Toronto Botanical Garden

Botanical Linocut with Alan Li
2023-04-15 13:00 - 2023-05-06 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
In this 3-part series, you’ll create original botanical art through the process of Linocut relief printmaking. Our instructor will demonstrate how to carve your design onto a linoleum block and techniques for hand-printing your images. Suggestions for setting up a printmaking workspace at home will also be discussed.

At the end of the course, you’ll take home a variety of hand-crafted prints made on Japanese Mulberry paper, blank mixed media Greeting Cards and toned art papers.

Please bring your own photos, sketches, or designs for inspiration and reference. Art materials will be provided.

Saturdays, April 15, 29 and May 6, 1 to 3 p.m. Public $120, TBG Members $100 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

REGISTER TODAY

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.
This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Succulent Arrangement Workshop - SOLD OUT
2023-04-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Succulent specialist and designer, Molly Shannon, will lead you through a relaxing and enjoyable succulent arranging experience that offers fun and therapeutic value. The workshop begins with an introduction to succulent care and designing with succulents, followed by hands-on designing of a large ceramic planter with a variety of succulent plants!

All materials required to create your own arrangement will be provided, including a planter pot, specialty succulent soil, succulent plants, and care instruction cards. Please bring your own gardening gloves if needed.

Sunday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Public $65, Members $55 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

Sold Out – Sign up for the Wait List

About Molly Shannon
Molly from Canadian Succulents creates floral arrangements using entirely succulents and cacti plants. They not only arrange and design all of the creations but also grow all the plants that can be found in them. They operate out of a greenhouse just northeast of the city, where they grow over 300 varieties of succulents and cacti. They grow and create these designs for wedding centrepieces and favors, corporate events and gifting, and hotel and office greenery.
http://www.canadiansucculents.net/
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 14, 12 noon
Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.
This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Succulent Arrangement Workshop - SOLD OUT
2023-04-16 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Succulent designer, Molly Shannon will lead you through a relaxing and enjoyable succulent arranging experience.

Succulent specialist and designer, Molly Shannon, will lead you through a relaxing and enjoyable succulent arranging experience that offers fun and therapeutic value. The workshop begins with an introduction to succulent care and designing with succulents, followed by hands-on designing of a large ceramic planter with a variety of succulent plants!
All materials required to create your own arrangement will be provided, including a planter pot, specialty succulent soil, succulent plants, and care instruction cards. Please bring your own gardening gloves if needed.
Sunday, April 16th, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Registration: Public $65, Members $55 (plus applicable taxes and fees)
About Molly Shannon
Molly from Canadian Succulents creates floral arrangements using entirely succulents and cacti plants. They not only arrange and design all of the creations but also grow all the plants that can be found in them. They operate out of a greenhouse just northeast of the city, where they grow over 300 varieties of succulents and cacti. They grow and create these designs for wedding centrepieces and favors, corporate events and gifting, and hotel and office greenery.
http://www.canadiansucculents.net/
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 14th, 12 noon
Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.
This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Tafelmusik: It Takes Two
2023-04-30 14:00 - 15:15 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
A live violin performance with music from a variety of nations and backgrounds.

Violinists Julie Wedman and Christopher Verrette will take us on a musical journey from Shakespeare’s London to Paris on the eve of revolution with music from a variety of nations and backgrounds, some real and some imaginary. Includes Telemann’s Gulliver Suite and Guignon’s re-imagining of Rameau’s Les Sauvages, as well as duos by Morley, Leclair, Bologne, and Madame Lombardini de Sirmen.

Christopher Verrette & Julie Wedman, violins

Sunday, April 30, 2 to 3:15 p.m.

Public $25, TBG Members and Tafelmusik Subscribers $23 (plus fees and HST)General Admission Seating

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Program

Thomas Morley – Canzonet
Georg Philipp Telemann – Gulliver Suite (inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels)
Jean-Marie Leclair – Sonate à deux violons
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Les Sauvages (after Rameau)
Maddalena Lombardini de Sirmen – Duet for two vioins
Joseph Bologne – Sonata for two violins

Tafelmusik at the Garden is a new concert series launched in 2023, created in partnership with Tafelmusik and the Toronto Botanical Garden. These Sunday afternoon concerts will take place indoors, in the Toronto Botanical Garden Floral Hall. Mark your Calendar!

