Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down
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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Butterfly Canoe aims to help save bees and butterflies
That canoe emerging from the snow by the Leaside Library is the Butterfly Canoe, created as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway project.
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March 12: Hooray for hostas at garden society meet
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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Feb. 13: Weeds of Toronto featured at garden society meet
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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Sept. 12: Trees of Mount Pleasant cemetery at garden society meet
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
The Leaside Garden Society presents a self-guided garden tour. You can meet the gardeners, exchange horticultural notes or simply smell the flowers.
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June 13: Plants to grow instead of invasive species
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
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.
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March 14: Perennials presented at garden club
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
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
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
Kathy Kavassalis will tell the Leaside Garden Society meeting about “Fabulous Ferns” on Oct. 11 at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.
Read moreUrban garden tour set to enchant
The busy bees behind the Leaside Garden Society have been buzzing about to prepare a memorable Magical Urban Garden Tour in the neighbourhood.
Read moreLeaside green thumbs blossom in festival
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.
Read morePARKER: Look what’s been growing with the LGS
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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