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It is wise to start your visits early as it could take three hours to
see all the gardens. Need help with the route planning? Visit google maps
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APRIL 21st
5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»96
Bombay Ave
Bus Wilson 96
This is an urban plant collector’s garden featuring
new and unusual perennials and dwarf conifers. Here you will find a range of plants that thrive in full sun to
full shade arranged with a focus on colour, texture, and structure.
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APRIL 24th 1.00
to 4.00
Parkdale
»11
Melbourne Ave
Streetcar Queen or King
A garden oasis in the middle of the city, divided into
compartments, it contains an eclectic mix of interesting plants. It is well designed to make use of limited space
and to accommodate growing collections of both hardy and tender plants.
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MAY
4th 5.30 to 8.30p.m.
NORTH TORONTO & NORTH YORK
»122
Melrose Avenue
Subway Lawrence
The sunny front is covered in red granite gravel and
is planted with lavender, dwarf evergreens and small trees. The back garden is planted with spring bulbs, peonies
and clematis. A checkerboard area is planted with sun lovers. There is no lawn in this long, narrow garden, home
to this plant lover’s favorites.
»15
Brookfield Road
Subway York Mills
Backing on to the West Don, this plant lover’s garden
features a pond, a woodland area beneath mature larch, spruce, pine and copper beech trees, sun/pt sun perennial
borders including flowering shrubs and grasses, a rock garden and several herb/ vegetable beds. Native plants and
spring bulbs are incorporated throughout the gardens. |
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MAY
10th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»20
Mill Cove
Bus Royal York N 73
This garden contains light and shade, stone and water,
foliage and flowers. Begin at a full-sun perennial bed, walk under a wisteria and clematis-laden pergola to a pond
surrounded by rhododendrons and azaleas. A stone path leads you through a woodland garden of native plants to an
alpine garden featuring unusual miniature specimens.
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MAY
11th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»55
Lambeth Road
Bus Royal York N 73
A horticulturalist and avid plant propagator gardens
here. With a majority of the property shaded by large trees, spring sees an abundance of wildflowers, ferns and
various Carolinian trees and shrubs. Interesting garden architecture and cobble work add a different touch to this
sylvan setting.
»46
Orchard Cres.
Bus Royal York S 76
Backing onto Mimico Creek woodland, this garden features
a magnificent glass conservatory built in 1915 and moved to the property. The back is a series of winding circle
paths with naturalistic plantings around a central arbour. The front invites visitors to a floral display that
features tulips and daffodils in the spring.
»21
Pheasant Lane
Bus Islington 37D
A naturalized front garden of rocks, cobbles and
scree plantings. A pond is the focus of the back garden with natural edge plantings and a perimeter walk. There
are mature plantings of woodland, herbaceous and woody plants including hostas and day lilies. |
MAY 12th
5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Jane Street
»76
Delemere Ave
Bus Scarlett Rd. 79
A plant lover’s garden. In the sunny front, dwarf
conifers, peonies, daylilies, blue-eyed grass, gazanias, delphiniums, dahlias. Down the driveway, under a grape
pergola, a woodland garden. In the back, a gold and green border, a blue and white border, a red border, and under
pines, a Rhododendron bed.
»70
Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
If you would like to see what this gardener has growing
under a 70 year-old and 70 foot-tall Norway Maple on dry, riverbank sand, please come and visit her garden.
»66
Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
Wildlife oasis on a bluff overlooking the Humber
River. Visitors can enjoy two ponds, a reflecting pool and a greenhouse water wall. Unusual deciduous trees and
shrubs, dwarf conifers and lots of Japanese maples provide a natural landscape for a 150-year-old farm house. |
MAY
17th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Scarborough
»56
Valhalla Blvd.
Bus Kingston 12
The grassless gardens include the front which is
filling with various echinacea and the rear where there are hostas, a pond, birch trees and obelisks supporting
clematis, hydrangea and porcelain vines.
