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2009
Speakers, Demos & Talks
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 daily program schedule and plan your visit to Canada Blooms around the speakers, demos and talks you won't want to miss!
Speakers Schedule - Wednesday March 18 - Organic Gardening Day
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
MARK CULLEN/DENIS FLANAGAN |
What's New at Blooms? |
Celebrity Stage |
| 11:30 AM |
LORRAINE ROBERTS |
Creating an Organic Perennial
Garden of Continuous Bloom |
Room 801 |
| 11:30 AM |
MARJORIE MASON |
Gardening with Mother
Nature The Natural Way
|
Celebrity Stage, 800
Level |
| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER EXPERT
PANEL
|
Bring Your Lunch &
Gardening Questions! |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
KENNETH BROWN |
Vertical Vegetables |
Room 801 |
| 12:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Cheer on your favourite
celebrities! |
Celebrity Stage |
| 1:15 PM |
RON ROSSINI |
Tomatoes |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
KATE MIDDLETON |
Saving Seeds |
Room 801 |
| 2:00 PM |
TRISH SYMONS |
The Joys and Hazards of
a Large Country Garden |
Celebrity Stage |
| 2:15 PM |
JUNE WRIGHT |
Vermiculture |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
MARJORIE MASON |
Gardening with Mother
Nature The Natural Way |
Room 801 |
| 3:15 PM |
FELICITY LUKACE |
Practical Application
of Horticulture Theory |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 3:30 PM |
JEFF LOWENFELS |
No More Chemicals in the
Garden |
Room 801 |
| 3:30 PM |
LAWSON OATES |
Live Green Toronto |
Celebrity Stage |
| 4:15 PM |
CONNIE HUNTER |
Vegetable Gardening |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
JANICE KAHEHTI:IO LONGBOAT |
Spirit Language of Plants |
Celebrity Stage |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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Speakers Schedule - Thursday March 19 - Design Day
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
MARK CULLEN/DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New at Blooms? |
Celebrity Stage,
800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL |
On Golden Pond |
Room 801 |
| 11:30 AM |
TBA |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER
EXPERT PANEL
|
Bring Your Lunch
& Gardening Questions! |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
12:30 PM |
JEFF MCMANN |
Award Winning Landscapes |
Room 801 |
| 12:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER
ARRANGING |
Cheer on your favourite
celebrities! |
Celebrity Stage,
800 Level |
| 1:15 PM |
GARY & DIANNE WESTLAKE |
Making Your Own Garden Objects |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
Curb Appeal Gardens for a Quick Sale |
Room 801 |
| 2:00 PM |
PAUL ZAMMIT |
Dramatic Containers |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:15 PM |
DORYNE PEACE |
Balcony Gardening in Toronto |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
LINDSAY MENNEN |
Garden Rooms |
Room 801 |
| 3:15 PM |
BELINDA GALLAGHER |
Designing with Grasses |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:30 PM |
LORRAINE MENNEN |
Living Fences - Alternatives to Privacy |
Room 801 |
| 3:30 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Presented by Pick Ontario |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:15 PM |
VICKI BEARD |
Pollinator Perks |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
BETH EDNAY |
Blending Architecture with the Landscape |
Celebrity Stagem, 800 Level |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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Speakers Schedule - Friday March 20 - Plant Day presented by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
MARK CULLEN/DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New
at Blooms? |
Celebrity
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
TBA |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
LARRY SHERK |
Plants for Small Spaces & Compact
Gardens |
Room 801 |
| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER
EXPERT PANEL
|
Bring Your
Lunch & Gardening Questions! |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
DUGALD CAMERON |
Summer Flowering Bulbs |
Room 801 |
| 12:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Come cheer on your favourite celebrities! |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:15 PM |
CLAUDETTE SIMS |
Top Ten Hummingbird Plants |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER ARRANGERS |
Latest Idea from Around the World |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
Fool Proof Ground Cover |
Room 801 |
| 2:15 PM |
GWYN BRUNDRETT |
Lilies |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
RICK LOS |
Butchart Gardens |
Room 801 |
| 3:15 PM |
BETTY FRETZ |
Hosta Virus X |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:30 PM |
BOB & ANN GRANATIER |
The Latest & Greatest in Award Winning
Irises |
Room 801 |
| 3:30 PM |
ROGER TSCHANTZ |
New and Interesting Plants |
Unilock Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:15 PM |
KERRY HACKETT |
Wonderful Weeds: The Best Medicine is
at Your Feet |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
PETER KEEPING |
Clematis & Climbers |
Room 801 |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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Speakers Schedule - Saturday March 21 - Ecology Day
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
MARK CULLEN/DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New
at Blooms? |
Celebrity
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
TBA |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
SEAN FOX |
Making the Wild Connection: Gardening
with Native Trees & Shrubs
|
Room 801 |
| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER
EXPERT PANEL
|
Bring Your
Lunch & Gardening Questions! |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Come cheer on your favourite celebrities! |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
JEFF LOWARTZ |
Turf Solutions for the 21st Century |
Room 801 |
| 1:15 PM |
CAROL DUNK |
No Pesticides |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30:00 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Presented by Pick Ontario |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
MARK CULLEN |
Environmentally Responsible Gardening |
Room 801 |
| 2:15 PM |
ANKARET DEAN |
Natural Materials for Fences, Supports
& Trellis |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
BRUCE SCOTT |
TBA |
Room 801 |
| 2:30 PM |
MARJORIE HARRIS |
Ecological Gardening |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:15 PM |
KATHLEEN LANG |
Poisonous Plants |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:30 PM |
DR. PETER KEVAN |
Pollinators in Urban Environments |
Room 801 |
| 3:30 PM |
MIRIAM GOLDBERGER |
Wonderous Wildflowers |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
JEAN PAUL LAMARCHE |
Gardening Without Chemicals |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:15 PM |
EDYTHE FALCONER |
Garden Gold: Soil |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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Speakers Schedule - Sunday March 22 - Urban Gardening Day
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| TIME |
SPEAKER |
TOPIC |
LOCATION |
| 11:00 AM |
MARK CULLEN/DENIS
FLANAGAN |
What's New
at Blooms? |
Celebrity
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
TBA |
Miracle Gro Container Demonstration |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER EXPERT PANEL |
Bring Your Lunch & Gardening Questions! |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
LAWSON OATES |
Live Green Toronto |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:15 PM |
SEAN JAMES |
Green Roofs |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
JENNIFER REYNOLDS |
TBA |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:15 PM |
ELIZABETH STEWART |
Urban Potager - Fruits and Vegetables from your Own Garden |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:15 PM |
BELINDA GALLAGHER |
TBA |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:30 PM |
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Canada Blooms Awards Ceremonies |
Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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