Leaside Garden Society Archives

Sept. 12: Trees of Mount Pleasant cemetery at garden society meet

August 29, 2019August 1, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, trees

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.

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June 22: Leaside garden tour plus flower show

June 8, 2019July 15, 2019 Streeter staff garden tour, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The Leaside Garden Society presents a self-guided garden tour. You can meet the gardeners, exchange horticultural notes or simply smell the flowers.

Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO

June 13: Plants to grow instead of invasive species

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 Streeter staff invasive species, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The Ontario Invasive Plant Council will speak on “Grow Me Instead” at the next Leaside Garden Society meeting on June 13 at the Leaside Library.

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April 11: Ground covers and mulches at garden society meet

March 28, 2019March 20, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr. with speaker Sean James.

Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO

March 14: Perennials presented at garden club

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive, perennials

The Leaside Garden Society is holding its March 14 meeting at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr., at 7:30 p.m.

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Garden society launches scholarship for horticultural studies

February 6, 2019February 15, 2019 Brian Baker Carolynn Beange, Connie Uetrecht, Edna Beange, Leaside Garden Society, Scholarship

The death of former East York alderman Edna Beangehas spurred the Leaside Garden Society to launch a scholarship initiative.

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Leaside community activist eulogized in Parliament

February 5, 2019February 15, 2019 Rodger Burnside Agnes Macphail Award, Edna Beange, Leaside Garden Society, Rob Oliphant

Leaside and East York lost one of their most prominent citizens with the death of Edna Beange, 98, on Jan 7.

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Oct. 11: All about ferns at garden society meeting

September 27, 2018December 26, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

Kathy Kavassalis will tell the Leaside Garden Society meeting about “Fabulous Ferns” on Oct. 11 at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.

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Urban garden tour set to enchant

May 3, 2015October 2, 2017 Eric Emin Wood Leaside Garden Society, Magical Urban Garden Tour

The busy bees behind the Leaside Garden Society have been buzzing about to prepare a memorable Magical Urban Garden Tour in the neighbourhood.

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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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PARKER: Look what’s been growing with the LGS

May 6, 2014June 20, 2014 John Parker John Parker, Leaside Garden Society

Each year at about this time we recondition ourselves to the prospect of outdoor living without the need for woolen hats, mittens and overcoats.

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Birthday marked with library bench

January 12, 2012 Town Crier staff Barry Schneider, Bench, gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, memorial, Milestone, Nora Campbell

Leaside Garden Society celebrates its first 25 years