»14
Wirral Court
Bus Bellamy 9
Many plants including snow drops, primulas, iris,
roses and Japanese anemone have been inspired by hand-painted china. A pond and stream were designed to help drain
standing water.
»58
Cree Avenue
Bus Bellamy 9
Flowering shrubs including rhododendrons, holly,
weigela and a mixture of perennials and annuals fill the beds. A small pond adds the sound of running water to
the garden while a sunny patio is home to various container grown vegetables. |
MAY
17th 5.30 TO 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»6
Echo Valley Road
Burnhamthorpe Rd. 50
This corner garden is filled with magnolias, lilacs,
redbud and other shrubs together with hundreds of spring bulbs. In mid-summer there is an eclectic mix of perennials
with many daylilies and clematis.
»6
Norbert Crescent
Burnhamthorpe Rd 55
This Victorian-coloured garden offers a variety of
perennials framed by purple flowering mazus. Tulip bulbs greet spring while grasses and flowering bushes offer
the gardener a promise of beauty to come.
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MAY
18th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. Etobicoke
»10
Bethnal Avenue
Bus Prince Edward S. 66
Thousands of bulbs mixed with small trees, perennials
and shrubs form the front garden along with sunny garden herbs and vegetables. Grassless, the paths are pea gravel.
The back garden hosts shade loving perennials and sun loving vines like roses and clematis on obelisks. Everywhere
are roses in this organic garden filled with texture and fragrance.
»43
Winston Grove
Royal York S. 76
Rhododendrons and azaleas thrive in the acidic soil
under the beautiful white pine that provides the “bones” for this shade garden. A small perennial border on the
east side is filled with continuous colour while a path leads to a “retreat” at the northwest corner of this relaxing
garden.
»46
Orchard Cres
Royal York S. 76
Backing onto Mimico Creek woodland, this garden features
a magnificent glass conservatory built in 1915 and moved to the property. The back is a series of winding circle
paths with naturalistic plantings around a central arbour. The front invites visitors to a floral display that
features tulips and daffodils in the spring. |
MAY
19th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»70
Rameau Drive
Bus Finch East 39
The front, side and back gardens are enjoyed from
dawn to dusk in early spring to late fall. You can read and relax among sunloving plants and dine in the shade
near a small water feature surrounded by woodland plants. The trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, perennials and
roses have been collected and placed for continuous colour and fragrance.
»20
Hirondelle Place
Bus Woodbine 91C or 91 F
This plant-lover’s garden emphasizes fragrant roses
in a medium suburban space with a swimming pool. The garden is around the front, sides and back of the house. The
back yard is well used from spring, through summer, to the fall. There is a good variety of different plants including
small trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, climbers, annuals and some alpines. Several plants have been grown from
seed. |
MAY
24th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. Etobicoke
»20
Mill Cove
Bus Royal York N 73
This garden contains light and shade, stone and water,
foliage and flowers. Begin at a full-sun perennial bed, walk under a wisteria and clematis-laden pergola to a pond
surrounded by rhododendrons and azaleas. A stone path leads you through a woodland garden of native plants to an
alpine garden featuring unusual miniature specimens.
»28
Edgevalley Drive
Bus Royal York N 73
In the shady front area with five trees are drought-tolerant
perennials and shrubs such as Hicks yews, boxwood, variegated euonymus and bergenia. The sunny front bed holds
oriental poppies and then hollyhock and black-eyed Susan. A cobblestone path leads to the back garden where a large
pine cools the pool and deck. A sunny English garden is filled with iris, phlox, peonies, day lilies and lady’s
mantle. |
MAY
26th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»96
Bombay Avenue
Bus: Wilson 96
This is an urban plant collector’s garden featuring
new and unusual perennials and dwarf conifers. Here you will find a range of plants that thrive in full sun to
full shade arranged with a focus on colour, texture, and structure
»219
Ridley Blvd
Bus Wilson 96
Ridley Gardens is a mixed perennial garden with a
fine collection of dwarf conifers, perennials, hostas and day lilies. They grow hundreds of day lily introductions
and more than a thousand day lily seedlings each year. Come and see how a day lily hybridizer’s garden works!
|
MAY
29th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»179
Hanson Street
Bus Coxwell 22
This small, corner lot overflows with bulbs, perennials,
trees and shrubs that flower from early spring to late fall. The front garden features a Laburnum (golden chain
tree) with selected shrubs that balance colour, texture and interest. The side garden uses a boulevard for a mixed
perennial border. At the back, fences are planted with climbing hydrangeas, roses, clematis and a wonderful Japanese
wisteria.
