WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14th, at 7:30 p.m.
HORT HAPPENINGS
by Anne Marie Van Nest
CARING FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PLANTS
Thank goodness for December, this month should be renamed Gift Plant Month as I am sure every one of you will receive at least one plant from an admiring friend. Don t these plants look so beautiful when they arrive? But let the owner beware, the transition from the greenhouse to your house is quite shocking for many of the Christmas plants. The dry, low light, hot conditions present in most houses are not the ideal environment for these plants. Some plants such as the Cyclamen immediately give up under these conditions. They require cool conditions for optimum growth and flowering. The crown of these plants should never be watered and they will last longer if they are not kept continually moist. These plants prefer slightly dry root area.
The Poinsettia, named after Joel Poinsett, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1825, is the typical Christmas gift plant and is much easier to care for. This plant enjoys a draft free location in a bright area (not direct sunlight when flowering). This plant does its best with evenly moist watering. Some Poinsettias have been known to keep their colourful bracts until Easter!
Another popular gift plant is the Azalea. This brilliantly flowered plant is most suited to temperatures around 15 deg. C. and should also be kept evenly moist. The greenhouse growers of this plant use a pure peat moss soil and this is extremely difficult to rewet once it dries out totally. The plant does not like to dry out as most of the lower leaves will probably fall.
The Kalanchoe and Christmas Cherry are more popular gift plants and are quite easy to care for. Both of these can stand full sun and most watering practices, except over-watering.
Your grand Amaryllis is explained very well in the article by Toby Day in this issue of Trellis.
Paperwhites that are flowering for Christmas should be kept in a cool area out of the direct sun to ensure that they continue flowering for the maximum longest time possible. After they finish flowering, most of their energy is used up and they are better to be discarded. Your success with new bulbs will be well worth the money.
Best wishes for a joyous and safe holiday season.
HORTICULTURAL INFORMATION
The Horticulturist will be available to answer questions either by telephone or in person during the following hours only:
Week-days
Week-ends
Specializes 12 noon to 3 p.m. 12 noon to 2 p.m. 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.
\fw The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
1987 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 445-1552
Jan.
Feb.
S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 p.m.
Mens Garden Club meeting 8 pm - Annual Ladies Night
Helen Skinner will present an illustrated lecture on Humber Arboretum
Rug Hooking course - 6 weeks starting from 10 am to 2 pm
Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:45 am to noon
Toronto Gesneriad Society meeting 2 -4 pm A lecture on Culture of Achimenes by Monte Watler
Ontario Rock Garden Society 2 pm - Marion Jarvie & Barrie Porteous on Rocky Mountain Flora
Toronto Bonsai Society meeting - 7 pm - slide presentation on Shoin (Mame) Bonsai by John Biel
North Toronto Horticultural Society 8 pm - A slide presentation on Golden Gate to Giverny by Pat Cook
Ikebana International meeting 7 - 9:30 pm
GARDEN TALK SERIES (formerly Members Night)
John Brookes speaking on The Indoor Garden
York Rose and Garden Society meeting 2 pm
Chinese Brush Painting - 10 week course starting at 10 am & 1:30 pm
Basic Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arranging - 3 week course 10 - 3 pm
Perennials for Ontario Gardens - 8 week course starts at 8 pm
Rhododendron Soc. of Canada meeting 2 - 4 pm Annual Meeting
Speaker will be Capt. Richard Steele from Halifax
Indoor Garden Society meeting 2 pm - Gerda Ferrington will give a talk on Orchids
Gardening with Wildflowers - 5 week course starting at 8 pm
Watercolours for Beginners - 8 week course from 10 am to 2 pm
Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
Geranium and Pelargonium Soc. meeting 2 pm - a programme on Dwarf and Miniature Geraniums
S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 p.m.
Renovating Old Gardens - 3 week course starting at 7:30 pm
Mens Garden Club regular meeting 8 p.m.
Toronto Gesneriad Society meeting 2 - 4 pm
Ontario Rock Garden Soc. 2 pm - Lee Raden on Alpine Houses
Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 7 pm - Social function (members only)
North Toronto Horticultural Society 8 pm
Garden Therapy Group meeting 1:00 pm for handicapped people
Miniature workshop - one day from 10 am to 3 pm
Ikebana International meeting 7 - 9:30 pm
GARDEN TALK SERIES (formerly Members Night) -
David Schmidt from RBG speaking on Tree and Shrub Propagation
Plant Problems - one evening from 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:45 am to noon
York Rose and Garden Society meeting 2 pm
Multiply Your Plants - one evening from 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Art at the Centre
In the Link Gallery:
Dec. 11 - 23 - East Meets West students exhibit of Chinese Brush Painting
Jan. 2 - Jan. 13 - Margaret Barker Favourite Works on Paper drawings and watercolours
Jan. 14 - Jan. 27 - Paco Soler collage, acrylics
Jan. 28 - Feb. 10 - Edith Wise Breath of Spring watercolours
WANTED
SECRETARY FULL TIME
The Centre requires a self-motivated person with a minimum of 2 - 3 years experience. Skills required include: Typing 60 w.p.m.,Mag Card Composer excellent grammer and ability to sremain organized in a rapidly changing environment.
