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Join this panel discussion on the cultural meaning and signification of the botanical choices we make in textile adornment, garden design, and shoemaking.
Flowers on footwear and flowers in gardens! Inspired by our current exhibit In Bloom: Flowers & Footwear, Toronto Botanical Garden welcomes you to join this panel discussion on the cultural meaning and signification of the botanical choices we make in textile adornment, garden design, and shoemaking. Experts speakers Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, sustainable footwear designer Nelson Silva, and TBG’s Director of Horticulture, Roger Gettig will ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Phone: (416) 397-1341
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
Evening Agenda
6:30 p.m. – Doors Open
6 to 6:55 p.m. – TBG Floral Designers will be making adornments for attendees
7 to 7:10 p.m. – Introduction to TBG’s Floral Design Certificate
7:10 p.m. – Panel discussion begins
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PARKING INFO
Paid parking is available in the lot directly adjacent to the gardens for $2.50 per hour. Paid parking is enforced 24 hours a day. Overnight parking is not permitted. Payment may be made by credit card, coin or via mobile app: iParkMe.
Funds from paid parking go directly to the Toronto Botanical Garden, which is a registered charity. These funds will support the long-term sustainability of TBG’s mandate – horticulture, education, conservation and research – as TBG develops a world-class botanical garden for Toronto.
Free parking is offered to Toronto Botanical Garden members as a membership benefit. Regular visitors to the gardens are encouraged to become members to enjoy the benefits and support the greening of our city. Memberships start at $45 per year.
