Join renowned garden expert Marion Jarvie for an inspiring talk that explores the transformative art and science of pruning. With decades of experience, Marion will guide you through the essential techniques that can help you shape your garden with confidence and creativity.
Pruning is more than just a practical skill—it’s an opportunity to enhance the beauty and health of your plants. This session will highlight how common-sense approaches to pruning can evolve into an art form that brings joy and satisfaction. Marion will introduce the concept of “transparency,” a technique for creating open vistas by revealing the beauty beyond small deciduous trees and shrubs, making your garden feel more expansive and connected to its surroundings.
You’ll also discover the benefits of “limbing up” taller trees, a practice that allows more light and space into your garden while reducing water demand and creating opportunities to grow smaller shrubs and perennials beneath. Marion will demonstrate how and when to prune popular woody plants, showing that with the right techniques, almost any plant can be pruned year-round.
With vivid photographs and Marion’s expert insights, this presentation promises to leave you inspired to pick up your pruners and transform your garden.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, from 7:00-8:30 PM
Registration: Public $20, TBG Members $15 (plus applicable taxes and fees)
About Marion Jarvie
Marion Jarvie is a passionate plants-woman who has been gardening in Thornhill for over forty years. She loves plants and invites any and all to her garden where you will find the hardiest of varieties side by side with plants from all over the world. Marion has been involved with both the Toronto and International gardening communities. Marion is an accomplished photographer and enthusiastic educator. She teaches regularly at the Toronto Botanical Garden and has lectured all over North America and in the UK.
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