Send resume and salary requirements to Sally Sullivan - Executive Director by January 5th, 1987.
General Information
Volume 13 No.10 ISSN 0380-1470
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.
COURSES STARTING SOON
Jan. 9 Rug Hooking - 6 week course 10 am to 2 pm
Jan. 19 Chinese Brush Painting 10 weeks 10 am & 1:30 pm
Jan. 21 Basic Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arr. 3 weeks 10 am
Jan. 22 Perennials for Ont. Gardens 8 week course at 8 pm
Jan. 26 Gardening With Wildflowers 5 week course starting at 8 pm
Jan. 27 Watercolours for Beginners 8 week course 10 am to 2 pm
Feb. 2 Renovating Old Gardens 3 week course at 7:30 pm
Feb. 11 Miniature workshop - one day workshop 10 - 3 pm
Feb. 12 Plant Problems - at 7:30 pm
Feb. 17 Multiply Your Plants at 7:30
CGC OPERATING HOURS
Weekdays 9:30 -4 Weekends 12:00 -4
CHRISTMAS CLOSING
Admin. Office Dec. 24 - Jan. 5th Shops Dec. 24 - Jan. 12 for inventory
CAROLYN SMITH
our new
VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR
We are happy to welcome Carolyn to the position of Volunteer Coordinator. Carolyn s background as a professional volunteer, free-lance writer, partner in a craft business as well as being a teacher will more than enable her to enhance and expand our Volunteer programme.
GARDEN TALK SERIES (FORMERLY MEMBERS
PLEASE MARK THE FOLLOWING DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 11 - David Schmidt from the RBG
Tree and Shrub Propagation
MARCH 9 - Brian Halliwell from KEW
The Plants and Gardens of Japan
MARCH 19 - Patrick Lima on Larkwhistle and set aside SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th, for THE SECOND GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE
GRACE TUGHAN RETIRES!!!
Can you believe that as secretary to the Civic Garden Centre for over 20 years, Grace has decided to become a lady of leisure.
During her time with the Centre, she has seen membership grow from approximately 300 to over 3,500, while serving under seven different directors. In addition, Grace offered a helping hand to the various horticultural societies active within the Centre, was Editor and production manager of Trellis as well as Coordinator of courses.
We certainly hate to see Grace go, but we all wish her and her husband Sam, a happy retirement at their summer home in Beaverton and certainly will look forward to seeing her drop in and MAYBE join the volunteer group .
BEST OF LUCK GRACE.
MEMBERSHIP FEES INCREASED
For the past ten years the basic membership fee of the Centre has been $10.00 per year and family memberships $12.50.
Basic Annual membership $15.00
Family membership $25.00
Contributing member $50.00 or more
SPECIAL NOTICE
David Tarrant has agreed with the Centre to lead a tour of private gardens in Vancouver and Victoria, if there is adequate interest among members. The tentative date is early May, 1987. Numbers would be limited to 20 - 25.
The costs of such a tour have not yet been worked out, but if interested members would let Sally Sullivan know of their interest, it would help the Centre to decide whether or not to go ahead with the project.
PRESS RELEASE
The Garden Club of Toronto presents FANTASY
DATES: MARCH 4th to 8th, 1987
Wed.& Thurs.Mar.4&5 - 10AM - 10PM Fri.Sat.& Sun. 6,7&8 - 10AM - 6PM
Admission: $5.00 Seniors $4.00
Location: Civic Garden Centre, Edwards Gardens, 777 Lawrence Ave.E., Don Mills.
Celebrating spring at the 28th Garden Club of Toronto Flower Show, where the Civic Garden Centre will be transformed into a garden paradise.
With the whimsical theme of Fantasy the setting will be one of unrestrained fancy and creative ingenuity. Some of Toronto s finest nurserymen will be creating lavish fountain and balcony gardens and on the fanciful theme there will be a garden of decorated hats and a mirrored garden complete with birds of paradise .
The Horticulture section will be a kaleidoscope of colour with african violets, forest branches, ferns, hanging terrariums & corridors of fantasy trees.
There will be Educational Demonstrations, Boutiques and refreshments will be available at the Civic Garden Centre and in the newly decorated Cafe in the Woods (located amidst the beauty of Edwards Gardens).
The proceeds from our 23th Garden Club Flower Show will go towards our rew project, the Renovations of the Gardens at Casa Loma.
Schedules for our 1987 Flower Show Fantasy are available upon request.
The Publicity Committee for our 1987 Show can provide trained Garden Club members for radio, T.V. or press interviews, in depth material & supervision and set-up for photographic features and public service announcements.
Information contact office 447-5218 or Joyce MacLatchy 221-2265.
