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Learn from the experts!
Canada Blooms' incredible line-up of speakers includes the
industry's best-known horticultural specialists. Here are just some of the topics that you will enjoy
Cool Green Living - Jim Hole
Have you ever grown a garden in a truck bed? How about on a roof? Join Jim Hole as he introduces you to the fun and fascinating world of edible gardening, composting, growing living walls and much more. From the basic to the bizarre, discover what everyone should know about cool green living.
3:30pm, Thursday on the Green For Life Celebrity Stage
Every Tree Counts! Toronto's Urban Forest - Arthur Beauregard & Ruthanne Henry
Toronto's urban forest is composed of 10.2 million trees including 116 species representing a structural value of $7 billion. It provides multiple services to city residents including cleaner air and water, cooler temperatures, energy savings and higher property values. An estimated $60 million per year in ecological services are generated by Toronto's trees. With regular management, these benefits increase every year as trees continue to grow.
This presentation will describe the nature and benefits of Toronto's Urban Forest, and provide helpful tips about selecting and planting trees in your home landscape as well as caring for both newly planted and mature trees.
1:30pm, Sunday on the Green For Life Celebrity Stage
Garden Apps: Key Elements of Today's Great Gardens - Mark & Heather Cullen
Mark and daughter Heather explore some of the highlights of garden as they are known today: less plants, more 'hardscaping' - more water features, gazeboes, furniture and statuary as integral parts of the garden as a whole. Also discover the changing role of plants - more veggies and fruit/fewer ornamental evergreens and woodies. Mark and Hether will show you great first photos of their own 10 acre garden from beginning to it's current state, explore how the garden matured and adds value over the passage of time.
1:00pm, Friday in the Blooms Garden Solution Room 105
Get Growing - Frank Ferragine
Let Frank show you all about getting the most from you gardening experience with the least investment of time. This is a perfect presentation for the gardener in today's busy world.
12:30pm Friday & 2:30pm Saturday on the Green For Life Celebrity Stage
Hardy Tropicals - Tony Post
Evergreen Magnolias, lush bamboo, exotic cacti, banana trees and palms conjure up images of faraway places. But all these plants can be grown here. Find out how you can create a tropical landscape in your own backyard. For a preview visit http://niagaratropicals.blogspot.com/
2:00pm Friday in the Blooms Garden Solution Room 105
Having Fun With Garden Design - Frank Turco
Discover innovative ways to create your own private sanctuary, effectively using plants, furniture, water features, accessories and more. . . and don’t forget the colour. Frank will let you know what to do with you backyard and front porch space, how to make the most of the space you have to create an ideal garden with the hot trends for 2011.
Don’t forget to drop by the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Garden where friendly, knowledgeable associates will be happy to help you plan your next outdoor project.
1:00pm Saturday on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Hurricane Juan: How a Community Came Together - Helen MacLean
When hurricane Juan struck Halifax in 2003 the learning curve took a swift and illuminating jump forward. No one living at that time had experience such gross destruction by nature. The generous donation received from all over the world to restore the Gardens was astounding. In one day more than one million dollars were raised to accomplish restoration and long needed improvements. Her talk will demonstrate how the funds were allotted and how the work was accomplished.
12:00pm Wednesday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
Japanese Garden Design - How to Bring Some
Peace and Zen to Your Garden - Wolfegang Bonham
Japanese gardens are understated, low maintenance, relaxing spaces that anyone can create. Their rich foliage textures and tone on tone; greens create year round interest. Boulders, decorative gravels, and natural stone pathways bring a sense of age to even a brand new garden. Water features, bamboo fountains, and small scale ponds create soothing sounds. Lastly, wooden and bamboo structures create a balance between the hardness of stone and softness of the plant material. Come see a graphically rich presentation on how to incorporate these elements into your own garden space.
11:15am Saturday in the Master Gardener Experts Room 102
Learn To Container Garden - Ankaret Dean, Scotts Miracle-Gro
This is a hands on approach to preparting the containers, using the appropriate soil and planting methods. Discover how to choose thrilling plants for height, filling plants for colour and spilling plants to hang down. Watering principles and fertilising will also be explored, along with any problems with pest control .
12:00pm Wednesday &12:00pm Thursday on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Learn To Container Garden - Edel Schmidt, Scotts Miracle-Gro
There is more to know than just putting plants in a container. Edel will talk about the right container to use and very important what type of soil to put in. You will also learn which plants are most successful and foremost the special maintenance that will be required for your container gardening including some special tips which will help you to keep your plants healthy and beautiful.
