W4 SPRING 7' PLANT SALE
COMING EVENTS
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!!
As our way of celebrating the arrival of Spring we have arranged for a delivery of extra early flowering Pansies, Violas and Johnny-Jump-Ups.
These colourful symbols of spring will be available from our foyer, April 12th and 13th from noon to 4 p.m. Our special spring price is $1.10 a box or $12.00 a flat, (12 boxes).
All of these plants are suitable for immediate planting. Imagine the joy of instant colour in your garden in APRIL!
SPRING PLANT SALE - MAY 14-19
Just a reminder:
April 30th is the last day to have your order in if you wish to receive your 10% members discount. Your order will be picked up May 14th between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
please - no money now just your order form.
While you re planning your garden this year, please keep in mind that donations of perennials really add to our Spring fund raiser. These can be delivered 2 - 3 weeks prior to May 14th.
Remember: Your support helps keep us growing.
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SWEET PEA SALE - APRIL 12 & 13
In preparation for our 2nd Annual Sweet Pea Show, Neville Holmes (Mr. Sweet Pea) has very generously donated several hundred Sweet Pea plants.
Neville has specifically grown these plants to raise funds for our Centre, to encourage participation (at all levels) at our Show & as part of his on-going wish to promote Sweet Pea growing in Ontario.
These plants will be available for sale here in the foyer of our Centre, April 12 & 13 from noon to 4 p.m. We will also have available, limited quantities of Sweet Pea seeds which Neville has recommended as some of his favourites.
For those of you who would like more information on growing Sweet Peas, Neville will be available for questions. After a few words with him anybody with a garden, a balcony or just a planter can have the pleasure of growing Sweet Peas. We're sure that youw ll be such a success you won t be able to wait for our Sweet Pea Show to exhibit them.
For more details of our 2nd Annual Sweet Pea Show watch for your June issue of Trellis.
Looking forward to seeing you April 12th or 13th.
Ontario Orchid Soc. ORCHID SHOW
Mother s day weekend, MAY 10,& 11
SATURDAY 12 noon to 6 p.m.
SUNDAY 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Local Orchid Society members and growers from all over North America will vie for the honours of having the most artistic display.
Display themes will range from natural settings including ponds and waterfalls to the abstract. And if just enjoying the beauty is not enough, there will be lectures, plenty of advice on how to grow your own, & plants for sale from many growers at attractive prices.
Photographers are most welcome.
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE
1 Mens Garden Club regular meeting 8 p.m. Reviving The Garden
Landscape Techniques - 4 week course starting at 7:30 p.m.
3 Advanced Corsage workshop - one day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 6 S. Ont. Orchid Soc. meeting 1 - 5 pm Culture of Orchids Under Lights 7 New Trends in Flower Arranging - 2 day workshop 10 am to 3 pm
North Toronto Horticultural Society meeting 8 p.m. Canadian Birds by Hal Norris
9 Ikebana International meeting 7 p.m. 9 Garden Therapy Group meeting 1:00 pm for handicapped people
Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:45 am to noon
Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 7 p.m. - short lecture on group plantings - workshop doing Japanese Maple Forest by George Reichert 16 Intermediate Flower Arranging - 3 week course 1:30 pm or 8 pm
20 York Rose and Garden Society meeting 2 p.m. on Pesticides
23 Intermediate Ming Tree workshop - 6 week course at 1:30 or 7 pm
23 Pressed Flower workshop at 1:30 pm
24 Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society meeting 8 p.m.
Society of Canada (Toronto Region) 2 -4 pm
with Rhododendrons & Azaleas by Marjorie Hancock 27 Geranium and Pelargonium Soc. meeting 2 p.m.
ANNUAL MEETING of the CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE 7:30 pm
30 Pressed Flower workshop at 1:30 pm
30 Photography - 6 week course at 7:30 pm Pleasure from Photography
30 Hobby Greenhouse meeting 8 p.m.
May 3 Green Thumbs (Junior Garden Club) 9:45 am to noon 4 Toronto Gesneriad Society meeting 2 p.m. 4 Ontario Rock Garden Meeting & Plant Sale 2 p.m.