SHERIDAN NURSERIES LIMITED
Where Great Gardens
At your closest Sheridan Garden Centre you will find the finest selection of nur- sery stock in Canada, including more than 750 varieties of plants and trees grown on Sheridan 's own farms.
MISSISSAUGA NORTH-CENTRAL 606 Southdown Rd., 2827 Yonge St, Mississauga L5) 2va Toronto MA4N 2J4 Begin.
822-0251
And Sheridan 's nursery stock is guaranteed for one full year.
At Sheridan Garden Centres you will also find qualified nurserymen who will be pleased to help you in any way they can.
LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT: Metropolitan Toronto, Markham, Mississauga and Oakuville 822-7575.
°Book Review
by Susan Macaulay
by
JOHN
BROOKES
(Crown, $35.00)
THE Indoor
THE INDOOR GARDEN, another book written by the internationally recognized garden designer, teacher, lecturer, John Brookes, is both a great source of information and a beautiful coffee table book. This book will be of great interest to the gardener, the interior designer and anyone interested in design with plants.
Why does THE INDOOR GARDEN offer more than the average house plant publication and why would it make such a special gift?
THE INDOOR GARDEN:
1. ..is beautiful. Layout is excellent, it is easy to read and the colour photographs are superb, in fact lucious.
2. ..is inspirational. The reader will be inspired to action; to engage in the art of fresh and/or dried flower arranging; to take a new look at house plant display; to learn to make wreaths, pot-pourri and seasonal decorations. It is easy to force a few bulbs forindoor bloom, plant a window box, a terrarium or a water garden if you follow the instructions given in THE INDOOR GARDEN.
3. ...covers a wide variety of topics. One chapter illustrates the amazing diversity of plant form, shape, colour and texture. Another deals with principles of design with indoor plants; how to display, group and light these plants.
Yet another discusses how to complement your home furnishings with the right plant in a suitable container.
4. ..is a valuable and handy reference on plant care. Specific instructions are given for the maintenance of healthy plants and for dealing with plant problems, pests and diseases.
In conclusion, the INDOOR GARDEN covers both the art and the science of gardening indoors. A great choice for Christmas reading and beyond.
BOOK REVIEW
by Margaret Austin
THE SCENTED ROOM
by Barbara Milo Ohrbach (Clarkson N. Potter Inc.
$25.25)
Another beautiful book for Christmas giving (to yourself, perhaps) is this lavishly illustrated source of inspiratjon for scenting and decorating with dried herbs and flowers.
Included in the wealth of information are easy recipes for making sachets, potpourris, pomanders, scent pillows and more.
Creative ideas for decorating with flower and herb wreaths, door bouquets, flower arrangements and tussie-mussies are described.
The author writes of her own garden and gives lists of the best flowers and herbs to grow; she also describes techniques for dryingandstoring them.
Included is a source list of places to buy essential oils, rare roses, dried flowers, botanical prints, etc.
Obviously a knowledgeable gardener, Ms. Ohrbach has written a delightful book that is as enjoyable to look at as it is to read.
AMARYLLIS
by Toby Day
Many people think of Amaryllis as a one-shot bulb that gives a dramatic display of bloom around Christmas. It certainly does that, but with care one can keep the bulbs for several years, and if a few bulbs a year are added to the collection, it is possible to have an Amaryllis in flower from early in December till late June.
Go to your nursery in early-mid October when they get their stock of rare bulbs in a variety of colors. Choose the fattest and firmest that you can lay your hands on. Also choose bulbs that have already developed bulblets attached to the large bulb, since these will develop over time and give you a new bulb to plant.
Amaryllis seem to do better in plastic pots than in clay. Choose a pot that is about 2 inches larger than the bulb, i.e. if the bulb is 4 inches across, use a 6 inch pot. Put about an inch of peatmoss in the bottom of the pot. Follow this with an inch or two of good potting soil mixed half and half with peatmoss. Put the bulb on top of that (spreading the roots). Then pack in some more of the half and half soil/ peatmoss mix until about two-thirds of the bulb is covered (never cover the bulb completely). Put the pot in tepid water in the sink with the water up to the rim of the pot. Jiggle the bulb to get rid of any bubbles of air around the roots, then leave the pot in the water for about an hour. If needed, top up the soil.
Put the pot in partial light checking occasionally to make sure the soil is moist not wet. Do not overwater at this stage. Before long, perhaps 2-4 weeks, there should be some action usually a flower head but possibly some leaves. Check more frequently that the soil is moist. If you have a sunny window, fine. If not put the pot in the brightest light possible.
As the flower stalks grow you should provide some support, such as a bamboo stake. Since the flower heads are tall and heavy it is a good idea to put your plastic pot into a heavy decorative ceramic pot to prevent tipping.
Bulbs are also available from Supermarkets and nurseries in Kkits that include a bulb, potting medium and a pot. These are fine but you don t have the opportunity to check on the bulb ahead of time, since it is boxed and planted . The potting medium is often straight peatmoss. 1 would suggest that you mix the peatmoss with some potting soil and follow the steps above.
