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Here at last is the Aluminium Greenhouse you've been waiting for, offered in four popular sizes for home growers. This is not just another greenhouse all the best features in modern greenhouse design have been brought together in one design to make it the most up-to-date available. For example, the attractive booklet supplied with each not only contains a calendar of things to do in your greenhouse, but also helpful advice about plant culture.
Complete, detailed photographic instructions make assembly a simple and easy exercise; or, if you prefer, assembly services can be provided. All units come complete with Canadian Pittsburgh double strength glass.
Features available: e Shading panels e Double Glazing Panels e Electric or Propane Heaters e Automatic Vent Openers; and Eave Troughing is standard on all models.
Available at over 40 home and garden centres and other dealers throughout Ontario. See a display model soon!
For further information, or the name of your nearest dealer phone or write our head office:
Introduction to the New Executive Director Introduction to the New Editor ofTrellis
Regular Features
Shop 5; Programme Corner 10; Children s Activity Page 13; Bookshop 14; Coming Events of International Interest 23.
The Front Cover
The Christmas Season brings us the bright Poinsettia. Color separations for photo%raph on cover courtesy of UNITED FLOWERS BY WIRE SERVICE.
Publication Committee for Trellis
Lawrence C. Sherk (Chairman), Gilbert A. Milne, Ernie Pope, Mrs. E. Redelmeier and Mrs. J.R. M. Wilson.
Editor Sid Morris
Trellis is published monthly (except July and August) by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2. The centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East, the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Subscriptions to Trellis are only available through Centre membership (85 per year). Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre. This is Volume 2, Number 9.
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You are Invited To Join Telephone
What it is
® A non-profit gardening and floral arts centre for the dissemination of information to amateur gardeners and flower-arrangers
e An open membership body with over 3,000 keen gardener-members (from rank amateurs to advanced professionals)
e Home of six gardening clubs or groups with specific gardening interests
e Meeting place for specialized plant societies from Bonsai to Roses
e Home of some of the best flower arrangers in North America (quoted from U.S.A. author and editor, Helen Van Pelt Wilson)
What it does
e Operates Canada s most complete public horticultural library
e Responds to over 3,000 gardening questions annually
e Organizes garden talks and demonstrations on a variety of subjects and at different levels
e Teaches non-commercial flower arranging at various levels and encourages competition amongst members
e Carries on an extensive flower-drying programme to extend garden beauty through into the winter months economically
e Operates a Speakers Panel Bureau which brings panels of experts on various subjects to groups desirous of an informative programme
e Publishes booklets on various subjects; e.g. Preserving Beautiful Flowers
e Stages two flower shows each year and hosts numerous others
What members receive
e Six issues per year of " Trellis
e Free borrowing privileges from the 3,000-volume library
e Ten per cent discount off all purchases (of books and gardening and floral arts supplies) bought from the Centre
e Opportunity to join one or more specialized member groups or clubs
e Discounts off all courses offered at the Centre
e Free admission to Members Nights held at least twice per year
| wish to be recorded as a member in the above category and enclose my cheque for $___ [ ]Please accept the additional amount as a donation towards your program.
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The Centre s Gift Shop at Christmas
Betty Billes
Well here it is, that time of year when everyone is so busy running around trying to get their Christmas shopping done on time. Mother is also trying to get her goodies baked and put away in the freezer, Dad is getting the office work organized so staff can have a holiday, and the children just can t wait for school to be out. All in all a great time of the year, but hectic. Each year we all say the same thing Next year I'm going
As many of you already know, we have a new sales manager, Shirley Lirette, who is on hand each day, along with our volunteers, to help you with your shopping problems. If you are looking for the unusual, why not try us, and see if we have just the thing you want for dear Aunt Sue, or maybe a bird feeder to start little Tommy off in looking after our feathered friends, tiny pictures for Janie s room, and many many other things. Feel free to come into the shop and browse around. We enjoy your visits.
Now a note to all our volunteers. A Special Thank you to each and everyone of you who give of your time so willingly for without you our shop could not exist. Our thanks to Eileen Brooks, our co-ordinator of Volunteers who spends endless hours on the phone getting the volunteers to work on a regular basis in the Shop. Sometimes wonder if Eileen s husband ever gets to use the phone, we love him too!
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL and GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IN THE NEW YEAR.
See you in January
Betty Billes, Chairwoman of Shop
Mrs. Betty Billes 1s chairwoman of the shop committee, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Civic Garden Centre.