The Garden of Harmony – Sunday, February 26, 2 p.m.
Three’s Company – Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m.
It Takes Two – Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m.

About Tafelmusik
Tafelmusik is one of the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles, performing on instruments and in styles appropriate for the era of the music. Renowned for dynamic, engaging, and soulful performances, Tafelmusik performs for audiences across Toronto and digital audiences around the world, and is Canada’s most toured orchestra, having performed in more than 350 cities in 32 countries. The critically acclaimed Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, and its director Ivars Taurins, often share the stage with the orchestra. Tafelmusik’s recordings on the Sony, CBC Records, Analekta, and Tafelmusik Media labels have garnered ten JUNOs and numerous international recording prizes.
Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.
This is an in-person, indoor program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

ONLINE: Why You Need Native Plants and Why Native Plants Need You
2023-05-04 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | ON
Join us with Helen Battersby to learn about native plants and how essential they are to our world. Fall in love with native plants and come away inspired to grow them. Discover not only how beautiful they can be, but how essential they are to our world – and everything that lives here! You’ll learn the difference between natives and nativars, as well as non-native, naturalized, and invasive plants. For shady or sunny gardens, spring to fall, you’ll also meet some of the many choices to add to your existing garden or to create your own native plant paradise.

ONLINE PROGRAM Thursday, May 4, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Public $5, Free for TBG members and volunteers (plus applicable taxes and fees)

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About Helen Battersby

Helen Battersby has shared inspiration and images from her travels in Canada, the US, UK, and Europe as an engaging speaker and since 2006 as an award-winning blogger on TorontoGardens.com.

In 2017, Helen became co-publisher of The Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal; 2022 marked its 30th Edition. In 2021, she was elected National Director (Canada & International) for GardenComm, the industry association for garden communicators.

To her passion for all things gardeny, she brings the visual storytelling panache of a long freelance writing and creative consulting career in the graphic design field, harnessing the power of words and pictures.

Helen Battersby’s Education

A graduate in landscape design at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), where her thesis team shared the Shawn Gallaugher Design Excellence Award, Helen also holds a horticulture certificate from University of Guelph.

Adding to a fine arts B.A. in theatre performance from Toronto’s York University, she has studied marketing and journalism at Toronto Met, and poetry at the University of Toronto and the Humber School for Writers.

Online Program Access

Please note that this program is being hosted live ONLINE only. It will not be recorded, and it will only be available on Zoom at the scheduled time. Log-in details will be sent 2 days before the program date. Please make sure that you check your junk mail and/or make Eventbrite a trusted site.

Participation in online programming requires that attendees have access to and familiarization with current technology. Please review our Education Refund Policy and Code of Conduct and Zoom Best Practices document.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable for this program.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 3 at 12:00pm.

Toronto Botanical Garden Plant Sale: Members-Only Preview and Shopping Day
2023-05-05 13:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ON
Members-Only Preview & Shopping Day
Friday, May 5, 2023, 1 to 7 p.m.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Not a member? Join Today!

Toronto Botanical Garden is thrilled to host its annual spring plant sale, filled with a thoughtful selection of top-performing and ethically sourced plants from reliable growers. Enjoy a friendly and relaxed shopping experience surrounded by plants and the people who care for them. This sale will include flowering annuals, herbaceous perennials, native plants, pollinator plants, small trees and shrubs, unique vegetables, fresh herbs… and more!
Horticulture staff and Toronto Master Gardeners will be available to offer helpful gardening advice in selecting the right plants for your home garden, terrace, or balcony.
Tips and suggestions

If you have old plant trays, bins, or cardboard trays, bring them with you to gather and safely transport your plants home. We would be happy to accept donations of old plant trays too!
We have a limited supply of wagons and carts to gather your plants while shopping. If you have your own wagon or cart you are welcome to bring it.