When the flowers form be especially watchful about keeping the soil moist. To have the flowersast, take the plant out of full sunlight and make sure that the temperature is not too high (no higher than 20 deg. C. or 68 deg. F. at night).
As each flower head fades, nip it off. When all the flowers on a stalk have bloomed, cut the stalk back to just above the bulb, being careful not to damage any leaves that might have formed. Put the bulb in the best available light (it has to have light to build up strength for subsequent seasons). Keep it moist (not wet) by watering when needed. About every 3-4 weeks water with a balanced liquid plant food. 20-20-20 works well but you can also use one with a higher middle number such as 15-30-15.
Once the risk of frost is past, put the bulbs, in their pots, (Amaryllis like to be root-bound) in a part of your garden that gets sun for part of the day or is semi-shaded. Remember that the bulb needs light to build it s strength for next year. You can put the plants on a patio or balcony or bury the pot in a corner of the garden. Keep watering and fertilizing (about once a month) until about Labor Day.
\f?Y The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
777 LAWRENCE AVE. EAST, DON MILLS M3C 1P2
445-1552
WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1987
ADVANCED Please use the form provided and mail proper remittance REGISTRATION 2 i . : REQUIRED As classes are limited - Bookings are made as received with fee
GARDENING COURSES
4049 PERENNIALS FOR ONTARIO GARDENS
(registration deadline Jan. 19)
8 week course on THURSDAYS, JAN. 22,29, FEB. 5,12,(skip 19), 26 )(skip Mar.5), 12,19 & 26th, 1987
TIME: 8 p.m. Instructor: Keith Squires FEE: $60.00 mem.
$65.00 non-members
Each student must purchase a book Canadian Garden Perennials which will be available the first night for $12.95.
4044 GARDENING WITH WILDFLOWERS
(Registration deadline Jan. 21)
5 week course on MONDAYS, JAN. 26, FEB. 2,9,16 & 23rd, 1987
TIME: 8.00 p.m. Istructor: Frank E. Kershaw FEE: $30.00 members
$35.00 non-members
Sources of plants, planting and plant selection and mulching, as well as a session on design and layout are some of the topics to be covered in this course on an increasingly popular topic.
4050 RENOVATING OLD GARDENS
(registration deadline Jan. 28)
3 week course on MONDAYS, FEB. 2, (skip Feb. 9) 16 & 23rd, 1987
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
Instructor: Wes Porter FEE: $20.00 members $25.00 non-members
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, & shrubs, fruit trees, perennial beds, fertilizing, pest & disease control & rebuilding garden structures. Instruction includes keeping the garden in good condition once renovation is achieved.
4054 PLANT PROBLEMS
(registration deadline Feb.9)
1 evening instruction on THURSDAY, FEB. 12th, 1987
TIME: 17:30 p.m. Instructor: Anne Marie Van Nest FEE: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members
Are your plants having problems? Learn how to cure them from The Plant Doctor Anne Marie Van Nest
Please bring a notebook and pencil.
4038 MULTIPLY YOUR PLANTS
(registration deadline Feb. 12th)
1 evening instruction on TUESDAY, FEB. 17th, 1987
TIME:. 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Anne Marie Van Nest
FEE: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members
How to increase your plant collection, by propagation. Please bring a notebook and pencil
WORKSHOP
Coredit Card Users Only Fees are not refundable after the registration deadline.
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4056
STARTING YOUR GARDEN
Registration deadline Feb. 23rd, 1987)
1 evening instruction on THURSDAY, FEB. 26th, 1987
TIME: 7:30 p.m. Instructor: Anne Marie Van Nest
FEE: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members
An introduction to pots, seeds and soil
Please bring a notebook and pencil
4053
BASIC OUTDOOR GARDENING
(Registration deadline March 10th, 1987)
5 week course on SATURDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, & 11th, 1987
TIME: 10:00 a.m. Instructor: Hal Price
FEE: $30.00 members $35.00 non-members
This course will cover Growing Conditions (soil, fertilizer, location), Perennials, Annuals & Vegetables, Roses, Bulbs and Propagation.
4035
CHOOSING YOUR ANNUALS
(Registration deadline April 30th, 1987)
1 evening instruction on THURSDAY, MAY 5th, 1987)
TIME: 7:30 p.m. Instructor: Anne Marie Van Nest
FEE: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members
How to select the ideal plants for your location. Please bring a notebook and pencil.