SPECIAL 2 PRICE SALE OF XMAS CRAFT DECORATIONS
Jan. 5-6-7 9 am-4 pm
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Set up the Rotocrop Accelerator in your garden. Feed it weekly with garden waste, and you'll have a never ending supply of free compost for a vibrant garden.
A SENSATION IN ENGLAND. Compost gardening is practically a way of life in England. English gardeners have acclaimed the Rotocrop Accelerator for its unique efficency. Decomposition is fast because there are no corners to cool off. And the precisely calibrated air vents let just the right amount ofair in without losing heat or moisture.
RUGGED, CONVENIENT? Tough PVC construction is long lasting and won t rot. Panels slide up individually or together, so you can shovel out from the bottom. An dnflatable cover keeps heat in, rain out. And there are no unpleasant odors to attract bugs.
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE. We'll ship in two weeks. If you're not fully satisfied within 14 days, return it and we will send you a refund. The money you save in artificial fertilizers or commercial compost will pay for your Accelerator in no time.
Pat. Pend.
Official Publication of THE CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2. Telephone (416) 445-1552
Publisher: Gordon Brackett Executive Director, Sid Morris Editor.
ADVERTISING RATES AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS (January 1, 1976) Printed Offset 1
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Colour: Standard process blue, magenta or yellow, $40.00; Gardening green and standard red $50.00; Any other colour, $100.00; Four colour process, $120.00.
Special positions: 25 per cent extra for back cover; 10 per cent extra for inside front and inside back covers.
Material requirements: Final artwork, repro proofs and glossy photos or film; copy can be set from typewritten material submitted.
Commission and Discount: 15% agency comm. and 2% c.d. to agencies.
Trim Size: Magazine is 5% wide and 9" deep.
Issuance and Closing Dates: Issued six times per year, on or about the 15th of the previous month, March, April, May, June, September and November. Closing date for each issue the 15th of second previous month.
Circulation:
Average total distribution per issue 15,000 5,000 to members of and visitors to Civic Garden Centre and the remainder at major Toronto Gardening events.
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To our Advertisers:
Trellis Ontario s own, and Canada s only all-gardening magazine, is just completing its second year of publication, developed and brought to fruition by its editor Mr. Art Drysdale. These two years have not been without their problems, printing and postal delays were but a few, however, Trellis has now grown into a well accepted and widely read publication, alone in its field it has garnished for itself a valued advertising rapport. Art Drysdale has, however, found it necessary to resign as editor. We are sorry to see him leave. He, almost alone, has built Trellis into a Horticultural magazine that has received International, as well as National acclaim.
Mr. Sid Morris, a qualified Editor-Horticulturist, who has been associated with the Civic Garden Centre in various projects will assume editorship of Trellis as of the December 1975 issue. One issue, November 1975 has been dropped to facilitate this transfer.
A reduced schedule of issues is planned for 1976, with six issues instead of ten, planned to be released to coincide with the peak gardening seasons. Dates are as noted in the enclosed rate card. The quantity for each issue is being increased from 10,000 to 15,000. Distribution of these will be as follows; 5,000 to members of and visitors to the Civic Garden Centre, the remainder of each issue to be given to interested gardeners at four major gardening events in Toronto, i.e. The Garden Club of Toronto Spring Flower Show, The National Home Show, The Flower Show of the Canadian National Exhibition and The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
As an advertiser we hope that you will find Trellis a most important vehicle for the exposure of your name and/or products and services to a prime Gardening market. We feel that you will find it advantageous to advertise in Trellis for all six issues, and that the rates, although slightly increased, an even better media buy. While Sid will eventually assume full Editor and advertising responsibility, Gordon Brackett, Executive Director of the Civic Garden Centre or myself, will help him by contacting you personally with regard to your future advertising plan for Trellis .
Yours sincerely,
L. C. Sherk Chairman, Publication Committee Civic Garden Centre.
Introduction to the New Executive-Director
Although most members have met our new Executive-Director through the summer months it s time we introduced him formally.
Mr. Gord Brackett, a native of Toronto, married to Kathleen, (the gardener of the family) for the past 30 years, father of 5 including 10 year old twins and soon to be a grand parent are the vital statistics.
Before joining the Centre staff, Gord was associated with Animal Welfare work for some years The change from Animals to plants was a little frightening at first, he says, but the problems of a volunteer-charity group are the same and day-by-day I m enjoying my new work more and more.
You ll find his door open so don t be afraid to pop your head in and introduce yourself, the next time you visit the Centre.
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Editor of Trellis.