All proceeds support the Toronto Botanical Garden.

Toronto Botanical Garden Plant Sale
2023-05-06 10:00 - 2023-05-07 16:00 (America/New_York) | ON
Toronto Botanical Garden is thrilled to host its annual spring plant sale, filled with a thoughtful selection of top-performing and ethically sourced plants from reliable growers. Enjoy a friendly and relaxed shopping experience surrounded by plants and the people who care for them. This sale will include flowering annuals, herbaceous perennials, pollinator plants, small trees and shrubs… and more! Horticulture staff and Toronto Master Gardeners will be available to offer helpful gardening advice in selecting the right plants for your home garden, terrace, or balcony.
Open to the Public on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Members-Only Preview + Shopping Day on Friday, May 5, 1 to 7 p.m. (Present your card at the entrance)
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Tips and suggestions

If you have old plant trays, bins, or cardboard trays, bring them with you to gather and safely transport your plants home. We would be happy to accept donations of old plant trays too!
We have a limited supply of wagons and carts to gather your plants while shopping. If you have your own wagon or cart you are welcome to bring it.

All proceeds support the Toronto Botanical Garden.

Dawn Chorus - Sold Out
2023-05-07 05:30 - 07:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Join us to revel in an incredible natural symphony this International Dawn Chorus Day! Dawn Chorus is part of the Toronto Bird Celebration, a month of bird events across the city. Millions of migrating birds will pass overhead while Sasan Beni, TBG seasonal horticulturist and avid birder, will be on hand to help identify the birds we hear and see.

The Dawn chorus generally starts with the songs of Robins and red-winged blackbirds and thrushes like the hermit thrush or Veery, about an hour before sunrise… closer to dawn they will be joined by the wrens, cardinals, song sparrows and white-throated sparrows, grackles and goldfinches. Warblers and kinglets will also be around.

Bring your binoculars for a better view and mug/thermos for a warm beverage and treat!

Sunday, May 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m.Public $12, Members $10 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

Join the Waitlist

Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 2
2023-05-10 18:00 - 2023-05-31 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Join Ursula Eley in this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals I and enrich your understanding of traditional design, a style which is used in contemporary settings with sophistication. You will gain a deeper knowledge of both plant material and design. You will learn colour theory: the importance of colour and how to create different colour harmonies. You will explore the concept and importance of asymmetry in a design and how this can be used to great effect. Discover a new design style each week: a hand-tied bouquet, a vertical line design, a Hogarth Curve, and an asymmetrical mass design. Learn more about our Certificate in Floral Design.

Wednesdays, May 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2023 from 6 to 9 p.m.Public $215, Members $170 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/floral-design-program-classic-design-fundamentals-2-tickets-538151554787

About Ursula Eley
Ursula Eley has enjoyed designing with flowers for over 20 years now. In 2006 She graduated as an accredited judge of floral design, and 5 years later as a judge of horticulture. Lecturing and teaching allows Ursula to share her passion for plants and design. For her, it’s been a real pleasure to teach in the floral design program at the TBG as well as at clubs around the province and beyond.
Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Read about our Refund Policy and Code of Conduct.
This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 12 p.m.

Farmers Market at the Garden
2023-05-11 15:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-18 15:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-25 15:00 - 19:00, 2023-06-01 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ON
We’re relaunching our farmers market at Toronto Botanical Garden, produced in partnership with Appletree Markets and Events. Our weekly market will take place weekly on Thursdays, from 3 to 7 p.m. starting May 11, 2023!
We are excited to bring you the freshest local produce, artisanal products, and unique food items from farmers and small businesses in the Greater Toronto Area. Our market is located at the entrance, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Garden. Our vendors are carefully selected to ensure that we offer the highest quality products to our customers. From organic fruits and vegetables to grass-fed meats, freshly baked goods, and gourmet treats, we have something for everyone. We believe in creating a vibrant community space where everyone can come together to support local businesses, enjoy good food, and connect with nature. As part of our weekly offering, we’ll have themed programming, drop-in family activities (4 to 7 p.m.), and a FREE gardening advice clinic provided by the Toronto Master Gardeners. Our goal is to promote healthier and more sustainable ways to live in the city.
We invite you to join us every week and discover the amazing flavors and products that the Greater Toronto Area has to offer. Our market is open rain or shine, and we can’t wait to see you there!
Interested in becoming a vendor, partner, collaborator, or sponsor at our Farmers Market?
Click here to fill out our online application with Appletree Markets and Events.

