Location: Civic Garden Centre, Edwards Gardens, 777 Lawrence Ave.E., Don Mills.
Celebrate spring at the 28th Garden Club of Toronto Flower Show, where the Civic Garden Centre will undergo a magical transformation into an exquisite 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.
EXCITING NEW LOOK FOR TRELLIS
In upcoming issues of Trellis, you will be seeing changes in your newsletter. Gradually, we are working on a new format to make Trellis easier to read and more attractive. Better paper, better design, more photos and a little bit of colour are what we are planning at this time. It s an exciting way to start the year.
In addition, we are hoping to reorganize and upgrade the editorial content of Trellis. To do this most successfully, we d like to ask you for your help. We would really welcome any suggestions, criticisms and praise that you may have. For while we wish to update and upgrade Trellis, we don t want to destroy the warm, personal tone of the publication. We are also looking for contributors to the newsletter about any aspect of gardening, horticulture or design. Don t be shy! We need you. (We can t afford to pay
you, but you can be sure of reaching an interested, appreciative audience and of having your work edited gently and with respect.) It should be noted, however, that to have your submission considered for inclusion in a particular issue of Trellis, copy must be in our hands no later than the 6th day of the preceding month, typed and doublespaced if possible.
Please send all your suggestions for ways to improve Trellis now. Make your input count.
GIANT BOOK SALE
During the week of February 16th, all books in the Trellis Shop will be reduced by 20%, with the exception of books already reduced in price, and a few titles to which this discount will not apply. This is your chance to stock up on some of the books you have been coveting, so shop early for best selection.
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\fW The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Feb. 1
1987 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE 445-1552
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 meeting 8 pm - Planning for Spring Gardening a round-table forum
Toronto Gesneriad Society meeting 2 pm - How to grow Violets by Betty Tapping
Ontario Rock Garden Soc. 2 pm - Lee Raden on Alpine Houses
Toronto Bonsai Sodety meeting 7 pm - Social function (members only)
North Toronto Horticultural Society 8 pm Plants and their Poisons by Debra Metsgar
Ming Tree course - 6 weeks starting at 1:30 p.m.
Garden Therapy Group meeting 1:00 pm for handicapped people
Miniature workshop - one day from 10 am to 3 pm
Ikebana International meeting 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
GARDEN TALK SERIES 7:30 pm - 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
Canadian Wildflower Soc. 2 pm Slide Show Ontario Wild Orchids
Rhododendron Soc. of Can. 2 pm - Rhododendron Companion Plants and Ground covers byJoerg Leiss of the Ont. Rock Garden So.
Indoor Gardening Society meeting 2 pm - Conservatories and Gardens
On Display by Anne Marie Van Nest
S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 pm
Beginners Corsage workshop - one day from 10 - 3 pm
Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society meeting 8 pm
96 Starting Your Garden - one evening from 7:30 -9:30 pm Mar. 4,5 GARDEN CLUB OF TORONTO FLOWER SHOW 10 am - 10 pm 6,7,8 2 » L2] » 10 am - 6 pm
9 Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 7 pm
9 GARDEN TALK SERIES 7:30 pm Brian Halliwell from KEW 15 15 18 9 Plants and Gardens of Japan
Basic Outdoor Gardening for 5 weeks Sat. morning 10 am - noon
Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:45 am to noon
Toronto Gesneriad Soc. meeting 2 pm - Grooming your plants for The Show given by - Don MacDonald and Josi Stefaniak
Ontario Rock Garden Soc. 2 pm - Photographing Plants by Joerg Leiss
York Rose and Garden Society meeting 2 pm
Garden Therapy Group meeting 1:00 pm for handicapped people
GARDEN TALK SERIES 7:3§) pm - Patrick Lima on Larkwhistle
Art at the Centre
In the Link Gallery:
Jan. 28 - Feb. 10 - Edith Wise Breath of Spring - watercolours
Feb. 11 - Feb. 27 - Sandra Shore Images: Both Real and Imagined
Mar. 10 - Mar. 23 - Turid Forsyth Botanical illustrations
COURSES STARTING SOON
Feb. 10 Ming Tree Course 6 weeks at 1:30 pm
Feb. 11 Miniature workshop - one day workshop 10 am - 3 pm
Feb. 12 Plant Problems - at 7:30 pm
Feb. 17 Multiplying your plants 7:30
Feb. 25 Beg. Corsage workshop 10 am
Feb. 26 Starting Your Garden at 7:30
Mar. 12 Basic Flower Arranging 6 weeks at 9:45,1:30 & 8 pm
Mar. 14 Basic Outdoor Gardening 5 weeks Sat. morning 10 am
General Information
Volume 14 MNo. 1 ISSN 0380-1470
Editor: Aldona Satterthwaite 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 ot 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 Creative Dynamics, Toronto,Ont.
