City Gardening » Happenings http://citygardeningonline.com a gardening journal by Lorraine Flanigan Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tour the Trees of Casa Loma with LEAF http://citygardeningonline.com/2010/08/03/tour-the-trees-of-casa-loma-with-leaf/ http://citygardeningonline.com/2010/08/03/tour-the-trees-of-casa-loma-with-leaf/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:41:45 +0000 Lorraine http://citygardeningonline.com/?p=1472 Join LEAF’s Lauren Brown on the grounds of Casa Loma where you will learn the history of its urban canopy. The tour will be led by guest expert Philip van Wassenaer, who has his Masters of Forest Conservation, runs his own urban forestry company has worked on assignments concerning urban forestry and the preservation of significant trees.

Joining Philip is Bruce Scott, Casa Loma’s head gardener for the past 20 years, who will expand on the heritage site’s grounds and gardens. The walking difficulty of this tour is medium: mixed pavement and grass, with some stairs and small hills on the route.

Time: 10am – noon

Start Location: The fountain at the front entrance of the castle

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