Learn from the experts!
Canada Blooms' incredible line-up of speakers includes the industry's best-known horticultural specialists. Learn from their wealth of knowledge and experience through educational seminars and interactive demonstrations on every garden-related topic you can imagine!
Whether you're a beginner or a veteran gardener, this is your chance to learn from the experts - you'll leave Canada Blooms ready to tackle an exciting new gardening project!
View our 2010 daily program schedule of speakers, demos and talks!
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Speakers Schedule - Wednesday March 17 - Urban Agriculture Day
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
HEIDI CAMPBELL
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS |
Eco-Friendly Home Landscaping |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 11:15 AM |
JOHN RENAULT (MYKE) |
Mycorrhizal Fungi |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 11:30 AM |
MARK CULLEN and
DENIS FLANAGAN |
What's New at Blooms? |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
KEVIN BROWN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
12:00 PM |
LORRAINE JOHNSON |
City Farmers - Adventures
in Feeding Ourselves |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
| 12:15 PM |
CONNIE HUNTER
ROSEMARY DOBSON
and ALLAN MILLIKIN |
Ask the Garden Experts Panel |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 12:30 PM |
PAUL ZAMMIT |
Edibles in a City Garden
|
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
| 1:00 PM |
JIM LOUNSBERY
FISKARS |
Cool Tools Challenge |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 1:00 PM |
JEFF LOWENFELS |
The Compost Food Web |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
| 1:15 PM |
BETTY FRETZ |
Heuchera: Colourful Shade Ladies |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
TOM FISCHER |
Perennial Companions |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM |
ALBERT GRAVES and
PICK ONTARIO |
Flower Arranging
With Flair |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
| 2:15 PM |
CONNIE HUNTER |
Vegetable Gardening |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:00 PM |
ALBERT GRIMM
JEFFERYS GREENHOUSES |
Learning To Grow
Vegetables |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 3:00 PM |
SONIA DAY |
Incredible Edibles
for Small Spaces |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
| 3:15 PM |
CATHY KOZMA |
The Importance of Bee-ing |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:30 PM |
JEFF LOWENFELS |
Plant a Row for the Hungry |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
| 4:00 PM |
ANKARET DEAN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Learn to Container Garden |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 4:00 PM |
LARRY SHERK |
Fruit and Vegetables for
the City Garden |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
| 4:15 PM |
PAUL PIETSCH |
Choosing the Right Water Lily |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:30 PM |
RODGER TSCHANZ |
Winners From the
2009 Trial Gardens |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
| 5:00 PM |
GAYLA TRAIL |
Build a Self Watering Container |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103, Hall A |
5:30 PM
TO
7:30 PM |
CELEBRATE
ST. PATRICK'S DAY |
Courtesy of Tourism Ireland |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
Hall B |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change. |
Speakers Schedule - Thursday March 18 - Foundations for Your Garden
*
| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
REBEKKA HUTTON
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS |
Small Scale Vegetable Growing & Composting |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 11:15 AM |
JOE & HAZEL COOK |
Peonies - Discover the Passion |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 11:30 AM |
MARK CULLEN and
DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New at Blooms? |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
ANKARET DEAN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Environmentally Friendly Gardens |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
12:00 PM |
BELINDA GALLAGHER |
Potscaping with Everything |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 12:15 PM |
NANCY COLE,
DIANNE and GARY WESTLAKE |
Ask the Garden
Experts Panel |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 12:30 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Showcase of Canada's Hottest Florist! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B
|
| 1:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 1:00 PM |
TOM BROWN
|
Time, Space and Mystery
in the Garden |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 1:15 PM |
NANCY COLE |
Where Did All These
Plants Come From |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM |
BILL COUTURE
DYNAMIC FOREST PRODUCTS |
How to Build a Deck |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
MIKE DIXON - courtesy of Vineland Research |
Plants in Space, A Role for
Canada Space Exploration |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B
|
| 2:00 PM |
DUGALD CAMERON |
Clematis - Vertical Gardening
to Save Space |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 2:15 PM |
DIANNE and GARY WESTLAKE |
What Not to Plant |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stone That Lasts |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 3:00 PM |
LORRAINE ROBERTS |
Creating a Perennial Garden
of Continuous Blooms |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 3:00 PM |
MIRIAM GOLDBERGER |
How to Create a Woodland Wildflower Garden |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 3:15 PM |
PAUL PIETSCH |
Hybridizing Perennials |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:00 PM |
EDEL SCHMIDT
SCOTTS CANADA |
Learn to Container Garden |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 4:00 PM |
JACK KENT |
Peonies - More than Meets the Eyes |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
4:15 PM |
SUSAN SPENCE WILKINS |
Bringing Heritage to Life in Your Garden |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Cheer on Your Favourite Celebrities! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change. |
Speakers
Schedule - Friday March 19 - Must Haves for Your Garden
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
NANCY MCPHEE
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS |
Grow Wild, Benefits of Planting with Native Plants |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 11:15 PM |
JOHN RENAULT (MYKE) |
Mycorrhizal Fungi |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 11:30 AM |
MARK CULLEN and
DENIS FLANAGAN |
What's New at Blooms? |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
KEVIN BROWN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
JEFF McMANN |
Landscape Ontario Award Winning Gardens |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 12:15 PM |
ROSEMARY DOBSON,
JOYCE KILLIN and
ROBERT PAVLIS |
