I’ve gone to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair every November since 1994, but it has only been the past few years I’ve noticed all the gardening and agricultural displays. I’ve always focussed on the horses, occasionally noticing the dogs, cows and other creatures, but my interests have expanded recently, and now I search out the vegetable competitions and displays devoted to … [Read more...] about Fun for gardeners at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
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Fall chrysanthemum show
I went to Centennial Park Conservatory in Etobicoke, Ont. last week to see the mums on display at their annual chrysanthemum show. The gardeners at the conservatory get their cuttings of mums from Canadian sources, like the Royal Botanical Gardens and Toronto Botanical Garden. Mum plants will get smaller and less bountiful over the years, so they need to start new plants … [Read more...] about Fall chrysanthemum show
The source of city plants
When I see the geraniums, grasses and sweet potato vines on Toronto sidewalks every year, I’ve never spent much time wondering where they all came from. One day in April, it’s leftover snow sludge and garbage debris in the city’s planting beds and containers, and then the next day, they’re full of colourful flowers and edibles. I went to Centennial Park Conservatory in … [Read more...] about The source of city plants
Student Design Challenge at Evergreen Brick Works
I went to the official opening of a new site at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto this week. The design of Gloria Perez and Jessica Gafic won the inaugural Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) Student Design Challenge, part of a contest held last fall by OTS with the support of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. Entrants were asked to create a new landscape feature using … [Read more...] about Student Design Challenge at Evergreen Brick Works