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JUNE
7th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
East York
»505
Main Street
The front garden features a pond and a Japanese Maple.
The back has hellebore, ferns and vines thriving in the shade of old trees. Specimens include Jeffersonia Diphylla
and Cypripedium Reginae. Created bogs support moisture loving plants. Visitors descend to the ravine and neighbouring
gardens to explore.
»523
Main Street
Subway Main
Bristlecone Pine, Abies Nana, and bamboo are features
in the front. Birds are attracted to the vines on the way to the back. Intimate pathways and perennial groupings
open to generous borders of perennials, grasses, conifers and shrubs that lead to a garden cottage. Paths of reclaimed
brick and vintage lighting connect different themes. |
JUNE
12th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Parkdale
»11
Melbourne Ave
Streetcar Queen or King
A garden oasis in the middle of the city, divided
into compartments, it contains an eclectic mix of interesting plants. It is well designed to make use of limited
space and to accommodate growing collections of both hardy and tender plants.
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JUNE
14th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Scarborough
»14
Wirral Court
Bus Bellamy 9
Many plants including snow drops, primulas, iris,
roses and Japanese anemone have been inspired by hand-painted china. A pond and stream were designed to help drain
standing water.
»56
Valhalla Blvd
Bus Kingston 12
The grassless gardens include the front which is
filling with various echinacea and the rear where there are hostas, a pond, birch trees and obelisks supporting
clematis, hydrangea and porcelain vines.
»58
Cree Avenue
Bus Bellamy 9
Flowering shrubs including rhododendrons, holly,
weigela and a mixture of perennials and annuals fill the beds. A small pond adds the sound of running water to
the garden while a sunny patio is home to various container grown vegetables. |
JUNE
14th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
East York
»505
Main Street
The front garden features a pond and a Japanese Maple.
The back has hellebore, ferns and vines thriving in the shade of old trees. Specimens include Jeffersonia Diphylla and Cypripedium
Reginae. Created bogs support moisture loving plants. Visitors descend to the ravine and neighbouring gardens to
explore.
»523
Main Street
Subway: Main Street
Bristlecone Pine, Abies Nana, and bamboo are features
in the front. Birds are attracted to the vines on the way to the back. Intimate pathways and perennial groupings
open to generous borders of perennials, grasses, conifers and shrubs that lead to a garden cottage. Paths of reclaimed
brick and vintage lighting connect different themes. |
JUNE
15th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North Toronto & North York
»122
Melrose Ave
Subway Lawrence
The sunny front is covered in red granite gravel
and is planted with lavender, dwarf evergreens and small trees. The back garden is planted with spring bulbs, peonies
and clematis. A checkerboard area is planted with sun lovers. There is no lawn in this long, narrow garden, home
to this plant lover’s favorites.
»15
Brookfield Road
Subway York Mills
Backing on to the West Don, this plant lover’s garden
features a pond, a woodland area beneath mature larch, spruce, pine and copper beech trees, sun/pt sun perennial
borders including flowering shrubs and grasses, a rock garden and several herb/vegetable beds. Native plants and
spring bulbs are incorporated throughout the gardens. |
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JUNE
16th
Scarborough
5.30 to 8.30
»64
Wickson Trail
Bus Neilson 33
This 35 year-old garden is mostly shade but filled
with different plants such as dwarf evergreens, roses, hostas and shrubs. In the back garden there is a pond and
waterfall and a selection of annuals and tropicals for the shade.
