Share Your Favourite Spot

And help compile the GTA Garden Guide

Share Info on Your Favourite Gardening Spot in the GTA and Help compile the GTA Garden Guide

Do you have a favourite garden centre or plant nursery?
A public garden you especially love?
How about cafes, restaurants, inns or hotels with patio gardens to enjoy?

Don't forget great places to shop for garden accessories. Anything of interest to the garden lover is of interest.

Contact: Patti Pokorchak (Patti@DTEMarketing.ca)

Coming April 2012 GTA Garden Guide will contain everything of interest to gardeners.

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Archives

Gardening Workshop

Last Chance! Space is limited so register early.

Date: Saturday, June 18th, 10am - 12pm
Location: Longbranch Public Library
Big or small, we can all be green with a few containers of veggies, herbs and flowers around our home and use fresh composting materials to boot. Don't have the energy, time, or space for a compost pile out back?

Well this workshop is just for you! We are going to discover the beauty, simplicity of container gardening and discuss the simple steps to composting indoors, or outdoors with special containers or helping hands (wriggler worms).

Registration and Contact: Monika Meulman

Planting Project

Date: Saturday, June 25th, 10am - 12pm
Location: Colonel Sam Smith Park
Join LEGS and other community groups in planting native grasses at the Skating Oval in Colonel Sam Smith Park.

If you've been curious about these hardy, low maintenance, native plants come out to this event organized by the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation and find out about them.

Gardening Workshops

Date: June 2011
Location: TBD
LEGS, sponsored by the Toronto Green Community, is pleased to offer two workshops on container gardening. With this versatile gardening technique you can grow on a balcony, patio, courtyard, indoors on windowsills or rooms with adequate light, the deck of a boat, rooftop or trailer.  Our Facebook Pictures...

Garden Awards 2011

City Of Toronto, Etobicoke York District

Date: May 18, 2011
The City of Toronto Etobicoke York District Garden Awards will again be held this year. The Etobicoke York District includes the whole of Etobicoke, Ward 7 (Islington & Steeles East, formally North York), Ward 11 & 12 (York) and Ward 13 & 17 which takes in Bloor West Village and the High Park area.

Gardens being judged must be visible from the street - front or side, not the back yard. The main criteria for judging are design layout, colour, use of plant material, condition of plants material, maintenance, other garden features (e.g., use of stones, bird baths, arbor) and environmental practices. Residential properties are divided into Traditional and Alternative/ Environment gardens. Commercial and Other Properties are also judged.

Anyone can nominate either a residence or non-residential property in the district. Gardens can be nominated by the owner or a friend or neighbour, or a passerby who just happens to enjoy what has been accomplished. No more than eight properties can be nominated by any one person. Brochures and nomination forms are available here. Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

The Plant Exchange

Date: May 7, 2011
Location: Assembly Hall
Too many plants? Not enough plants? All the same plant? Never fear, help is at hand! LEGS’ 4th Annual Plant Exchange will take place at the Assembly Hall on Saturday, May 7th. Bring a plant, take a plant.  more...

Tree Workshop

Date: April 30, 2011
Location: Assembly Hall
Ian Bruce a senior consulting arborist and Lakeshore resident will present a workshop on the Tree Identification and Health on Saturday, April 30th at the Assembly Hall. This event is sponsored by Lakeshore Planning Council. For more information and to register visit their website at lakeshoreForum.ca.