40100
BASIC SOGETSU FLOWER ARRANGING
(Registration deadline Jan. 15th)
6 week course on MONDAYS, JAN. 19,26, FEB. 2,9, 16 & 23rd, 1987
TIME: 1:30 p.m. Instructor: Lois Orkin
FEE: $35.00 members $40.00 non-members
FIRST WEEK - lecture and demonstration - please bring notebook and pencil
4059
CHURCH FLOWERS
(Registration deadline July 2nd)
1 day workshop on TUESDAY, JULY 7th, 1987
TIME: 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructor: Mary Linney
FEE: $15.00 members $20.00 non-members Please bring a lunch
PLEASE BRING
A vase similar in size to the ones used in your church
Some cedar boughs and sufficient plant material to make a mass arrangement Oasis and mechanics available in giftshop at the Civic Garden Centre
4045-A
BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING
(Registration deadline March 9th, 1987)
6 week course on THURSDAYS, MARCH 12,19,26, APRIL 2,9 & 16th, 1987
TIME: 9:45 a.m. morning , 1:30 p.m. afternoon & 8:00 p.m. evening
FEE: $35.00 members $40.00 non-members
FIRST WEEK - a lecture & demonstration - bring notebook and pencil
4045-B
BASIC FLOWER ARRANGING
(Registration deadline June 15th, 1987)
6 week course on THURSDAYS, JUNE 18,25, JULY 2,9, 16 & 23rd, 1987
TIME: 1:30 p.m. afternoon only (same as above)
FEE & FIRST WEEK - SAME AS ABOVE Instructor: Pearl Wilby
4046 BEGINNERS IKENOBO IKEBANA FLOWER ARRANGING (Registration deadline Jan. 16th)
3 week workshop on WEDNESDAYS, JAN. 21, 28 & FEB. 4th, 1987
TIME: 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructors: Mrs. Kadoguchi & Ella Irving
FEE: $35.00 members $40.00 non-members Please bring a lunch
PLEASE BRING FIRST DAY - Moribana and Nageire
1. Cylinder type container - Not glass - as well as a flat type - available in the
2. Pinholder, heavy (Trellis shop.
3. Clippers
Flowers & branches for this course will be provided at approx. $3.50 per day
4043 INTERMEDIATE IKENOBO IKEBANA FLOWER ARRANGING (Registration deadline May 8th)
3 week workshop on WEDNESDAYS, MAY 13, 20 & 27th, 1987
TIME: 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructors: Mrs. Kadoguchi & Ella Irving
FEE: $35.00 members $40.00 non-members Please bring a lunch
PLEASE BRING: First Day - Shoka Style - Morning Nishu-ike (2 species shoka) Afternoon - Sanshu-ike (3 species shoka)
1. Two containers of your choice (Japanese style & flat dish) Not a cylinder
2. Two heavy pin holders, Clippers, Notebook and pencil
Flowers & Branches for this course will be provided at approx. $3.50 per day
4039 MINIATURE Recent winner of (Registration deadline Feb. 6th) hMe de;{I}n%i f: w1t}: 1 day workshop on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11th, 1987 b ecite ot
TIME: 10a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructor: Beth Porter Symposium.
FEE: $15.00 members $20.00 non-members Please bring a lunch
PLEASE BRING: Notebook and pencil
For mechanics: tweezers, scissors, plasticine or clay, toothpicks, bits of wire containers: your own choice bought or made - 2 or under in size flowers: small rockery plants, fine needle evergreens, fresh or dried twigs bases: buttons, pieces of fabric, flat stones, accessories of your choice
4048 HOW TO PRESERVE & DRY PLANT MATERIAL (Registration deadline April 8th)
1 day workshop on MONDAY, APRIL 13th, 1987
TIME: 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructor: Betty Ewens
FEE: $15.00 members $20.00 non-members
Please bring a lunch, notebook and pencil
This workshop is designed to show people how to use Silica-gel and Glycerine in preparing material for Winter Bouquets. What to Plant What to Pick How to Wire
A fall workshop will follow to learn how to make your own Winter Bouquets
4058
BEGINNERS CORSAGE WORKSHOP
(Registration deadline Feb. 20th)
1 day workshop on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25th, 1987
TIME: 10a.m.to 3 p.m. Instructor: Anne Wilson
FEE: $15.00 members $20.00 non-members
Please bring to the first class Please bring a lunch
1. Sharp knife (pen or paring, wire cutters, eye brow pluckers, notebook
2. Garden snips and Flora tape (available at Centre)
3. Kits including required number of corsage pins, bags, wire & ribbon have been prepared and are for sale to applicants at the class.
4. Flowers and foliage to be used also for sale. Please purchase at class.
4034 MING TREE CLASSES
(Registration deadline Feb. 5th)
6 week course on TUESDAYS, FEB. 10,17,24,(skip Mar.3), 10,17 & 24, 1987
TIME: 1:30 p.m. Instructor: Elizabeth Burns
FEE: $20.00 members $25.00 non-members
Please bring: small flat nose plyers, needle nose plyers, wire cutters, old scissors, note pad, pencil, ruler, 1/2 masking tape. Kit for first day costs $5.00
4034-A
MING TREE CLASSES
(Registration deadline April 1st) :
6 week course on TUESDAYS, APRIL 7,14,21,28, MAY 5 & 12th, at 1:30 pm
4057
CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
(Registration deadline Jan. 14th)
10 week course on MONDAYS, JAN. 19,26, FEB. 2,9,16,23, MAR. (skip 2 & 9th) MAR. 16,23,30, APRIL 6th, 1987
TIME: 10 a.m. BEGINNERS & 1:30 pm INTERMEDIATES
FEE: $60.00 members $65.00 non-members Instructor: Moira Mudie
This course is for beginners & those wishing to improve watercolour brush technique PLEASE BRING : large newsprint pad, 2 containers for water, paper towels. Basic supplies for purchase & a list of sources where supplies can be purchased.