Toronto Bonsai Society Spring Exhibition and Sale
2023-05-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-14 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | ON
From small trees that fit into the palm of your hand, to trees older than your grandparents! Come see a wide variety of Canada’s premier bonsai, as well as trees that are just starting their journey.
For more information visit the Toronto Bonsai Society website.

Mother’s Day Succulent Heart Workshop + Tea - JUST ADDED
2023-05-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
We’ve added a second time due to popular demand! Join us this Mother’s Day to make a custom heart shape planter with mini succulents. Start the session with a succulent-themed treat and floral beverage courtesy of our TBG Bloom Cafe. Led by succulent specialist and designer, Molly Shannon from Canadian Succulents this workshop introduces you to succulent care and design, followed by the hands-on creation of a heart-shaped ceramic planter with various mini succulent plants!

All materials required to create your own arrangement will be provided, including a heart shape planter pot, specialty succulent soil, succulent plants, and care instruction cards. Please bring your own gardening gloves if needed.

Note: This event is appropriate for people 10 years old and up.

Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Public $80, Members $70 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

Register Today

About Molly Shannon

Molly from Canadian Succulents creates floral arrangements using entirely succulents and cacti plants. They not only arrange and design all of the creations but also grow all the plants that can be found in them. They operate out of a greenhouse just northeast of the city, where they grow over 300 varieties of succulents and cacti. They grow and create these designs for wedding centrepieces and favors, corporate events and gifting, and hotel and office greenery.

http://www.canadiansucculents.net/

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 12, 12 noon

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Mother’s Day Succulent Heart Workshop + Tea - SOLD OUT
2023-05-14 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Join us this Mother’s Day to make a custom heart shape planter with mini succulents. Start the session with a succulent-themed treat and floral beverage courtesy of our TBG Bloom Cafe. Led by succulent specialist and designer, Molly Shannon from Canadian Succulents this workshop introduces you to succulent care and design, followed by the hands-on creation of a heart-shaped ceramic planter with various mini succulent plants!

All materials required to create your own arrangement will be provided, including a heart shape planter pot, specialty succulent soil, succulent plants, and care instruction cards. Please bring your own gardening gloves if needed.

Note: This event is appropriate for people 10 years old and up.

Sunday, May 14, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Public $80, Members $70 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

Register Today

About Molly Shannon

Molly from Canadian Succulents creates floral arrangements using entirely succulents and cacti plants. They not only arrange and design all of the creations but also grow all the plants that can be found in them. They operate out of a greenhouse just northeast of the city, where they grow over 300 varieties of succulents and cacti. They grow and create these designs for wedding centrepieces and favors, corporate events and gifting, and hotel and office greenery.

http://www.canadiansucculents.net/

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 12, 12 noon

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

An Introduction to Mindfulness Through Movement and Meditation
2023-05-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Mindfulness can be an abstract concept, difficult to break down, and challenging to integrate into our lives in an effective way. This workshop aims to introduce mindfulness in a relatable way, to break down common misconceptions, and to have participants experience mindfulness through movement and meditation. We’ll spend time doing gentle movement with full awareness, time in meditation further connecting to the present moment, and time in discussion. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of mindfulness, experience the benefits for themselves through the practices, and feel the power of practicing within a community of others. Suitable for beginners or anyone who wants to refresh their mindfulness practice.