With this issue ofTrellis we welcome a new Editor but a long-time member, friend and supporter of the Civic Garden Centre. Mr. Sid Morris is a graduate of The Niagara Parks School of Horticulture and is a Horticulture teacher with the Peel Board of Education; many of our members and friends will recognize him as the knowledgeable young man with the beard in the Bookshop display at the last 4 CNE s! The Board is glad to welcome Sid as Editor and wishes him a happy and fruitful association.
With our new Editor, Trellis will be issued six times each year. Heavy costs of publication and a desire to provide more seasonal coverage have brought the Publication s committee to recommend this change. While a monthly calendar will not be a part of the new Trellis, news and notices about Club and organization activities will
Mrs. Flavia Redelmeier Chairman of the Board
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Flowering Plants at Christmas
You are probably wondering about some flowers for Christmas but want something that will last longer than cut flowers but more decorative than ordinary foliage plants. Flowering pot plants provide the best of both. Perhaps you have received a plant and would like to know how to look after it.
Flowering plants come in a multitude of varieties and colors, many available throughout the entire year. Azaleas, geraniums, begonias, gloxinas; and chrysanthemums arejust some plants generally available throughout the year.
You will find single and semi-double flowering azaleas in shades and tints of red and orange, and in white. These handsome plants need lots ofwater, and the soil should be kept uniformly moist from top to bottom of pot. Spray the leaves frequently with water to prevent defoliation. A cool location in full sunlight is best for extended flowering.
You will find begonias are no longer just for Christmas. Rieger begonias are now available year-round in shades of orange, pink, and red. Plants with a large number of buds will bloom for several weeks or more indoors. You should keep the soil moist at all times as begonias require large amounts ofwater for flowering and foliage retention. Cool temperatures are essential for all types of begonias, and they are best located in sunlight when in the house.
You will find the longest-lasting pot plant for your home to be the chrysanthemum, which is available in a wide range of colors. Full sunlight and night temperatures in the 60 s will assure full color in the developing flowers and will prolong bloom. Soil should be kept uniformly moist. It is not too satisfactory to keep them over for the garden as they usually bloom so late that 10 / December 1975
the frost kills the buds before they flower in the fall.
Cyclamen plants, you will find, thrive best in cool temperatures of 50 degrees at night, and about 65 degrees during the day. It does best when in full sunlight. If the light intensity is too low or the temperatures too high, the leaves will turn yellow quickly and the flower buds will die. Inadequate moisture will also produce similar results.
Sid Morris, editor
Programme Corner
T here are many exciting things at the Civic Garden Centre these days not least among these are the varied courses and workshops being presented, and awaiting your participation.
Gardening Courses; Course 1 and 2 in Flower Arranging; Crafts; a Dried Flower Workshop on April 30th, 1976; Corsage Workshops, 1 and 2; terrariums; and Hydroponics that wonderful world of growth without soil; and on the 28th April, a fascinating Table Setting Workshop, in co-operation with a well-known English china company. Perhaps you have had a secret wish to copy the beauty of a flower in water-colours. We have such lessons starting in May 1976.
Do you realise that all the elements of design one learns at Flower Arranging classes also applies to interior decoration, rug hooking, ceramics, and many other arts and crafts? The gardening and flower arranging classes you take will give you valued information useful in many areas ofyour life, as well as the pleasure derived from them. To obtain a full schedule of all classes and workshops, and to register for any of these, call Mrs. Audrey Clarke, 445-1552. At the Civic Garden Centre, we wish to provide the courses you are interested in. If we do not have one that suits you, please give me a call it might be possible to work your choice into a future schedule.
Audrey R. M. Allman Programme Planning Chairman
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Spring In The Garden
The Civic Garden Centre through P. Lawson Travel Agents have arranged a SPRING GARDEN TOUR to Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving Toronto International Airport at 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday 20th. April, and returning to Toronto, 9.00 p.m. Friday 23rd. April 1976.
Accommodation is arranged for at the Hotel Du Pont, Wilmington, for 4 days and 3 nights. Air fare return, all taxes, Hotel, all tips, buses, entry fees, breakfasts, dinners and two luncheons are included in the price. A. P. Lawson Travel Tour Escort will be with us to look after all the travel details, and guides have been arranged for, at Winterthur and Longwood Gardens.
The tour covers Historic Newcastle; Longwood Gardens, 1000 acres dating from the 1700 s, Hagley Museum, showing the early years and development of the area; Winterthur the house contains over 500 rooms covering the last 300 years; the gardens cover 450 acres; and the Brandywine River Museum. There will be one full day in Philadelphia, which will include the Independance National Historical Park and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society s Headquarters, with a replica of an 18th. century garden, a tiny orchard and a vegetable and cutting garden of the same era.