GRACE HANDS OVER THE REINS
Hi, my name is Aldona Satterthwaite and I'm taking over from Grace Tughan as Editor of Trellis. Grace is very kindly showing me the ropes this month, as we work on the issue you see together. (There is more to this job than meets the eye.)
You all know about Amazing Grace, so I suppose I'd better tell you a little about myself. I 'm a professional writer (and have been for 20 years), a very keen though occasionally misguided gardener and a budding (sorry) landscape designer. Three years ago I made the decision to return to school and am slowly plowing through the Landscape Architecture program at Ryerson. I'm married, with two children, 10 and 12. Gardening aside, my other favourite pastimes include travelling, reading (mysteries, histories, garden books), cooking, listening to music and lazing around at our cottage in the summer.
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Arrangements for sale in The Trellis Shop or
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GARDEN TALK SERIES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th at 7:30 p.m.
TREE AND SHRUB PROPAGATION
DAVID SCHMIDT
of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton,
will be giving a talk and doing practical demonstrations showing several ways for propagating woody plant material (trees, shrubs). The focus will be mostly on seeds and soft-wood cuttings, but some attention will be given to hard-wood cuttings. So learn how to increase the trees and shrubs that you aiready have in your garden or that you covet in your neighbour s! ALL MEMBERS WELCOME
MONDAY, MARCH 9th at 7:30 p.m.
BRIAN HALLIWELL FROM KEW THE PLANTS AND GARDENS OF JAPAN
$2.00
THURSDAY, MARCH 19th at 7:30 p.m.
PATRICK LIMA LARKWHISTLE
TUESDAY, APRIL 28th at 7:30 p.m.
MURIEL STAFFORD on THE EVOLUTION OF A GARDEN
This will also be the Annual Meeting of the Civic Garden Centre and set aside SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th, for the SECOND GREAT GARDENING CONFERENCE
,f SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 11:30 am. - 5:30 p.m.
at the Civic Garden Centre
A GARDEN FAIR FOR EVERYONE
g roblems in paradise? Pests got you down? Or just don t know where to start A4. to create that maglcal oasis in your back yard" Find the answers at this one-day
'}._ HOWS! YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED! YSTERIOUS PLANTS IDENTIFIED! GARDENING DE-MYSTIFIED!
' *Whether you re a novice gardener or an experienced one, come learn something new and interesting and catch the gardening spirit. It s a wonderful feeling and Shighly contagious.
THE SPEAKERS
\ART COLES Director, Humber Arboretum a TREES AND GROUNDCOVERS
/ TOM SPARLING Landscape Architect, Professor, Department of Landscape / Architecture, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute THERE S ROOM OUTDOORS DESIGN OF THE CITY GARDEN
HELEN SKINNER
Horticultural Judge, Garden Writer A MIXED GARDEN
DAV[D TOMLINSON Landscape Architect, Horticulturist CREATIVE PLANTING WITH PERENNIALS
SHIRLEY IRVINE Noted Gardener SAVE MONEY GROW YOUR OWN FRESH & TASTY VEGETABLES
"-ij_;, ANNE MARIE VAN NEST Horticulturist - Civic Garden Centre N ANNUALS SURE-FIRE WAY TO A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER
PAUL EHNES Horticulturist, Landscape Contractor GARDEN CONSTRUCTION
)\ HENNI_MARKUS Landscape Designer, :
%2 Graduate of Niagara School of Hortlculture
NATIVE GARDENING
IN ADDITION, other experts and representatives from a broad variety of & horticultural societies will be on hand to give mini-talks and advice on topics of specific interest, including: roses, herbs, wildflowers, lilies, rock gardens, irises, 3K gesneriads, rhododendrons . . . to name a few. : A SIMULATED GARDEN AREA will be set up where you can walk through, # see, feel, enquire about and buy a variety of garden plants. $. An attractive INFORMATION KIT will be presented to all participants. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS will be available.