4052
WATERCOLOURS FOR BEGINNERS
(Registration deadline Jan. 22nd)
8 week course on TUESDAYS, JAN. 27, FEB. 3,10,17,24, (skip Mar.3) 10,17,24
TIME: 10 a.m. to 2 pm Instructors: Lynda Bryden & Barbara Pinkham FEE: $65.00 members
$70.00 non-members Please bring a lunch
Experience the joy of watercolour painting in this basic course. Learn the skills of wash, dry brush, wet-in-wet glazing & texture as well as the fundamental elements of composition design & colour theory. 2 instructors ensures individual attention Students can work at their own level using still life & flowers as subject matter. Supply list will be provided - PLEASE BRING: drawing paper & pencil.
4052-A
WATERCOLOURS FOR BEGINNERS
(Registration deadline April 2nd)
8 week course on TUESDAYS, APRIL 7,14,21,28, MAY 5,12,19 & 26th,1987
4055 RUG HOOKING
(Registration Jan. 5th)
6 week course on FRIDAYS, JAN. 9,16,23,30, FEB. 6 & 13th, 1987
TIME: 10a.m.to 2 p.m. Instructor: Clarke Sherbo FEE: $40.00 members $45.00 non-members - Please bring a lunch Advanced students please call Mrs. Sherbo 782-3178 regarding patterns.
4055-A RUG HOOKING
(Registration deadline April 3rd)
6 week course on THURSDAYS, APRIL 9,16, MAY 7,14,21, & JUNE 4th, 1987
Some people suggest they should be laid on their sides but I have not found that necessary. Do not water. The leaves will wilt and can be removed. Let the bulbs sit for a minimum of 6-8 weeks, after which they can be started again by dunking the pot in tepid water. If you have several bulbs and want to have flowers in bloom over longer periods, just leave the bulbs dormant until you want to start them, they will usually not start themselves but, if they do, water them and they will take off.
By timing when I bring the bulbs (and I do have a lot accumulated over 15 years) up from the basement, I have found that it is possible to have blooms for about half of the year, from December to June.
A fair number of the bulbs produce babies . I suggest that these be left with the mother bulb until they are at least an inch or two across (2-3 years). Then separate them and repot (in correspondingly smaller pots), following the procedure above. This should be done in the spring so they have the advantage of the bright summer days to build up their strength.
Don t be discouraged if every bulb does not produce every year (after the first). They too sometimes need rest.
Following the above guidelines you should be able to collect a selection of bulbs that will flower for a number of years. The blooms may not be quite as large and gaudy as the first year but will still be very attractive.
Trellis Shop
by Jackie Brisby
Holds water and will sit proudly on your candlestick with any fresh greens & flowers, Philondendron or ivy, 1 o for a lovely table. Ge, 2SS (Artificial greens and ¥ flowers can be used).
$10.00 pr.
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ROCK GARDENING
by Andrew Osyany
Rock gardening is not yet the number one horticultural occupation among our Civic Garden Centre members (though undoubtedly it will be in just a few years) so it was a pleasant surprise that more than one hundred people came to the Phil Pearson and Steve Doonan lecture. And what a treat we had!
Operating Grand Ridge Nursery in the State of Washington, Phil and Steve have been going through the mountains in the West for years. The public conception is that the climate is wet, but that is true only for the coast. As you go East through the different mountain chains, there is less precipitation and there are even deserts.
The first part of the lecture showed some of the more choice plants in their habitats. Very well adapted to a microclimate, a plant will be abundant in a small locality, but not found anywhere else. For instance Draba paysonii was found in only one spot, around 18 in diameter, and nowhere else.
Lewisia (bitterroot) is named for one of the leaders of the Lewis-Clark expedition in the last century, and it is a genus in the same family as portulaca, except the flowers are bigger (2 or more on plants absolutely hugging the ground) and the plants, of course, are perfectly hardy. Now there is an underlying assumption on the part of many rock gardeners to the effect that plants with showy flowers are not worthy subjects unless the plants are difficult to grow. Since Lewisias are universally admired and coveted, you can guess the reason. I bet that there is not one nursery in Ontario where you can buy Lewisia plants.
There are quite a few species of Lewisia on Steve and Phil s hunting grounds, and once a plant was found with more than 500 flowers on it. Due to the extreme drought in the summer many
of the plants will - in that area at leastgo completely dormant.