You must be a Civic Garden Centre member to participate in this tour. Enquiries: Mrs. A. Allman, 444-2892; Mrs. F. Rothschild, 366-1138.
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Novelty Gardening
Now that the nights are long and time drags on you might like to try this to pass the time. Although the following activity doesn t concern plants it does concern growing. A Coal Flower Garden can be started by placing a small piece of coal in a deep bowl. Add seven tablespoons water, three tablespoons blueing, five drops of mercurochrome and five drops ofiodine. Next add 1 teaspoon salt and two tablespoons water. You should continue to add the Jast two elements every day throughout the growth of the plant.
Another interesting novelty for you is the Dancing Mothballs. You start by filling a fish bowl about % full of water, add vegetable food coloring, a large handful of mothballs, two tablespoons baking soda, and one tablespoon citric acid. If you find the moth balls becoming lazy add more citric acid.
COME FLY WITH ME
Captain Tommy O'Toole Thompson takes you to Ireland Mid-March Members Night. Watch for Time and Date!
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HYDROPONICS GROWING SERIES
MR. HELMUT JULINOT President of City Green Hydroponics will present a series of talks commencing at 8 p.m.
HYDROPONIC GARDENING
Introductory lecture, demonstration and slides. Fresh herbs and vegetables from soilless gardens all over the world.
FEB. 5 HYDROPONIC GROWING OF HERBS, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS AT HOME
Working demonstration of seeding, transplanting, care and harvest.
FEB. 12 COOKING WITH FRESH HYDROPONIC HERBS
Preparation and tasting of herb cheeses, salad dressings and soups.
FEB. 19 HIGHRISE HYDROPONICS
Slide show and demonstration in a Hydroponic Apartment Garden through all four seasons.
FLOWER ARRANGING COURSES
SCHOOL OF FLORAL DECORATION
COURSE 1 For beginners
6 weeks starting Jan. 15th at 1.30 p.m.
6 weeks starting Jan. 21st at 8.00 p.m. (class filled)
6 weeks starting Apr. 21stat 1.30 p.m.
6 weeks starting Apr. 21st at 8.00 p.m.
COURSE 2 Applicants must have completed Course 1
3 full day workshops starting Jan. 14th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
6 week course in evening starting Apr. 22nd at 8 p.m.
3 full day workshops starting Apr. 27th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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RUG HOOKING
By request this popular series is being repeated. Learn to capture the beauty of flowers in practical applications of an age old craft. Mrs. Clarke Sherbo will instruct an 8 week course starting Friday, January 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. QUILTING
Practical application of colour harmony. Mrs. Cynthia Luks will instruct a 6 week course starting Monday January 12 afternoon 1.30 p.m. or evening at 8 p.m.
BASIC CORSAGE WORKSHOP
Mrs. R. H. Scott instructing Wednesday January 21st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADVANCED CORSAGE WORKSHOP
Mrs. R. H. Scott will instruct only students who have taken the Basic workshop Wednesday January 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. TERRARIUMS
Mrs. Doris Spafford will instruct 1.30 p.m. or 8.00 p.m. WINTER BOUQUETS
Mrs. Eileen Brooks will speak about collecting and processing plant material from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Mrs. Marea Lyle will demonstrate material arrangements 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Mrs. Dorothy Birchall will demonstrate pine cone wreaths/swags 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Mrs. Joanne McCormack will demonstrate presed flower processing 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Children s Activity Page
This is a new feature for Trellis, this page will be a regular feature in each issue.
Find the Hidden Plants
Instructions for finding the hidden plants. Below the puzzle you will find the list of plants hidden in the puzzle. Circle the hidden plants named in the puzzle.
