Notebook Greeting spring time
Two great shows to get the garden sap flowing Successful Gardening
Ontario Home and Gardener Living will be returning to the 21st
Successful Gardening show this year. We are honoured to sponsor the Helping You Grow Theater where the featured attractions strongly focuses on garden and landscaping. This event is Canada’s largest four-
day show with more than 450 exhibi- tors featuring outdoor living, garden- ing products and services. The Annual international Home & Garden Show runs in conjunction with this event and they are celebrating their 25th year. Sponsored by the Ontario Horti-
Annual
cultural Association, you won’t want to miss the OHA’s Plant and Floral Design competition. Hundreds of entries of plants and gardening flow- ers are submitted by private gardeners from around southern Ontario. City TV’s Frankie Flowers has been
quoted that this show offers “Real solutions for real people.” The Successful Gardening Show
is held February 21-24, 2013 at the International Centre, Airport Road in Toronto. Admission for Adults is $15, Seniors 65+, $12 and $9 if you purchase the tickets online. Youth ages 9-17, $12 and children 8 and under are admitted free.
Two great shows in Toronto will get everyone set for spring gardening. Canada Blooms Canada Blooms celebrates the Magic
of Spring. If you happen not to catch us in February, Ontario Home and Gardener Living will be back in the Toronto area
for the 17th Annual
Canada Blooms show. Topics of interest are presented by
master gardeners Ken Beattie, Ken Brown, Dougald Cameron, Mark Cullen, Charlie Dobbin, Frank Ferra- gine, Denis Flanagan, Theresa Forte, Albert Graves, Nicki Jabbour, J Paul Lamarche, Marjorie Mason, Chris H. Olsen, Tony Post, Rob Sproule, Rodger Tschanz and Tena van Andel. One of the shows highlights is The Garden Club of Toronto’s gardening
4 WINTER 2013
competition. They recently changed the name of
the completion from
Garden Hall to The Toronto Flower Show. In keeping with the Magic theme, categories offered are Abra- cadabra (Youth); Presto and Wizard (Horticultural); Bewitching and Spell- binding (Design); and New Begin- nings category for photography. This exciting show runs from March
15 to 24 at the Direct Energy Centre in Halls A and Heritage Court, 100 Princes’ Blvd in Toronto. Ticket prices for adults is $20, Seniors 65 +, $17, students 13-18, $16. And Children 12 and under free. Visit the website for two day show pricing and online ticket ordering discounts.
canadablooms.com.
www.localgardener.net
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