National Volunteer Week 2014
In honour of National Volunteer Week, we’re delighted to profile just a few of the wonderful volunteers who support Toronto Botanical Garden. In fact, if we profiled one volunteer a …
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Paul’s Plant Picks: Viburnum dilatatum ‘Henneke’ Cardinal Candy
This has been a great autumn for dazzling fall colour in the garden. Each day I stop and take in the beautiful vistas throughout the TBG gardens, Edwards Gardens, and …
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Paul’s Plant Pick: Tricyrtis formosana ‘Dark Beauty’
As the cool nights of autumn set in, we gardeners are reminded that the main growing season is drawing to a close. However, passionate plantsmen know that the garden is not …
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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 nepeta ssp. nepeta, commonly know …
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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 Acorus calamus Copperleaf Acalypha wilkesiana
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From the Stacks: Death at the Spring Plant Sale
In spite of the unseasonably warm weather we’ve already seen in 2012, the May long weekend unofficially signals the beginning of the big planting weekend (hurray!). In preparation for this, …
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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 Solanum -in bed to right …
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Jobs to do in the summer garden
Remove weeds that develop in beds and turf while they’re young. Collect design ideas by taking a garden tour or walking through neighbourhoods. Cut back yellowing and browning foliage of …
Read MoreA who’s who of Toronto and area garden influencers
This year marks the silver anniversary of the Toronto Botanical Garden’s quintessential garden tour, Through the Garden Gate. To celebrate 25 years of gardening, we talked with 25 movers and …
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The well-outfitted gardener
From tip to toe, here’s what experts favour in gardening garb and gear. · Mark Hartley loves his Tilley hat · Felco pruners are the secateurs of choice for Sheila …
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