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Centre s Bookshop Has the Garden Books for Your Christmas Giving
Marilyn Waugh
Mok your own Christmas merry is the theme in the Civic Garden Centre Bookshop as this article goes to press. Decorate your home this year with novelties crafted from nature s materials. Pine cones, collected on woodland heights or around your cottage, acorns, herbs from your garden which have been dried, cranberries, and popcorn are only some of earth s bounties which can be used to add colour and warmth to your home during the holiday season. Crafting with Nature s Materials, E. Pautz ($3.25) gives directions for making a wreath using nuts in their shells. Pine cone elves, artichoke kings, wreaths of cones, fruits, and nuts, plant prints for greeting cards can all be made from instructions found in New Ideas for Christmas Decorations, N. Field ($5.95). Christmas Crafts, C. Meyer ($5.70) is a favourite of ours. In it you will find out how to make twenty-four exciting things handpainted egg ornaments, a bread dough Christmas manger, a delicious Yule log and many others. All of these projects have simple instructions with step-by-step illustrations. The Trees of Christmas, E. Metcalfe ($8.95) is a delightful mixture of fact and folklore. Colour photographs of trees representing a variety of countries, regions, and themes are accompanied by descriptions of traditions, customs, and background information. Step-by-step directions are provided as a guide for construction of all handmade ornaments. Not only a beautiful book, this is an invitation to create your
own memorable trees of Christmas. The McCall s Book of Christmas ($11.50) has complete how-to instructions and patterns for making original gifts as well as decorations in every favourite craft technique. A Merry Christmas Herbal, A. Simmons, ($7.95) is a book of lore and legend, decorations and recipies. It is particularly for enthusiasts who emphasize herbs in their gardens and in cooking, and also make them into gifts. It is a practical book to follow, a beautiful volume to give.
Once your Christmas Decorations Say Welcome, B. Hemmingway ($8.95) we have some fascinating books to help you entertain. House and Garden s Creative Entertaining ($14.25), Better Homes and Gardens Guide to Entertaining ($8.95) and recent publications by Better Homes and Gardens Creative Table Settings ($3.50), Best Buffets ($2.95) and Holiday Cook Book ($8.95) all offer great hostess ideas and tempting recipes. Buy one for yourself, give one as a gift, or ask for them for Christmas.
To enable you to have extra time to enjoy creating and entertaining, we at the Bookshop are ready and willing to help you select the right book for each one on your Christmas list. What better gift than a book? We have gift books to cover a wide range of interests. For the rose-lover we might suggest The Rose Question and Answer Book, J. Milton ($4.75) or The Story of The Man Who Painted Roses, A. Ridge, (§10.95); for the garden specialist, Plants for Connoisseurs, P. Caots, ($13.95). Shakespeare s Flowers, J. Kerr ($6.85) would be treasured by lovers of flowers everywhere; Apples, P. Wynne ($13.75) will appeal to the antiquarian, the historian, the horticulturalist, and the cooking enthusiast. Successful Terrariums, K. Schmidt ($17.95) Plant It Now, Dry It Later, H. Floyd (§14.25), 200 House Plants in Colour, G. Kromdijk ($7.95), Nature in Needlepoint, E. Brent & M. Merrill ($11.50), and Photographing Nature, Eds. of Time Life Books, ($10.95) are books which suggest other areas of interest in which we specialize. We have a number of new gardening and related interest books for children:
Raggedy Ann and Andy s Green Thumb Book, A. Nelson ($8.95). Kid s Garden Book, P. Petrich, R. Tatton ($3.25) and Snips & Snails &Walnut Whales, P. Fiarotta (8§5.95). We have an excellent selection of Beatrix Potter s books, puzzles, friezes, and recordings which are enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Our annual selection of appointment books, advent and wall calendars is moving fast. The Canadian Wildflower Calendar ($4.95) is again a favourite, while the young set look forward to a newWinniethePooh ($3.50) or a Beatrix Potter ($4.50) calendar.
For that last minute stocking stuffer we suggest attractive book plates ($2.95 pkg.), leather bookmarks ($1.50), wildflower, garden flower, or bird colouring books ($1.60), or a nature birthday book (83.95).
Do stop by and let us help you have a very merry Christmas.
Mrs. Waugh is manager of the Civic Garden Centre s bookshop.
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Come Meet The Spring
The first press release announcing plans for the Garden Club of Toronto Spring flower show brings exciting news of a bigger than ever show in 76 and a new home.
Scheduled opening is March 10th running through to March 14. The show is moving from the O Keefe Centre to the Automotive Building in Toronto s Exhibition Park which affords a much larger display area and spacious grounds to welcome the anticipated 70,000 people who are expected to visit the show during the five day period.
Come Meet The Spring, this year s show theme will feature 4 acres of gardens under one roof. There will be gardens for apartment balconies, for the greenhouse enthusiast, indoor and outdoor, large and small. Herb gardens, vegetables and even a wildflower wood will be complimented by floral displays of countless tulips and daffodils.
Said by some to be the best flower show in North America, members of the Garden Club have been active for several months to live up to this reputation.
Over the years, the proceeds have been used to support such worthwhile ventures as The Fragrant Garden for the Blind, the Enchanted Garden for Crippled Children, a Wildflower Sanctuary and the restoration of the landscape at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Our own Civic Garden Centre and Library expansion program will be the recipient of this year s show support.
