MARCH 1986
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE —Garden Topics & Events Newsletter
THE GARDEN CLUB OF TORONTO presents
“LET US ENTERTAIN YOU” A
special
event
celebrate
to
our
40th BIRTHDAY MARCH 5, 6 & 7th, 1986
<iat the CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Don Mills HOURS: 10AM - 4 PM
Adm. $5.00
HORT HAPPENINGS by Anne Marie Van Nest
SPRING SEEDING Can you believe it? Spring is just around the corner at last. Many gardeners can accelerate the arrival of spring by planning and starting their garden indoors. It is as easy as counting backwards. First make a list of all the plants and vegetables that you wish to grow this year, taking important notice of the amount of space that is available in your garden plan, and the requirements of each plant. There is no use starting five pumpkin plants when one will fill the allotted area, unless you have plenty of gardening neighbours. The task of deciding how many plants are adequate for your vegetable garden is made so simple
with ‘The Planting Board’. All that is halls, for planning on the patio and
midnight supper
even a wedding!
and displays showirn flower arrangin bl
trends in
The Boutique ===
will offer
crafts and new g
items for
decorating and v entertaining For information about tickets contact
Mrs. D. Hargraft at 923-9261 or the Garde‘n\Club of Toronto at 447-5218.
needed is a measure of the size of your garden and the vegetable pieces that you would like to see in your garden. The pieces can be arranged and rearranged to suit many needs and the ideal garden created.
Now that you know exactly the num-
ber of plants that are required for your garden it is time to list them and note the date that they can be planted outside. For many annuals this date is the average last spring frost (L.S.F.). In Toronto this date is May 24. Cauli-