COST: $25.00 for C.G.C. members, $30.00 for non- member:;
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HORT HAPPENINGS
by Anne Marie Van Nest
MAIL ORDER SEEDS
For the many gardeners who start their 1987 plants from seeds, this time of the year is pure bliss. Never mind the snow and bone-chilling winds, it is time to plan for the spring season to come. What a joy it is to sit and gaze at the sunny annuals, ripe vegetables & new introductions in the catalogues.
One of the most interesting of this select group of plants is the Purple Ruffles Basil. This is the first herb to be given this award in 25 years. This new Basil is suitable for the flower garden also. It has deep, ruffled, very dark purple leaves that are quite large and are complemented by the Green Ruffles Basil. This new introduction is also very decorative and has a mild spice scent.
The second unusual AAS winner is Sanvitalia Mandarin Orange . This formerly little-known plant is also called Creeping Zinnia and has masses of small double orange flowers with contrasting dark centres. This lowgrowing plant can be used very effectively in hanging baskets, in rock gardens, as a border plant, or as groundcover. The masses of colour will provide a nice border for any garden because their height rarely exceeds 30 ecm. It performs best under hot dry conditions and will flower from June until the first frost.
Another winner for 1987 is the F:1 hybrid Grandiflora Petunia Purple Pirouette . This is the first fully double petunia with the picotee design. It has a pure white border with purple centres and provides a compect plant that flowers well until the frcst (even through the humid month of August). As with most bi-colour petunias, the ratio of colours is not constant and
variations will occur. In your bed of petunias you might find differing widths of white bands and possibly some flowers with no white at all. This petunia is well suited for areas where accent plants are desired, such as in patio containers, hanging baskets and focal points.
The next AAS award winner is also an accent plant for the garden. With the unappealing name of Princess White with Purple Eye this snapdragon is much nicer to look at.
The last new award winner is a vegetable and is the Autumn Gold Pumpkin, a medium sized pumpkin that matures in only 90 days. This is ideal for pies and halloween carving. The early maturation of this pumpkin makes it well suited for areas that receive early fall frosts.
Be sure to watch for some other notable introductions this spring in the mail order seed market and the bedding plant market. The most exciting are the new Blitz Impatiens colours that will be available through the seed companies and retail garden centres later in the spring. The Civic Garden Centre s Annual Sale will feature some of these new colours. Blitz Impatiens have proven to be a very prolific and reliable plant, and until this year it was only available in red and scarlet. Now we can enjoy Blitz rose, white, salmon and violet. These are available through Stokes Seeds in St.Catharines.
For geranium fanciers the Orbit series has two new introductions: Violet Orbit and Deep Salmon Orbit . These two new colours complement the other members of this series well. The Orbit geraniums have a characteristic dark red marking on the leaf and produce very compact, prolific plants.
Marigold lovers will want to try the new Perfection series which are double and have many more flowers than the other doubles though slightly smaller in size.
SEED EXCHANGE
The Civic Garden Centre s exchange program has a large number of unusual and new introductions for you to try in your garden this spring. These are available to members only and range from hard to obtain Alpine seeds to new introductions on the market. A full list is available at the Centre for your perusal but seed packets are limited to five per person and there is a fee of fifty cents to one dollar per packet. Some highlights of our selectjon include the New Aurora series of marigolds, the Starbright Impatiens and a good selection of universal Pansies.
Unusual seeds include Cynoglossum glochidiatum (Himalayan Hounds Tongue) and Bergenia ciliata to name just two.
Be sure to stop in and choose a few for something different in your garden this year.
HORTICULTURAL INFORMATION
The Horticulturist will be available to answer questions either by telephone or in person during the following hours only: 3 Week-davs Week-ends 12 noon'to 3 p.m: 12 noon to 2 p.m.
