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An exclusive peek at Canada Blooms the Flower & Garden Festival

March 15-24 2013

Feature Gardens of 2013

Discover the Magic of the Equinox Garden created by Landscapes by Lucin and designed by Sean Anderson – "After enduring a long dark winter, we all look forward to extended daylight hours, warmertemperatures and the sounds and scents of a new season. With a nod to classical designand sensory stimulation, EQUINOX is the perfect urban garden to celebrate the return of spring with friends and family."
Picture is a rendering of Landscapes by Lucin's 2013 Canada Blooms Garden.

Did you know? To set up the feature gardens at Canada Blooms, we receive and rely on 35-40 pieces of equipment which is generously donated every year for the purpose of move-in and out and the construction of the feature garden displays.

The Toronto Flower Show - Photography

LOOK THROUGH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS AND PICK A WINNER!
If you are a shutterbug now is the time to look through the photographs you have taken over the last year and enter the TORONTO FLOWER SHOW Photographic Print Class.
A description of the class and all the rules and regulations for entering are on page 36 of the competitor’s schedule. The schedule is available at the Garden Club of Toronto or Canada Blooms websites.
Your terrific photographs will fit into one of the following classes:

	Bugs and Butterflies	New Beginnings
	Canadian Landscapes, Seascapes And Cityscapes	People in Motion

The class is open to all amateur exhibitors and entries must be received by February 14, 2013. For further information contact: Rosemary Passafiume McLean.
The Toronto Flower Schedule which includes all 2013 competition rules, classes and awards information is now available click here.
Picture by Scott Watkinson, 2nd place winner photo contest 2012

Garden Pros at Canada Blooms

Special Offers

Join Niki Jabbour, the author of The Year Round Vegetable Gardener for a dynamic presentation that will spotlight her techniques and favourite veggies for stretching the home-grown harvest 365 days a year!'
Niki is the author of the award winning book, The Year Round Vegetable Gardener (2012 Book Award American Horticultural Society) and author of the upcoming Edible Garden Plans (Storey Publishing). She is also the host of The Weekend Gardener, a radio show that airs across the Maritime provinces every Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm Atlantic on www.news957.com

Niki will be speaking on the Garden Solutions Stage located in Salon 102 on Friday March 15

The world-renowned Shen Yun returns to Toronto’s Sony Centre January 17-20, 2013 with anunparalleled blend of energy, grace, and originality in its brand new 2013 production. The New York-based Shen Yun is the first company to present classical Chinesedance on a global scale and has taken the world by storm, performing in over 100 cities. In a collection of vignettes, audiences journey from ancient legends to contemporary tales of courage, from the highest heavens to the dusty plateaus of the Middle Kingdom.

Discover Shen Yun 2013, coming to:
Mississauga Living Arts Centre on Dec 20-23
Hamilton Place Theatre Jan 12-13
Toronto Sony Centre on Jan 17-20
Picture © 2013 Shen Yun Performing Arts

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Stellar Volunteers at Canada Blooms

Canada Blooms would like to recognize Maneck Sattha, one of our great volunteers.
Maneck has been volunteering at Canada Blooms for more than 7 years. He tells us "Canada Blooms is the one an only walking, talking guide to horticulture and gardening that you'll ever need. Space allows a naturalistic landscape to be created within and foliage plants provide a lush frame work that is offset by the blooms of flowering plants in all the colours of the rainbow."
Each year he looks forward to volunteering at the festival "where people from all walks of life, young and old, meet to learn and share stories, ideas and experiences." By volunteering at various posts, one meets a large number of gardeners who are searching for new, practical information about how to make their gardens more lush, more beautiful, more productive and more rewarding. "As a lover of gardening," he notes "Canada Blooms is the festival to visit for both amateurs and professionals alike. Every year Canada Blooms is a new, blooming experience for me."
When not helping out Canada Blooms, Maneck volunteers at the Toronto Botanical Garden. We again thank Maneck, it is through his help and the help of other dedicated volunteers that we are able to create a world-class flower and garden festival.
Would you like to share your passion for gardening and floriculture? It’s easy to volunteer – just complete the online volunteer application or update your file if you are a returning volunteer, or you can download a printable version and mail your form into us. Sign up today: www.canadablooms.com!
Pictures courtesy of the Toronto Botanical Garden

Find Your Garden Answers with The Master Gardeners of Ontario

Tree trouble? Pouting petunias? Lackadaisical lawn?
Master Gardeners of Ontario are absolutely delighted to again offer our horticultural expertise to Canada Blooms – bring on those questions! Did you know that Master Gardeners are part of an international organization with a mission to provide free sustainable gardening information to their communities? It’s true. Any time of year, all across Ontario, certified MGs solve your gardening dilemmas over the phone, on our websites, at advice clinics, or we’ll even come to your organization and speak on a variety of interesting topics. Check out our website – www.mgoi.ca -- to find the Master Gardener group that serves your community. And while at Canada Blooms, don’t forget to enjoy our spectacular speakers in Room 102, drop by our affable advice clinic experts or benefit from a one on one session on Sit Down Sundays.
Come grow with us!

Contests
	Enter to win a 4-pack of Tickets to Canada Blooms Take a step back and remember the Canada Blooms of seasons past. We are stepping into our 17th year as Canada's Largest Flower and Garden Festival. Come reminisce with us and choose your favourite poster for a chance to win a 4-Pack of tickets to Canada Blooms then Celebrate the Magic of Spring March 15-24, 2013!					Visit our Contest Page to see larger images and Enter Contest ends December 31st

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Upcoming Events

Canada Blooms tickets are now available online and will be available at various outlets on December 10th.

Looking for a bus tour coming to Canada Blooms in your area? Visit our website. Remember to keep checking back for more updates.

Find out more about our Garden Tours in the next newsletter.

If you have an upcoming garden related event that is of interest to our readers let us know at info@canadablooms.com and we might include it in upcoming issues of our newsletter.

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