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Allen Paterson: Royal Botanical Gardens director came up with idea for medicinal garden.
Allen Paterson: Royal Botanical Gardens director came up with idea for medicinal garden.

Allen Paterson: Royal Botanical Gardens director came up with idea for medicinal garden.

Date10/4/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131899F
Where the lilacs grow, Gardener Philip Rogic enjoys the heady perfume of lilacs in full bloom as he cuts the grass at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
Where the lilacs grow, Gardener Philip Rogic enjoys the heady perfume of lilacs in full bloom as he cuts the grass at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
5/22/1991
To eat or not to eat? Learn everything you ever wanted to know about mushrooms in a course starting next month at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. Call 527-1158 for information
To eat or not to eat? Learn everything you ever wanted to know about mushrooms in a course starting next month at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. Call 527-1158 for information
11/18/1981
Canadian Horticultural Society, Gardens Committee, at site of proposed botanical gardens, The Kingsway, northeast corner Dundas Street West
Canadian Horticultural Society, Gardens Committee, at site of proposed botanical gardens, The Kingsway, northeast corner Dundas Street West
1940
Norman Paterson. A worthwhile idea
Norman Paterson. A worthwhile idea
1/7/1975
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
Power of nature: Surendra Tripathi believes medicinal herbs, grains, minerals and purifying techniques activate the body's own powers of healing.
3/4/1991
Botanical Gardens (Proposed), The Kingsway, northeast corner Dundas Street West, looking e
Botanical Gardens (Proposed), The Kingsway, northeast corner Dundas Street West, looking e
1940
Duke and Duchess grab spades for planting a metasequoia tree in Montreal's Botanical Gardens
Duke and Duchess grab spades for planting a metasequoia tree in Montreal's Botanical Gardens
7/21/1989
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
5/7/1967
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
11/4/1981
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
10/9/1980
Don Foster, left, head of funeral directors course at Humber College, shows Yves Gauthier, 23, and Jacqueline Paterson, 18, facial reconstruction on a model
Don Foster, left, head of funeral directors course at Humber College, shows Yves Gauthier, 23, and Jacqueline Paterson, 18, facial reconstruction on a model
11/24/1986
Stairwell smoke: Wayne McEwen, $46 game ticket in hand, ignores a no-smoking sign at first smoke-free game at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
Stairwell smoke: Wayne McEwen, $46 game ticket in hand, ignores a no-smoking sign at first smoke-free game at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
1/2/1993