If you have not seen the Spring Flower and Garden show before, plan to be there, even if you have attended in other years, don t miss this one. You are in for a pleasant surprise! Watch the February issue of Trellis for a special historical look at the show.
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10th Anniversary Junior Garden Club
Beth Frost
The Junior Garden Club celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a combined meeting of the two groups (The Green Thumbs and The Enthusiasts).
Parents and interested friends were _invited to the meeting held October 18 at the Centre. Mr. Ray Halward of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton was the guest speaker. He spoke and demonstrated different methods of propagating plants and the growing of them under artificial light.
Awards and prizes were distributed to the winners of both groups for their efforts in the Annual Shows. The overall highest point winner in both Horticulture and Decorative went to Michelle Finch of The Green Thumbs and Jon Doblin of The Enthusiasts. It takes a great deal of thought and work to win these awards and both of these members should be congratulated.
The guests were invited to view and enjoy a display of arrangements from both groups in the lecture room.
A social half hour with punch and an anniversary cake put the finishing touches on the morning.
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Lovise Linney, Janine Suback, Johnathan Sharpe receiving awards at October 18 meeting.
Mrs. Beth Frost is the chairwoman for the Enthusiasts Garden Club at the Civic Garden Centre, Vice Pres. of Milne House Garden Club and an accredited judge of flower arranging .
Green Plant Shops in Toronto
Eleanor Weckman
How 1 would like you all to meet my new friends personally and explore the interesting places I visited to make their acquaintance. At 1602 Queen Street East, on the north side, just a few doors west of Coxwell you will see a tree, outside a small store-front. When you enter this burlap-draped and cedar-lined bower of lush greenery you will be greeted by a faint aroma of growing plants mingled with the fragrance ofcedar; and you will be greeted by Tineke Wilders, the proprietress of Plantique .
Tineke came from Holland three years ago bringing with her a love ofall growing plants and a keen interest in the rare and exotic species that she had learned and read about as a hobby while growing up. It was here that I met the dainty little Rosary Plant (Ceropegia Woodii), a dainty trailing vine with tiny greyish-green leaves growing in pairs at intervals along the stem. I became fascinated by what looked like cedar fronds curled up into a dried up ball. This was the Rose of Jericho (Anastatica Lierochuntica) which, when set in water in the plastic bowl it is packaged with, begins to grow before your eyes. Tineke likes to maintain a personal touch with her business. She keeps a sick-bay or hospital for ailing plants and has a cutting exchange of plants that'are not commercially available on a non-commercial basis. Please go to see her any afternoon except Monday after 12.00 p.m. or Saturday after 10 a.m.
I stumbled, quite by accident, on The Plant Warehouse at 14 Cumber18 / December 1975
land St., by going out the back door on the east end of Cumberland Terrace. It was here that I met Jean-Guy Moya who, in partnership with Janet Chilvers left C.B.C. to fulfil a dream ofJanet s to buy a flower shop. They have just moved to this spot from the corner of Yonge and Yorkville: and will have three floors of wall-to-wall plants. They have an excellent selection to choose from. I was able to get an excellent variety of minute cacti for a ceramic cactus pot, and became interested in the Piggy-back Plant (Tolmica mencziesii), which propagates by small plants shooting up from the base of the leaf where it joins the stem. This establishment sells the smallest to the largest of plants, a modest selection of containers and macrame hangings. But, where the average plant shop might have oneof-a-kind, they will carry 10-12 plants of the same specimen from which you may choose. They have a delivery service and all purchases come with a 30-day money back guarantee. They carry a selection of plant-care products and I was interested in their Green Thumb Plant Communicator which is a beeper that tells the water content of the soil around a plant by the frequency of the beeps!:
The most pretentious and probably the original in the Toronto area of the Green Plant Shops which I visited was The Indoor Garden Shop at 60 Bloor St. West (entrance on Bay Street). This is a glamourous establishment owned and operated by a Mrs. Adelman. The Indoor Garden Shop deals in foliage and flowering plants, planters, plant supplies and hardware, gift plants, plant books, plant furniture and lighting supplies. They maintain design, medical and rental services. They carry a wide selection of pottery, plexiglas and hanging pots, using a variety of media from the inexpensive to the very expensive. They too, like to carry a variety of unusual plants specializing in tropical, flowering plants like Bougannvillias, Hibiscus, Jasmine, many varieties of Bromeliads and Aspidistra.
The Poney-tail Plant (Beaucarnea reurvata) with its large round bulbous root half-exposed fascinated me as did the dainty succulent called String of
Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus).