4 S. Ontario Orchid Society meeting 1 - 5 p.m.
5 Rhododendron Soc. of Can. (Toronto Region) PLANT SALE 7:30 pm
6 Mens Garden Club meeting 8 p.m.
7 Pressed Flower workshop 7:30 pm 8 Canadian Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society PLANT SALE 8 p.m. 8 Bridal Corsage workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10,11 S. ONTARIO ORCHID SOC. SHOW 12 noon -5 pm Adm. $2.00 12 Toronto Bonsai Society meeting 7 p.m.
13 North Toronto Horticultural Society meeting 8 p.m. 14 Garden Therapy Group meeting 1:00 pm for handicapped people
14 Ikebana International meeting 7 p.m. 14 CGC PLANT SALE - Pre-Order Pick-up 1 pm - 8 pm 160GO > - Public Sale 1 pm to 8 pm 1617.1819 > e 10 amto 5 pm
18 Rhododendron Society of Canada (Toronto Region) 2 pm
Subject - Plant Problems
19 Canadian Wildflower Society - 9 a.m. a TOUR of Edwards Gardens followed by Annual Meeting and Plant Sale at 3:10 pm
Speaker Helen Skinner and Tony Reznicek
Art at the Centre
In the Link Gallery:
Mar. 25 - Apr. 8 - Elizabeth Frey and Renate Hanssmann
Nature photography
Canadian Shield - Art in Nature
Apr. 9 - Apr. 22 - Malcolm Craven oils and landscapes
Apr. 23 - May 8 - Josie Mueller
Fantasy Landscapes on Silk
COURSES STARTING SOON
Apr. 2 Landscape Techniques 4 week course at 7:30 pm
(Registration deadline Mar. 31)
Apr. 3 Advanced Corsage workshop one day only 10 - 3 pm (Registration deadline Mar. 31)
Apr. 7 New Trends in Flower Arranging - 2 day workshops in Kinetic designs 10-3 pm
(Registration deadline Apr. 3)
Apr. 14 How to Preserve & Dry Plant Material - one day workshop 10 am to 3 pm
(Registration deadline Apr. 10)
Apr. 16 Intermediate Flower Arr. 3 week course 1:30 or 8 pm (Registration deadline Apr. 14)
Apr. 23 Pressed Flowers - one day lecture & workshop 1:30 pm or
Apr. 30 Pressed Flowers - repeated again at 1:30 pm
May 7 Pressed Flowers - one evening 7:30 p.m. -- same as 1:30 class
Apr. 30 Photography course - 7 :30 pm 6 week course - Pleasure from Photography
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
(Registration deadline Apr. 28)
On Monday, the 14th of April, 1986, the Board & Staff of the Civic Garden Centre will welcome Mrs.Sally Sullivan as their new Executive Director.
Mrs. Sullivan comes to us with great experience in the volunteer field. She has worked as Executive Director of the Ontario Association for children with Learning Disabilities and until coming to us has been the Executive Director of Epilepsy Ontario.
The Civic Garden Centre is indeed fortunate to have obtained the expertise of Mrs. Sullivan who is most knowledgeable in areas such as management, team work, finance, fund raising and Public Relations.
The members of the Centre will find Mrs. Sullivan a charming lady eager to learn about their particular interests and concerns. She is prepared to take on the challenge and pleasure of being the Executive Director of the C.G.C.
CGC OPERATING HOURS WINTER HOURS
from Nov. 12th to April 30th Trellis Shop and Library Mon. to Fri. 9:30 - 4 pm,Sat.Sun.12-4 MAY HOURS Mon to Fri 9:30 - 5pm, Sat. Sun 10-5
General Information
Volume 13 No. 3 ISSN 0380-1470
Assistant Editor: Grace Tughan Advertising Inform. (416) 445-1552
Trellis"" is published ten timeés per year us a member 's newsletter, by the Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1P2 Telephone (416)4345-1552
The Centre is located in Edwards Gardens, at Leslie St. and Lawrence Avenue East, at the geographical centre of Metropolitan Toronto. It is a non-profit, volunteer based, gardening and floral arts information organization with open membership. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre.
Printed by Munns Press Ltd., Whitby, Ont.
MEMBERS PROGRAMME in the Floral Hall
NOTICE OF THE CGC ANNUAL MEETING
7:30 p.m. - TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1986 in the Floral Hall Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills
0! IT COMES O ER MY MEMORY
(Memory - Lois Wilson Words - Helen Skinner)
REMEMBER !!!