Monday, June 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Public $24, Members $21 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

About Susan Czyzo

Susan Czyzo supports adults in living active, mindful and grounded lives so that they can do what they love and lead meaningful lives. Susan does this through mindfulness coaching and teaching, physiotherapy, and Pilates. Her approach to health and healing is an active and holistic one. She wants to leave her clients feeling secure and inspired to take action towards better physical and mental health. Knowing that most of us lead busy lives, Susan strives to help her clients make shifts that are accessible and sustainable, and to pass on the tools they can use long after she stops working with them. A lover of the outdoors, Susan believes that when we take care of our health, we’re also helping to take care of the planet.

Registration Deadline: Friday, June 16 at 12 p.m.

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

Guided Tours: TBG and Edwards Gardens
2023-05-19 10:00 - 2023-08-10 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Get the most out of your visit to the gardens by booking a tour with a knowledgeable guide. This 90-minute tour includes a guided walk through the intimate themed gardens including the Piet Oudolf Entry Garden Walk, Perennial Border, and Nature’s Garden as well as a stroll into the expansive ravine and beloved Edwards Gardens. You’ll learn about the plants, pollinators, history, and ecological aspects of these beautiful Toronto gardens and wild spaces.

Adults $20, Student/Senior $10, Children Free

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/guided-tours-tbg-and-edwards-gardens-tickets-621076716177

PLEASE NOTE

Pre-registration is required. Dates and times vary, please click on the registration button below for the current offerings.

Some portions of the tour have uneven terrain, steps and slopes. Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note tours take place rain or shine, but may be canceled due to severe weather; lack of attendance; or last-minute tour guide cancellations that are beyond our control.

All proceeds from these tours support Toronto Botanical Garden, a charitable organization.

Guided Tours: Wilket Creek Ravine
2023-05-19 10:00 - 2023-10-13 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Get the most out of your visit to the gardens by booking a tour with a knowledgeable guide. This 90-minute tour includes a guided walk through the Toronto Botanical Garden and into Wilket Creek which connects to Toronto’s expansive ravine system. You’ll learn about the plants, history, wildlife, and ecological importance of Toronto’s wild spaces.

Adults $20, Student/Senior $10, Children Free

PLEASE NOTE

Pre-registration is required.

Some portions of the tour have uneven terrain, steps and slopes. Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Washrooms are available only at the beginning and end of the tour. You may wish to arrive early so that you have time to use the facilities before the tour begins.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note tours take place rain or shine, but may be canceled due to severe weather; lack of attendance; or last-minute tour guide cancellations that are beyond our control.

All proceeds from these tours support Toronto Botanical Garden, a charitable organization.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/guided-tours-wilket-creek-ravine-tickets-621708806777

North American Native Plant Society Sale
2023-05-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | ON
For more information visit the North American Native Plant Society website.

TBG Farmers Market Film Festival - In My Backyard
2023-05-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
In My Backyard chronicles director Jamie Day Fleck’s personal journey into backyard vegetable gardening converting her entire suburban backyard into a kitchen garden. Using her personal story as a jumping-off point, she branches out to look at the various solutions that backyard gardeners and urban growers have dreamed up and implemented in her city — Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

By looking at the stories of individuals that are changing their communities through local food production, it becomes evident that positive changes are being implemented and solutions are available. To many people, global environmental problems seem insurmountable but a few people are working diligently to create new paradigms and show bright possibilities within urban spaces.

A better world is right outside your door.Running Time: 73 minutes | Directed By: Jamie Day FleckThursday, May 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tbg-farmers-market-film-festival-in-my-backyard-with-in-conversation-tickets-623585008547

About Jamie Day Fleck

Jamie Day Fleck is an award winning documentary director and producer. She is a graduate of the Masters Program of Documentary Media at Ryerson University and has an undergraduate degree in photography from Parsons The New School of Design in New York City. This is her second feature documentary film. She continues to maintain a large vegetable garden

in her backyard in Toronto with the help of her husband and kids.

TBG Farmers Market Film Festival

The inaugural TBG Farmers’ Market Film Festival begins May 25, 2023! The film festival is inspired by our weekly Farmers Market to share films on themes of food production, soil health, the environmental and climate impacts of commercial farming, good food production, healthy environments, nutrition, local farming, food to table, home and urban veggie gardening, and more! Join us every week to be inspired!

Mark your Calendar!

