Entry Garden Walk
The Entry Garden Walk was designed by Dutch garden designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf. His first Canadian project, this garden is inspired by his New Wave Planting style using bold …
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Botanical Nerd Word: Ligule
Ligule: The membranous appendage arising from the inner surface of the leaf at the junction with the leaf sheath in many grasses and some sedges.* In grasses, the ligule is …
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A Globe-Trotting Family’s Sculptured Life
Choosing hundreds of stone sculptures, crating and shipping them from Zimbabwe to botanical gardens across the world is one thing. Packing up your entire household including mom, dad, two kids …
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Botanical Nerd Word: Rhizome
Rhizome: An underground, usually horizontal stem, such as that of ginger.* Irises grow from horizontal rhizomes that look much like pieces of ginger. Though they look a lot like ginger, …
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Parking at TBG
Thank you for visiting TBG! When you pay for parking, you support TBG’s education programs and our sustainability and conservation efforts. As a registered charity, TBG relies on your support – through …
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Botanical Nerd Word: Cyathium
Cyathium: The inflorescence in the genus Euphorbia, consisting of a cup-like involucre containing a single pistil and male flowers with a single stamen.* *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. (2001). Plant identification …
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What’s in Bloom during Pollinator Week
National Pollinator Week at the end of June is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Here are some of …
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Botanical Nerd Word: Coriaceous
Coriaceous: Having a leathery texture.* For example, the leaves of rhododendrons. *Allaby, M. (2006). A dictionary of plant sciences (Revised ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Botanical Nerd Word: Sessile
Sessile: Lacking a stalk; e.g., a leaf without a petiole.* Trillium luteum has a sessile flower. It sits directly on top of the leaves (bracts) without a peduncle. *Pell, S.K., …
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Botanical Nerd Word: Bifid
Bifid: Deeply two-cleft or two-lobed, usually from the tip.* The petals of this snow-in-summer (Cerastium) are bifid. Each one has a deep cleft at the tip. *Harris, J.G., Harris, M.W. …
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