THE SPRING AUCTION of The Society of ONTARIO NUT GROWERS on SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1986 from 1:15 - 3:15 at the CGC
_ IMPORTANT NOTICE A GUIDED TOUR OF THE WILDFLOWER AREA at HUMBER ARBORETUM
by Helen Skinner
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986
Bus leaving C.G.C. parking lot 9 A.M. and returning around 4:30 P.M.
Arrive Humber Arboretum 9:30-9:45 for muffins and coffee
Luncheon - Country Store Restaurant at Woodbridge 11:30 a.m.
Shopping in Market Square then on to Reeves Nursery (Florist & Nursery)
HUMBER ARBORETUM presents Wildflower Gardening Symposium on Saturday, May 10-9 am -4:30 pm at the Inn On The Park, Toronto For more information call: Art Coles (416) 675-3111,Ext. 4445
COST $20.00 per person for members $25.00 for a non-member
This will be a on a first-come basis so please fill out the form at the bottom and mail with cheque to The Civic Garden Centre 777 Lawrence Ave. East, Don Mills M3C 1P2
JOHN BROOKES !!
January 17 and 18th
Brian Bixley, C.G.C. Board member and chief organizer of the Great Gardening Conference has effected another coup for the Civic Garden Centre. He brought John Brookes back from England to give a two day design workshop. Those who attended the November Conference will remember John Brookes as one of the most outstanding speakers.
Horticulturists, landscape architects, interior designers, committed amateurs and weekend gardeners made up the 40 participants.
John Brookes is not only a brilliant, intuitive designer but also a great solo performer.
The sessions included a brief survey of garden design history, a session on basic design and the preparation of a garden plan; the theory of planting design; putting the plants together
and finally elements. co-ordinating all the
Participants were invited to prepare sketches overnight for participation on day two.
By Saturday everyone was relaxed and well informed. John Brookes welcomed individual problems & seemed to have instant and suitable solutions for various garden, farm and large scale projects.
Those spoken to went away elated and inspired. We welcome feed-back from all participants. We also welcome ideas for other speakers, workshops and courses you might like the Civic Garden Centre to sponsor.
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HORT HAPPENINGS
by Anne Marie Van Nest
APRIL
April showers bring May flowers once again is a wise phrase to remember this spring as gardeners everywhere anxiously wait for the first chance to work the land. The warm rain is a welcome change from the snow of March that is all too familiar to many of us. Spring fever has sprung up just about as fast as our little crocus and scilla who seem to have an enormous amount of determination as they push through the icy soil to shine for us.
PANSIES
Another spring beauty is the pansy which will add a multitude of bright cheerful colours to the garden. Don t forget to stop in at the Centre on April 12 or 13 to choose your plants. Pansies are well suited for the cool weather of April and May and are perfect for areas around and between your bulb plantings as well as in areas designated for annuals especially in planters and window boxes.
SPRING GARDEN CLEAN UP
Now is the time to remove all of your winter mulches and start the task of a general clean up. Any spring bulbs should be unmulched immediately. Remove any evergreen boughs, fallen branches and last year s leaves from your beds, especially from the crown of your perennials. Be sure to keep a watch for any mice, rabbit or deer damage to your trees, shrubs or bulbs. Deer have been known to help themselves to lunch on a nice succulent bed of tulip buds. Any mice damage should be repaired with tree dressing, usually this is in the form of chewing at the very base of the stem of low growing evergreens and any trees or shrubs growing in long grass areas. Rabbit and deer damage is characteristic of nibbling on the outer branches
in the form of an unwanted pruning. Squirrels and mice also love to chew on tulip bulbs; they spend all winter searching for these delicious morsels. Many suggestions are helpful to deter these pests next fall, from a chemical repellent to wire mesh to mothballs and renting a watchdog.
ROSE CARE
April is the time to unhill your roses & to give them a pruning. This is done before the bushes break dormancy and after winter s damaging effects have passed. Carefully unhill your roses so that the bush is not damaged and no mound of soil is left, the bud union should not be covered with soil.
