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 or marry their life partner …
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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 in size, shape and colour, …
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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 seems to have been a …
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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 plant sale. As I have …
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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 season.’’ Personally, this has never …
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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 and Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver …
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Bulb of the Month: Pineapple Lilies (Eucomis spp.)
Here’s another bulb that anyone can grow yet never fails to draw admiring comments and praise for your horticultural prowess. There are two varieties of Eucomis, which is native to …
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Paul’s Plant Picks: One of the many shining spring stars in the gardens, Narcissi ‘Rip Van Winkle’
The recent warm temperatures and bright sunny days have resulted in an explosion of blooms throughout the gardens. Â There are new surprises to delight with each passing day and in …
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Spring Awakening: Gardiner in Bloom 2-for-1
Exclusive 2-for-1 admission coupon! Floral Exhibition: May 3 through 5, 2013 One weekend only! Spectacular floral installations by 10 of Toronto’s top floral designers will transform the Gardiner Museum in …
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Paul’s Plant Pick: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
While falling snow makes commuting a challenge, I always welcome snow in the weather forecast because it is very, very important for our gardens, not only to insulate plant material …
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