Unlike some others - a European collector once told them that he had dug 200 plants of one species - Steve and Phil do not dig plants, but propagate by seeds and cuttings. The challenge for them is to grow these alpine plants at lower elevations and in a moist climate. Taking cuttings to root is most successful when the plant itself is actively growing roots, and that is not happening evenly throughout the season. Many plants grow roots mainly in the cool seasons, and if you take cuttings from a plant at the height of the summer when the root system is practically dormant. You should put the cuttings in some moist medium and stick the package in the fridge for a few weeks to break the dormancy. Often you will find that they start growing roots right there in the fridge.
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Another endless topic among rock gardeners has to do with the growing medium. There are recipes given for different mixes for different plants and grave disagreements among the champions of the various schools. Somewhat like raising children, the results are inconclusive, all methods can point to some successes. However taking the cue perhaps from commercial greenhouse growers and university experiments, the newest school (by no means accepted universally) teaches that what plants (particularly alpines) need for their roots is air. Without a lot of oxygen at the root tips, the plants cannot take up water and grow.
Unwashed sand has only 7% air, peat 18%, and plants like rhododendrons need around 23%. In fact, Steve and Phil are of the opinion that this requirement for air is more critical for rhododendrons than an acid soil.
granite chips,sand,peat & other items, varied to suit the individual plants. These soilless mixes have the further advantage that they are free of fungi, mosses and liverworts. For this reason organic fertilizers are also avoided.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, so Steve and Phil made their points most tellingly by showing extraordinarily beautiful slides of many rare and difficult plants. For those who like lists, here is a partial one: Saxifraga boydii, Saxifraga sundermannii, Viola fletii, Telesonix jamesii, Primula auricula albo-Cincta, Douglasia idahoensis, Cassiope lycopoides, Schizocodon soldanelloides.
Taken from close observations of statues, in the Old Country there is a saying: every saint s hand beckons to himself, and on that basis I would like to mention that a fuller account of the talk is given in the Ontario Rock Garden Society newsletter, and that the Soilless mixe hich is what fol oMb i e e ORGS is looking for more members. the growers end up with) are made up of
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THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE PRESENTS CATCH THE GARDENING SPIRIT
A one-day event for novice and experienced gardeners.
Many people would like to have a wonderful outdoor space, an oasis, a garden but just do not know how to start. If they know how to start they may not know how to carry on. We are trying to fill the gap.
COME:
LEARN From The Experts: Lectures, Workshops, Slide Shows, Demonstrations.
DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1987
TIME: 11:30 - 5:30
LOCATION: Civic Garden Centre
Topics & Speakers to date:
1. Creative Planting; David Tomlinson
2. Urban Garden Design; Tom Sparling
3. Shade Trees and Ground Covers; Art Coles
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. A Mixed Garden; Helen Skinner . Grow fresh & tasty vegetables; Shirley Irvine . Annuals - Colour combinations; Anne Marie Van Nest
7. An alternative gardening style; Henni Markus
MORE TO COME:
Charitable tax receipts will be issued for all contributions.
You may use Visa or Mastercharge for your convenience.
Herbs, Roses, Shade Gardening, Perennials, The Basics how to get started, The Lawn, the fertilizers, all you wish to know and are afraid to ask!
AND MORE.
WATCH for your application form in the next Trellis.
JOIN US for knowledge & fun. THINK SPRING!
CORNUCOPIA
by Camilla Dalglish
Cornucopia, the Civic Garden Centre s most important Fund Raising Event of the year was held on October 31st, November 1st and 2nd. It brought together all our wonderful volunteers. There were well over 300 energetic persons preparing for and working at Cornucopia as well as Horticultural Group and Club involvement. Their valuable assistance made the event a great success.
Approximately 3500 visitors came to see 62 Craft Booths, to purchase interesting plants and dried materials, to admire paintings, to visit our shop and library, to watch Milne House demonstrations and eat their delicious mince tarts, and to stop for lunch or tea in the auditorium.
The Civic Garden Centre looked charming with its colorful crafts, paintings, and plants everywhere. Our own Volunteer Handicraft area was an array of lovely and unusual gifts, the result of 14 workshops lead by teachers who gave their time and skills to teach many eager volunteers.
Nancy Bounsall with the support of North Toronto Horticultural Society did a superb job of catering to the public.
Sue McCoy chose Crafters and Artists with a discerning eye, and the Garden Club of Toronto Winter Bouquet Workshop was again a sell out of gorgeous dried flower arrangements and pressed flowers.
I hope you all enjoyed our artistic pumpkins carved by Clubs and Horticultural Groups.
We also had a most supportive Board of Directors. Not only was our President on hand, but many of our Directors volunteered for various duties over the 3 day event. Mark
Cullen gave away free samples of Phostrogen, & Art Drysdale promoted Cornucopia on CFRB.
Our Executive Director and her staff worked very long hours enabling the Show to run smoothly.
We should be very proud of the results of our endeavors. The profile of the Civic Garden Centre has been raised in the City of Metropolitan Toronto, and more people know about us. Our volunteer base has been impressively expanded, and, hurray, we made lots of money!