When pruning your rose you must decide if you have hybrid tea roses (single large flower per stem), floribunda roses (clusters of smaller flowers) or a climbing rose. Each rose type is treated differently. We are ready to begin with the hybrid teas, these are the most common type. Using a good pair of pruning shears cut out any broken canes, dead canes or diseased canes. Small size canes should also be removed if they are pencil width or less. The next step is to stand back and consider the general shape of the bush. The centre should be left open and free of any canes to promote good air circulation. The remaining canes should not cross each other and should all be positioned outward from the centre. For hybrid tea roses three to five canes should be the final number. Any pruning done to the cane should leave three to five buds on the cane and the cut should be made just above a bud that faces outward. All pruning cuts should be done with sharp clean pruners.
Floribunda roses are pruned the same as hybrid teas except that five to seven canes are left as an end result and five to seven buds are left on each cane.
HORT HAPPENINGS
Climbing and rambler roses should be pruned after they flower, remove any dead, diseased, weak new canes and old thick canes.
Instructions on how to plant new roses will be upcoming in May.
LAWN
Spring is the time to start the care for your lawn. A light rolling of your lawn will correct all the damage that the frost has done through heaving. All lawns should be raked in the spring to remove any debris and dead grass present. This should be done with a fan rake and will greatly improve air circulation around the individual grass plants. Snow mould is often a problem for spring lawns that had an excess of snow piled on one area, and remained wet for a long period of time. Reseeding of bare areas is recommended for this month. Be sure to buy top quality seed that does not contain weed seeds and will germinate with a high percentage.
SPRING SPRAYING
April is the month to use your dormant oil spray. This must be done before the trees and shrubs start to break bud and ieaf out. This material coats the egg cases of many insects that will become major pests later in the season and suffocates the pest. It is important that every part of your shrubs and trees get a good covering especially the trunk region. Be careful when you are spraying that the wind does not drift your spray to any nearby houses or cars as they could be damaged. Dormant oil spray is very good to use on your fruit trees and evergreens as well.
ANNUALS
Please remember our upcoming Spring Plant Sale for all your Annual needs. Pre-order forms are available here at the Centre. Last year s favourites
Sunshine Impatiens have been reduced in price because of the popularity of these marvellous plants, so get your order in soon and be sure to reserve your choices.
Another new and award winning plant available at our plant sale is Sunny Red Cosmos , a brand new introduction of dwarf cosmos in a wonderful red colour. Be sure to pre-order now to receive your 10% discount and your choice of plants.
HORTICULTURAL ADVICE A FREE SERVICE TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC
Anne Marie joined the C.G.C. staff in September 1985 as our full-time horticulturist and writes the Hort Happenings in Trellis each month.
She studied horticulture at the Niagara Parks Com. School of Horticulture, followed by a one year post graduate course as one of four international students at the renowned Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Anne Marie also has extensive practical experience as a professional horticulturist in the glass houses at the Toronto Trust Cemetery & at other nursery gardens.
So now if you have any gardening questions just give a call to Anne Marie or Hal Price at 445-1552 from 10 am - 4 pm Mon. to Fri. and on weekends from 12 to 4 pm.
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EXTRA COURSE ADDED THIS MONTH
PRESSED FLOWER WORKSHOPS
Many people have requested a workshop on how to press their own flowers and use in many different ways such as note paper, candles, pictures, etc. This is a good opportunity for you to sign up on either
WEDNESDAY
April 23 at 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. or April 30 » b2 " or May 7.7 7:80 pm.-9:30 p.m.
Instructor: Mary French
FEE: $5.00 members or $7.00 non-members
PLEASE BRING:
tweezers, small scissors, note paper and pencil If you have any white glue that dries clear would be useful
Work kits will be available for 75 cents
Presses are for sale at $4.50
As classes are limited - Bookings are made as received with fee and are subject to cancellation if not sufficient registration by deadline. Fees are not refundable after the registration deadline.
Fees
VOLUNTEER NOTICEBOARD
Dear Volunteer,
As you will learn as you read through this Trellis, we have quite a few events coming up and as usual, we need your help. You will notice that on April 12 and 13 we have the Gesneriad Society Show, Society of Ontario Nut Growers Show, our Sweet Pea Sale and our Pansy Sale. Although it seems too early to think of it our annual Spring Plant Sale is just around the corner (May 14 to 19) and my calendar is ready just waiting for your name on it.
