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• Hands-on in the Gardens
• Health & Wellness
• Instructor Bios
• Special Events
• Straw-bale
• Style Series 2008
• Toronto Walking Tours

Partnership
Programs

• Ryerson University
  at TBG
• TBG at George Brown College
• Second Base Youth Shelter Training Program

Meeting places and tour details will be mailed to participants two weeks before the scheduled tour date. Select tours include roundtrip bus transportation.

Etobicoke Private Garden Tour
[PG08S14] Frank Kershaw, Paul Zammit
Enjoy this morning tour visiting the private gardens of Paul Zammit, Frank Kershaw and a third award-winning garden, all located in Etobicoke. Paul Zammit’s garden is best known for its variety of succulents, cacti and well-designed containers. Frank Kershaw’s garden is a collector’s garden reflective of his many interests in all kinds of plants. He has artfully arranged his subjects in a variety of environments that meet their habitat preferences (i.e. woodland, rockery, scree, border). Our final garden features a diversity of woody plants, including magnolias and Japanese maples, and wildflowers set within a breath-taking design. Roundtrip bus transportation is included in the tour fee.
Sunday, June 22, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Public $55 / Members $50

Gardens in the Sky: Green Roofs
and Rooftop Gardens
[PG08S15] Terry McGlade
Enjoy a private tour of several landmark rooftop gardens in downtown Toronto, led by the designer of the TBG’s very own green roof. Learn how meadow, perennial and annual gardens can be grown atop commercial and private buildings as well as how Terry designed a multi-level green roof atop a private residence. This new rooftop garden consists of four very different above-ground gardens. Highlights include a small tree and private secluded garden complete with a hot tub. Gain insight into the planning, philosophy and benefits of green roofs and rooftop gardens and their growing importance in today’s changing environment. This tour has a limited number of spaces so please register early to reserve your spot. Transportation provided between tour locations.
Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Public $45 / Members $40

Sky-High Herb & Vegetable
Garden Rooftop Tour & Luncheon at
The Fairmont Royal York
[PG08S16] Marjorie Mason & Executive Chef
David Garcelon
It’s the year of the eggplant, and the Fairmont chefs will be growing eggplants, squash, zucchini and more on their rooftop! They are also adding a couple of beehives to aid in pollination. Join Marjorie for an exclusive tour of the newly renovated rooftop herb and vegetable garden at The Fairmont Royal York. This sky-high garden, the only one of its kind in Toronto, is an extension of the hotel’s environmental stewardship program and part of the chef apprenticeship-training program. In this garden, executive chef and urban gardener David Garcelon grows fresh herbs to season the dishes in Canada’s largest hotel kitchen. Marjorie will take you on a guided tour to show her newest selections to be used in the hotel’s cuisine. To complete the experience, enjoy a gourmet three-course lunch featuring the Fairmont’s special herbal-infused cuisine in EPIC, the hotel’s Four Diamond fine dining restaurant.
Wednesday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public $130 / Members $120

Marion Jarvie’s Fall Garden Tour
and Propagation Workshop
[PG08F01] Marion Jarvie
In this fall tour and workshop, learn how to divide your plants and care for perennials in the fall season. Enjoy an informative walk through Marion’s garden and a hands-on outdoor workshop on propagation, the simplest (and the cheapest!) way to make new plants and easily increase your plant numbers. Take home some cuttings from Marion’s garden and browse her selection of unusual plants for sale.
Wednesday, September 24, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Public $40 / Members $35