Time & Dates: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 25, June 1, and 8Location: Floral Hall – General Admission SeatingFee: Give your donation, recommended $5/adults, $2/kids

Become a TBG Member

Join the Toronto Botanical Garden as a member to get a discount on this program, upcoming events and classes, and free parking. A Toronto Botanical Garden membership helps you deepen your knowledge and connection to the natural world, become a part of a dynamic community of plant people, and be inspired! Become a member !

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Nîpîy's Songwalks
2023-05-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
An immersive outdoor concert including the premiere of a major work about Indigenous water sovereignty by Cree cellist Cris Derksen.

Matinee and Evening Performances.

About this event

Our season finale is a project that has been years in the making: the premiere of a new major work about Indigenous water sovereignty from Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen, preceded by an immersive outdoor prelude performance.

Choir members will be scattered throughout the beautiful grounds of the Toronto Botanical Garden while concert-goers stroll through experiencing pockets of song, including new works from our Choral Creation Lab composers. The Songwalk will culminate with the full choir and band performing the world premiere of the new work on the outdoor stage.

I﻿n the case of rain, the performance will take place at Jubilee United Church.

Juno nominated Cris Derksen is an internationally respected Indigenous cellist and composer. Her work with the Amadeus Choir is a 30-minute major work for choir, hand drum singers, cello, French horn, piano, and drums about the inequalities of access to clean water in Canada.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE

Ohara School of Ikebana Spring Floral Exhibition
2023-05-28 12:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | ON
Toronto Chapter Presents The 49th Annual Spring Floral Exhibition
Sunday, May 28th, 2023
Noon to 4:30 PM
Official Opening 1:00 PM
DEMONSTRATIONS: 2:00 PM By Ohara Masters & Instructor
ADMISSION: $10.00
Accompanied children under 12 are free
Tea Room and Ikebana Sales Corner
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: info@ohara-toronto-chapter.ca & www.ohara-toronto-chapter.cs

Hand Tied Bouquet
2023-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Hand-tied bouquets evoke the excitement of weddings; it is the traditional form of a wedding bouquet. The flowers are compact and artistically arranged, with additional visual interest with the stems which are not hidden. In this workshop, you’ll learn the best way in how to make your own bouquet.

Remember to bring your scissors and secateurs for cutting stems. All materials, including floral, included. Workshop not affiliated with Certificate in Floral Design.

Tuesday, May 30, 6 to 8 p.m.Public $100, Members $90 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hand-tied-bouquet-tickets-623560675767

About Marg Betts

Marg Betts is a Floral Design Judge with accreditation to judge and instruct the craft. Her passions are gardening, plants and her love for creating floral artistry. She is a recent Past President of the Garden Club of Toronto and has also been the Chair of the Toronto Flower Show at Canada Blooms.

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Read about our Refund Policy and Code of Conduct.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Registration Deadline: Monday, May 29 at 12 p.m.

TBG Farmers Market Film Festival - Kiss the Ground
2023-06-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and ground-breaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. The solution is under our feet.

About Kiss the Ground Film

Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle. This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate, and to secure our species’ future.

Running Time: 1h 24m

Directed By: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Thursday, June 1, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

TBG Farmers Market Film Festival
The inaugural TBG Farmers’ Market Film Festival begins May 25, 2023! The film festival is inspired by our weekly Farmers Market to share films on themes of food production, soil health, the environmental and climate impacts of commercial farming, good food production, healthy environments, nutrition, local farming, food to table, home and urban veggie gardening, and more! Join us every week to be inspired!
Mark your Calendar!
Time & Dates: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 25, June 1, and 8.
Location: Garden Hall – General Admission Seating
Fee: Give your donation, recommended $5/adults, $2/kids

Become a TBG Member

Join the Toronto Botanical Garden as a member to get a discount on this program, upcoming events and classes, and free parking. A Toronto Botanical Garden membership helps you deepen your knowledge and connection to the natural world, become a part of a dynamic community of plant people, and be inspired! Become a member !

