From the Stacks: Identifying plant diseases and pests
“… have you ever wondered how insects and plants relate to one another? In some ways they are partners; in other ways they are enemies.” D.H. Patent, Plants and Insects Together, 1976. One...
“… have you ever wondered how insects and plants relate to one another? In some ways they are partners; in other ways they are enemies.” D.H. Patent, Plants and Insects Together, 1976. One...
In the past decade, a popular and growing phenomenon has been the proliferation of flash mobs across the world. A “flash mob” has been defined as “a group of people mobilized by social media...
NATURAL RESOURCES While environment-friendly materials are frequently associated with the past century, textiles as sustainable resources have a long history. Join the Textile Museum of Canada’s...
In 2012 the TBG ran its first Summer Reading Club for Kids in the Weston Family Library. The Club owed much of its success to the hard work of Mark Stewart, a graduate student at McGill...
“The conditions with which living plants have to contend when brought into our ordinary living rooms are trying indeed.” – Parker T. Barnes, House plants and how to grow them, 1915. I...
Gardening on the Web: Cover the Basics Tuesday, June 11, 10 a.m. to noon Public $25; Members $20 Learn internet essentials from web browsers and search engines to search strategies,...
Flowerography & Marvelling The Mushroom March through June 2013 Welcome our Spring exhibitor, photographer Marilyn Cornwell. Flowerography is an expression of the delicate beauty of the floral...
Below are a handful of new titles now available in the Weston Family Library, each accompanied by a review from long-time library volunteer Madge Bruce. Thomas E. Cooper, Ed. The roots of my...
Last fall the TBG unveiled a new location for its art gallery in the Weston Family Library. The inaugural exhibition featured works by artists Penelope Stewart and Jean Johnson, whose art met with...
SUMMER READING CLUB (recommended for ages 6 to 9 years) At the Weston Family Library, kids can sign out books from our nature- and ecologically-themed children’s collection, keep track of the...
