranium - Mini Cascade - Red
[ kRl » » = Pink
[ ] Ivy Geranium - Pink
[ 2 b Red
[ ] Fuschia - White/red $12.50 [ 7 - Red/purple
[ ] Thunbergia
[ 1 Begonia-Fibrous
[ 1] Petunia
For Shady locations
[ 1 Non-stop Begonias,mix. $12.50
[ ] Impatiens-Novette-Red, $12.50
[ ] » » Pink
[ ] 2 b2l Mix
[ ] Impatiens,New Guinea hy. 12.50
[ ] Browallia
10 Patio Fibre mixed planter $12.50
NOTICE
The Civic Garden Centre would appreciate receiving any perennials that members would like to donate for the Spring Plant Sale. These should be received 2 to 3 weeks prior to May 15, or call the Centre if you wish to have them picked up. Also any left-over flats could be left at the Centre.
Pre-Orders - Wednesday, May 15th, 1985 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Public Sale - Thursday, May 16th 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday May 18 & 19th - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The plants listed on this order form are nursery grown for the Civic Garden Centre. Take advantage of our pre-order pick up offer to ensure the full range of plant materials. Please order before APRIL 30th, 1985. Your special selection is to be picked on Wednesday, May 15th between 1 pm and 8 pm ONLY.
Name Address
City Prov.
Postal Code
Phone ( )
A 10% member s discount will apply to advance orders only and only if order is received prior to April 30/85.
Orders charged to Mastercard or Visa accounts will receive 5% discount only.
BOOK REVIEW
by Lois Wilson CHURCH FLOWERS
MONTH BY MONTH
by Jean Taylor, published by A.R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd. Oxford, England
Experienced and skilful as Canadian church flower arrangers are, they still study English church flower books with eagerness and enthusiasm for there is always something new to learn from them.
New church flower arrangers always find, in English books, ideas for the cleverest of important basics, like those dandy metal cones to lift flowers high.
Jean Taylor s new English paperback, Church Flowers Month by Month , provides both experienced and new arrangers with dozens of new ideas even though they may lack a gorgeous cathedral for background or a generous English perennial border to cut from.
Obviously accustomed to doing beautiful arrangements on a snug budget or when material is scarce and expensive, Mrs. Taylor suggests ways to use dried and preserved branches, forced flowers " and lots of evergreens many that we too have available in Canada.
One section titled Limited Resources shows a countryside tower of Queen Anne s Lace; another, for spring, a tree of narcissus.
Each chapter has an Idea of the Month . Eg. for March, it s a spring garden of small pots of primroses, hyacinths, daffodils and ivy in a simulated stone trough. For those of us in Canada who do not have a stone trough even a simulated one the same design could be done with a black metal pan, its sides hidden with sheet moss.
Sections on Special Occasions show ideas for weddings, festivals and Saints Day arrangements that are simple and lovely and a Forward Planning part suggests appropriate seeds, bulbs and shrubs to plant on the church grounds to provide cutting material. A super penny pincher this one.
Two illustrations of famous English cathedral floral carpets are fascinating. One, done for the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of Leicester, is a tapestry forty feet long, twenty feet wide; the other, made for the Queen s Silver Jubilee, uses 5,000 white carnations as background with the design outlined in yellow roses.
This is a book to revel in, to be inspired by and it s available on loan from the Library of the Centre, or for sale in The Book Shop for $13.95 with $2.00 added if you wish to order it sent by mail.
JUST PERENNIALS GARDENS BY
KAY
OLD GARDENS REVIVED
NEW GARDENS DESIGNED AND PLANTED
COLOUR PLAN WITH BLOOMING TIMES
OVER 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH PERENNIALS
ROCK & ALPINE..
SHADE & WILDFLOWER
SMALL OR LARGE PERENNIAL GARDENS
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
WORKSHOPS AND COURSES FLOWER ARRANGING COURSES
4951 ADVANCED CORSAGE WORKSHOP
One day workshop on TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1985
TIME: 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Instructor: AnneWilson FEE: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members. Please bring a lunch
This course is for students who have had at least 1 basic and 1 Intermediate course in Corsage making
2. Garden snips and Flora tape (available at Centre)
3. Kits including required number of corsage pins, bags, wire and ribbon have been prepared and are available to applicants at the Class.
