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Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down

March 24, 2020April 21, 2020 Rodger Burnside Canada Blooms, Deborah Browne, Leaside Garden Society, Rick Hutchings

The Leaside Garden Society had just started setting it up its Big Bird entry at Canada Blooms, when a show representative gave them the bad news.

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Leaside green thumbs blossom in festival

March 24, 2015May 4, 2017 Town Crier staff Canada Blooms, Garden Clubs of Ontario Award, Leaside Garden Society

An exhibit entitled “Horsepower” won first place in the open Design category for the Leaside Garden Society at the Canada Blooms flower and garden festival, held March 13-22 at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

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Building Canada Blooms

March 14, 2013June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Canada Blooms, column, gardening, Lorraine Flanigan

How the plants at the country’s best garden show look their best

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Find your own recycled inspiration

April 20, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Canada Blooms, City Gardening, column, Garden Styling, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan

Salvaged items can add style to your garden

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It’s blooming time

March 14, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Canada Blooms, City Gardening, column, Home and Garden, Lorraine Flanigan, National Home Show

City Gardening

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Spring is in the air

April 5, 2011 Town Crier staff Canada Blooms, Castleview Wychwood, Joe Mihevc

Ward 21 Councillor Joe Mihevc presented Chiyoko Sogo with flowers at Castleview Wychwood Towers on March 21. Mihevc, along with

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Eric McMillan
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Eric McMillan
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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