12:00pm Friday on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Magnolias: Companion Shrubs/Trees for your Rhododendrons - David Hinton
Discover the History, Origins and cultivation of Magnolias with Rhododendrons, together with the challenges of growing them. In this presentation David will be showing Rhododendrons along with the different species of Magnolias and some of the newer hybrids available today, all growing in Ontario. Also explore other companion plants to go with the Magnolias and Rhododendrons.
11:15am Wednesday in the Master Gardener Experts Room 102
New Gardeners: Getting Started - Edel Schmidt, Scotts Miracle-Gro
It can be overwhelming to start a new garden, Edel will guide you to get started with some basic information like soil condition, plant selection,where and where not to plant and maintenance.
4:00pm Saturday on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Outdoor Power Challenge - Keith Potts, Ryobi Outdoor Tools
It can be overwhelming to start a new garden, Edel will guide you to get started with some basic information like soil condition, plant selection,where and where not to plant and maintenance.
2:00pm Wednesday, 1:00pm Thursday, 1:00pm Sunday, on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Plant Varieties: New & Old Favourites for 2011 - Magda Pawlowska & Brian Gringas, Seacliff
Discover the History, Origins and cultivation of Magnolias with Rhododendrons, together with the challenges of growing them. In this presentation David will be showing Rhododendrons along with the different species of Magnolias and some of the newer hybrids available today, all growing in Ontario. Also explore other companion plants to go with the Magnolias and Rhododendrons.
11:00am (Magda) & 2:00pm (Brian) Sunday on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Plants of the Week - John Mansz, BTN
Dive into the care and maintenance of some of the most popular and easy to grow home landscape favourates. From bloom times to winter protection to growth rates you’ll get all the necessary information to master the cultivation of these Canadian favourites.”
11:00am & 3:00pm on the Home Depot Backyard Oasis Stage
Project CHIRP: Gardening for Songbird Conservation - Mark Peck
Please join Christina Sharma of the Canadian Wildlife Federation for an informative and inspirational talk on planting with native species to meet the survival needs of local and migratory songbirds. Discover what planting styles and water features appeal to songbirds and how to certify your songbird garden with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
2:00pm Wednesday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
Serving Up...No Guff Vegetable Gardening - Donna Balzer & Steven Biggs
Join this coach’s corner for new and experienced vegetable gardeners alike, where coaches Balzer and Biggs lay it on the table: there isn’t only one right way grow vegetables. The Calgary-Toronto, grandparent-parent, female-male duo give listeners vegetable-growing know-how spanning planning, growing, and the garden environment—but more than that, they bring a mindset for success in the vegetable garden. It’s not a prescriptive how-to-garden talk: it’s a common-sense discussion about how to successfully tackle challenges and issues in the vegetable garden.
Who says clay is crappy? What if much maligned peat moss is actually a smart choice? Is “natural” really better? Are hybrid vegetables sometimes better than heirlooms in the home garden? Biggs and Balzer will send you home with their take on how to think about such important questions in the vegetable garden.
11:00amThursday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
Square Foot Gardening - Mel Bartholomew
Mel invented the Square Foot Gardening Method to make it easier and more fun to garden, to eliminate the drudgery and hard work, to even out the excess harvest and to make gardening simple and interesting. Studies tell us that the average US garden measures over 700 sq. ft. requiring much effort and labour to maintain. Mel will teach you how to easily eliminate 80% of that space, thus 80% of the work, 90% of the water, and 95% of the seeds, with the simple Square Foot Gardening Method and have fun doing it.
1:00pm Saturday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
Unusual Veggies That Grow in The City - Sonia Day
Let Sonia update on which unusual veggies are perfect for city gardens...and which aren't. Sonia is author of Incredible Edibles and 43 Fun Things To Grow in a City.
2:00pm Thursday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
Cheer Sonia on as she participates in the Celebrity Flower Arranging on the Green For Life Celebrity Stage at 4:30pm on Thursday.
Wild Things in the City: How to Make a Pollinator's Garden - Clement Kent
Clement Kent will take you step by step through designing and planting a Pollinator's Garden - a place that's lovely for people and welcoming for butterflies, birds and bees. Canada's pollinators have been declining, but you can actually make a big difference by gardening with their needs in mind. Plus, whether it's buzzing with bees, brilliant with butterflies, or humming with birds, these gardens are great places to be in and enjoy nature on the wing.
11:00am Wednesday in the Blooms Garden Solutions Room 105
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