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Brian Murphy will water your plants but won't talk to them
Brian Murphy will water your plants but won't talk to them

Brian Murphy will water your plants but won't talk to them

Date7/10/1979
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0131348F
Moment of high drama in the world of plants comes whenplant doctor Brian Murphy, right, diagnoses the ills of the ficus Benjamina, the pride of Don Lerner, left, Murphy is checking the light readin inthe area in which the plant is kept
Moment of high drama in the world of plants comes whenplant doctor Brian Murphy, right, diagnoses the ills of the ficus Benjamina, the pride of Don Lerner, left, Murphy is checking the light readin inthe area in which the plant is kept
10/24/1975
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
A plant doctor who makes house calls is 25-year-old Brian Murphy, who sometimes takes a terminally wilting patient back to his apartment for round-the-clock care among the 60 plants already in residence
5/29/1974
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
Horticulturist Andrew Benn of Scarborough waters plants in his exotic tropical greenhouse where he grows sugar cane, orchids, pineapples and bananas along with regular vegetables. The native of Guyana is teaching courses on indoor and outdoor gardening for beginners and advanced gardeners. His classroom is his greenhouse in his backyard on Vauxhall Dr. Classes started today and will run for 8 weeks.
9/15/1976
Love's labors lost: Tsong-Hue and Hsu Lin look at the few Bonsai plants they have left after thieves stole 30 plants in two raids
Love's labors lost: Tsong-Hue and Hsu Lin look at the few Bonsai plants they have left after thieves stole 30 plants in two raids
11/5/1987
Infant's parents: Catherine and Brian Murphy, of Kitchener, leave the inquest into the death of their baby, Gary, at Sick Children's Hospital last month
Infant's parents: Catherine and Brian Murphy, of Kitchener, leave the inquest into the death of their baby, Gary, at Sick Children's Hospital last month
5/24/1983
Above, bride and groom Kimberly and Peter Murphy place flower girl Sarah Cowie next to them for receiving line.
Above, bride and groom Kimberly and Peter Murphy place flower girl Sarah Cowie next to them for receiving line.
8/29/1988
Gary Perpich, is a plant shop owner-cum-doctor to the plants he has sold
Gary Perpich, is a plant shop owner-cum-doctor to the plants he has sold
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Fundraiser extraordinaire: Monty Mazin holds a poster promoting the Jewish National Fund, which plants trees in Israel and ensures more people will have a happier future
Fundraiser extraordinaire: Monty Mazin holds a poster promoting the Jewish National Fund, which plants trees in Israel and ensures more people will have a happier future
6/17/1986
Emanie Mohamed. He plants to stay
Emanie Mohamed. He plants to stay
11/12/1973
Staying in touch: Pollick likes to take regular strolls around Electro-home's plants
Staying in touch: Pollick likes to take regular strolls around Electro-home's plants
6/21/1981
Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
2/23/1980
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
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
5/15/1978