B. C. GARDEN TRIP PLANNED FOR MAY
If there is adequate support and enthusiasm, the Centre proposes to organise a trip to see some of the wonderful private gardens in Victoria and Vancouver.
The tentative schedule is as follows: Fly to Victoria on May 1; Ferry to Vancouver (via White Rock) on May 4;
Return to Toronto on May 8.
Estimated cost for air fare, accomodatjon (3 nights in Victoria and 4 in Vancouver), hotel taxes and baggage handling):
Single occupancy: $1075. Double occupancy: $860.
All other costs extra.
The tour would be lead by David Tarrant of the University. of: British Columbia. If you are interested in going, please let the Centre know by mid-February.
Think of it as a Spring tonic!
LOBBY PLANT SALE
Treat yourself or a special someone to a spectacular flowering plant, on sale in our lobby seven days a week throughout the year. These plants are top quality, seasonal varieties just loaded with blooms. And, they are competitively priced. Of course, your plant will be wrapped with care for the trip home. Remember...your support helps to keep us growing.
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that you have not got a Green Thumb don t despair in future just look at your plants more closely each day and try to notice the little changes which take place in their growth patterns. If you do this regularly it will not be long before you will be able to walk around your garden and tell at a glance if a plant is getting too wet or too dry or if it is being attacked by insects, or miserable in the location in which you have planted it. Ialso find that in time it becomes second nature to guess accurately.
Because I spent so much time in the pursuit of natural history, my teachers used to tell me that if I did not waste so much time wandering about and took a greater interest in my school work, one day, I would make my way in the world. In my case they were wrong, the priceless skill I learned, which no amount of schooling would have taught me, was to observe the myriad of ecological detail I saw accurately and to be able to interpret and retain it in my mind for future use.
Walk round your garden or look at your house plants each day. Are the stalks of the plant getting overly long and spindly? If so, it may not be getting enough light, or perhaps you have planted it in a too rich soil. Are the leaves wilting? Don t rush for the watering can, feel the soil first, they might be drooping because it is too wet, if so more water will quickly kill the plant. Perhaps you notice that the leaves are getting smaller,. Does the plant need repotting or feeding with fertilizer? Are the leaves on your potted azalea going yellow? Then the lime in the water is probably causing chlorosis, so try watering it with cold tea which is mildly acidic.
If you are a novice gardener or you do not feel that your horticultural skill is improving with time I would advise you to concentrate on learning how to observe your plants and garden in general. Gradually build up your practical experience either by trial and error, or by questioning experienced gardeners, or by reading and studying books to learn how to deal with problems or growing situations which arise.
WEALL & CULLEN LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICE
SAVE 1 o% BEFORE MARCH 31 ST If your order is received before March 31, 1987, we offer a 10% discount off the regular price of your entire order - peat moss, manure and fertilizers included. (Sale items not included). Orders must be accompanied by a 25% deposit at the time your order is placed
AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICE
A Weall & Cullen Landscape plan is only $40 for a front or back yard ($80 for both). The $40 tee is totally refunded with a minimum purchase of $300 worth of Weall & Cullen Landscape plants.
*Ihis service s Qvaiiabie only in designated areas *Surcharge applicable 10 calis outside our IoCal Jeiivery areas OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK WITH 6 LOCATIONS 1O SERVE YOU!
OBSERVATION A KEY TO SUCCESS
by David Tomlinson
When I was a young boy in England, some 35 years ago, I was considered to be a very odd lad by my neighbours & school friends. 1 was not interested in sports or other boyish pursuits. Every available minute of my spare time was spent out in the woods and fields, where I studied natural history. This was long before such words as ecology, conservation & the preservation of the natural environment became fashionable. In those days if I got into conversation with people and I told them about my hobby, their comments were usually to produce a light-hearted joke on the subject of bird watching. Now things have changed and the study of wildlife and ecology are considered to be important.
