Toronto Botanical Garden

STYLE SERIES 2009

in partnership with

SUMMER 2009

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Garden Design Landscape Design

EVENTS
Special Events
Family Events

DOORS OPEN TORONTO:
at Toronto Botanical Garden

Saturday May 23 & Sunday May 24
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FREE, No registration required

Explore the 12 themed gardens and LEED Silver Certified building as Toronto Botanical Garden
opens its doors (and gardens) for this literary
inspired tour. Bring the family as there will be book making crafts for kids all day long in the Children's Centre.

SATURDAY, May 23, 2009

1 to 3 p.m.
Interactive presentation by Karl Lohnes

Learn the rules of good design and how to turn a spare room into a relaxing reading room or home library with Contributing Style Editor Karl Lohnes, for Style at Home magazine. There will be plenty of time for questions from the audience.

11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Stories will be read in the Gardens.

SUNDAY, May 24, 2009

11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Stories will be read in the Gardens.

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Tai Chi in the Gardens
Ben Chung and Terry Bland from The Canadian Tai Chi Academy. "Tai Chi in the Garden" begins on Thursdays, June 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

MOTHER'S DAY: Floral Demonstration
with Champagne Reception

Invite your mother to join you for an afternoon
in the garden.

Enjoy an inspiring flowerarranging
demonstration with Ann Marie Favot from Style at Home accompanied
by champagne cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a leisurely stroll through the contemporary themed gardens.

Sunday, May 10, 1 to 4 p.m.
Members $45 / Public $55
Pre-registration required, 416-397-1341, info@torontobotanicalgarden.ca

GO LOCAL: EARTH DAY
at Toronto Botanical Garden

Sunday, April 26, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
FREE, No registration required.
Bring the entire family!

Meet members of local
horticultural societies, learn about greener gardening and eating locally from Toronto
Master Gardeners, connect with nature on a wild-edibles family walk through the gardens and ravine or help your kids make earthy crafts in the Children’s Centre.

12 noon	Connect with nature on a wild-edibles family walk through the gardens and ravine.
1 p.m	Join Canadian Gardening expert Stephen Westcott-Gratton as he offers tips on gardening techniques and answers your gardening questions.
2 p.m.	Climate Change and Tropical Forests Bruce Calhoun, founder of "Save the Rainforest", will talk about the ecosystem services tropical forests provide, and why measures for preserving rainforests should be included in the new climate change agreement that will be ratified in Copenhagen in December of 2009. This is the agreement that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol. He will also talk about how people in Toronto can help shape the climate change agreement, volunteer in the tropics, or join a rainforest learning expedition.

Learn and Ask Question!
There will also be representatives from:

Canadian Organic Growers - Toronto Chapter
Mason Hogue Gardens
Toronto Beekeepers Association
Toronto Master Gardeners