I d like to sincerely thank everyone who helped at our display at Scarboro Town Centre as well as here at the Centre while the Garden Club of Toronto entertained us with their show.
I would also like to thank all of our regulars . Those of you who staff our shop, our library, our reception desk, arrange for art displays in the Link, care for our plants, fold endless pieces
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$30.00 landscape design fee for a front or a back yard, design is totally refunded when you purchase $200 or more of Weall & Cullen nursery stock. A $30 fee applies at the time you receive your plan. ($60 for both front & back yard, refunded with $400 nursery stock purchase.)
Save 10% ryourorder isreceived before March 31, 1986. We offer a 10% discount off the regular price of your entire order - peat moss, manure, fertilizers included. (Sale items not included). Orders must be accompanied by a 25% deposit at the time your order is placed.
of literature, etc. You are the people who make our Centre a special place. You are the people who make the place .
Please, keep up the good work.
Dorothy
We are sad to report that our dear volunteer and flower arranging teacher Lilian Holmes died on February 25th.
Lilian was a dedicated volunteer here at the Centre. You may recall that there was hardly a week throughout the Summer when she didn t bring two or three beautiful arrangements of flowers cut from her garden.
In keeping with the philosophy of our Centre, Lilian and Neville, in their six years in Canada, have continually promoted horticulture and the floral arts. She will be sadly missed. We know that for Lilian, Neville will continue to promote this work with the Societies and the Civic Garden Centre.
THREE NORTHEASTERN AMERICAN GARDENS
by David Tomlinson
(cont. from Feb. & Mar. Trellis)
PART 3
WILL C CURTIS GARDEN in the Woods
The last of the three gardens and my own personal favourite is the Will C. Curtis Garden in the Woods which is located in Framingham, an industrial town 10 miles west of Boston and just south of Highway 90. It is not an easy garden to locate and I would advise you to purchase from the Civic Garden Centre the inexpensive Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Handbook on American Gardens A Traveller s Guide. This is a handy size to keep in the glove compartment of the car. It gives very concise details on how to locate this and 250 other American and Canadian gardens which are open to the public.
The garden was begun in 1931 by the late Will Curtis and was given in 1965 to the New England Wild Flower Society. = The 42 acre garden has 4000 species and varieties of native North American plants and probably the most extensive collection of wild flowers, ferns and flowering shrubs on the continent. If you are keen on growing wild flowers, photographing them or just enjoy looking at them a visit to this garden is a must.
The first garden we visited would appeal most to the hobby gardener, the second to the gardener who is interested in spatial arrangement of gardens, and the last garden is most definitely a garden for a plantsman or plantswoman. The gardens have been developed over the years taking care not to destroy the natural beauty of the site, yet at the same time make the most advantageous use of the various habitats of mixed and deciduous woodland ponds, streams and bogs to grow as wide a range of wild flowers as
possible. Other specialized habitats such as the pine barrens and prairies have been created artificially but these have been carefully planned to blend into the overall design.
We visited the garden in early June and the overall effect of the planting was superb. You enter the garden along a narrow path which leads from the visitor centre to a narrow wooded gulley which is carpeted on both sides with massed woodland plants, patches of blue and the rarer white crested iris (Iris cristata) cascade onto the edges of the walkway. Large drifts of a powder blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) contrast against the glistening white flowers of massed large flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).
Occasional plants of the rare double form can be found, between those are clumps of lesser known gems such as Early Trillium (T. nivale), Nodding Trillium (T. cernuum), Drooping Trillium (T. declinatum), the Red Wake Robin (T. erectum) and the inconspicuous yellow greenish flowers of Toadshade (T. sessile). These together with large clumps of Yellow Lady s Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus), Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) and many lesser known woodland plants including some from other parts of the world form a memorable living picture. It was here that I came upon and fell in love with a tall Japanese species of Jack in the Pulpit (A. sikokiaum) which has a brown spadix and a brilliant pure white throat, my only problem now is how to acquire some seed of this garden treasure.