4. Flowers and foliage to be used alsoavailable. Please purchase at class.
4043 INTERMEDIATE
II IKENOBO IKEBANA FLOWER ARRANGING
3 week workshop on WEDNESDAYS MAY 29, JUNE 5 and 12, 1985
TIME: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Instructors: Mrs. Kadoguchi & Ella Irving FEE: $20. mem. $25. non-mem. Please bring a lunch
First Day - Shoka Style - Morning Nishu-ike (2 species Shoka) Afternoon - Sanshu-ike (3 species Shoka)
Please bring:
1. Container of your choice (Japanese style or flat dish) Not a Cylinder
2. Heavy pin holder
3. Clippers
4. Notebook and pencil. NOTE: 1,2 & 3 willbe available at the Trellis Shop Flowers & Branchesfor this course will be provided at approx. $3.50 per day.
4045 BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING
5 week course on THURSDAYS, MAY 16, 23, 30, JUNE 6 and 13, 1985
TIME: 9:45 a.m, 1:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.
FEE: $30.00 members $35.00 non-members
Particulars: Please Bring to the First Class
Small low container about 10 in diameter (oblong or round)
Small pincup or holder
5 or 7 blooms (some to be in bud) also a few leaves of foliage
2 or 3 slender branches chasen for beauty of line
NO SHORTER THAN 18
5. Sharp knife or garden snips & carton to carry home finished arrangement Flower Arranging Equipment Available for purchase at the Civic Garden Centre
4058 BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING
5 week course on TUESDAYS, JULY 9, 16, 23, 30, AUGUST 6, 1985
TIME: 1:30 only
FEE: $30.00 members $35.00 non-members
Particulars: Please Bring to the First Class
All the information is thesame as for No. 4045 above
4054
BALCONY GARDENING
2 week course on WEDNESDAY, MAY1 and 8, 1985.
TIME: 7:30 p.m. Instructor: Wes Porter
FEE: $15.00 mem. $20.00 non-mem.
Highrise horticulture is a very intensive crash course on how to grow flowers, vegetables, herbs and even trees, stories high. Instruction in new light-weight potting mixes to reducecost and loads, suitable plantsfor all situations, cultural directions and sources of plant and other materials. Student requirements: notebook, drawing paper, straight edge, pencil, eraser.
4044
VEGETABLES
3week course on TUESDAYMAY 7, 14 and 21, 1985
TIME: 7:30p.m. Instructor: WesPorter
FEE: $20.00 mem. $25.00 non-mem. _
How to grow maximum crops in small spaces; site selection, soil, seed, fertilizer, irrigation, pests and diseases, special techniques; herbs included.
4049
PESTS AND DISEASES
4 week course on MONDAYS MAY 27,JUNE 3, 10 and 17, 1985
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
Instructor: Wes Porter
FEE: $25.00 mem. $30.00 non-mem.
The recognition and control by cultural, biological, chemical methods with emphasis on the former; safe modern chemicals; integrated controlathome; for trees, shrubs,flowers, indoor plants,fruit, vegetables
4040 NATURE S GIFTS
3week course on THURSDAY JUNE 13, 20 and 27, 1985
TIME: 7:30 p.m. instructor: WesPorter
FEE: $20.00 mem. $25.00 non-mem.
A very interesting course on the cultivated and wild plants as unusual food, beverages,dyes, medicine, folklore, repellants, crafts, pioneer uses; A very unusual course on unusual uses.
For those confronted with gardens in run-down condition, this course shows how to bring it back into prime by special attention to lawns, trees and shrubs, fruit trees, perennial beds, fertilizing,pestand disease control and rebuilding garden structures. Instructionincludes keeping the garden in good condition once renovation is achieved.
