Paul’s Plant Picks: Fine and Bold Textures in Every Se...
My passion for foliage wins out for this week’s pick from the TBG gardens. Although I do love flowers, I must admit that I love…
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Paul’s Plant Pick: Unlikely Partners and Colour Echoin...
Earlier this season I spent time admiring the assorted patches of Opuntia, winter hardy prickly pear cactus, that were blooming in our Mediterranean terrace garden….
“The TBG is a precious resource” says Adrienne C...
“For those who love gardens, The Toronto Botanical Garden is a precious resource: displaying rare species, familiarizing us with native plants and communicating the joy…
“I love the TBG” says Sonia Day
“Quite simply, I love the Toronto Botanical Garden — the people, the plants, the programs, the friends I’ve made by becoming a member. And it’s…
Bring your school class to the TBG
Kindergarten Munchkins in the Garden OUTDOORS Children will use their five senses to explore seasonal changes. Learn about cycles in nature by planting bulbs in…
Paul’s Plant Picks: Calamint
Calamint (Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta) This week I’d like to highlight a wonderful herbaceous perennial that is slowly becoming available through local garden centres. Calamintha…
Summer Planter 2012: Big Urn
Location: Perennial Border Coral Bells x Heucherella ‘Redstone Falls’ Lantana Lantana cultivar False Dracaena Cordyline ‘Red Star’ Shamrock Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola ‘Zinfandel’ Sweet Flag…
Learn How to Enhance Your Own Night-time Garden
TORONTO – One of the best times to go for a summer stroll to look at gardens is in the evening, and the Toronto Botanical…
Enjoy ‘TERRIFIC THURSDAYS’ at the TBG All Summer Long!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 2012 TORONTO – Thursdays are bursting at the seams with activity here at the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG), and you…
Through the Garden Gate: Featured Garden Plant Lists
Plants of Interest: in addition to the plants listed in the Through the Garden Gate Guide 2015 9 Glengowan Road Front: Lycianthes rantonnetii – formerly…