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CENTRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President: Dr. Brian Bixley
1st Vice-President: Mr. Charles Coffey
Treasurer: Mr. Robert Saunders
Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Sue Macaulay, Mr. Peter Thomas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
For 1987: Mr. Bill Aimers, Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Susan Macaulay, Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mr. Robert Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas, Mrs. Betty Crosby, Mrs. Marian Lawson.
For 1987 & 1988: Dr. Brian Bixley, Mr. Charles Coffey, Mr. Mark Cullen, Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Margaret Killey, Mrs. Susan McCoy, Mr. Phillip Tingley.
For 1987, 1988 & 1989: Mrs. Anne Bawden, Mr. Klaus Bindhardt, Mr. John Budd, Mrs. Eliane Hooft, Mrs. Heather MacKinnon, Mrs. Gail Rhynard and Mr. Victor Portelli (Metropolitan Toronto Parks).
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WONDERLAND OF BULBS
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The multitude of rare and interesting bulbs listed. over 700
GENERAL INFORMATION
Vol. 14, No. 10 ISSN 0380-1470
EDITOR: Pamela Stagg
ART: Carolyn Van Dijk
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WINTER OPERATING HOURS
The Civic Garden Centre is open: Weekdays: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weekends: Noon to 4 p.m.
Dear Gardeners,
It s official!
The Trellis has a new editor. Pamela Stagg worked with us on the two previous issues and has now earned a spot on our masthead.
Pamela is a free-lance writer with a broad background in advertising. She has written, designed and developed new products for major Canadian and international clients. Of course, Pamela is a keen gardener and is currently renovating a badly-neglected garden. She has taken horticultural courses at the Centre, at The Royal Botanical Gardens and University of Guelph.
Pamela is somewhat of a renaissance person -- she's an accomplished botanical painter. holds an instructor s certificate in horseback riding, cross-country skis and takes ballet classes to stay in shape.
Welcome, Pamela.
Peter Thomas Temporary Editor
NOTES FROM THE NEW EDITOR
Recently, | had a letter from my friend, Roger -- a landscape architect in Washington, D.C. Ever since Roger started to restore his vintage car, his garden had suffered. His wife was starting to complain. Could | help?
| wrote back, offering
and outlining my qualifications. | had two special skills in the garden, | replied -pruning
It occurred to me later that those same skills would stand me in good stead as an editor.
Pruning ... well, that's obvious.
Gardening books are important, too. It always seems to be midnight when | can t decide on the exact spelling of chiondoxa.
Of course, as a writer | always appreciate good writing, horticultural or otherwise. But just between you and me, | buy the gardening books for the pictures.
HOLIDAY CLOSING
The Civic Garden Centre will be closed from noon, December 24th to January 4th. All of us at the Centre wish you the best of holidays and a happy New Year.
ADVANCE PLANNING
By Anne Marie Van Nest
A snowy night in January is the perfect time to leaf through the new garden catalogues. With the garden buried under snow, it's easy to get lost in those vibrant photographs. And without the day-to-day cares of gardening, it's easier to concentrate on the planning that goes into a good garden.
Garden catalogues are excellent planning tools. They come in all shapes, sizes and degrees of inspiration. There are some musts for gardeners in Ontario.
The big two seed catalogues
| count on Stokes for a straight-forward listing of reliable garden seeds. Stokes' listings offer definitive cultural information and the company sells seeds in quantities from small packets to pounds. Organic growers can buy untreated seed from Stokes.
The other seed giant in Ontario is Dominion Seed. Their catalogue is more colourful than Stokes, but it does lack the detailed cultural information. New introductions are well-marked in this exciting catalogue.
And more seeds ...
My favourite catalogue is the Thompson and Morgan catalogue, from England. This 208-page book is filled with listings of exotic seeds and beautiful colour photographs. In the past, | could use it only as a reference guide. Now, I'm pleased to say, some Thompson and Morgan seeds can be found in the Trellis Shop.
To stay abreast of developments in the United States, look for the Burpees catalogue. They carry many new and exclusive seeds. However, they do not ship to Canada -- reference only.
Where to find bulbs
Bulb-lovers will find no better catalogue than Cruickshank s. This company carries one of the most extensive lists of bulbs anywhere in North America and their catalogue tempts with lovely pictures of their unusual offerings.
