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June in January -- in a greenhouse garden
June in January -- in a greenhouse garden

June in January -- in a greenhouse garden

Date1/28/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: June in January -- in a greenhouse garden. His garden outside a miniature house inside the greenhouse Gardens; 67-year-old Cedric Andrew works in shirtsleeves waters the plants in the comfortable 70 degree temperature. Outside the greenhouse; the wind was howling and the temperature was well below freezing. Andrew has been with the Parks department for 13 years; and for eight of them he has een at Allan Gardens. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114473F
The Italian gardens were Col. R. S. McLaughlin's pride and joy. Nine men care for the grounds and the greenhouses, which produce some of Canada's finest chrysanthemums
The Italian gardens were Col. R. S. McLaughlin's pride and joy. Nine men care for the grounds and the greenhouses, which produce some of Canada's finest chrysanthemums
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Allan Gardens, greenhouse. Toronto, Ontario
Allan Gardens, greenhouse. Toronto, Ontario
1952-02
Andrew Benn: The retired University of Toronto horticulturalist works on his lush hydroponic garden in a greenhouse at his Vauxhall Dr. home.
Andrew Benn: The retired University of Toronto horticulturalist works on his lush hydroponic garden in a greenhouse at his Vauxhall Dr. home.
6/11/1980
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9/15/1976
Last generation of Farmers: Everett and Betty Howatt weed the seedlings in their greenhouse
Last generation of Farmers: Everett and Betty Howatt weed the seedlings in their greenhouse
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Special close-up lens on his camera is used by 66-year-old Ted Maginn as he photographs a fuschia bud at the Centennial Park greenhouse
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Checking plants in one of Humber College's greenhouses, Russ Geddes says right now, there are more jobs than graduates of the college's two-year retail floracultural program he runs - the only one of its kind in Canada. Geddes, who has two sons, says he c
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Image shows a front view of the greenhouse with houses in the background.
Manton, Thomas, house & greenhouses, Blythwood Road, north side, east of Stratford Cres., Toronto, Ontario
1/1/1955
Learning how to grow flowers in a greenhouse, young men at the Salvation Army's House of Concord in Vaughan Township are taught by a professional. Sin(...)
Learning how to grow flowers in a greenhouse, young men at the Salvation Army's House of Concord in Vaughan Township are taught by a professional. Sin(...)
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Lining up a pool shot, Campaign seeks funds for swimming pool, greenhouse
Lining up a pool shot, Campaign seeks funds for swimming pool, greenhouse
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Festive Flowers, Max Epp tends to some of the 8,000 poinsettias, of seven varieties including a new one, Jingle Bell, grown at his Huttonville greenhouse for the holidays
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Marx, Carl W., florist, greenhouses, Crosby Avenue, southwest corner Varsity Road., looking southwest from Crosby Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marx, Carl W., florist, greenhouses, Crosby Avenue, southwest corner Varsity Road., looking southwest from Crosby Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
9/6/1954