1986 CORNUCOPIA REVENUE
Tea Room $2,000. Raffle 1,046 Mum Sale 620. Admissions 6,884. Rentals 5,5635. Volunteer Crafts 1,747. Milne House 2,000. Winter Bouquet Whsp. 2.800. $22,632.
Note: Since the bookkeeping is not complete at this time these figures are approximate.
RAFFLE WINNERS
1st - Mark Cullen, 41 Redwood Dr. Unionville
2nd - M. Woolston, 79 Weeping Willow, Thornhill
3rd - Elaine Bury, 47 Moccasin Tr. Don Mills
4th - Claire Cram, 396 Summerhill Ave., Toronto
5th - Mrs. D. Ball, 21 Leacroft Cr. Don Mills
6th - Diane McKay, 571 Castlefield Ave.. Toronto
Mini Rose Nursery
Collector of Miniature Roses For list and map Write Florence Gahagan
P.O. Box 873, Guelph, Ont. NIH 6M6
VOLUNTEER NOTICEBOARD
Dear Volunteer,
As 1986 draws to a close it seems natural to reflect on our progress throughout the year. This year we have so much to be proud of with the many special events such as Garden Festival, our Sweet Pea Show, Cornucopia and Birds at the Centre, etc. which were all very successful and rewarding projects.
Our plant sales, which both our members and the general public obviously enjoyed were fun and profitable. During these events I often try to step back and view the event from the public s eye and without exception the first thing I see is the warmth and welcoming that you, our volunteers, provide.
This doesn t apply to special events only. Every day our f egulars are here. These volunteers are the very bones of our Centre and work with dedication at our reception desk, in our shop, in our hort. area and in our library. They ask for nothing and give everything.
1986 has also brought our new volunteer co-ordinator, Carolyn Smith and as I write she is already two weeks old at our Centre. She has some excellent ideas and I know that you ll enjoy working with her.
With that statement comes the official handing over . I look forward to seeing you next year and I wish you peace, wealth and happiness.
Dorothy, Program & Special Events Co-ordinator
ORCHID TROPICAL
Chinatown 393 Dundas St. West (Unit G) Toronto (416)591-7953
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Dear Volunteer,
My first weeks as your new Volunteer Co-ordinator have been stimulating and I am grateful for the warm reception and support given to me by both staff and volunteers.
As I begin to assume my role here, me thing is very evident The Civic Garden Centre is growing and expanding in a very exciting way! However, success sometimes causes a few problems and ours seems to be a great need for more volunteers for both our on-going and new programs.
If you have any extra time to give please call me and do encourage your friends to give us their help also.
I am looking forward to meeting and working with you.
Carolyn
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WILLIAM ROCK JR.
by Pleasance Crawford
William Rock Jr., who died May 8, 1986, served as Chairman of the Centre s Board of Directors in 1981-82 and as Board of Directors and Horticultural Advisory Committee member for several years. He did these things, in addition to teaching, chairing the University of Toronto Department of Landscape Architecture, practicing landscape architecture, and promoting the preservation and use of public open space, because he liked plants, parks and people.
Bill began learning about plants in eastern Massachusetts, where he grew up. He worked on projects for people and parks as a student, then as a professional and a concerned citizen. His Toronto' gardens were a delight to friends and neighbours. In the early 70 s, his tiny fenced dooryard on Belmont Street - - with its extended season of spring bulbs; its daylilies,
then self-seeding cosmos; and its luxuriant yews - - caught my eye before I knew Bill. When he moved to First Avenue in the late 70 s, his new garden had paving for his dogs, and raised beds for plants he admired: many more spring bulbs, especially lily-flowered tulips; Doronicum Mrs. Mason and Hemerocallis Springsyde from my garden; rhododendrons and azaleas from Woodland Nurseries; even a tulip tree he couldn t resist.
Because Bill was a concerned and effective educator, former colleagues and students have established a William Rock Jr. Memorial Scholarship. Contributions to it can be directed through the Programme in Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto, 230 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1.
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CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Board of Directors:
* President
* 1st Vice-President
* 2nd Vice-President
¥ Treasurer
* Executive Committee
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Mr. Brian Bixley
Mrs. Sue Macaulay
Mr. Charles Coffey
Mr. Charles Coffey
For 1986: Mr. Art Drysdale, Mr. Albert Fisher, Mrs. Hazel Lyonde, Mr. David Tomlinson, Mr. Harold Wakefield, Mrs. Joyce Dossal, Mrs. Marian Lawson
For::1986 & 1987; Mr. William Aimers, *Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Susan Macaulay, Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mrs. June Punnett, *Mr. Bob Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas
For 1986, 1987 & 1988: Mr. Brian Bixley, Mr. Charles Coffey, Mr. Mark Cullen *Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Margaret Killey, Mrs. Susan McCoy, Mr. Phillip S. Tingley, Mr. Victor Portelli.
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