Two garden standards
The two musts for me are catalogues from Pickering Nurseries and Sheridan Nurseries. The Pickering Catalogue is absolutely essential for the rose lover, with a full-colour section on the lovely old roses. And the Sheridan catalogue is one of the most informative in North America -- a real plus for garden planning.
For unusual imported tools
Garden Import and Gardener s Supply both feature unusual garden products -seeds, plants, tools and gadgets. If you're looking for an unusual tool that you saw in a foreign publication, chances are you'll be able to get it from one of these catalogues.
The specialty catalogues
Vesey's Seeds from PEI| is a real find for gardeners with a short growing season. Herbs of all kinds -- live plants, seeds, and dried spices -- are available from Richter s. Looking for nuts? Grimo Nut Nursery has hardy Canadian trees for you. Perennial plant enthusiasts will be overwhelmed by the selection in the catalogue from The Country Squires Garden. Finally, if you have a garden pool (or want one!), get the new catalogue from Moore Water Gardens. As well as product listings, it offers practical advice on building and maintaining your aquatic garden.
Plants for small spaces are listed in the Vineland Nurseries newest catalogue. They. specialize in dwarf evergreens and other unusual garden plants. Another small plant nursery is Annable s who offer a vast assortment of perennials.
Neighbourhood gardening centres
Weall and Cullen distributes a very colourful and informative catalogue. They always have exciting new introductions listed in their catalogue.
White Rose Nursery s catalogue is a bonus for any gardeners who are adding roses to their planting. The most popular cultivars are all colourfully illustrated.
Where to find the catalogues
If you've never seen some of these catalogues, check them out at the Civic Garden Centre Library. Order your own copies by writing or phoning the suppliers below.
Dominion Seed House (416)877-2801 Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4A2
Garden Import Inc. (416)731-1950 Box 760, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 4A5
Gardener s Supply Co. Ltd. (416)635-9595 949 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3K 1G2
Thompson and Morgan (201)363-2225 Box 1308 Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Vesey s Seeds Ltd. (902)892-1048 York, Prince Edward Island COA 1P0
Vineland Nurseries (416)562-4836 Box 98, Vineland Station Ontario LOR 2E0
W. Atlee Burpee Co., 300 Park Ave. Warminster, Penna. 18974 (215)674-4900
Weall and Cullen 4300 Steeles Ave. East Markham, Ontario LCH 1K0
White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Ltd. 4038 Highway No. 7, Unionville, Ontario L3R 2L5
(416)477-4477
(416)477-3330
Anne Marie Van Nest is the Civic Garden Centre s own bhorticulturist.
SECOND GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE
By Andrew Osyany
Chalk up another unqualified success to Brian Bixley and all his assistants. The Second Great Gardening Conference attracted people from the U.S. and Canada from coast to coast. It was a pleasure to be able to meet gardeners from so many different areas.
The New American Garden
James Van Sweden is a landscape architect who works principally in the metropolitan Washington area. With this work on the Pennsylvania Avenue mall, he is changing public planting schemes from the typical regular geometric carpets of annuals and evenly clipped box, to perennial plantings. There is a significant use of grasses (Festuca, Miscanthus, Penisetum); the overall effect generally softens the harshness of buildings, walls, etc. Even the herbaceous perennials are not cut back for the winter, but left to provide architectural contrast, and food for the birds. The emphasis is on trying to provide year-round interest, rather than just spring and summer colour.
A Bouquet of Roses
Allen Paterson brought a bouquet of roses as well as many slides of old (species and hybrid) roses, growing in the Hamilton area. The shape of the buds is generally quite different from modern hybrids; many of the species are all the more attractive for that. Allen suggests underplanting roses with bulbs for spring colour.
At Home with Rock Plants
Jim and Jenny Archibald are well-known seed collectors who travel through the Mediterranean, the middle East and this year, through the Rockies. With a view to helping local rock gardeners, Jim talked about rock garden plants in their
native habitats. In cultivation, there is quite a variety of approaches to rock garden design, ranging from an emphasis on rocks, with few plants, to many plants with no rocks. Some gardeners go to great lengths to try to reproduce the original conditions, by carefully siting the plant in the proper compass aspect, slope, etc. The wonderful slides demonstrated that there is more variety available in rock gardening than most people expect.
