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SEPTEMBER
2004
4
Toronto Judging Centre of the American Orchid Society
Judging, 1 p.m. Open to the public.
Information:
5
Southern Ontario Orchid Society
Meeting, Floral Hall, 12:30 p.m.
Information:
7
North Toronto Horticultural Society
Speaker: Marion Jarvie
Topic: Focus on fall into winter
Floral Hall, 7 p.m.
Information:
9
Toronto Botanical Garden
Design Preview for Community Residents
View architectural drawings of the building renovations and conceptual
drawings of the new gardens.
Floral Hall, 7 to 9 p.m.
11
Canadian Hemerocallis Society
Plant sale, Chinese auction & live auctions
Speakers include John Rice
Garden Auditorium, 9 a.m.
Information:
12
Ontario Rock Garden Society
Floral Hall: major plant sale 12:30 p.m.
Speaker (1:30 p.m.): Elisabeth Zander
Topic: Evolution of a new rock garden
Information:
Greater Toronto Rose & Garden Society
Meeting, Studio 3, 2 p.m.
Information:
13
Mycological Society of Toronto
Meeting, Boardroom, 7:30 p.m.
Information:
13-15
Milne House Garden Club
Bridge to Autumn: 37th Annual Flower & Garden Show
Floral Hall, Garden Auditorium, Studios
Preview: Monday, 6:30 to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Information & tickets:
16
Course: September in the Garden
7 to 9:30 p.m.
Course: Indoor Gardening Hydroponics
(2 sessions)
7 to 9:30 p.m.
18
Course: Organic Composting for Gardeners
1:30 to 4 p.m.
19
Ontario Hosta Society Plant sale & auction
Garden Auditorium, 12:30 p.m.
Information:
20
Course: Plantscaping
7 to 9:30 p.m., (6 sessions)
Toronto Bonsai Society Meeting, Floral Hall, 7 p.m.
Information:
Mycological Society of Toronto 25th annual Fungi Fair
Garden Auditorium, 12 to 9 p.m.
Information:
$3.00 for non-members; free for members & children under 16
21
Course: Dwarf Conifers & Other Unusual Plants for the Home Landscape
7 to 9:30 p.m.
Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club Meeting & auction,
Studio 1, 7 p.m., Information:
Toronto Botanical Garden
4th Annual Golf Tournament
Presented by Torys LLP
22
Gardens By Design: Edwards Lecture Series
The Healing Garden:
Gardening for the Mind, Body and Soul
Speaker: Gay Search, UK
Floral Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free to TBG members; public $12
Course:
Beginning in Botanical Art, (6 sessions) 10 a.m. to 1p.m.
23
Course: Botany
I: The Basics, 7 to 9:30 p.m. (4 sessions)
22-26
TBG Fall Mum &
Perennials Sale
TBG Lobby
Wednesday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: noon to 4 p.m.
26
Toronto African Violet Society Open house & plant sale
Floral Hall, 1 p.m.
Information:
27
Course: Watercolour
Painting, (6 sessions), 1 to 4 p.m.
28
Course: Herbal
Remedies, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
29
Course: Health
Care for Urban Trees, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
30
Canadian Rose Society
Goulding Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Art Drysdale
Topic: What’s ahead in rose gardening
Floral Hall, 7 p.m.
Free to CRS members; public $12
OCTOBER
2004
2
Toronto Judging Centre of the American Orchid Society
Judging, 1 p.m. Open to the public.
Information:
Ontario Herbalists Association
Herbs for family health workshop with Rosemary Gladstar
Garden Auditorium, 9:30 a.m.
Information & registration:
Information:
2.
Course: Mt.
Pleasant Arboretum Walk, 1 to 3:30 p.m
3
Course: Botanical
Painting Master Class: Alliums, (3 sessions), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Southern Ontario Orchid Society Meeting, Floral Hall, 12:30 p.m.
Information:
Rhododendron Society of Canada Meeting & plant sale
Topics: Everything you wanted to know about rhododendrons;
Propagation workshop; Planting seminar; Air layering discussion;
Pruning seminar; Garden Auditorium, 11 a.m.
Information:
Greater Toronto Rose & Garden Society
Panel: How did your garden grow?
Studio 3, 2 p.m., Information:
4
Toronto Bonsai Society
Meeting, Garden Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Information:
5
Course: Planting
Spring Bulbs, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Ontario Urban Forest Council
Heritage Trees Seminar & annual general meeting
Floral Hall, registration 8 a.m., seminar 8:30 a.m.
