THE FIFTEEN DAYS OF RESIDENTIAL GARDENS ARE ON IN MONTREAL
Don't miss the conferences and workshops program on soft and hard materials and design and implementation services will be presented during the activities of the Fifteen Days of Residential Gardens at the Blue and Yellow «Garden Lounges» of the International FLORA Site.
A conversation with the designers and suppliers for a better conception of your garden.
An invitation to innovation
Consult the Program section on FLORA's web site: http://www.floramontreal.ca/fr/programmation/ateliers.asp
«LES EXCEPTIONNELLES 2007»
The Daniel A. Seguin Garden in St-Hyacinthe has developed a very innovative promotional program geared to involve the general public on the selection of the latest trends on annual plants for the garden.
Indeed, since 2006, the Garden, inaugurated in 1995 by the ITA, the Quebec Agriculture Technology Institute, invites the visitor to vote for their 4 newly arrived annuals of their choice.
An expert's jury makes a final selection among the 30 favourite ones, following specific criteria; to be chosen by the public, to be naturally resistant to insects and diseases and to be low maintenance. Thereafter, the agronomist Claude Vallée, of the ITA continues a rigorous evaluation of the selected annuals throughout the horticulture milieu in Quebec and elsewhere.
«Les Exceptionnelles 2007» are then marketed in more than 140 garden centers and others, in Quebec and in Ontario. FLORA is proud to present all summer this innovative garden showcase located in the yellow Garden Lounge». The 10 exceptionals for 2007 are here for you :
Anigozanthos `Kanga Red’, Begonia `Solenia Cherry’, Célosie `Fresh Gold Look’, Cléome `Señorita Rosalita’, Euphorbium `Diamond Frost’, Penstemon `Red Phoenix’, Rudbeckie roughcast `Irish Spring’, Thought `Karma Deep Blue Blotch’, Zinnia `Profusion Deep Apricot’, Scaevola `Diamond’.
Come to see them at FLORA, they are really exceptional!
For more information : http://itasth.qc.ca/exceptionnelles/
VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK: LOUISE VILLENEUVE
The FLORA Team salutes this week the work of Louise Villeneuve, one of our precious volunteers at FLORA who tries to arouse the children curiosity inviting them to accomplish a mission : Discover the Justine's winks!
Indeed, Mrs Villeneuve found a way to interest the young visitors to a Justine's wink hunting in the gardens. Such as secret paths, amusing figurines or fortunate fountains, these attentions to the youth invite children to discover surprises throughout the site, even motivating them to go forward the parents, guiding the visit!
With her dynamism, sociability and creativity, Louise Villeneuve contributes to present FLORA as a creation of a family garden where discovering and sharing in the gardens is possible at all age!
Should you see her in the gardens, do not hesitate to greet her, or, join her and the whole Flora Team as a volunteer!
For more information : www.floramontreal.ca/volunteer.html
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MONTREAL BOARD OF TRADE AND FLORA
NETWORK IN A GARDEN OASIS! This is the invitation launched by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal to their members for a business cocktail at the International FLORA / The Montréal Garden Festival.
This important event will offer to the participants to take advantage of the Summer season to cultivate their business relationships in a beautiful natural setting in the hearth of downtown.
This activity will take place on Tuesday, August 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The price for the tickets is $20 for the Members and $40 for the Non-members (taxes not included).
This event will be both in English and in French.
For more information or registration: www.ccmm.qc.ca/rendez-vous or by phone at 514-871-4000, ext. 400
SOEUR ANGÈLE IN THE GARDEN
The «Gourmet Garden Feast» presented from August 17 to the 26 at FLORA, the spokesperson of this unique event, the famous Soeur Angèle shares with you some of her secrets for cooking in the garden.
Eggplant and mozzarella appetizer
Ingredients
1 tbsp salt (15 ml)
1 large eggplant
8 slices mozzarella cheese
2 Italian tomatoes, cut in 4 slices
8 large basil leaves
3 tbsp olive oil (45 ml)
Sprinkle with oil and balsamic vinegar
Salad and fresh ground pepper
Method
1. Preheat your grill to medium heat and cover with aluminium foil;
2. Cut the eggplant in 10 thin slices and sprinkle with salt; let it stand 10 minutes. Clean well and put on the grill, brush with oil and turn once until brown and tender, remove from the grill;
3. Put one slice of mozzarella, one slice of tomato and one basil leaf on each slice of eggplant, fold and cook on the grill until very warm and until the mozzarella strats to melt; sprinkle with oil and balsamic vinegar;
4. Serve on grilled slices of bread.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes approximately
Servings: 4 to 6 portions
Sœur Angèle will be cooking all her recipes live in the Flora garden for the Gourmet Garden Feast that will be running from August 17 to the 26.
THE FLORA PACKAGES, THE PARTENERSHIP BETWEEN GOUVERNEUR HOTELS AND FLORA CONTINUES!
Take advantage of the sunny summer days and take a trip to Montreal to relax and to enjoy at the International Flora / The Montréal Garden Festival.
The Gouverneur Place Dupuis Hotel offers a 149.00$ package at for 2 adults and 2 children that includes a one night stay at the hotel, 4 delicious breakfasts. You will also have the opportunity to benefit from a special rate tickets to visit the wonderful site of the International Flora/The Montréal Garden Festival, where children, 12 and under come for free!
Moreover, Gouverneur Hotels are also involved in a major promotion called "The most beautiful residential gardens in Québec", contest held in partnership with Flora and PROXIM.
For more information: www.gouverneur.com
DID YOU KNOW…YOUR DONATION COULD SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE?
As you read this, a child is waiting for an organ transplant, another is battling cancer, a newborn is fighting for life…Children embody courage and, at Sainte-Justine UHC, each of these small heroes receives the best care available anywhere in the world today.
Like other North American hospital centres, Sainte-Justine's future rests in the hands of its donors. It's thanks to their tremendous generosity that researchers can make discoveries that will later become innovative clinical applications. It's thanks to their generosity that Sainte-Justine can attract top researchers and clinicians.
Without the generosity of the community, our medical excellence could never have reached the heights it has.
For more information: www.fondation-sainte-justine.org/en/
LEARN HOW TO GREEN YOUR URBAN SPACE AT THE TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN
Discover Toronto Botanical Garden’s (TBG) 12 award-winning themed gardens. Spanning nearly four acres, these new contemporary gardens are designed to educate and inspire.
Enthusiastic volunteer tour guides bring the gardens to life through their 90-minute walking tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden and the adjacent Edwards Gardens.
Learn about the history of the property, get ideas to green your urban space and soak up the beauty of the natural landscape. Free Tours are offered on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. June 6 through September 12. Meet at the front doors to the main building. Rain or Shine.
For more information: www.viarail.ca/garden/en_index.html
ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE – A GREEN INDUSTRY!
The Fédération interdisciplinaire de l'horticulture ornementale du Québec (FIHOQ) is proud to represent one of the greenest industries in existence.
Did you know that:
- A 2,500 sq. ft. lawn produces the oxygen for a family of 4 persons?
- Plants increase the quality of the air and purify the air (dust and toxins)?
- Plants absorb the worst atmospheric pollutants such as C02, SO2, ozone, hydrogen fluoride, peroxyacetyl nitrate, etc?
- Plants reduce greenhouse gases? So, the ornamental horticulture industry represents a real solution to the Kyoto protocol!
- Plants increase the level of humidity?
- Plants reduce the temperature of the air?
- Plants lessen erosion?
In summary: « The ornamental horticulture industry has deep roots in human wellbeing! »
For more formation : www.fihoq.qc.ca
July 31, 2007
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