Style in your Garden
Penelope Hobhouse (author of Colour in the Gardem and other books) talked about garden style; that is, what makes a good garden. Historically, the ltalian and French concerns had been with design, structures and layout. Plants were of lesser importance. The English approach had been to emphasize plants. Penelope Hobhouse lives at Tintinhull House, a National Trust property, and, not surprisingly, she does seem to lean more to the English perennial border approach.
Clematis, Clematis!
Raymond Evison is a world renowned clematis expert. He made an abbreviated tour of some of the species clematis (which gave rise to the modern hybrids), as well as some of the modern hybrids, not all generally available yet. He recounted adventures from two of his trips to China, collecting species clematis. He recommends growing clematis on bushes (including rose bushes) and small trees.
Gardening in Colour
Pamela Harper talked on the use of colour, especially unorthodox combinations. While many combinations are universally disliked, some of the more
artistic people like unconventional contrasts. Gray is not just a single colourit cannot be used indiscriminately to connect different colours. A mauve magenta like Geranium psilostemon is relatively difficult to accommodate. Pam showed the plant in different gardens, associated with white, light yellow, grey and pink.
Romancing the Garden
Stephen Lacey (author of The Startling Jungle) continued the design emphasis of the conference. Stephen is a plantsman through and through and he likes relatively large plants. He is mainly concerned with colour and fragrances, not with structural design. Two of his favourite plants are Crambe grandifiora which looks like gypsophila and is honey scented, and Cosmos atrosanguineus which has a chocolate smell.
The Great Plant Hunt
Christopher Grey-Wilson has gone plant hunting to different remote parts of the world. On several occasions, he has been to Nepal. He talked about the plants of that country, from the large rhododendron trees to some of the high alpine plants. Fortunately, he, like most of the other speakers, provided a slide list, which can be used as a checklist for plant or seed shopping.
Two dinners, featured Roy Taylor and Allan Lacy as speakers. Conference speakers were spread throughout the tables, so even the shy people got to meet and talk to the big names.
This was the best gardening conference that | have ever attended said one senior gardener. Whether or not the conferences make money, it is my opinion that they are among the finest achievements of the Civic Garden Centre. Long may they continue.
And from Brian Bixley...
Any conference of the dimensions of the Great Gardening Conference requires much planning, and a good deal of hard work. It is not possible for me to salute personally all who contributed, but those who deserve special thanks include:
) Anne Bawden for organizing the lunches and so much besides
® Hazel Lyonde, who once again co-ordinated the displays and exhibitions
@ Carol Rykert, who attended to all the details of travel accommodations
@ Mary Kay Kelley who organized delegate kits
E Phyllis Petersen for publicity
° Pearl Wilby and Audrey Meiklejohn for flowers
) Walter Morassutti for projection of slides
° Anne Marie Van Nest, our horticulturist, for pitching in where ever help was needed
® Colleen Leistner, whose commitment as a volunteer was quite extraordinary, and who was responsible for so much of the administration
® Dorothy Whiteman, our Special Events Co-ordinator, who held it all together, early in the morning and late at night and all the other times in between
e The rest of our staff and the numerous other volunteers who helped whenever the call went out.
The measure of their achievement can be judged by the answers to the questionnaires, where over and over again registrants wrote: Best organized conference have ever attended. If we are to maintain those high standards we need many more eager volunteers. If you are interested, would you please get in touch with me at 487-6712 or Carolyn Dalgarno at 445-1552.
Brian Bixley is President of the Civic Garden Centre, Andrew Osyany is a Director.
THE TREES OF MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY
One of the finest tree collections in North America can be found in Toronto, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Practically every tree that will grow in this climate is found here, many identified by their botanical and common names.
Native and exotic specimens
The trees form two groups: pioneer or native, and introduced trees. These two groups range from the rare Oriental Smooth Leaf EIm (in plots G,J and S) and the Babylonian Willow (along Yonge Street), to oak trees that were mature when Mount Pleasant Cemetery was founded in 1873 (Plot Q and Section 2).
