LANDSCAPING & FLORAL DESIGN WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 26, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. to noon AWAKENING TO OUR INNER WILD: COLLABORATIVE GARDEN DESIGN EXERCISE This hands-on session…
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Edible Gardens Go Global at Canada Blooms
From eggplant to okra, discover how world food crops are now being grown in Ontario’s Greenbelt. Walk down the graffiti alley and into our urban…
Buy your tickets early and save!
In 2014, Canada Blooms is going wild! Garden designers and builders are creating acres of fantasy gardens that capture the imagination with vibrant colours, alluring…
My Big Fab Gay Garden Wedding
Toronto Botanical Garden has once again created a Big FAB Gay Garden Wedding Package for a bevy of LGBTQ love-birds wishing to renew their vows…
Update: Ice Storm 2013
Director of horticulture Paul Zammit was in the garden today surveying the damage from the recent ice storm that hit Toronto. Here are his notes:…
Paul’s Plant Pick: The Season’s First Snow Fall
I have always considered evergreens (conifers) to be the backbone of a garden as they provide both year round presence and interest. They vary greatly…
Paul’s Plant Pick: A Fruit-full Season
As both night and daytime temperatures continue to cool, the garden reveals yet another of its features; an abundance of fall fruit and berries. This…
Paul’s Plant Picks: Alliums Continue to Shine
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) on Allium ‘Millenium’ Allium ‘Millenium’ piqued my interest back in May when we received about 20 plants for our annual TBG…
Paul’s Plant Pick: Does it Flower all Season Long?
One of the comments I most frequently hear when I do presentations or lead a garden tour is, ‘‘I want a perennial that blooms all…
Appointment of Harry Jongerden as TBG Executive Director
We are delighted to report that the Toronto Botanical Garden has a new Executive Director: Harry Jongerden. Harry comes to us from VanDusen Botanical Garden…