Shows, tours, community sales and events for gardeners
May events
Celebrate the Magnolias
of Annapolis Royal
May 8 to May 16, 2010
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
The 3rd annual "Celebrate the Magnolias of Annapolis Royal" event will feature garden tours, guest speakers and a rare plant sale.
www.annapolisroyal.com/magnolia.php
Parkdale Plant Fair
May 8, 2010, 11 am to 2 pm
Perennials, annuals and herbs; selected nursery-grown plants as well as plant divisions grown by members of The Horticultural Societies of Parkdale & Toronto
Parkdale School & Community Centre
75 Lansdowne Ave.
Toronto
www.parkdaletorontohort.com
Markham Wildflower Sale
May 8, 2010, 10 am to 3 pm
Wildflowers, shrubs, trees, ferns, vines, grasses and sedges for sale to support the North American Native Plant Society. Plant list and advance ordering available at www.nanps.org
Markham Civic Centre Atrium
101 Town Centre Blvd.
Markham, Ontario
Tillsonburg Horticultural Society
Garden Auction
May 18th, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Plants, shrubs, trees and garden art will be available along with advice from local gardeners. Bev Burrill is the auctioneer.
Tillsonburg Community Centre
45 Hardy Avenue in the Lions’ Auditorium
Tillsonburg, ON
www.tillsonburghorticultural.ca
Milton and District Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale & Silent Auction
May 20, 2010, 7 pm
Locally grown perennials, annuals, hostas, ground covers, native woodland plants,
shrubs and trees
Milton Fairgrounds
136 Robert St.
Milton, Ont.
Chinguacousy Garden Club's Plant Sale
Saturday, May 29, 2010, 8:30 am.-3 pm
Earnscliffe Recreation Centre
44 Eastbourne Drive
Brampton, ON
June events
6th Annual Peony Festival
June 12 - 13, 2010
View over 300 varieties of peonies, artists in the Garden, and enjoy garden tours of the remarkable landscape at Parkwood Estate. Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens
155 Arena Street
Oshawa, ON
www.ovbgoshawa.ca
The Grand Durand Garden Tour
June 12th 2010 10:00am - 4:00pm
The Durand Neighbourhood Association invites you on a tour of private gardens in Durand, one of the most historic neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario. $15.00 Proceeds: Beautification & maintenance of the Durand Park.
www.durandna.com
Garden Tour of The Horticultural Societies of Parkdale & Toronto
June 13, 2010
This year’s tour will focus on the north side of High Park. Limited tickets available after May 1 at Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave., and Windergarden, 664 Annette St., Toronto
www.parkdaletorontohort.com
Through the Garden Gate
June 19 and 20
The Toronto Botanical Garden’s much anticipated fund-raising event focuses on private gardens in The Beach this year. Tickets are limited and advance purchase recommended.
www.torontobotanicalgarden.com
or email ttgg@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
Richmond Hill Open Gates
June 26, 2010, 10 am to 4 pm
The Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society presents its 6th annual garden tour.
www.richmondhillgardensociety.org
Art in the Garden
June 19th & 20th 9:am-6:00pm
Within the gardens at Plant Paradise, view original art and meet all the talented artists who created it. Free admission.
Plant Paradise Country Gardens
16258 Humber Station Road
Caledon, ON
www.plantparadise.ca
Heart of Northumberland's 10th Anniversary Garden Tour
Sunday, June 27, 2010 10 am to 4 pm
In support of Northumberland Big Sisters Big Brothers, visit eight spectacular gardens set in the Ganaraska watershed and the rolling Northumberland hills, just north of Port Hope.
heartofnorthumberland.ca