In those days money was scarce and such things as binoculars and pocket magnifying glasses were rarer than hen s teeth. So I learned to identify birds at long range not by their colour but by their jizz (the characteristic way each species moves as it flies, hops or walks) or by their call notes or songs. People used to ask me how I could possibly tell all the birds by their song when they all sounded so alike. I used to say that it was easy as each song or call was distinctly different. Now that I have emigrated to Canada I have changed my mind no matter how I try to distinguish the song of Canadian warblers most of them still sound alike to me. Maybe I just have not put in enough hours listening to them here. I can now appreciate how the novice bird
watchers in England felt as they tried to master English bird songs. I also taught myself to identify trees and large plants by their silhouette, a much easier way than examining the shape of their leaves or winter buds. I can still travel by train or bus and identify most trees at long distances including many Canadian species.
I also learned to observe how often species of plants could be found grouped together, and how local some of these little communities were. Frequently they would only occupy a few square yards in what seemed to me to be acres of similar habitat Careful inspection would reveal some factor which was not superficially obvious at first; perhaps the area would have a higher water table, or would be dryer than the surrounding ground or the soil type would be different or the degree of light or shade would vary. [ very quickly realized that plants are a very good indication of environmental conditions in any given location.
The art of observation is also a very underrated, yet important, aspect of horticulture. We often hear the term Green Thumb to describe a good gardener, but nobody is born with this attribute. Skilled gardeners all have one thing in common (regardless of whether they maintain a garden of several acres or just a few plants on their apartment balcony), they all have well developed powers of observation and they have often acquired a good deal of practical experience over several years. It is this combination of observation and experience which produces a good gardener, not some inherited mystical gift. So if you sometimes feel
VICTORTAN LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP
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1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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APRIL 3 - 12, QUEEN
ELIZABETH BUILDING, EXHIBITION PLACE
This year s Garden Festival will feature a spectacular array of flowers and gardens for you to enjoy. In addition, you ll see:
* Flower Design Competitions
* Exciting demonstrations and seminars
* Horticultural Marketplace featuring plants and supplies
* Exhibits by the Civic Garden Centre, Flowers Canada, Ontario Horticultural Association, Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Royal Botanical Gardens
* Dining Room and Tea Garden
BONUS! Your ticket entitles you to admission to the National Home Show at the Coliseum and Automotive Building (shuttle bus service provided)
TICKETS: $3.00 per person for bus groups - weekdays only ~ (groups must enter grounds via Queen Elizabeth Building entrance)
TIMES: Friday, April 3: 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10: 1 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 and April 11: 9 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 and April 12: 9a.m.- 6 p.m.
Early Preview for BUS GROUPS ONLY: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday April 7 -9 at 12 noon (Home Show opens at 1 p.m.)
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR BUS GROUPS: Mail orders before Mar. 1/87.
In person at Box office until March 20, 1987. Advance tickets non-refundable.
MORE INFORMATION, WRITE: Garden Festival 87, 1450 Don Mills Rd. Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2X7 or call Debbie Horvath at 445-6641.
Trellis Shop
by Jackie Brisby
We apologize to any of our members who were inconvenienced by the Shop being closed for inventory count at the beginning of January and we thank those of our Volunteers who gave so generously of their time to help us through this task.
New in the Shop this month for those who like to arrange flowers and those who would rather not, are very attractive acrylic containers and glass bricks in many different sizes and shapes. These will hold from one to many flowers and lend themselves to the new linear style of flower arranging. Also new are heavy black kenzans in round and square shapes in larger
IN THE LIBRARY - Pamela
sizes suitable for arranging without an additional container. To complement ycur arrangement we stock a variety of Japanese river stones in their natural state or hard polished.
Our buyers will be busy for the next few weeks shopping for the new and interesting, and we can promise you all sorts of wonderful gift items by the middle of February.
MacKenzie, Librarian
Here are just a few of the books recently added to the library:
THE INDOOR GARDEN BOOK, by John Brookes, New York, Crown, 1986.
ARBORICULTURE: CARE OF TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES IN THE LANDSCAPE, by Richard W. Harris. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983.
THE HEIRLOOM GARDENER, by Carolyn Jabs. San Francisco, 1984.
BETTER GARDEN DESIGN, by Roger Turner, London, Dent. 1986.
THE WOODLAND STEWARD, by James R. Fazio. Moscow ID, Woodland press, 1985.
THE HOMEOWNER S COMPLETE HANDBOOK FOR ADD-ON GREENHOUSES & SUNSPACES by Abdreww M. Shapiro, Ammaus, PA, Rodale, 1985.