Most visitors notice the trees varying shapes. Less apparent is their differing rates of growth. Some, like the Carolina Poplar, can grow to 60 feet in 20 years. Others, such as the White Oak, will take a century to achieve the same growth. The average age of the pioneer trees in Mount Pleasant Cemetery is 130 years and, of the introduced trees, 65 years. Foliage characteristics vary from the purple Schwedler Maples to puffy, seedclouded Japanese Katsura trees.
The Ginkgo biloba, a member of the most primitive living tree family, is unusual in having separate male and female trees. Both may be found in Plot U of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
A growing collection
Constantly on the look-out for special trees, Toronto Trust Cemeteries tree specialists barter surplus stock for specimens from the southern United States, England and all parts of Canada.
Some, like the treasured Sweet Gum from the southern United States (Plot V), are barely hardy in this climate. Because of the maturity of Mount Pleasant's tree collection, there are several sheltered locations for such sensitive plants.
Over the years, a wide variety of fruit and nut trees have been introduced, attracting birds and small animals. Cardinals, tanagers, orioles, blue jays, warblers, robins, finches and chickadees are .among the many visitors to the cemetery. Throughout one winter, a flock of robins lived on the fruit and berries in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Visitors are welcome at the cemetery. You can walk on paved roads and along paths marked with a blue sundial. If you have a serious interest in trees, ask for a tree map at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery office.
Toronto Trust Cemeteries kindly supplied this article.
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THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE in EDWARDS GARDENS
777 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 Tel.: 445-1552
SPRING 1988 WORKSHOPS/COURSES - ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQ D
Please use the form provided and mail proper remittance. Classes are limited, bookings are made as received with fee. Fees not refundable after registration deadline.
FACTS ABOUT COURSE REGISTRATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
PROCEDURE: To assess beforehand whether a given lecture or course will be economically feasible, we must have advance registration for most events involving an admission charge. Participants will be registered on a first come, first served basis, only on receipt of the requisite fee. Registration can be accomplished only by delivery of fees and registration forms by mail or in person prior to the registration deadline. Visa or Mastercharge will be accepted.
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS:
Anyone may withdraw registration and receive a full refund up to the registration deadline. Thereafter, a requested refund will be made only if there is a waiting list and the registration can be transferred to another person. There can be no refund after a course has begun. Please do not ask us to make exceptions.
Should a course be cancelled, registrants will be notified by telephone and refunds issued. It is therefore, vital that you supply a phone number where you can be reached, directly or by message between 9am and 5pm during the week. Following registration deadline, we cannot accept responsibility for inconvenience caused for those who cannot be contacted.
GENERAL INTEREST, NON-COMMERCIAL COURSES
RUG HOOKING 4055
Registration deadline: January 5, 1988
Fee: $40.00 members, $45.00 non-members
Instructor: Clarke Sherbo
Time: 10am-2pm
6 week course on Fridays, January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5 & 12
Beginners: please bring scissors & lunch, supplies available at class - cost extra. Advanced: please call Clarke Sherbo at 782-2178 regarding patterns.
CONTINUING
WATERCOLOURS 40104A
Registration deadline: January 8, 1988
Fee: $65.00 members, $70.00 non-members
Instructor: Barbara Pinkham
Time: 10am-2pm
8 week course on Mondays, January 11, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & March 7
An ongoing class for those with some previous watercolour experience. Course will follow a realistic approach based on still life and plant material. Continuing emphasis on colour, theory, composition and design. Individual development will be encouraged. Please bring your watercolour supplies and lunch.
INTRODUCTORY WATERCOLOURS 4052
Registration deadline: January 8, 1988
Fee: $65.00 members, $70.00 non-members
Instructor: Lynda Bryden
Time: 10am-2pm
8 week course on Tuesdays, January 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 1 & 8
Learn the skills of wash, dry brush, wet in wet glazing and textures as well as the fundamental elements of composition, design and colour theory. Students can work at their own level using still life and flowers as subject matter. Supply list will be provided at the first class. Please bring a sketch book, pencil and your lunch.
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5 week course on Wednesdays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17 and 24 e 4 Source of plants, planting, plant selection and mulching, design and layout are topics included in this increasingly popular course.