Ask the Garden Experts Panel |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 12:30 PM |
KEN BROWN |
Garden Seduction |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 1:00 PM |
ALBERT GRIMM
JEFFERYS GREENHOUSES |
Learning to Grow Vegetables |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 1:00 PM |
MARK and HEATHER CULLEN
|
Highlights of UK Gardens and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 1:15 PM |
ROBERT PAVLIS |
Creating Aspen Grove |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM |
SEACLIFF |
New Varieties for 2010 |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
ALBERT GRAVES and
PICK ONTARIO |
Flower Arranging With Flair |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
PETER KEEPING |
Growing and Propagating Clematis in Ontario |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 2:15 PM |
ASTRID MUSCHALLA |
Designing with Native Plants |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones That Last |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 3:00 PM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
Must Haves for Your Garden |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A
|
| 3:15 PM |
KATHLEEN LANG |
Vegetable Gardening 101 |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:30 PM |
FLORAL DESIGNS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD |
Latest Ideas from Around
the World |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 4:00 PM |
JIM LOUNSBERY
FISKARS |
Cool Tools Challenge |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 4:00 PM |
TONY POST |
Hardy Tropicals |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A
|
| 4:15 PM |
GEORGIE KENNEDY |
My Tropical Paradise
Makeover |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:30 PM |
FLORAL DESIGNS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD |
Continuing Program |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
6:00 PM
to
8:00 PM |
CYRUS BLOOMS:
AN CELEBRATION OF CULTURE |
An Evening of Dancing,
Music and Talk |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
|
Speakers Schedule - Saturday March 20 - Environmentally Friendly Gardening
*
| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
KIM MCNEILLY
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS |
Three R's to Urban Greening |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 11:15 AM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
The Spice of the Caribbean: Grenada in Bloom |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 11:30 AM |
MARK CULLEN and
DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New
at Blooms? |
Grey Power Celebrity
Stage, Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
KEVIN BROWN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B
|
| 12:00 PM |
MATHIS NATVIK |
Small “Footprint” Approaches the Gardening |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 12:00 PM |
FRANK FERRAGINE |
What's Bugging You |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 12:15 PM |
SEAN JAMES, RON ROSSINI
and MERLE BURSTON |
Ask the Garden
Experts Panel |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 1:00 PM |
SEACLIFF |
Learning to Grow Vegetables |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 1:00 PM |
J.PAUL LAMARCHE |
Growing Without Chemicals |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 1:15 PM |
TOM BRADLEY |
Water Management in the Garden |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM |
MARTHA STEWART |
Ideas for Arranging Beautiful Outdoor Space |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
BILL COUTURE
DYNAMIC FOREST PRODUCTS |
How to Build and
Maintain a Deck |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
The Spice of the Caribbean:
Grenada in Bloom |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 2:15 PM |
RON ROSSINI |
Bugs: The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones That Last |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 3:00 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Cheer on Your
Favourite Celebrities |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 3:00 PM |
CHRISTINA SHARMA |
Project Chirp: Gardening for Songbird Conservation |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 3:15 PM |
SEAN JAMES |
Down to Earth Practical Eco-Friendly Gardening Solutions |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:00 PM |
EDEL SCHMIDT
SCOTTS CANADA |
Learn to Container Garden |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 4:00 PM |
LORRAINE MENNEN |
Celebrating Wildlife in the Family Garden |
Enbridge Garden Solutions Rm 103,
Hall A |
| 4:15 PM |
LAURA HATHAWAY |
Monarch Butterfly Rescue |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:30 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Showcase of Canada's
Hottest Florists! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
6:00 PM
to
8:00 PM |
ARTchitectual
LANDMARKS &
LANDSCAPES |
Visions of Our Future Cities
featuring:
Janet Rosenberg & Will Alsop,
Tarek El-Khatib,
Bill Redelmeier
Mark Gorgolewski & Brent Cordner |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change. |
Speakers Schedule - Sunday March 21 - Live Green Toronto - "Smaller Spaces"
*
| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
NANCY MCPHEE
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS |
Grow Wild, Benefits to Planting with Native Plants |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 11:15 AM | PETER SCHNEIDER | Right Rose, Right Place | CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 11:30 AM |
BETH EDNEY |
Fabulous Sustainable
Containers |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 12:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 12:15 PM |
ALDONA SATTERTHWAITE
BETH COOK and
EDEL SCHMIDTE |
Ask the Garden Experts Panel |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 12:30 PM | LAWSON OATES and RHONDA TEITEL-PAYNE |
Live Green Toronto |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 1:00 PM |
KEVIN BROWN
SCOTTS CANADA |
Healthy Lawn and
Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 1:15 PM |
KATHLEEN LANG |
Vegetables in Tight Places |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 2:00 PM | SEACLIFF | New Varieties for 2010 | Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM | ALBERT GRAVES and
PICK ONTARIO |
Flower Arranging with Flair |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, Hall B |
| 2:15 PM | BETH COOK | Trees for Small Spaces | CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 3:00 PM | SEACLIFF | Learn To Grow Vegetables | Home Depot Garden Centre Stage, Hall B |
| 3:15 PM | ELIZABETH STEWART | Small Spaces/
Urban
Gardening | CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
| 4:00 PM |
CANADA BLOOMS |
Canada Blooms Awards
Ceremonies |
Grey Power Celebrity
Stage, Hall B |
| 4:15 PM | LORRAINE FLANIGAN | Ten Ways to Spruce Up
Your Garden for Spring |
CTS TV/Master Gardener Experts Rm 102, Hall A |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change. |
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