Congratulations: "Judges Choice" and "People's Choice" Winners The winner of the Judge's Choice for Best Overall Garden was "A Japanese Influence" by J. Garfield Thompson Landscape, "A Japanese influence" also won Outstanding Use of Trees and The Humber Nurseries Award for Best Overall Use of Plant Materials. The Toronto Star Sheridan Nurseries "People's Choice" winner was "Adults Play at Night" by Genoscape. Genoscape also won the S.G. Ulbright Award for Outstanding Garden, Medium Size, and the Perry Molema Award for Outstanding Use of Water presented by Aquascape. For a list of all the feature garden award winners click here. For a list of all the Toronto Flower Show winners click here. Pictures courtesy of ShootPhoto.ca. Presentations, Demonstrations and Workshops We would like to express our appreciation to a wonderful line up of incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic speakers and presenters, from Paul Zammit's Planting for Pollinators to Jim Hole's Developing a Sense of Humus presented by the Compost Council, from The Pond Stars presented by Aquascape to the Celebrity Flower Arrangers, and Frank Ferragine's Taking the Work out of Gardening to Mark Cullen & Denis Flanagan's Find Growtopia presented by ProMix. Thanks also to the sponsors of the Stages and Education Series: Unilock, Sigmadek, Master Gardeners of Ontario, Toronto Botanical Garden, Active Life Magazine and Harrowsmith Gardening Digest. Thanks also to pickOntario for providing the flowers for Jennifer Harvey & Elvis and the Floral Superstars. We appreciate the great wealth of knowledge supplied by our workshope instructors who provided special programs: Mark Trusz (Photography), Jennifer Harvey (European Displays), Ashley Waltho of the Canadian Institute of Floral Design (Easter Centrepieces), and Floral Dimensions (Succulent Planter), for the generous donation of kits and plants for our workshop.

Master Gardeners of Ontario

We would like to extend a special thank you to Tena Van Andel and the members of the Master Gardeners of Ontario for all their hard work in helping to create a unique horticulture experience at Canada Blooms. Wearing many hats, you might have seen the dedicated volunteers as they offered garden tips and how-to ideas at their advice clinic. Or perhaps you took an early morning tour with a knowledgeable Master Gardener guide, enjoyed one of their many lectures or presentations as part of our educational line up. If you didn't have a chance to take advantage of these devoted and enthusiastic gardeners, then start planning now for next year!

Upcoming Events

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