5 week course on Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 1
A course for those who have had a little calligraphy - either self taught or have done a beginners class or can use a broad nibbed pen. Developing the Foundational Script -- including a review of basic letters and numbers, using Osmiroid basic pen set, pads 5 sq. to the inch, scrip ink. Projects include: layout and writing of quotations, a poem, place tags and cards, addressing envelopes, etc.
4 week course on Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6.
If your garden needs renovating this course pays special attention to lawns, trees, shrubs, fruit trees, perennials, fertilizing, pest and disease control and garden structures. Instruction includes maintenance once renovation is achieved.
This course will cover shade gardens, general design and principle and history of landscape. The fourth class will be a general discussion using chalk board and slides. Half period workshops will be conducted during the last 2 sessions as a garden design project.
3 weeks in class on Wednesdays, April 13, 20 and May 4.
1 week field trip on Saturday, April 30.
This course covers Bonsai history and styles, sources of trees and containers. Detailed instruction for creative displaying and maintaining your Bonsai. Sessions will include a trip to a nursery to pruchase an appropriate plant. Please bring a notebook and pencil.
Ikenobo is well known for its traditional designs. Please bring a cylindrical and a flat container, not glass. A heavy pinholder and clippers. All available from the Trellis shop. Flowers and branches will be provided at approximately $3.50 per day.
Please bring a vase similar to the one used at your church, some cedar boughs and sufficient plant material to make a mass arrangement. Oasis and mechanics are available at the Trellis Shop.
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TRELLIS SHOP
By Jackie Brisby
Don t panic over last minute Christmas gifts. If you didn't find everything you wanted at our exciting Cornucopia event The Trellis Shop has what you need to complete your list.
For mothers and daughters we have beautiful oriental style kimonos in wonderful colours; short and long from $39.50 to $70.00. Several of our customers have bought them as cover-ups for bathing suits! Bedside organizers in white cotton eyelet slide under a mattress to hold glasses. T.V. remote control, magazines and books $22.95.
For gentlemen we have an interesting selection of cufflinks, money clips, and pocket knives. The knives feature exquisite reproductions of Steven Barlows engravings from nature -boxed from $25.00.
The Southern Ontario Unit Herb Society Cook Book has arrived -- only $10.00. You might also give one of our 4 jar sampler packages of herbs and spices, with recipes - from salad days to Chinese seasonings -- $11.50.
The delightful craft of moulding cookies with clay cookie moulds of Raggedy Anne and Andy and Cookie Book cook books at $5.50.
Anyone on your list will enjoy one of Don Gibson s cassettes, compact discs and video tapes from $9.95. These recordings combine environmental sounds, music and voice to stimulate the imagination in a relaxing way.
Just new is Squirrel s Dilemma. This bird feeder features a 12 feeding station styrene reservoir surrounded by vinyl coated fox-wire" . The birds reach
through the wire for their seeds but squirrels can t. Feeder, $44.50.
Still in a quandry about a gift? We have a wonderful selection of baskets in all sizes. Fill them with an assortment of our jams, jellies, teas, spices and other goodies from the Trellis Shop. Merry Christmas!
CHRISTMAS CLEARANCE SALE
in the Trellis Shop beginning December 21
Orchid Species and Bonsai Plant Enporium
Chinatown -6 Baldwin St. Toronto (416) 591-7953
Bamboo & Tropical Species
HELP WANTED TRELLIS SHOP ASSISTANT MANAGER
Duties include training and supervising of volunteers, Supervision of the Shop in Manager s absence and the selection and ordering of books for the Book Department.
A 35 hour week to include alternate Sunday afternoons, occasional Saturdays and one evening a month.
This position requires a bright energetic person with an interest in meeting the public. An appreciation of horticulture and library or book shop experience are assets.
Excellent benefits are offered.
Please send resume to Jackie Brisby, Manager, Trellis Shop by January 5, 1988.
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SPRING TOUR OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND
At last, all the final details of the Civic Garden Centre Tour to England are confirmed. The tour dates are May 6 to May 21, 1988. Participants will visit over 26 gardens, several cathedrals and historical sites. Peter Thomas, a Civic Garden Centre Director, is the tour leader, with English experts providing local knowledge. An 8-page descriptive itinerary is available from the Centre.