Beyond the wooded gulley is an open glade with a small rock garden on the edge of a large lily pond. When we were there the rock garden was not quite at its best but several species of penstemon were in full flower, and the Mossy Phloxes (Phlox subulata) which must have been quite showy were just
past their best. Planted around the edge of the pond were several interesting plants, the large leaved, evil smelling Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), Green dragon (Arisaema dracontium), A Jack in the Pulpit with a long spadix which far exceeds the narrow pointed spathe, Showy Lady s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) which needs no description, these together with several species of wild and cultivated iris form an interesting plant community. Also planted around the edges of the pond are several thousand Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) which must be a spectacular sight in late July when they flower and become an irresistable attraction to the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds which nest in the area. The pond is surrounded by a low wooded ridge covered with some tall deciduous trees which have been underplanted with species of native Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), a low growing beautiful flowering shrub which has loose clusters of pale pink flowers, Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), one of the few autumn flowering shrubs, its yellow ribbon like flowers appear on its naked branches after leaf fall, and several species of viburnum.
On the other side of the ridge is an extensive area of boggy ground which contains a very comprehensive collection of insectivorous plants, including all eight species of pitcher plant native to the eastern and south eastern United States. Here the well-known Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia
purpurea) which can be found in the muskeg swamps of Northern Ontario, and the more southern tall growing Trumpets (S. flava) which have long slender greenish yellow pitchers, can be studied and photographed in close up as they are located very near to the walkway. While walking round the bog garden look out for the inconspicuous Sundews which grow in shallow water, there are at least three different species to be found. Drosera rotundifolia, the commonest species is a low growing plant with a rosette of round, bright green leaves which are covered with short hairs. Each hair has a globule of clear sticky liquid on the tip which attracts and traps unsuspecting insects. The other species of Drosera can be distinguished by the shape of the leaves, some have long narrow leaves, Oblong Leaved Sundew (D. longifolia), others like the Thread Leaved Sundew (D. filiformis) have leaves which are only as thick as the flower stalk.
Along the edge of part of the bog garden is an area shaded by small pine trees which has been developed to represent the sandy pine barrens. We were too early to see the plant species at their best in this very specialized environment, Here in late June several delicate and distinctive orchids can be found in bloom.
Beyond the bog garden is a large sunny clearing where the Society has built a dry, sandy rock garden to accommodate plants which are typical of the drier prairie region of the U.S.A. The well-known prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) grows well here. This plant
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is also a native of southern Ontario and is quite common in parts of Point Pele National Park. Spanish bayonet (Yucca glauca) and Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) which is unusual as the flower at the top of the spike opens first and then proceeds to open downwards, by the time the lowest flower is open the ones at the top of the spike are over, can be easily identified. One of my favourite wild flowers and garden plants, Prairie Shooting Star (Dodocatheonmeadia), looks like a miniature long-stemmed cyclamen and grows in a damp spot on the edge of this area.
While the best time to view the garden is in May and June, I have also visited it in early fall. The garden is not quite so spectacular at this time of the year but there is always something of interest to see, especially in October when the leaves are in full fall colour. If you go at this time of the year look out for the yellow flowers of the Witch hazel and for late flowering Michaelmas daisies.
The garden is open from April 1 to November 1, daily from 8:30 to 5 pm. An entrance fee is charged.
We normally don t go into Boston but travel back to Amsterdam via Highway 90, then take route 30 through the Adirondack Mountains to Ottawa. If you take this route in early June look out for unposted, deciduous woods, preferably with lots of oak trees which are easily accessible from the road.
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Stop when you see a suitable one and take a walk round to see if you can find Painted Trilliums (T. undulatum). This delicate beauty of the trillium family is quite common in some woods and you should also see many other wild flowers, some you will recognize, others may be new so take along your Peterson s A Field Guide to Wild Flowers (North eastern America) or your own favourite identification book.
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ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
All CGC members take note CHINESE
GARDENS AT RBG
With the opening of China to the west a significant accord has been made in the twinning of the Province of Ontario with Jiangsu Province in Central China.
One of the first cultural exchanges to be arranged takes place at the RBG this spring when a small group of Jiangsu residents come to take part in a workshop on the ART OF
THE CHINESE GARDEN
on FRIDAY, the 11th of APRIL
For several months a classic Chinese Garden has been in the process of development in Vancouver, in the centre of the city s flourishing Chinese community. The Sun Yet Sen Garden will be complete in time for the opening of Expo 87. With Joe Wai Landscapes (a Vancouver firm) as base, over 500 artisans from Jiangsu have been working on the garden. Mr. Wai, his Jiangsu counterpart, a head gardener and an interpreter will be here to discuss their local gardens and the Vancouver project in detail.
