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| Our official Fling 2015 group shot from Ward's Island, Toronto |
Here are links to our bloggers' posts about their experiences in Toronto. Much more was shared on Twitter and other social media, including the Garden Bloggers Fling Facebook group page. Although hashtags don't live forever, look for the #GBFling15 hashtag on Facebook or on Twitter and on the lovely images from the #GBFling15 tag on Instagram.
Here are a few of the nice things you've said:
"Absolutely LOVED the fling this year! Thank you everyone for making me feel welcome even though I'm a plant newbie!" (Brandon, Colorado)
"Thank you Helen, Sarah, Lorraine, and Veronica for sharing your incredible city! As a first time flinger I was blown away by the magnitude of this event. Your countless hours of planning that took place behind the scenes made for a flawless fling. Every stop was a new adventure and gave a real taste of the diversity of gardeners there are in the Toronto area. It was such a treat to meet all my blogger friends, those I've known for years on-line and others for the first time. Y'all are amazing! And a special thank you to Janet for being my fling mentor and taking me under your wing." (Janet, Georgia)
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| Toronto's famous skyline |
#GBFling15 on CityGardening's Flipboard, Ontario (Flipboard login required)
Garden Bloggers' Fling 2015, Cooking in Someone Else's Kitchen, Ontario
Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling – What is a garden?, The Arch City Gardener, Missouri
Flinging in Toronto, Homegrown - Adventures in my Garden, Ontario
Everything Looks Good Next to a Blue Hosta, Notes from NorthernGardener magazine online, Minnesota
Ten Takeaways from the Garden Bloggers' Fling, PlantPostings, Wisconsin
2015 Garden Bloggers' Fling, Toronto, Garden337, Michigan
We're Flinging in Toronto, Garden Rant (Elizabeth Licata, New York)
Garden Bloggers Fling 2015: Highlights, Southern Wild, South Carolina
Toronto Skyline, Garden Bloggers Fling 2015, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Your June garden needs more alliums, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Toronto, The Botanical Journey, Texas
The Fine Craft of Garden Art, Into the Southern Wild, South Carolina
Fling experience, Toronto style, The Queen of Seaford, South Carolina
The New Perennialist: A moment in the sun, The New Perennialist, Ontario
The Local Gardening Show I Covet: Central Texas Gardener, Garden Rant (Susan Harris, Washington, D.C.)
The Heart of the Matter, Casa Mariposa, Virginia
Toronto Music Garden: A remarkable garden experience, Natural Gardening, North Carolina
Wildlife Wednesday, Rebecca's Retreat, Texas
Allan Gardens Conservatory, The Danger Garden, Oregon
Clever Ideas, Central Texas Gardener, Texas
Formal gardens don't have to be stuffy, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Design ideas from Toronto to Texas, Central Texas Blogger, Texas
Miscellany from the Toronto Fling, Danger Garden, Oregon
My no longer horizontally challenged fence, Art of Gardening, New York
Thursday, June 4
Our opening night at Lee Valley Tools
A Texan post from the Garden Bloggers Fling Facebook group:
"Dear Lee Valley Tools,Lee Valley Rocks!, The Danger Garden, Oregon
I am in love with your website! I have had a thing about tools ever since my Grandfather (gruff scary man) let me play with all his carpentry tools and helped me build a boat when I was six. I have been looking for a good source of useful tools and other practical things forever. I found you even have great shorts with tons of pockets that my husband will love. I am going to live dangerously and sign up for your email updates! The tools you gave us at the Garden Bloggers Fling are going to be used by our crew...I can see us needing more. Now how to spend my gift certificate.....
Our generous opening night sponsor, Lee Valley Tools on King Street West
Sincerely,
Laurin of Ravenscourt
P.S. Flingers....pass the word about this very cool company!"
Opening Night in Toronto with Lee Valley Tools, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
Garden Bloggers Fling Welcome Evening, Homegrown Adventures in my Garden, Ontario
Six Days in Toronto, The Danger Garden, Oregon
2015 Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Two Girls with a Purpose, Ohio
Friday, June 5
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| Hillside garden in Swansea |
Farmer Florist – My Luscious Backyard, The Garden Diaries, Maryland
Plant Profile: Ninebark, Notes from NorthernGardener magazine online, Minnesota
Floral design demo with urban farmer Sarah Nixon: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Kicking off American Flowers Week with a visit to My Luscious Backyard, Danger Garden, Oregon
My Luscious Backyard, Parkdale's own farmer florist, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Knock Knock, Your Weekly Flowers Have Arrived, Arch City Gardener, Missouri
In Defense of Natives, Yard Fanatic, Texas
Wild lupines in High Park's restored oak savannah, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Swanning around Swansea, My Corner of Katy, Texas
Heavenly Hillside Gardens on Garden Bloggers Fling Toronto, Sharing Nature's Garden, Texas
Hillside Swansea gardens: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Pondside Gardens of Eden in Toronto, Garden in a City, Illinois
Sculptured Steel on a Sculpted Hillside, The Paintbox Garden, Ontario
Artful garden mixes blooms and mixed media fine art, Sharing Nature's Garden, Texas
Visiting the Swansea neighborhood gardens, Danger Garden, Oregon
Terraced in Toronto, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Sculpture elevates a Swansea hillside garden, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Garden Bloggers Fling, Day 1 (Morning), Homegrown – Adventures in my Garden, Ontario
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| The leafy lanes of Algonquin Island |
Fling preview: The Gardens of Toronto Islands, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
The Gardens of Ward and Algonquin Islands, #GBFling15, Ravenscourt Gardens, Texas
Ward Island Gardens, Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling 2015, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Ward Island and the post-apocalypse, Gardening With Confidence, North Carolina
The gardens of Toronto Islands, Garden Rant (Susan Harris, Washington D.C.)
