Introduction
Planting the Seeds
Cultivating the Garden
The Cultivators
Horticultural Societies and Garden Clubs
Experimental Farms and Seed Nurseries
Botanical Gardens
Heritage Seeds and Gardening
Reaping the Harvest
Bibliography
Photos by Beth Powning
Other Gardening Sites
Acknowledgements |
The Cultivators
Horticultural Societies and Garden Clubs
| The Canadian Horticultural Council, founded in 1922, represented the horticultural industry from across the country and was originally conceived as "a sort of fruit growers' parliament". It petitioned the government on related tariff and trade issues. |
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Stephens, L.R.
The Canadian Horticultural Council: 50 Years of Integrity Leadership and Liaison.
Ottawa: Canadian Horticultural Council, 1972, p. 33. |
| In many cases it was the garden clubs and horticultural societies who researched and recorded the history of gardening in the various regions of Canada, as is evident in this article on vegetable gardening on the prairies. |
Development of Horticulture on the Canadian Prairies.
Saskatoon: Western Canadian Society for Horticulture, c1956, 1986. |
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Trellis, the newsletter of the Civic Garden Centre in Metropolitan Toronto. |
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Resource Guide to Organic Gardening.
Yellowknife, N.W.T.: The Yellowknife Community Garden Collective, [nd.]. |
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