4052 BOTANICAL DRAWING & PAINTING
10 week course on TUESDAYS APRIL30, MAY 7,14,21,28, JUNE 4,11, (skip 18) 25, JULY 2 and 9, 1985
TIME: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Instructor: Homer Moelchert FEE: $80.00 mem. $85.00 non-mem. Please bring alunch
Instructlon in the elements of drawing and watercolour painting are covered in this course. Focusing on living plant materials, the course is structured around particular exercises and media much as in a figure drawing class. Because thereis an emphasis on individual instruction students work at their own level.
VOLUNTEER NOTICEBOARD
Dear Volunteer
Since Garden Festival 85 I have been Only because I've been searching for words
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~(April 17 -21). Shortlyafterthatfor the Orchid Show (May 11 and 12) and 8) and I know that you ll be there,bringmg with you the same spmt thatmade our Educational exhibit at Garden Fest:va] 85 absolutelyspectacular
There was no task too large or too dedication and with thecheerfull ness that made strangers eager to you displayed creating and staffmg j, then for our PlantSale (May 14T know you ll be there b :' "
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call upon you t:me and again for many many reasons, evenas I write, I eed you for the Garden Club of oronto s Flower Show at the new ,etro Toronto Conventmn Centre
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The Trellis Shop
This month we look forward to seeing many of our readers at the Garden Club of Toronto Flower Show at the new Convention Centre in Toronto.
Our booth at this show will display a good selection of flower arranging mechanics stocked by the Trellis Shop. These include pincups and pinholders, mayfair cups, wooden and cork bases and a new shipment of containers for all schools of flower arranging including Ikebana.
We have just received a complete selection of all of this year s new placemats from Pimpernal of England, in both round and rectangular shapes; lots of pretty pastel accessories for your Easter table; and from Quebec the ever popular pastel trays in two sizes. :
Interesting items from the Winter Bouquet Workshop include an acrylic holder for napkins or cards, with beautiful pressed flower designs displayed on both sides - a lovely Mothers Day gift.
Other items suggested for Mothers Day gifts; the water-aid, a drip pan to be used while watering hanging plants. The pan hooks onto all size planters and catches the excess water, $10.95; a drainage mat to place on a sink ledge while repotting or watering plants, $11.50; comfortable foam rubber cushion knee pads to strap on for gardening, $13.95
We hope our members will visit us at the Show and our new readers will come in to the Shop and view our selection of gardening and gift items and our wide selection of horticultural books.
NURSERIES Where Great Gardens
Atyour closest Sheridan Garden Centre you will find the finest selection of nur- sery stock in Canada, including more than 750 varieties of plantsand trees grownon Sheridan s own farms.
MISSISSAUGA
606 Southdown Rd.,, Mississauga L5J 2Y4
NORTH-CENTRAL 2827YongeSt., Toronto MA4N 2J4
Begin. And Sheridan 's nursery stock is guaranteed for one fullyear. At Sheridan Garden Centresyou will also find qualified nursery- menwho will be pleased to help you in any way they can.
membership as we work toward our challenge of increased memberships.
I do want to thank all the volunteers who helped man our shop and the educational feature area at the Garden Festival. The results were very gratifying and I must congratulate Dorothy Whiteman who co-ordinated all the user groups and individuals who mounted such an excellent display. I believe such exhibits go a long way towards bringing all amateur garden interest groups into the public consciousness.
SPRING PLANT SALE
GARDEN FESTIVAL 1985
We are
Our Spring Plant Sale will once again be our major spring fund raiser. We are making a few changes. requesting advance orders but not payment with order. This will eliminate the many hours of bookkeeping before the sale. Only people with advance orders will be eligible for the member s discounts. Plants for advance orders only will be available for your own personal selection on WED. MAY 15th. We will provide order-filling assistance on large orders. (ie 50 boxes and up) if sodesired.
