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WINTER 2010

• Art
• Birding
• Design
• Edibles
• Edwards
  Lecture Series
• Floral Design
• Gardening
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  the Garden
• Photography
• Mother's Day
• Travel with TBG
• The Travelling Gardener
• Wellness

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EVENTS

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Spring Garden Tune Up
[PG10W37] Marion Jarvie
Baffled by an unruly garden? Marion will show you how to plant for all-season enjoyment and maximize the space and plants you have. She’ll discuss soil improvements, renovations, spring pruning, and when and how to divide grasses, groundcovers and other plants.
Wednesdays, March 3 & 10, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
(2 sessions)
Public $65 / Members $55

Hands-On in the Garden:
Pruning & Caring for Clematis
[PG10W38] Sandra Pella
Join our Head Gardener to learn how to prune and care for the many different types of clematis. The TBG gardens will be your classroom!
Tuesday, March 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
(Raindate:Wednesday, March 24)
Public $15 / Members $10

Know Your Conifers
[PG010W39] Jim Lounsbery
What would we do without our conifers? They offer form, shape, texture and year-round interest in our cold climate. Through live plant material and illustrated lectures, you will learn about the eight families, approximately 650 species, botany basics, identification, and how and where to grow many species in this fascinating group of plants.
Tuesdays, April 6 through 20,
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. (3 sessions)
Public $95 / Members $85

Hands-On in the Garden:
Pruning & Caring for Roses
[PG10W40] Sandra Pella
TBG’s Head Gardener is back to teach you how to care for and prune roses – just in time for you to use this knowledge in your own garden. The class will be held outdoors in the gardens.
Tuesday, April 6, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
(Raindate: Wednesday, April 7)
Public $15 / Members $10

Magnolias & Companion Plantings
for a Spectacular Spring
[PG10W41] Marion Jarvie
Who doesn’t love the early spring bloom of our showiest garden tree? Join Marion as she discusses some of the new hardy magnolia introductions and the spectacular spring plants to accompany them.
Wednesdays, April 21 & 28,
7 to 9:30 p.m. (2 sessions)
Public $65 / Members $55

Bug Tales: It is an Insect
Wonderland in Your Backyard
[PG10W42] Stacey Hickman
Get to know the insects in your garden - how they live, what they eat, where they nest - and tour the Insect Fair!* Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m to noon
Public $30 / Members $25
*Sponsored by Thorne's Insect Shoppe

Spring in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery: Woody Plant ID Walk
[PG10W43] Sean Fox
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, with its unusually diverse collection of trees and shrubs, is lovely in any season, but particularly so in the spring. Find out how to identify trees based on bark, buds, leaves, fruit and scent. Also learn the historical uses of some trees and shrubs for food, herbs or materials; methods of reproduction; pest problems; native habitats; and suitability for Ontario gardens.
Saturday, May 8, 1 to 4 p.m.
Public $35 / Members $30

The Recycled Garden
[PG10S06] Frank Kershaw
This unique presentation showcases numerous ways to incorporate recycled objects into the garden as decorative and functional accessories. Learn how to select and properly site such pieces to add animation, mystery and whimsy to your garden. One thing’s for sure, you’ll think twice about what you throw away!
Tuesday, June 1, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Public $35 / Members $30