To put the subject in context, Maggie Keswick, English author of the definitive work, The Chinese Garden , will give an illustrated talk. From 1961 Ms. Keswick travelled extensively in China and has seen more of the country as it has developed than most other westerners.
Symposium hours: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost $15.00 per person
Registration by mail to: Royal Botanical Gardens, Box 399, Hamilton, L8N 3H8 & your $15.00. Please mark your envelope Chinese Gardens . This conference is sponsored by Ontario s Ministry of Citizenship and Culture.
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ANNOUNCING A NEW JOURNAL! for a new bilingual journal called CANADIAN
HORTICULTURAL HISTORY
to be published by the Centre for Can. Historical Horticultural Studies (CCHHS), RBG, Hamilton, Ontario.
Canadian Horticultural History will publish original research papers on the history of Canadian horticulture and related disciplines. Articles will span such diverse subject areas as historical garden restorations & reconstructions; biographies of Can. horticulturists and landscape designers; histories of botanical gardens, arboreta, experimental stations, commercial nurseries, and seed firms; accounts of plant breeding work and plant explorations; comprehensive bibliographies; & ethnobotanical studies of native peoples and early settlers in what is now Canada and the northern United States. The wide range of interests in all phases of horticulture is interpreted in the broadest sense. There is no limit on the length of papers provided they are appropriate to content. Submission of book reviews, shorter communications & announcements of conferences is also encouraged.
Contents of the first issue:
Pringle, James S. Clement Charles Todd (d. 1828), An early naturalist and botanical collector in Upper Can. Pringle, James S. Anne Mary Perceval (1790-1876), An early botanical collector in Lower Can. Crawford, Pleasance. Some early Ontario nurserymen.
Subscriptions: Each volume will consist of 4 issues. Each issue will have between 40-55 pp. Sub.sold by vol.NOT by calendar year Institutions: $18. per vol.Can.$20.US dividuals 1. 2 2 s E8lieE % Single issue: $5. Cheques payable to RBG (CCHHS), RBG, Box 399, Hamilton, L8N 3HS8
FROM THE BOOKSHOP
by Margaret Austin
PLANTS AND GARDENS
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record
At $3.95, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden handbooks are one of the great bargains in garden literature. Often overlooked in favour of glossier books, this series of over 60 titles is reprinted from special-feature issues of Plants and Gardens.
To give you some idea of the variety of subject areas covered, here are a few of the titles:
Roses; Bulbs; Ferns; Japanese Gardens; Mulches; Dye Plants and Dyeing; Rock Gardening.
One of my favourites is the Nursery Source Manual which describes 1300 trees and shrubs, many of which are difficult to find; it also gives a list of sources for each.
Each publication is complete, concise and well-illustrated. Next time you are in the bookshop, why not take a minute to examine these handbooks? You may find several that answer many of your gardening questions.
SNIPPY TIPS
Two new revised editions of Snippy Tips are now available in the Trellis Shop. No. 1 Care of Cut Flowers and Plant Material and No. 2 Drying and Preserving Plant Material . $2.00 each
HISTORIC ITALIAN GARDENS
JUNE 15 JULY 1, 1986
From Hadrian s villa outside Rome to Bernard Berenson s I Tatti, this unusual 17 day tour, led by Dr. Douglas Chambers, explores over twenty gardens in central and northern Italy.
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* 1st Vice - President Mr. Donald McLaren
* 2nd Vice - President Mr. Brian Bixley
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* Executive Committee
For 1985: Mr. Brian Bixley, Mr. Charles Coffey, Mrs. Rae Fowler, * Mr. Peter Hand, Mrs. Hazel Lyonde, Mr. Howard Stensson
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For 1985, 1986, & 1987: Mr. Wm. R. Aimers, Mrs. Camilla Dalglish, Mrs. Margaret Elliott, Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mrs. June Punnett, Mr. Robert Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas, Mr. Robert G. Bundy.
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