Information:
6
Course: Autumn
Topiary Display, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Course:
Gathering Basket (2 sessions) 1 to 4 p.m.
Course:
The Late Season Garden, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Toronto Botanical Garden in partnership with the Garden Club of
Toronto presents
Dream Plants: Garden
Design by Piet Oudolf
Floral Hall, 7:30 pm, Public $20 / Members & Students $15 (door
sales only)
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Course: Pruning
Dos and Don'ts, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Course:
Pressing Plants for Botanical Collection, 7 to 9:30 pm
Course: Peonies,
7 to 9:30 p.m.
10
Ontario Rock Garden Society
Floral Hall: plant sale 12:30 p.m.
Speaker (1:30 p.m.): Dan Johnson
Topic: The Fabled Hindu Kush –
Plants of Pakistan
Information:
12
Course: Making
a Splash, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
North Toronto Horticultural Society
Speaker: Paul Zammit
Topic: Urns: creative containers for all seasons
Floral Hall, 7 p.m.
Information:
13
Course: Garden
Design 101, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Ikebana International Meeting, Studio 1, 7:30 p.m.
14
Course: Apple
Crafts, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Course:
October in the Garden, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Course:
Forcing Bulbs, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
15
Course: Landscape
Design For Fall and Winter, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
16
Course:Bath
Spa Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ohara Chapter Ikebana; Ikebana Show – W”a” (Harmony)
Boardroom, 1 p.m.
Admission free; Information:
16 & 17
Toronto Bonsai Society Show & sale, Floral Hall
Saturday: noon to 6 p.m.;
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information:
17
Greater Toronto Rose & Garden Society Meeting, Garden Auditorium,
2 p.m.
Information:
18
Toronto Bonsai Society Meeting, Floral Hall, 7 p.m.
Information:
Mycological Society of Toronto Meeting, Garden Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Information:
19
Course: Glitzy
Greeting Cards, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club Mesemb (Living Stones) Show
Studio 1, 7 p.m.; Information:
24
Course:
Ornamental Pruning, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
26
Gardens by Design: Edwards Lecture Series
The Best Roses for Gardens
Speaker: Roger Phillips
Floral Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Free to TBG members; public $12
Course:
Terrarium Workshop, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
27
Course: Preparing
for Winter, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
28
Course: Classic
Mantel Arrangement, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Garden Club of Toronto
12:30 p.m., Floral Hall
Speaker: Anna Garibaldi, Italian floral art designer
Topic: Beneath the embrace of the sky
Admission: $15 at the door.
30
Toronto Judging Centre of the American Orchid Society
Judging, 1 p.m. Open to the Public
NOVEMBER
2004
1
Course: Herbs
for Beauty and Well-Being, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
2
Course: Bonsai
for the Beginner, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
3
Course: Tropical
Treasures, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
4
Course: Dazzling
Table Centrepiece, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
5
Course: Holiday
Appetizers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
6
Seeds of Diversity
20th Anniversary Conference & Annual Meeting
Garden Hall Auditorium & Studios 1,2,3
We invite everyone with a passion for gardening, seed saving, garden
history, plant diversity, environmental conservation and horticultural
education to celebrate and learn together. Program includes keynote
address, four exciting seminars, seed saving demonstration and heritage
seed sales by nurseries and organizations that support garden diversity.
9:30am to 4:00pm
Early Registration $15
At the Door: $20
Information:
7
Southern Ontario Orchid Society Meeting
Floral Hall
12:30 p.m.
Information:
8
Gardens By Design: Edwards Lecture Series
The Best Trees
for Your Garden
Speaker: Allen Paterson
Mycological Society Meeting
Boardroom
7:00pm - 10pm
9
North Toronto Horticultural Society Meeting
2nd Annual Member's Short Slide Show Festival, Potluck Dinner and
Awards Night
Floral Hall
6pm
Information:
Course:
Getting Started in Orchids, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
10
Course: Green
with Envy Table Décor, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
11
Course: Evergreen
Wreath, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Course:
Outdoor Greeting Basket, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
13-14
Ikebana International Show & Sale
Floral Hall & Auditorium
14
Greater Toronto Rose & Garden Society Meeting
Studio 3
2pm - 5pm
Information:
17
Mistletoe Magic: Sneak Preview
18 - 21
Mistletoe Magic:
Holiday Show and Sale
Craft, Plant and Entertaining Ideas
22
Course: Winter
Wonder Container, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Southern Ontario Orchid Society Newcomers Meeting
Boardroom
7:30pm - 10pm
Mycological Society Meeting
Auditorium
7pm - 10pm
23
Toronto Cactus & Succulent Club Meeting
Speaker: Dave Naylor
Topic: Mid-Western USA Cacti in Habitat
Plants of the Month: Coryphantha
Studio 2
7pm - 10pm
Information:
24
Course: Traditional
Winter Urns, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Ikebana International Meeting
7:30pm - 11pm
Studio 1
26
Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society Christmas Party
Floral Hall
6pm - 10pm
27
Toronto Judging Centre of the A.O.S. Judging
1:00 p.m.
