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gardening

Dugald Cameron to speak at Leaside Garden Society
THINGS TO DO 

June 8: Learn about hydrangeas in person

May 25, 2023May 30, 2023 Streeter staff 0 Comment gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Paul Gellatly, tattoos

The Leaside Garden Society continues its speaker series — now in person — on June 8 at Northlea United Church,  25 Brentcliffe Rd.

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butterflies in pollinator garden
NEWS 

Local gardens helping save the bees and the butterflies

May 11, 2023May 17, 2023 Dennis Hanagan 0 Comment Beaches Presbyterian Church, bees, butterflies, climate change, gardening, pollinator gardens, Spruce Court Co-op

Toronto has recruited 44 community groups across the city to build habitats for Toronto’s declining bee and butterfly populations. Habitat

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Paul Gellatly
THINGS TO DO 

May 11: Learn from the tattooed gardener

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Streeter staff 0 Comment gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Paul Gellatly, tattoos

The Leaside Garden Society continues its online virtual speaker series on May 11 with Paul Gellatly, known as “The Tattooed Gardener.”

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pruning
THINGS TO DO 

March 9: Be proud of your pruning

March 2, 2023March 6, 2023 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society

The Leaside Garden Society is continuing its speaker series with a Zoom meeting on March 9, starting at 7 p.m.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

March 12: Hooray for hostas at garden society meet

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 13: Weeds of Toronto featured at garden society meet

January 30, 2020January 19, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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THINGS TO DO 

Apr. 19: Gardening for the future

April 5, 2018April 13, 2018 Streeter staff gardening, S. Walter Stewart Library

Gardening can result in positive environmental change. On Apr. 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., author Lorraine Johnson will talk about native plant gardens.

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Learning garden launched
Education NEWS 

Learning garden launched at Northern

June 3, 2017July 30, 2017 Streeter staff gardening, Josh Matlow, Northern Secondary School, Whole Foods Market Leaside

Students at Northern Secondary School unveiled an edible learning garden on the grounds of the school on May 31.

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Home NEWS 

Is it time to get your hands in the dirt?

May 3, 2016 Rodger Burnside gardening

Even though spring has arrived in seeming full force and you’re down to t-shirt and sneakers, be aware that we can still get frosts at night well into mid-May in these parts. Be sure the destructive late frosts have finally departed before risking planting your more vulnerable plants.

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Home NEWS 

Spring cleaning — outside your home

May 3, 2016 Rodger Burnside gardening, home renovations, spring cleaning

Here are some tips for going over our properties to fix any problems our cold climate caused.

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Home 

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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Home 

Green thumb getaways

February 6, 2013June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan City Gardening, column, gardening, Lorraine Flanigan, Tips, travel

Tips for gardeners to make the most of their vacations

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Home 

Growing their own food

September 7, 2012June 8, 2014 Shawn Star African Food Basket, food, gardening, Jesse Zorzella, Lawrence Heights, Lawrence Heights Community Centre, Tropicana Community Services, Vegetables, volunteer

Lawrence Heights program helps residents veg out

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Kids’ community garden up for award

August 22, 2012 Town Crier staff Busy Bee, gardening, Gardens for Good, kids, Yugoslavian Seventh Day Adventist Church

Busy Bee donates its vegetables to local food banks

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Home 

A shop to excite gardeners

July 27, 2012June 8, 2014 Lorraine Flanigan Beth Edney, column, Designs by the Yard, Garden Design, gardening, Home and Garden, Landscape Design, Lorraine Flanigan

Designs by the Yard destined to be a hit says Town Crier Columnist

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Streeter News, Views and Things To Do are selected from neighbourhoods across Toronto. For local news only, see our community pages:

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• Cabbagetown
• Don Mills
• East Danforth
• East York
• Forest Hill
• Leaside
• Leslieville
• North Toronto
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• Riverdale
• Upper Beaches
• Woodbine

We are adding more communities and more features daily. Check back for news, views and things to do in your neighbourhood.

That was then.

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

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth 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

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