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2009
RBC Speakers Series
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? |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:00 AM |
HOME DEPOT |
How to Build and Maintain a Deck |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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11:15 AM |
JEAN ROBINSON |
Flower Power: Tourism Barbados and Flowers |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
LORRAINE ROBERTS |
Creating an Organic Perennial
Garden of Continuous Bloom |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800
Level |
| 11:30 AM |
MARJORIE MASON |
Gardening with Mother
Nature The Natural Way
|
Room 801 |
| 12:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER EXPERT
PANEL
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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! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:00 PM |
FISKARS/GARANT |
Cool Tools Challenge |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 1:15 PM |
RON ROSSINI |
Tomatoes |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
KATE MIDDLETON |
Saving Seeds |
Room 801 |
| 2:00 PM |
SEACLIFF |
Container Gardening |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 2:00 PM |
TRISH SYMONS |
The Joys and Hazards of
a Large Country Garden |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 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 |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones that Last |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 3:15 PM |
FELICITY LUKACE |
HTR - Horticulture Therapy |
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 |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Porches and Window Boxes |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:15 PM |
CONNIE HUNTER |
Vegetable Gardening |
Ask the Experts Stage,
800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
JANICE KAHEHTI:IO LONGBOAT |
Spirit Language of Plants |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 5:30 PM |
SANDER FREEMAN |
Outdoor Rooms |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
800 Level |
* 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? |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
800 Level |
| 11:00 AM |
TOURISM IRELAND |
Special Presentation |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
11:00 PM |
TBA |
Environmentally Friendly Gardens |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 11:30 AM |
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL |
On Golden Pond |
Room 801 |
| 11:30 AM |
DR. MARCO DI BUONO |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER
EXPERT PANEL
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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! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage,
800 Level |
| 1:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 |
TERRACYCLE |
Worm Poop Extravaganza! |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 2:00 PM |
PAUL ZAMMIT |
Dramatic Containers |
Grey Power 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 |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones That Last |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 3:00 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Presented by Pick Ontario |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
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 |
| 4:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Porches and Window Boxes |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 4:15 PM |
VICKI BEARD |
Pollinator Perks |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
BETH EDNEY |
Blending Architecture with the Landscape |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 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 |
| 11:00 AM |
TOURISM IRELAND |
Special Presentation |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:00 AM |
HOME DEPOT |
How to Build and Maintain a Deck |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
DR. MARCO DI BUONO |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
LARRY SHERK |
Plants for Small Spaces & Compact Gardens |
Room 801 |
| 12:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 12:15 PM |
MASTER GARDENER EXPERT PANEL
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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! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:00 PM |
FISKARS/GARANT |
Cool Tools Challenge |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
FRANK KERSHAW |
Fool Proof Ground Cover |
Room 801 |
| 2:00 PM |
SEACLIFF |
New Varieties For 2009 |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 2:15 PM |
GWYN BRUNDRETT |
Lilies |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
RICK LOS |
Butchart Gardens |
Room 801 |
| 2:30 PM |
STEPHANIE MORRIS |
Container Gardening |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones That Last |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 |
RODGER TSCHANZ |
New and Interesting Plants |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Porches and Window Boxes |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 |
| 4:30 PM |
HOME DEPOT |
How to Build and Maintain Decks |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 7:00 PM |
DR. ROBERT RAGUSO |
Floral Scents |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
* 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? |
Grey Power Celebrity
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:00 PM |
HOME DEPOT |
How to Build and Maintain a Deck |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 11:00 AM |
TOURISM IRELAND |
Special Presentation |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
DAVID ROCCO |
The Heart and Stroke Foundation |
Grey Power 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 |
| 12:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 12:30 PM |
CELEBRITY FLOWER ARRANGING |
Come cheer on your favourite celebrities! |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:30 PM |
JEFF LOWARTZ |
Turf Solutions for the 21st Century |
Room 801 |
| 1:00 PM |
WEBER |
Learn How to Buy and Care for your Grill |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 1:15 PM |
CAROL DUNK |
No Pesticides |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
FLORAL SUPERSTARS |
Presented by Pick Ontario |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
MARK CULLEN |
Environmentally Responsible Gardening |
Room 801 |
| 2:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 2:15 PM |
ANKARET DEAN |
Natural Materials for Fences, Supports
& Trellis |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
ALEXANDER REFORD |
Avant-Gardens: The Gardens of the International Garden Festival 2000-2009 |
Room 801 |
| 2:30 PM |
MARJORIE HARRIS |
Ecological Gardening |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:00 PM |
STONE-LINK |
Laying Stones That Last |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 and Natural Lawns |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Porches and Window Boxes |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 4:15 PM |
EDYTHE FALCONER |
Garden Gold: Soil |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:30 PM |
JEAN PAUL LAMARCHE |
Gardening Without Chemicals |
Room 801 |
* 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 |
| 11:00 AM |
HOME DEPOT |
How to Build and Maintain a Deck |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 11:00 AM |
JENNIFER WEETCH |
The Flowers and Foliage of Barbados |
Ask the Experts
Stage, 800 Level |
| 11:30 AM |
CHARLIE DOBBIN |
Miracle Gro Container Demonstration |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 12:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Healthy Lawn and Low Water Usage |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 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 |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:00 PM |
TTI |
Outdoor Power Challenge |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 1:15 PM |
SEAN JAMES |
Green Roofs |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 1:30 PM |
JENNIFER REYNOLDS |
Easy Container Gardening |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:00 PM |
JEFFREY'S GREENHOUSE |
Learn Container Gardening |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 2:15 PM |
ELIZABETH STEWART |
Urban Potager - Fruits and Vegetables from your Own Garden |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 3:00 PM |
SCOTTS |
Environmentally Friendly Gardens |
Home Depot Inspired Outdoor Living Stage, 800 Level
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| 3:15 PM |
TOM BRADLEY |
Maintaining Healthy Trees: Survival in the Urban Environment |
Ask the Experts Stage, 800 Level |
| 2:30 PM |
WEBER |
Grilling 101 |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
| 4:00 PM |
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Canada Blooms Awards Ceremonies |
Grey Power Celebrity Stage, 800 Level |
* Schedule & speakers subject to change.
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