THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 2009


co-hosted by

Landscape Ontario, Ontario Parks Association and University of Guelph



What to see:



Morning in Milton (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon)

Landscape Trial Beds at the Landscape Ontario Office

7856 Fifth Line South, Milton

  • Over 300 different bedding plant cultivars (annuals & perennials) and a vegetable garden will be highlighted. Includes a new “shady area” trial garden on the boulevard. Plant material from: Ball Horticulture, Blooms of Bressingham, Floranova, George Sant Greenhouses, Goldsmith Seeds, Ontario Seed Company, PanAmerican Seed, Proven Winners, & Sakata. You can vote for your favourite plants.
  • View the newly installed High Efficiency Subsurface Point Source and Landscape Dripline Irrigation Systems. Irrigation material from: Hunter Industries, The Toro Company, Rainbird, John Deere Irrigation, Turf Care Products Canada & Vanden Bussche Irrigation.
  • Ontario Parks Association – view and vote for your favourite hanging basket from participating municipalities: Town of Aylmer, Town of Cobourg, City of Guelph, City of London, City of Oshawa, & City of Toronto.
  • Enjoy a “New Varieties and How to Use them in the Landscape” presentation with guest speakers: Rodger Tschanz, University of Guelph and Denis Flanagan, Landscape Ontario.

Refreshments (12:00 noon) sponsored by the Landscape Ontario Grounds Management Industry Sector Group in Milton



Afternoon in Guelph (2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

Note: Attendees must provide own transportation from Milton to Guelph

Guelph Trial Garden at the Turfgrass Institute

328 Victoria Rd. S., (at College Avenue, Guelph)

    Flower Program:
  • All-America Selections Flower & Bedding Plant Trial
  • New plant cultivars for containers and ground beds
  • Perennials from Blooms of Bressingham, Vanhof & Blokker and Ball

    Turf Program (in conjunction with the Guelph Turfgrass Institute)
  • Research for residential and public park turf maintenance

Admission: Free with plenty of free parking


For more information and to send your RSVP –

Please contact Kathleen Pugliese at (800) 265-5656, ext 309 or email: kpugliese@landscapeontario.com



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