We found the cash register checkout on the public sale days very efficient and as long as people get orders in by the deadline we feel sure our commercial grower can have the range of plant material on hand to complete 95% of the advance order require- ments. We believe we can thus eliminate last year s problems, and make the widest possible selection of plant material available in the most efficient and convenient way. We will be looking for knowledgeable volunteers to be on hand to direct the members as they do their own selection.
. May and June will be busy months - with shows by the Rock Garden Soc., . the Orchid Soc., Cactus Soc. and
I am pleased to report that this was one of our most successful years at the Festival and I wish to thank all the people who made it so. We were a part of The Civic Garden Centre Educational Feature Area, and along with the other member societies made a truly worthwhile exhibit. I particulary wish to thank all the people who attended our booth, donating their time and effort, to make this the success it was. Also my thanks to the people at The Civic Garden Centre; The Festival would have suffered a sad loss without their support and our Society is proud to be a part of their display. Ihopenext year will betwice as good and twice as big, and that we will still be part of it.
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TALL PERENNIALS
For the Fall Border
by Peter Iveson
In the late winter doldrums, we all look forward to seed starting and rebirth in our gardens. Often, wetend toforget thelast of our Fall blooms, hardy chrysanthemums being the last to succumb to the bite of the north wind.
Some tall Fall perennials for the rear of the border are often overlooked in favour of mums. Fromlate August the tall golden heads ofHeleniums grace the perennial borders next to the King George statue in the Niagara Parks Commission s Queen Victoria Park. In some other gardens, Boltonias, Heleniums, and Michaelmas daisies, provide splashes of colour as Phlox paniculata has overbloomed or has succumbedto mildew.
Helenium (Sneezeweed)
These showy easily grown tall peren nials have somedaisy-like flowers with very prominent central disks. Careful selection of cultivars is needed to avoidthe straggly old fashioned types. They like a moist good soil in a sunny position. Tall varieties can be kept bushier, and restrained to 3 in height by pinching back the tips until mid June. Firm staking is essential with Heleniums, thick bamboo poles and binder twine are the sturdiest support for aggressive mature clumps, which in my experience can often produce showy heads eight to ten feet above the ground.
Division of Heleniums should be done in the spring. The fibrous woody connecting roots should be cut with a sharp knife dividing mature clumps into small clumps, as long as each has roots and one or two healthy buds from which new growth will start. Do not be put off by the common name sneezeweed. reputation. It does not live up to its
Helenium autumnate Riverton Gem has reddish brown flowers & grows 5 or higher. Riverton Beauty is the old fashioned yellow with dark centres. A.R.Buckley s book Canadian Garden Pe r-enn i;al s listsnew improved cultivars.
Boltonias, (FalseStarwort), or (False Chamomile)
Boltonias are another tall blooming fall perennial which compliments Michaelmas daisies, since their wide spreading flowermg branches make good background plants. I find mature clumps give the best effect. Boltonias need much less dividing then perennialasters.
Boltonia asteroides 1.2 - 1.bm (4-5°) White to pinkish starlike flowers blooming August to September. The cultivar Snowbank 4 ft. forms a bank of snowhite flowers.
B. latisquama 1.1m (4 ,_5 ft.) has large blue flowers Augustisrarely encountered.
September, but
Asters (Michaelmas Daisies)
The Aster genus offers many types from large to small that can be found in gardens. Since I am only dealing with tall Fall blooming types 1 will only deal with Aster novae-angliae, the New England Aster, which is native in Eastern North America. Because two thirds of their height is rather ragged they deserve to be well hidden at the back of the border. Firm staking and tying is essential from late July onwards. They need good soil and fullsun, but not too dry. The crowded flower heads have blooms 1% inches across born on lanceolate leaves 3 - 4 inches long.
Mini Rose Nursery
Collector of Miniature Roses For list and map Write Florence Gahagan
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Aster novae-angliae include the following popular modernhybrids.
Harrington s Pink 4 ft beautlful pink blooms.
Winston Churchill Amanda - rich violet. b"nghb red
Aster novi-belgi -(New York.Aster)
Breeding has produceda new larger and more refined aster frbm novaeangliae.
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