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Ebony and Ivory: Gesneriads in Perfect
Harmony - Annual Gesneriad Flower Show
Sherway Gardens - March 27 & 28

The Toronto Gesneriad Society celebrates their 33rd anniversary with Ebony and Ivory: Gesneriads in Perfect Harmony, their annual judged gesneriad flower show, at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 and the QEW) on Saturday, March 27 from 11:00am to 6:00pm, and Sunday, March 28 from 11:00am to 6:00pm in Sherway Square.

Toronto Gesneriad Society members will be at Sherway Gardens to answer questions about growing gesneriads. Plants that have been propagated and grown by members of the Toronto Gesneriad Society will also be on sale. The annual Toronto Gesneriad Show at Sherway Gardens, is the largest judged gesneriad show in Canada and the second largest in the world (second only to the International Show of The Gesneriad Society).

Plants and other exhibits are entered by the society's members from across Canada and the U.S. The show's reputation for the variety and quality of its exhibits regularly attracts visitors from across Canada, the U.S., and overseas.

Ebony and Ivory: Gesneriads in Perfect Harmony features four divisions:
• The Horticultural Division features individual plants in flower, or grown for foliage.
• The Artistic Division showcases arrangements of cut plant materials, growing plants, terrariums, and other artistic plantings.
• The Art Division features art, crafts, and photography featuring Gesneriads.
• The Educational Division includes information about Gesneriads.

Growers select their show entries based on what they have been growing this year and what is blooming at showtime.

Visit www.sherwaygardens.ca or www.torontogesneriadsociety.org or call 416-621-1070 for more information.