6.00 to 9.00
(No Parking til after 6.00)
»227
Conlins Road
Bus Neilson 95
The front scree garden is two years old and devoted
to plantings for the hot summers. The back garden has been created over the last five years by an avid plant collector.
The style is formal with many wonderful surprises in every corner.
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JUNE
21st 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. Etobicoke
»10
Bethnal Avenue
Bus Prince Edward South 66
Thousands of bulbs mixed with small trees, perennials
and shrubs form the front garden along with sunny garden herbs and vegetables. Grassless, the paths are pea gravel.
The back garden hosts shade loving perennials and sun loving vines like roses and clematis on obelisks. Everywhere
are roses in this organic garden filled with texture and fragrance.
»48
Maydolph Road
Bus East Mall 111
Situated on a large corner lot, various gardens encircle
the house. They feature a wide range of plant material which has been specially chosen for this hot, dry site.
»22
Golf Crest Road
Bus Islington N 37
The south front holds mostly dry-tolerant perennials
and low maintenance shrubs and trees including a Japanese maple, blue spruce and cedars. A shady area west of the
house features woodland poppy, hostas, heucheras and ferns. A putting green covers a third of the back yard and
a black walnut presents challenges.
»6
Norbert Cres
Bus Burnhamthorpe 55
This Victorian-coloured garden offers a variety of
perennials framed by purple flowering mazus. Tulip bulbs greet spring while grasses and flowering bushes offer
the gardener a promise of beauty to come.
»6
Echo Valley Road
Bus Burnhamthorpe 50
This corner garden is filled with magnolias, lilacs,
redbud and other shrubs together with hundreds of spring bulbs. In mid-summer there is an eclectic mix of perennials
with many daylilies and clematis. |
JUNE
22nd
Scarborough
5.30 to 8.30
»64
Wickson Trail
Bus Neilson 33
This 35 year-old garden is mostly shade but filled
with different plants such as dwarf evergreens, roses, hostas and shrubs. In the back garden there is a pond and
waterfall and a selection of annuals and tropicals for the shade.
6.00 to 9.00
(No Parking til after 6.00)
»227
Conlins Road
Bus Neilson 95
The front scree garden is two years old and devoted
to plantings for the hot summers. The back garden has been created over the last five years by an avid plant collector.
The style is formal with many wonderful surprises in every corner.
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JUNE
22nd 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»20
Hirondelle Place
Bus 91C or 91F
This plant-lover’s garden emphasizes fragrant roses
in a medium suburban space with a swimming pool. The garden is around the front, sides and back of the house. The
back yard is well used from spring, through summer, to the fall. There is a good variety of different plants including
small trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, climbers, annuals and some alpines. Several plants have been grown from
seed.
»25
Orangewood Cres
Bus Victoria Park 24
A large rose garden highlights the perennial beds
that surround this home. As well, there are beds of annuals, hanging baskets, containers and water features in
many parts of the garden. Spring shows the flowering bulbs. These are followed by roses in June, day lilies in
the summer and more perennials in the fall. It’s of interest all the time. |
JUNE
23rd 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»10
Bethnal Avenue
Bus Prince Edward S 66
Thousands of bulbs mixed with small trees, perennials
and shrubs form the front garden along with sunny garden herbs and vegetables. Grassless, the paths are pea gravel.
The back garden hosts shade loving perennials and sun loving vines like roses and clematis on obelisks. Everywhere
are roses in this organic garden filled with texture and fragrance.
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JULY
7th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
East York
»505
Main Street
The front garden features a pond and a Japanese Maple.
The back has hellebore, ferns and vines thriving in the shade of old trees. Specimens include Jeffersonia Diphylla
and Cypripedium Reginae. Created bogs support moisture loving plants. Visitors descend to the ravine and neighbouring
gardens to explore.
