Vegetable Garden Tour

Sunday, September 11, 2011 :: 10am – 4pm

Update: The Vegetable Garden Tour was a great success, due no doubt to the fine weather ordered in advance by Beth Kapusta (you don't have to take my word, she told me she did it!). We saw great gardens, ranging from the 19th century heritage vegetables at Colborne Lodge to a thoroughly 21st century garage-top planting. More information will be available on our blogs, but click on the links above or come back soon to see pictures from several gardens, including a Parkdale milpas planting, and Beth's farm girl in the city talk...

 

The Hort Vegetable Garden Tour, the first of what we hope will be many to come, is open to both Hort members and the public. Get ideas for next year, relax with old friends and meet new ones while getting acquainted with Toronto’s Parkdale and High Park neighbourhoods. It is a perfect tour for TTC or bike, so put on comfortable shoes, don your favourite hat and bring along the sunscreen. The Tour goes on, rain or shine, so you might need an umbrella too!

 

Vegetable Garden Tour 2011 Information

This year the Hort takes you on a tour of many productive vegetable and herb gardens in the Parkdale-High Park area. Well known Toronto garden writer Lorraine Johnson will give a talk and sign copies of her book, City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Gardening. There will also be speakers in some of the gardens, including Caroline Taron who has helped create several public gardens in west Toronto, and owners of four of the delicious private gardens.

Admission to private gardens by ticket only (10$ adults, 5$ students and seniors). The ticket contains the map and a brief description of the gardens on the route. Tickets are on sale at these locations or can be bought on the day of the tour at garden 7 (6 Lynd Avenue) or 1:30-2pm at the High Park Baptist Church, 9 Hewitt Avenue.

For more information on speakers, click here.

A full MAP of the route is online. Remember - you need a ticket for admission to private gardens!

The Vegetable Garden Tour is a source of funding for Hort activities, especially community garden projects. Your support is very much appreciated. Note that we have special half-price tickets for students and seniors who provide ID.

 

Scenes from the tour	Photos: Beth Kapusta