Canada Blooms and Janet Rowley

Nadya Pisarevski: Thousands of Torontonians turned out for the first massive Canada Blooms show in 1997 as an estimated 80 per cent of Canadians were thought to have been bitten by the gardening bug, according to Toronto Star. RICHARD LAUTENSGroom Slav Istomine and his bride, Nadya Pisarevski pose for pictures on a popular bridge at Edwards on June 9, 2009. Indeed, the city has always been keen on green, whether it treasured trees or cabbages for the supper table. It a back-to-nature kind of thing, commented Janet Rowley, one of the organizers. Hogtown horticulturalists put down official roots exactly 182 years ago when professionals and amateurs formed a group that shared a common interest in nurturing fruits, flowers and vegetables. I love getting dirty fingernails. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.