»523
Main Street
Subway Main
Bristlecone Pine, Abies Nana, and bamboo are features
in the front. Birds are attracted to the vines on the way to the back. Intimate pathways and perennial groupings
open to generous borders of perennials, grasses, conifers and shrubs that lead to a garden cottage. Paths of reclaimed
brick and vintage lighting connect different themes. |
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JULY
10th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m
Parkdale
»11
Melbourne Ave
Streetcar King or Queen
A garden oasis in the middle of the city, divided
into compartments, it contains an eclectic mix of interesting plants. It is well designed to make use of limited
space and to accommodate growing collections of both hardy and tender plants.
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JULY
12th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Jane Street
»76
Delemere Ave
Bus Scarlett Rd 79
A plant lover’s garden. In the sunny front, dwarf
conifers, peonies, daylilies, blue-eyed grass, gazanias, delphiniums, dahlias. Down the driveway, under a grape
pergola, a woodland garden. In the back, a gold and green border, a blue and white border, a red border, and under
pines, a Rhododendron bed.
»70
Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
If you would like to see what this gardener has growing
under a 70 year-old and 70 foot-tall Norway Maple on dry, riverbank sand, please come and visit her garden.
»66
Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
Wildlife oasis on a bluff overlooking the Humber
River. Visitors can enjoy two ponds, a reflecting pool and a greenhouse water wall. Unusual deciduous trees and
shrubs, dwarf conifers and lots of Japanese maples provide a natural landscape for a 150-year-old farm house. |
JULY
13th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»20
Hirondelle Place
Bus 91C or 91F
This plant-lover’s garden emphasizes fragrant roses
in a medium suburban space with a swimming pool. The garden is around the front, sides and back of the house. The
back yard is well used from spring, through summer, to the fall. There is a good variety of different plants including
small trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, climbers, annuals and some alpines. Several plants have been grown from
seed.
»25
Orangewood Cres.
Bus Victoria Park 24
A large rose garden highlights the perennial beds
that surround this home. As well, there are beds of annuals, hanging baskets, containers and water features in
many parts of the garden. Spring shows the flowering bulbs. These are followed by roses in June, day lilies in
the summer and more perennials in the fall. It’s of interest all the time. |
JULY
14th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»96
Bombay Avenue
Bus: Wilson 96
This is an urban plant collector’s garden featuring
new and unusual perennials and dwarf conifers. Here you will find a range of plants that thrive in full sun to
full shade arranged with a focus on colour, texture, and structure.
»219
Ridley Blvd
Bus Wilson 96
Ridley Gardens is a mixed perennial garden with a
fine collection of dwarf conifers, perennials, hostas and day lilies. They grow hundreds of day lily introductions
and more than a thousand day lily seedlings each year. Come and see how a day lily hybridizer’s garden works! |
JULY
19th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»37
Old Mill Terrace
Subway Old Mill
The gardens near the house, under a canopy of oaks,
are a mix of shade and sun-loving perennials, shrubs and annuals to maintain constant colour. The beds lead to
a “bench place” overlooking the Humber Ravine. Pine bark paths wind through large, shaded woodland gardens with
a wonderful mix of perennials. |
JULY
20th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Etobicoke
»37
Old Mill Terrace
Subway Old Mill
The gardens near the house, under a canopy of oaks,
are a mix of shade and sun-loving perennials, shrubs and annuals to maintain constant colour. The beds lead to
a “bench place” overlooking the Humber Ravine. Pine bark paths wind through large, shaded woodland gardens with
a wonderful mix of perennials. |
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JULY
27th 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.
North York
»25
Orangewood Crecent
Bus Victoria Park 24
A large rose garden highlights the perennial beds
that surround this home. As well, there are beds of annuals, hanging baskets, containers and water features in
many parts of the garden. Spring shows the flowering bulbs. These are followed by roses in June, day lilies in
the summer and more perennials in the fall. It’s of interest all the time.
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AUGUST
7th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Etobicoke
»22
Golf Crest Road
Bus Islington 22
The south front holds mostly dry-tolerant perennials
and low maintenance shrubs and trees including a Japanese maple, blue spruce and cedars. A shady area west of the
house features woodland poppy, hostas, heucheras and ferns. A putting green covers a third of the back yard and
a black walnut presents challenges.