IN AN IRISH GARDEN, ed. by Sybil Connolly and Helen Dillon. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986.
THE SPIRIT OF GARDENING, by Jeff Cox. Emmaus, PA, Rodale, 1986.
THE PLEASURE OF HERBS, by Phyllis V. Shandys. Pownal, VT, Storey,1986.
HOW FLOWERS WORK: A GUIDE TO PLANT BIOLOGY, by BobGibbons. Poole, Blandford, 1984.
VOLUNTEER NOTICEBOARD
Dear Volunteer,
By now I hope you are all familiar with our Volunteer Noticeboard. Please check it periodically for information and feel free to pass on to me any ideas or pictures you may have.
We are very interested in more volunteers for the Trellis Shop and our special sales. Please call if you can help!
Carolyn
HELP WANTED
Plant Sales Volunteers to assist with sales, set-up, moving or plant advice
Time: 1/2 -1 day per sale (training will be given on cash register to those interested in this aspect.)
Garden Festival Volunteers
to help staff our booth at the National Home Show. This involves sales and/or plant advice.
Time: two - 1/2 day shifts (training will be given on cash register to those interested in this aspect.)
{ Mini Rose Nursery
Collector of Miniature Roses For list and map Write Florence Gahagan
P.O. Box 873, Guelph, Ont. NIH 6M6
ORCHID
TROPICAL PLANTS Plant Emponium
Chinalown 393 Dundas St. West (Unit G) Toronto (416)591-7953 Chinese Cymbidiums available
ACCOMMODATION
When guest speakers come from outof-town the Centre frequently has to find accommodation for them. If a Members Night is involved, the accommodation need is usually for one night, rarely more than two. The guests are, of course, often extremely interesting and (usually!) of great charm. Hotel costs for the Centre have increased sharply as the number of visiting speakers has increased. Are there members, preferably living reasonably close to the Centre, who would be prepared to accommodate a guest from time to time?
If you are able to help, would you please let the office know what kind of help you can offer (sometimes there is a spouse or other family member as well). Some enduring friendships have developed in this fashion in the past two years.
WONDERLAND OF BULBS
Send $2.00 for our new catalogues, refundable on first order.
The multitude of rare and interesting bulbs listed, over 700 varieties, many difficult to obtain elsewhere, will prove to be a revelation. By far the most complete bulb catalogue in Canada.
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CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
Board of Directors:
* President
* 1st Vice-President
* 2nd Vice-President
* Treasurer
* Ixecutive Committee
Mr. Brian Bixley
Mrs. Sue Macaulay
Mr. Charles Coffey
Mr. Charles Coffey
I'or 1986: Mr. Art Drysdale, Mr. Albert Fisher, Mrs. Hazel Lyonde, Mr. David Tomlinson, Mr. Harold Wakefield, Mrs. Jovce Dossal. Mrs. Marian Lawson
For 1986 & 1987: Mr. William Aimers. *Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Susan Macaulay, Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mrs. June Punnett. *Mr. Bob Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas
[For 1986, 1987 & 1988: Mr. Briun Bixley, Mr. Charles Coffey, Mr. Mark Cullen *Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Margaret Killey, Mrs. Susan McCoy, Mr. Phillip S. Tingley, Mr. Victor Portelli.
Receints issned for tax deductions for all but the basic annual ! A$l§. meimdb?rifge (Charitable Registration No. 0228114-56-13) |
THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, | | | 777 LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST (at Leslie), Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2
Basic Annual Membership
Family membership
At the Civic Garden Centre you'll be among friends, people who share the same interests you do in gardening & horticultural things.
As a member, you enjoy free borrowing privileges from our Hort. Library's 5,000 books.
On regular priced merchandise over $2. you save 10% in our Shop.
Contributing Member $50.bOAor more
$25.00 7k b $15.00
Donation to the Civie Garden Centre
I wish to become a member of the Civic Garden Centre in the category marked.
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You earn a discounted when Trellis newsletter will be mailed to you 10 times per year.
The Basic membership fee alone cannot meet our total operating costs. If you share our commitment to promoting horticulture, we ask you to consider other membership categories, which include tax deductible donations.
OBawmsviaiisi, . registration fee . enrolling in our classes.
