FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 2010

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

  • Educational Speaker Sessions:

    “Soils Amendments for Healthy Plants – The basics of soil enhancement”
    – Keith Osborne

    “Understanding Soil Nutrition – Getting the most out a soil analysis report” – Jack Legg

  • A tour of the trial garden will be given by Rodger Tschanz and industry representatives.
  • Over 400 different bedding plant cultivars (annuals & perennials) and a vegetable garden will be highlighted; included in this display are bedding plants from the Vineland/OMAFRA/Guelph greenhouse trial.
  • Plant material from Ball Horticulture, Blooms of Bressingham, Dummen, Floranova, George Sant Greenhouses, Goldsmith Seeds, Jelitto Seeds, Ontario Seed Company, PanAmerican Seed, Proven Winners, Seeds of Change, Suntory, Syngenta, and American Takii at both the Milton and Guelph sites. You can vote for your favourites.
  • Containers and potting mix provided by: Myers Industries Lawn and Garden Group and Sun Gro Horticulture.
  • Ontario Parks Association – view and vote for your favourite hanging basket from participating municipalities.
  • Test your plant ID skills – compete against your self and others in the “Friend or Foe” seedling identification display

Light refreshments (12:00 noon) sponsored by Gro-Bark (Ontario) Ltd.

Afternoon in Guelph (1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

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, Jelitto Seed, Vanhof & Blokker and Ball
  • Bulb crate gardening ideas and vegetables for small urban spaces

    Turf Program (in conjunction with the Guelph Turfgrass Institute):

  • Research for residential and public park turf maintenance

Note: Attendees must provide own transportation from Milton to Guelph

Getting there and parking

There is plenty of free parking, but please note there is no access from Steeles Ave. due to road construction on Fifth Line South. Delays are expected. Full details here.

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

Open House Sponsored by:

Gro-Bark (Ontario) Ltd., A.M.A .Plastics Ltd., Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.

Agri-Food, Agrium Advanced Technologies, Fafard, KAM’s Growers Supply,
Perlite Canada Inc.,
Plant Products, Land Source Organix
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