»6
Echo Valley Road
Bus Burnhamthorpe 50
This corner garden is filled with magnolias, lilacs,
redbud and other shrubs together with hundreds of spring bulbs. In mid-summer there is an eclectic mix of perennials
with many daylilies and clematis.
»6
Norbert Crescent
Bus Burnhamthorpe 55
This Victorian-coloured garden offers a variety of
perennials framed by purple flowering mazus. Tulip bulbs greet spring while grasses and flowering bushes offer
the gardener a promise of beauty to come. |
AUGUST
13th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»79
Oak Park Avenue
Subway Main
Worth seeing all year ‘round, this urban, rustic
garden is at its peak in the fall when there is a riot of fall blooming and fruiting species, especially the warm
season grasses. Special attention is paid to native plants. In this tableau, you will find many different kinds
of asters, goldenrod, viburnums and dogwoods. This garden is as much about habitat creation as it is about a welcome
human retreat for the gardeners. |
AUGUST
14th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»79
Oak Park Avenue
Subway Main
Worth seeing all year ‘round, this urban, rustic
garden is at its peak in the fall when there is a riot of fall blooming and fruiting species, especially the warm
season grasses. Special attention is paid to native plants. In this tableau, you will find many different kinds
of asters, goldenrod, viburnums and dogwoods. This garden is as much about habitat creation as it is about a welcome
human retreat for the gardeners.
»179
Hanson Street
Bus Coxwell 22
This small, corner lot overflows with bulbs, perennials,
trees and shrubs that flower from early spring to late fall. The front garden features a Laburnum (golden chain
tree) with selected shrubs that balance colour, texture and interest. The side garden is a boulevard of mixed perennials.
At the back, fences are planted with climbing hydrangeas, roses, clematis and a wonderful Japanese wisteria. |
AUGUST
27th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
North York & North Toronto
»15
Brookfield Road
Subway York Mills
Backing on to the West Don, this plant lover’s garden
features a pond, a woodland area beneath mature larch, spruce, pine and copper beech trees, sun/pt sun perennial
borders including flowering shrubs and grasses, a rock garden and several herb/ vegetable beds. Native plants and
spring bulbs are incorporated throughout the gardens
»122
Melrose Avenue
Subway Lawrence
The sunny front is covered in red granite gravel
and is planted with lavender, dwarf evergreens and small trees. The back garden is planted with spring bulbs, peonies
and clematis. A checkerboard area is planted with sun lovers. There is no lawn in this long, narrow garden, home
to this plant lover’s favorites. |
SEPTEMBER
10th 10.00 to 12.00
North York
»96
Bombay Avenue
Bus Wilson 96
This is an urban plant collector’s garden featuring
new and unusual perennials and dwarf conifers. Here you will find a range of plants that thrive in full sun to
full shade arranged with a focus on colour, texture, and structure.
|
SEPTEMBER
11th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»505
Main Street
The front garden features a pond and a Japanese Maple.The back has hellebore,
ferns and vines thriving in the shade of old trees. Specimens include Jeffersonia Diphylla and Cypripedium Reginae.
Created bogs support moisture loving plants. Visitors descend to the ravine and neighbouring gardens to explore.
»523
Main Street
Subway Main Street
Bristlecone Pine, Abies Nana, and bamboo are features in the front. Birds are attracted
to the vines on the way to the back. Intimate pathways and perennial groupings open to generous borders of perennials,
grasses, conifers and shrubs that lead to a garden cottage. Paths of reclaimed brick and vintage lighting connect
different themes. |
SEPTEMBER
17th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Scarborough
»227
Conlins Road
Bus Neilson 95
The front scree garden is two years old and devoted
to plantings for the hot summers. The back garden has been created over the last five years by an avid plant collector.
The style is formal with many wonderful surprises in every corner.