Because of international currency jitters, the price of the trip has increased to $3,339. per person, based on double occupancy. This price is now guaranteed as a maximum. |f the Canadian dollar improves on the international market, you'll actually pay less!
The cost includes air fare, transfers, hotel accommodation, breakfasts, some
lunches and dinners, entrance fees to the gardens and a $200 tax-deductible donation to the Civic Garden Centre.
Members of the tour will meet in April for two background lectures on the evolution of the English garden.
If you're interested, call the Centre, 445-1552. We will be happy to send you an itinerary and take your reservation. You'll want to act quickly, as we expect this to be a very popular tour.
And the Chelsea Flower Show
The tour takes place just before the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show. Those tour participants who want to stay on for this outstanding horticultural event may do so. P. Lawson Travel will arrange your accommodations, at additional cost.
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A very special thank you to all of the volunteers who have helped the Centre through an exceptionally busy Fall. The Great Gardening Conference, Cornucopia and The Edwards Foundation Lecture have all required your time and effort.
The Centre depends on volunteer help both for regular staffing and special events. Without you we could not accomplish a large portion of what we do.
Cornucopia was a good opportunity for me, as the new co-ordinator of volunteers, to get to know many of you personally. |'ve learned what areas of volunteer work some of you enjoy most. If you have any suggestions, | would appreciate hearing from you. A volunteer who is happy with what she or he is doing is a valuable asset to us.
The Centre has always held a special spot in my heart, which has grown during the last few weeks as | met many of the exceptional volunteers who help make the Centre function. For any of you who have been hesitant about volunteering because perhaps you don t know anyone', please call me. The Centre is a very easy place to quickly feel a useful part of a group of wonderful, caring people.
Carolyn Dalgarno Volunteer Co-ordinator
CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
VOLUNTEERS
Please join us for the Volunteer Recognition Open House on Thursday, December 10, 1987 from 3-7pm.
GOODBYE, HAL PRICE
All of us at the Civic Garden Centre would like to offer Mr. Hal Price our sincerest best wishes and a fond farewell. For over eleven years Hal has served the public and our members as a Horticulturist. He always had a smile and friendly Hello for everyone he encountered. Members with gardening questions received a no-nonsense answer to their problems. Hal also taught many indoor and outdoor courses to beginning gardeners at the Centre. He always had time to explain each important step in understandable terms. The staff and members of the Centre will certainly miss Hal's humour. We understand that Hal will finally be able to spend some time in his garden! Best wishes Hal.
A NEW TRELLIS DEADLINE
The Trellis enters the new year with a new submissions deadline. From now on, editorial and advertising material should be at the Civic Garden Centre by the first of each month, for publication the following month.
MEMBERS PROGRAMME
January 20, 1988 at 7:30 pm
Chris Graham of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton
Plants for Small Gardens
Refreshments
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IN THE LIBRARY
By Pamela MacKenzie, Librarian
Here are a few recent additions to the library:
Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates; rev. ed., by Gordon Courtright, Beaverton, Timber Press, 1979.
Plants Plus, by George Seddon and Andrew Bicknell. Emmaus, Rodale, 1987.
Herbs Through The Seasons at Caprilands, by Adelma Grenier Simmons. Emmaus, Rodale, 1987.
The Modern Art of Flower Arranging, by Elizabeth de Lestrieux. London, Hamlyn, 1986.
The Gold Plated House Plant Expert, by D.G. Hessayon. London, Century, 1987.
Bonsai, by Christine Stewart. London, Orbis, 1981.
Gardens of Longevity in China and Japan: The Art of the Stone Raisers, by Pierre & Suzanne Rambach. New York, Rizzoli, 1987 (for reference only).
Tensions, A Floralistic Resolution, by Gregor Lersch. Gunzburg, Appel-Druck, 1985.
A SPECIAL GIFT
If there are gardeners on your Christmas list, consider a gift of a Civic Garden Centre membership. The cost is a modest $15. -- and the recipient will remember you all year. Order your gift by phone (at 445-1552), with your Visa or Mastercard.
