Summer in the Garden
Click on the images below to enjoy a captioned summer photography tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden. All images Copyright Janet Davis 2008-2012.
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How to Properly Remove Dog-Strangling Vine
Do not ignore this invasive plant! Paul Zammit, Director of Horticulture gives you the dos and don’ts of removing this highly invasive species in Toronto.
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Tips for Fall Pruning
Constant pruning of many trees and shrubs is not a necessity, but rather it’s done for aesthetic reasons to improve flowering, stem colour and foliage and, if necessary, to control …
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Paul’s Garden-Tending Checklist
Water responsibly: Water is a precious resource – every drop is important. Although it depends on the crop, rather than applying several light, shallow sprinkles, water less frequently but deeply. …
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Paul’s Plant Picks: Never Stop Learning and Discovering
I have said this before and I will say it again: One of the things I really love about horticulture is that even after the 25 short years that I’ve …
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Paul’s Plant Picks: First Sighting…
I’m thrilled to report that while touring a group through TBG this week, I spotted not one, but two monarch butterflies (at the same time). The first sighting of the …
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As part of the inspiring possibilities that WorldPride Toronto has generated, Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) hosted a free group wedding of intimate proportions within nature’s warm embrace. A bevy of …
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Woman to Woman Lunch in the Garden 2014
Don’t know what to wear to Woman to Woman Lunch in the Garden? Check out these pictures from 2014 for some ideas and inspiration!
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Paul’s Plant Pick: A Native Gem, Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke. In the distance are clumps of Camassia leichtlinii, a western native that will soon add a riot of star-shaped, blue-purple blooms on 60 to 90 centimetre …
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