Open to the Public
Information:
28
Rhododendron Society Meeting
1pm - 5pm
Boardroom and Admin Foyer
Ontario Rock Garden Society Meeting
Speaker: Rod Shaver
Topic: Special Plants
Auditorium
Plant Sale 12:30pm, Speaker 1:30pm
Information:
28
Geranium and Pelargonium Society Show and Sale
Studios 1, 2 and 3
EVENTS
AROUND TOWN
Saturday September 11, 18 & 25, 9 a.m. to 12
noon
Native Gardens Open House
105 Laurel Avenue (Hwy 427 & Burnhamthorpe Rd.)
Drop by and learn the benefits of planting Native flowers, grasses,
shrubs
and trees. Visit an internationally certified private property that
serves as a
refuelling and rest station for migrating Warblers, Veery &
Rose Breasted
Grosbeaks! Become informed about organic lawn care. Discover how
to create a woodland pond through water conservation. Take the David
Suzuki Nature Challenge & learn about Sustainability Within
a Generation!" Pick up beautiful bird, bat, caterpillar&
butterfly and Native flower posters,FREE! from Canadian Wildlife
Federation. Families welcome. RSVP requested.
Sunday September 26, 2004
Marion Jarvie Open House
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Free Admission
rain or shine
Friday,
November 19, 7 p.m., 2004
Art Belongs in the Garden with James van Sweden
Convocation Hall, University of Toronto
31 King’s College Circle, St. George Campus
An evening with renowned landscape architect, James van Sweden,
will inspire gardening enthusiasts! Learn Mr van Sweden’s design
techniques to create a landscape where the functionality of the
garden and the aesthetic elements combine so completely that it
is hard to imagine one without the other.
General Admission $25 / $20 students / Group rate available
Tickets available at
or by calling
Presented by Landscape Ontario Toronto Chapter and Canada Blooms
Proceeds will be donated to the Toronto Botanical Garden
February 5 - 6, 2005
SOOS Annual Orchid Show
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
SCHEDULES CAN CHANGE — BE SURE TO CHECK AHEAD.
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Sri Lanka: The Land and the People
Priyantha Srivijayasri
August 24 - September 6, Upper & Middle Links
Priyantha Srivijayasri explores the many facets of Sri Lankan life
in her paintings and drawings in water-soluble oil, crayon and watercolours.
Images of the countryside that are disappearing rapidly in the face
of modernization are captured in much of Priyantha's work.
Frances Leu
September 7 to September 20, Upper Link
A member of bRoKen eNGlish Artists of Toronto, commercial designer
and painter Frances Leu has collected her best works of the past
three decades for this exhibition.
Maryam Rezaee
September 7 to September 20, Lower Link
Undercurrent
JEANNIE GUILLE
September 21 to October 4, Upper & Middle Links
The artist aims to expose the undercurrent of what she sees and
feels around her.
Yvonne Cheesley
September 21 to October 4, Lower Link
Whose Beautiful Landscape?
DINA THELERITIS
October 5 to October 18, Upper Link
Paintings in various media that challenge our notions of what landscape
truly is and how we relate to it.
A Step into Nature
GORD STUART
October 5 to October 18, Middle Link
Nature’s peace and beauty in watercolour with water reflections
and brilliant colours.
Fall Mosaic Show & Sale
Bayview Watercolour Society
October 5 to October 18, Lower Link
A beautiful and vibrant selection of juried originals on a variety
of themes done in watercolour, acrylic and other aqueous-based media.
Decorators’ Finds
JEANNE CAMERON BROWN
October 25 to November 11, Upper Link
Jeanne Cameron Brown paints in oils and acrylics. One hundred of
her paintings now reside around the world in private homes, galleries
and corporations.
History in Colour
BUD SHAPIRO
October 25 to November 11, Middle & Lower Links
Oil paintings from four years as village artist at Black Creek Pioneer
Village and still lifes of fruit and flowers.
Studio Artists of Thornhill
November 22 - November 29, Upper, Middle and Lower Links
Opening Reception November 23rd
**Description coming Monday**
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