»64
Wickson Trail
Bus Neilson 33
This 35 year-old garden is mostly shade but filled
with different plants such as dwarf evergreens, roses, hostas and shrubs. In the back garden there is a pond and
waterfall and a selection of annuals and tropicals for the shade. |
SEPTEMBER
18th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Scarborough
»14
Wirral Court
Bus Bellamy 9
Many plants including snow drops, primulas, iris,
roses and Japanese anemone have been inspired by hand-painted china. A pond and stream were designed to help drain
standing water.
»56
Valhalla Blvd
Bus Kingston 12
The grassless gardens include the front which is
filling with various echinacea and the rear where there are hostas, a pond, birch trees and obelisks supporting
clematis, hydrangea and porcelain vines.
»58
Cree Avenue
Bus Bellamy 9
Flowering shrubs including rhododendrons, holly,
weigela and a mixture of perennials and annuals fill the beds. A small pond adds the sound of running water to
the garden while a sunny patio is home to various container grown vegetables. |
SEPTEMBER
24th 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
North York
»89
Wedgewood Drive
Bus Cummer 42
The front garden expands with new additions each
season while in the back garden there are new gardens as well. The raised area comprises a flagstone patio and
pond. On the lower level, raised beds are filled with bulbs, grasses, evergreens, shrubs, perennials and vegetables,
all carefully selected by this avid plant collector and many grown from seed. A network of paths and lighting after
dark adds to its enchantment. |
OCTOBER 1st
1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»79
Oak Park Avenue
Subway Main
Worth seeing all year ‘round, this urban, rustic
garden is at its peak in the fall when there is a riot of fall blooming and fruiting species, especially the warm
season grasses. Special attention is paid to native plants. In this tableau, you will find many different kinds
of asters, goldenrod, viburnums and dogwoods. This garden is as much about habitat creation as it is about a welcome
human retreat for the gardeners.
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OCTOBER 2nd
1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
East York
»79
Oak Park Avenue
Subway Main
Worth seeing all year ‘round, this urban, rustic
garden is at its peak in the fall when there is a riot of fall blooming and fruiting species, especially the warm
season grasses. Special attention is paid to native plants. In this tableau, you will find many different kinds
of asters, goldenrod, viburnums and dogwoods. This garden is as much about habitat creation as it is about a welcome
human retreat for the gardeners.
»179
Hanson Street
Bus Coxwell 22
This small, corner lot overflows with bulbs, perennials,
trees and shrubs that flower from early spring to late fall. The front garden features a Laburnum (golden chain
tree) with selected shrubs that balance colour, texture and interest. The side garden uses a boulevard for a mixed
perennial border. At the back, fences are planted with climbing hydrangeas, roses, clematis and a wonderful Japanese
wisteria. |
OCTOBER 16th
1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Parkdale
»11
Melbourne Avenue
Streetcar Queen or King
A garden oasis in the middle of the city, divided
into compartments, it contains an eclectic mix of interesting plants. It is well designed to make use of limited
space and to accommodate growing collections of both hardy and tender plants. |
OCTOBER 22nd
1.00 to 4.00 p.m.
Jane Street
»76
Delemere Avenue
Bus Scarlett Rd 79
A plant lover’s garden. In the sunny front, dwarf
conifers, peonies, daylilies, blue-eyed grass, gazanias, delphiniums, dahlias. Down the driveway, under a grape
pergola, a woodland garden. In the back, a gold and green border, a blue and white border, a red border, and under
pines, a Rhododendron bed.
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Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
Wildlife oasis on a bluff overlooking the Humber
River. Visitors can enjoy two ponds, a reflecting pool and a greenhouse water wall. Unusual deciduous trees and
shrubs, dwarf conifers and lots of Japanese maples provide a natural landscape for a 150-year-old farm house.
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Denison Road West
Bus Weston Road 89
If you would like to see what this gardener has growing
under a 70 year-old and 70 foot-tall Norway Maple on dry, riverbank sand, please come and visit her garden. |
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