Limited time and space forced me to pass by Greensleaves Yonge Street opposite Ports-of-Call and Mary, Mary of 22 Scollard St., and I know there must be many others that I missed. These green plant shops are springing up all over, perhaps introducing us to a wealth of new plant media not cultivated in commercial greenhouses and certainly worth exploring.
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Paper-White Narcissus
Ernie Pope
Ore of the loveliest of all flowering bulbs for indoor forcing, is the Paperwhite Narcissus, (Narcissus tazetta papyraceus). It is often described as the easiest of all bulbs to force, as it does not require a sustained rooting period, under cool, dark conditions, such as hyacinths, daffodils, tulips, etc. but will grow roots and flower under normal home temperatures of approximately 70°E,
Here are a few tips that will help to create even better results. As these bulbs will not withstand cold temperatures, and are not winter hardy in Canadian gardens, they are shipped to dealers shortly after harvesting, and before they have had a sufficient curing or resting period, of usually about three months.
If attempts are made to force them into growth prior to that time, some will remain dormant, and others grow slowly and irregularly, and in some cases actually rot.
Bulbs should therefore not be planted prior to November Ist at the very earliest. This will mean purchasing them in October before they are all sold out and storing them in a cool place (60°).
The writers favourite time ofplanting is December lIst, as that will bring them into full bloom on Christmas day, and they can be enjoyed during the holiday season.
While they can be successfully grown in either soil, bulb fibre or water, they are especially attractive ifforced in pebbles and water, in bowls of approximately two inches in depth, and large enough to hold at least six bulbs, placed close together. In fact it does not matter if they actually touch as they are discarded as soon as they have finished blooming.
The bottom of the container should be flat, or only slightly rounded, so that the bulbs are all at the same depth. Place a layer of gravel or pebbles to a depth of one half inch on the bottom, then plant as many bulbs as the container will hold, without forcing any into position. Several pieces of charcoal should be placed out of sight, among the pebbles, to help keep the water sweet. The medium should be placed around the bulbs to within a half inch from the top of the sides of the bowl, with the top of the bulbs showing just above.
The pebbles can be any size up to one half inch. Crushed dolomite available at most building supply houses is white and looks attractive and can be purchased at a cost of about 5¢ per Ib. or you can buy coloured pebbles or shells at most nurseries.
Contrary to many periodicals the bulbs after planting do not need to be put in a cool dark place at all, but can be placed directly on a bright sunny windowsill.
The water in the container should initially be just showing through the stones, and should be kept at that level as once rooting has started, fatal damage can be done if the roots are allowed to dry out, even for a few hours.
It is quite likely, that as the bulbs root, they may tend to push up above the level of the pebbles, and if so as soon as it is noticed they should be gently pushed back if possible. As the base of the pot becomes filled with roots, the whole gravel level may tend to rise but as long as the roots have access to water, no harm will result.
At modern household temperatures of approximately 70° to 72°F, the flowers will last in bloom for about one week. If they can be kept at a 60° temperature especially at night they may last for two weeks. They must not be exposed to sunlight once the blooms have opened. If towards the end of the -blooming pericd the flowers and leaves have reached a height that they start to fall over, soft green twine, wool, or ribbon can be used to tie around the foliage mass at the required height, until the bloom has finished.
Importers say the best and largest bulbs come from Northern France (due to climatic conditions the 1975 bulbs are smaller than usual) often producing two flower stocks per bulb. Top grade bulbs this fall are retailing for not less than $4.50 per dozen.
Some Paper-white admirers buy enough bulbs sufficient to last for several months, if planted at two week intervals until March Ist. Each subsequent planting will root and bloom more rapidly, with plantings after February Ist often blooming in as short a time as ten days. If possible the bulbs still to be planted should be stored at a temperature of 60°, or they may deteriorate. These bulbs in full bloom and exuding their delightful perfume are one ofthejoys of the Christmas season.
Mr. Ernie Pope is on the Board of Directors of the Civic Garden Centre; as well as a member of this publication s committee. If it s about Gardening . . . ask Toronto s Civic Garden Centre. Membership, including six issues per year of TRELLIS only $5 for 12 months.
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Apples
Lois Wilson
Everybody, loves apples, especially the winter cook apple betty, apple sauce, apple pancakes, apple jelly, apple cider all are faverites. And good news is that Ontario has had, this year, one of the biggest apple crops ofthe century some 7,500,000 bushels.