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Tropical Terrarium Workshop
2023-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Terraria (plural of terrarium), miniature gardens housed in glass containers, are perfect for those with small spaces, who love cute things, or who want a low-maintenance way to display tropical plants.

In this workshop, you’ll discover the history of terrariums, learn the art of mixing a custom soil medium perfect for keeping the terrarium environment well-drained and healthy; discover which plants are best suited to life in glass; be inspired to design and take home your own closed terrarium! All workshop supplies are included.

Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Public $65, Members $55 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

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About Megan Blacquiere

Megan Blacquiere is a seasonal horticulturist in her third season with TBG. She has a background in environmental science with a major in conservation and restoration ecology. In her spare time, she enjoys being in nature, birding, experimenting with and fussing over her plants, and pursuing artistic endeavours such as drawing, painting, embroidery, writing, and creating terrariums! She is even selling terrariums she’s made at the TBG Garden Shop.

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Tropical Terrarium Workshop (AFTERNOON SESSION)
2023-06-03 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Terraria (plural of terrarium), miniature gardens housed in glass containers, are perfect for those with small spaces, who love cute things, or who want a low maintenance way to display tropical plants.

In this workshop, you’ll discover the history of terrariums, learn the art of mixing a custom soil medium perfect to keep the terrarium environment well drained and healthy; discover which plants are best suited to life in glass; be inspired to design and take home your own closed terrarium! All workshop supplies are included.

Saturday, June 3 at 2 to 4 p.m.

Registration: Public $65, Members $55 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

About Megan Blacquiere

Megan Blacquiere is a seasonal horticulturist in her third season with TBG. She has a background in environmental science with a major in conservation and restoration ecology. In her spare time, she enjoys being in nature, birding, experimenting with and fussing over her plants, and pursuing artistic endeavours such as drawing, painting, embroidery, writing, and creating terrariums! She is even selling terrariums she’s made at the TBG Garden Shop.

Registration Deadline: Friday June 2, 12 noon

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Please review our Health and Safety Policies and Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Floral Design Program: Creative Design
2023-06-06 18:00 - 2023-06-27 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
You’ll explore design styles such as Parallel, Satellitic. Synergistic, Visible Use of Water and you’ll think outside the vase doing a Duo Design. This course explores a worldwide trend to move away from traditional rules of design towards freedom of expression.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and Fundamentals II

Course fees do not include flowers or supplies. A materials list will be e-mailed before the start of each class.

Learn more about our Certificate in Floral Design

Tuesdays, June 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 6 to 9 p.m.Public $215, Members $170 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

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About Lil Taggart
Lil Taggart is an experienced and creative designer and instructor in Floral Arts. She is also an accredited Floral Design Judge and has competed on an international level as well as domestically. She serves on the board of Canada Blooms, co-chairs the staging for the Toronto Flower Show, is past president of the Georgetown Horticultural society and is a member of The Garden Club of Toronto.
Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.
To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Read about our Refund Policy and Code of Conduct.
This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 2, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Yoga at the Garden - June
2023-06-07 09:00 - 2023-06-28 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Join yoga4good to practice gentle hatha yoga at the garden. Stretch, breathe, and meditate.. All levels are welcome to share in this ‘Revitalize & Calm’ class focusing on the moving with the breath in order to stretch, destress and energize. Afterwards, you are invited enjoy a walk around the TBG taking in the sights and smells of the garden in bloom Participants must bring their own towel, yoga mat and water bottle. Beginners welcome.

Wednesday, June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 9 to 10 a.m.Public $96, TBG Members $77 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/yoga-at-the-garden-june-tickets-635623285357

About Arti Meyers

Arti has practiced for most of her life, with yoga being an anchor that kept things in check during a busy life with 3 children and 7 international moves. Upon returning home, she formalized her yoga training and founded yoga4good, a not-for-profit where all proceeds go to local & global charities. Her teaching style emits a joyful energy with a compassionate and calming delivery, focused on the breath.

Safe Program Access

To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.

To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Read about our Refund Policy and Code of Conduct.

This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Registration Deadline: Monday, June 5 at 12 p.m.