THE CENTRE S NEW HORTICULTURIST
The Civic Garden Centre has a new assistant Horticulturist on staff. We would like to introduce Helen Craig. No stranger to the Centre, Helen brings with her an extensive background in horticulture as an accredited judge, retail nursery salesperson, Ontario Diploma in Horticulture graduate, Garden Club of Toronto and North Toronto Horticultural Society member. Gardeners with problems will be able to contact Helen on the weekends for her advice. Welcome aboard, Helen.
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MASTER GARDENERS AT THE CENTRE
The Master Gardener Programme is now under way at the Civic Garden Centre. Over 40 hopeful gardeners attended the October 22nd meeting and took the eligibility test. Twenty-five successful candidates were chosen and are now
completing two correspondence courses on home gardening from The University of Guelph. The Civic Garden Centre congratulates the following Master Gardeners (in Training): Herb Bond, Lucie Bridgstock, Guy Bridgstock, Suzanne Camm, Jan Cooper, Rosemary Dobson, Susan Dolbey, John Ferrara, Rupert Figueroa, Alma Gomme, Barbara Gomme, Russ Gomme, Dorothy Hawthorn, Vivien Jenkinson, Marg Killey, Norman Levandoski, Heather MacKinnon, Linda McCrossan, Geoffrey Mitchell, Smilyana Mitrovich, Roseanne Nelson, Mary Perlmutter, Aldona Satterthwaite, Christine Scholler and Robin Wilson.
These people will answer your gardening questions at many Civic Garden Centre events in 1988.
RPUT YOUR NAME IN THE TRELLIS
The Trellis always welcomes members contributions. If you have visited a special garden, grown an interesting plant or talked to a very experienced gardener, you have information our readers would appreciate. If you draw or paint, share your talent.
Send your contributions, with a brief biography, to the Trellis by the first of the month. We are unable to return original material, so you may want to send us a copy. We try not to repeat articles and major illustrations; vignettes and small spot illustrations may be re-used, unless you request a single usage only.
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The Garden Club of Toronto FLOWER SHOW
The Garden Club of Toronto s 1988 Flower Show will be held at Casa Loma, March 2nd - 6th. The show s location will focus attention on the Club s newest project, the renovation of the gardens at the castle.
The Show, Castle Carnival will include gardens forced into early bloom, 14 flower arranging classes, horticultural exhibits, gardening advice from the experts and an opportunity to preview the exciting plans for the Casa Loma gardens.
DATES: March 2nd - 6th, 1988.
TIMES: Wednesday & Thursday, March 2nd and 3rd 10am-9pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday March 4, 5 and 6 10am-6pm
ADMISSION: Adults $5.00
Seniors & Students $4.00 Children 5-12 $1.00
Under 5 years of age free For groups of 20 $4.00 each, if ordered before Feb. 1, 1988.
For further information write or call ¥ The Garden Club of Toronto: & ?@ 777 Lawrence Avenue East ;@' .g Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 @ o Telephone: 447-5218 L
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MAY WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US?
We at the Civic Garden Centre warmly welcome new members. Join us, and you will make friends who share the same interest in gardening, the floral arts and horticulture that you do. In addition to the many exciting classes, garden shows, speakers, clubs-within-the-Centre, etc., that will be available to you, our modest membership fee entitles you to the following:
* Free borrowing privileges from Canada s largest horticultural library with more than 5,000 titles currently available, plus journals.
* A 10% discount on regularly priced merchandise over $2 at the Trellis Shop.
* A discounted registration fee when enrolling in our classes.
* Special members discount for many special events.
Please keep in mind, too, that a Civic Garden Centre membership, with all of the privileges outlined above, makes a splendid gift for any occasion. Think of us for birthday gifts, anniversaries, Christmas, Hannukah, housewarming presents, etc. Where else can you give so much value and enjoyment for only $15? (Your gift recipient will receive a handsome card with your name).
THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
777 Lawrence Avenue East (at Leslie) Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 RENEWSL ..o
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BASIC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $1500. FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25:00-0 CONTRIBHTING MEMBER 4$50 ormore): i s s ws i e s oo e THIS IS A GIFT MEMBERSHIP FROM....................SRRSIS0 Lo. BONATIONTO FTHE GIVICE GARDENCENTRE '+ woo it i i si
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