William Wheatstone, of the Ontario Apple Marketing Commission, says that the first apples we can buy in late summer are brought right from the tree to market, those in the shops till December have been held in cold storage, and those from January till spring have been kept in a controlled atmosphere system where temperature, humidity and oxygen are sealed in. A big improvement, you will agree, on the strings of dried apples the pioneers had to use for their winter cooking.
But one of those pioneers has given us a dandy story about early apple growing. According to Eustella Langdon, one of Canada s most knowledgeable research scholars of early times, Louis Hébert, the apothecary who came to Quebec with Champlain, in the early 1600s, was also an experimental farmer. He sent home to Normandy for apple whips one of them, the Fameuse was one of the parents of our Snow apple and he planted them on his land, now part ofthe city of Quebec. The Indians were curious about the little sticks he had stuck in the ground and Hébert, who was friendly with them, told them that eventually they would grow, flower and produce fine fruit to eat. They did. However, when the first crop was rosy and red on
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the trees, and Hébert went to harvest his apples, to his consternation he discovered that the Indians, who had no idea how to pick them, had cut down the whole trees to get the apples. A later story is the fascinating one ofhow John MclIntosh (in 1796) found his now famous apple as a wild seedling, transplanted it to his farm in Dundas County and grew it into a fine tree. When he tried to grow more like it from seeds, it would not come true. However, a peddler showed him how to graft the buds of the good tree to other wild seedlings, and thus the Mclntosh became the most popular apple in all of eastern Canada and the United States. And still is today, in our cool-zone growing areas.
Dr. Alex Hutchison of the Canada Department of Agriculture Vineland Research Station, the centre of a main research program on apples, has good news for today s home gardeners. He says that dwarf apple trees can be successfully grown now wherever full-sized apple trees will grow. And dwarf trees take up less space and are far easier to grow and care for. You can now buy at least eight kinds of dwarfs the favorite MclIntosh ; Red Delicious which is the favorite warm-zone apple; Golden Delicious ; Cortland which makes lovely pies that freeze well; Northern Spy , another good pie and sauce apple; Red Melba and Yellow Transparent , both August ripeners; and the newer Spartan , a delicious apple that stores even longer than the Mclntosh .
How to Buy
Order your trees for early spring delivery and be sure to check whether you need two or more to effect successful pollination. Also whether the one you choose bears every year or every second year. Check plants on arrival, and if they seem dried out, give them a good soaking under water for 24 hours. Ifyou cannot plant immediately, heel them in. Never let them dry out.
How to Care For
Choose a planting place in full sun all day, and with well-drained soil. With dwarfs, set in the planting hole so that the graft union a bump low on the stem is at least 4-5 inches above the
March 7-14, 1976
Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, at Civic Center, Philadelphia. Contact: the society at (215) 922-4801.
March 10-14, 1976
Toronto Spring Flower and Garden Show, sponsored by the Garden Club of Toronto, at the Automotive Building, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. Contact: Mrs. N. A. MacEachern (416) 483-9873.
March 13-21, 1976
New England Spring Garden and Flower Show, sponsored by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, at Commonwealth Armory, Boston. Contact: the society at (617) 536-9280.
March 20-28, 1976
Chicago Flower and Garden Show, sponsored by the Chicago Horticultural Society and Botanic Garden, at McCormick Place, Chicago. Contact: Robert Wintz (312) 332-2868.
soil level. Set a sturdy stake in the hole and tie the tree securely to it, checking a couple of times a year to be sure that the ties are not too tight.
If scant rain, keep well watered for the first season and again when blossoms are forming and as the fruit fills out.
Use the Ontario Government s SPRAY CALENDAR FOR FRUITS IN HOME GARDENS (free) for advice about when to spray for pests and diseases, but also consider a method used by one fine grower of dwarf trees who eliminates the need for chemical sprays after the fruit has formed by slipping a transparent plastic sleeve, open top and bottom, over each apple.
Mrs. Lois Wilson is a prominent garden lecturer and author ofChatelaine s Gardening Book; as well as a member of this publication s committee.
Coming Events of notable Gardening and Floral Arts Interest
March 21-27, 1976
The Garden Symposium, sponsored by Colonial Williamsburg, at Williamsburg, Virginia. Contact: Mrs. J. S. Moyles (804) 229-1000.
May 18-21, 1976
Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society, at Chelsea Royal Hospital Grounds, London, England. And other shows held throughout the year at the society s own halls. Contact: the Civic Garden Centre for information.
June 16-17-18, 1976
Ontario Horticultural Association Convention, at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario. Contact: Russell F. Gomme (416) 965-1091.
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