July 4, 2023
Landscape Ontario Trial Garden Open House
Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM - Trade Professionals
Landscape Ontario, 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, Ont.
Landscape Ontario and the University of Guelph proudly invite you to two opportunities to tour this year's Trial Gardens:
9:20 a.m. - Welcome and start of speaker program
11:00 a.m. - Trial Garden Tours
- Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (trade professionals)
- Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (general public)
Trial Garden Highlights
- Echinacea trial: 40+ entries.
- Pollinator evaluation garden.
- Main perennial trial: with 250+ entries.
- Annuals trial: landscape and container grown evaluation of annuals with 250+ entries.
- Overwintering, container grown wildflower study.
Event schedule for August 17
9:00 a.m. - Doors open/check-in9:20 a.m. - Welcome and start of speaker program
11:00 a.m. - Trial Garden Tours
Participating Breeders and Plant Suppliers
American Takii, Ball FloraPlant, Benary, Danziger, Darwin Perennials, De Vroomen, Dümmen Orange, Hilverdaflorist, Jelitto, Kieft Seed, PanAmerican Seed, Pacific Plug and Liner, Proven Winners, Takii Europe, Selecta One, Syngenta Flowers, ThinkPlants.Speakers on August 17
A Blooms Story from Breeder to Trial Garden— Tanya Carvalho, Territory Manager of Canada, Ball FloraPlant and Selecta One
— Felicia Vandervelde, Regional Account Manager, PanAmerican Seed
Optimizing Horticulture for Health: The Case for Horticultural Therapy
— Guinevere Kern, Horticultural Therapy Practitioner, Speaker and Educator, Landscape Ontario Grow Program and Homewood Health Centre
Invasive Species to Watch for in the Landscape
— Cassie Russell, Nursery and Landscape Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
RSVP FOR AUG. 17