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We are already planning the garden at Daily Bread Food Bank for an amazing 2024 Tour on June 22nd!

SAVE THE DATE – Lake Shore West Garden Tour – Saturday June 22, 2024

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 |  Gardening Event, Spring Gardening

We are already planning the garden at Daily Bread Food Bank for an amazing 2024 Tour on June 22nd!

winter gardens never sleep, just look closely and you will see

Winter Gardens Never Sleep

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 |  Etobicoke, Gardening and Environment, Gardening Event, Winter Gardening

Welcome to winter!  
(we all thought we were getting off easy with a mild, El Niña winter season)

The SNOW is here at last and so is the cold weather.
But your garden is still buzzing with activity, with or without snow and so are we.

apples in basket at our fruit orchard in our community garden fall fruit tree care

Fall Fruit Tree Care

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Fall Fruit Tree Care starts with the best advice! Start with us, here. This fall we caught up with Susan Poizner of the to talk […]

plant a boulevard garden and learn with LEGS at our monthly garden meeting

Garden Boulevards November

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 |  Gardening and Environment, Gardening Workshops, Home Gardening, Landscaping

South Etobicoke is home to many streets with boulevard green spaces. These are the grassy spaces between the sidewalk and road. Also called “Hellscapes”.

November Boulevard Gardens:

This is a great time of year to plan one out. Come learn how to do it.

tree care in our legs garden

TREE HEALTH – FALL MEETING

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Join our fall garden meetings to learn with Arborist Ryan Kuz from Karma Tree.

All are welcome.

You can finally ask all of your questions about caring for your trees! And, you will be supporting a local business in the heart of South Etobicoke.

long branch tree festival and legs celebrate our toronto trees

Long Branch Tree Fest

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LEGS – Our table will have information, plants, seeds, teas and more!

Come and see us.

Sunday, September 24, 12 noon- 4 p.m – 2023

fall harvest garden meeting heirloom vegetables

Heirloom Vegetables Fall Meeting

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Heirloom Vegetables – Learn about the beauty and bounty of Ancestral Varietals

Presenter:
Nancy Durrant, LEGS Co Chair

Pollinator Rudbeckias in our garden at the Pollinator Path garden on the Long Branch Garden Tour

Long Branch Garden Tour

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 |  Community projects, Etobicoke, Gardening and Environment, Gardening Event, Home Gardening

Come view our Community Gardens on the Long Branch Tour:

OPEN 10 a.m.- 12 noon only

3 Gardens!
IN ONE GREAT LOCATION: 191 NEW TORONTO STREET – DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK GROUNDS

our new north Pollinator Pathway garden
our south community garden
our orchard

free trees in longbranch

Free Trees in Long Branch

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 |  Etobicoke, Gardening and Environment, Gardening Event, Home Gardening, Landscaping

Free trees for your garden from the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association (LBNA) is once again able to offer free trees to our community.

dividing spring garden plants successfully look for healthy roots

Dividing Spring Perennials and all about Irises

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Dividing your spring perennials – with ease and success! And all about growing Irises. Our May 23rd, 2023 garden meet up will focus on your […]

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