The Toronto Island Gardens, Danger Garden, Oregon
Island hopping, Toronto-style: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Garden is But-A-Dream on Algonquin Island: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
That certain "je ne sais quoi", Danger Garden, Oregon
Storybook Garden on Algonquin Island: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Just Offshore from Downtown Toronto, Verdant Islands with Personality to Spare, Garden in a City, Illinois
Algonquin Island Gardens, Part I, Garden in a City, Illinois
A Serene and Verdant Garden on the Toronto Islands, Garden in a City, Illinois
Native Pollinators, Garden 337, Michigan
Hop aboard the ferry to Ward's Island, Sharing Nature's Garden, Texas
Toronto Island gardens, Art of Gardening, New York
Garden Bloggers Fling, Day 1 Afternoon, Homegrown: Adventures in my Garden, Ontario
Pathways and entryways into a mysterious, magical island, Rebecca's Retreat, Texas
Toronto Islands: Let's never take them for granted, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Garden Bloggers Fling, Day 1 Evening, Homegrown: Adventures in my Garden, Ontario
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| Forest Hill private garden |
Fling preview: Two Forest Hill Gardens, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
An Urbane Urban Garden, Art of Gardening Buffalo, NY
The garden with the cool chairs (and urns), Danger Garden, Oregon
Simple lines, big impact in Forest Hill contemporary garden: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Design tip: Repeat distinctive shapes, Southern Wild, South Carolina
A verdant Toronto garden, Garden in a City, Illinois
A secluded shade garden in Toronto, Garden in a City, Illinois
Ideas for cabbage-sized patios, Central Texas Gardener, Texas
Garden Blogging and Flinging in 2015, Garden Rant (Susan Harris, Washington, D.C.)
Gardening with Brush Strokes, the Marion Jarvie Garden in Toronto, Yard Fanatic, Texas
A Collector's Garden, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Nature Rewards the Bold, Garden Rant (Elizabeth Licata, New York)
Golden Brocade Garden of Marion Jarvie: Garden Bloggers Fling Toronto, Digging, Texas
Marion Jarvie's garden, The Danger Garden, Oregon
How do you look at a collector's garden?, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
A conifer collector's confection, Art of Gardening, New York
A marvelously varied patchwork of plants, Garden in a City, Illinois
The Parkwood Estate, Danger Garden, Oregon
Preserving our garden heritage at Parkwood Estate, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Peony Time, My Northern Garden, Minnesota
Here are some lovely peonies to take your mind off Donald Trump, Garden in a City, Illinois
An elevated Toronto garden, Garden in a City, Illinois
Pretty views of Ellen Carr's garden, Three Dogs in a Garden, Ontario
Toronto Flingers, meet You Grow Girl, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
Do Bloggers Want to Be Popular, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Sunday, June 7
The jewelbox gardens of Toronto's Cabbagetown, Garden in a City, Illinois
Small Gardens with Big Impact: Toronto Islands and Cabbagetown, Yard Fanatic, Texas
Cabbagetown garden art and Hugh Garner Co-Op Green Roof: Garden Bloggers Fling Toronto, Digging, Texas
Visiting a few gardens in Cabbagetown, Danger Garden, Oregon
Ideas for cabbage-sized patios, Central Texas Gardener, Texas
A City Within a Park, Open Gardens Niagara, Ontario
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| Cabbagetown private garden |
Hugh Garner Coop Green Roof, Cabbagetown, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Up on the roof, Veg Plotting, UK
A Luminous Sculpture of the Don Watershed, Natural Gardening, North Carolina
Evergreen Brick Works community greenspace: Toronto Garden Bloggers Fling, Digging, Texas
Evergreen Brick Works, The Botanical Journey, Texas
Evergreen Brick Works, The Danger Garden, Oregon
Toronto's Brick Works, Garden in a City, Illinois
The Aga Khan Museum and Garden, Open Gardens Niagara, Ontario
Wildlife garden with an artful touch, Digging, Texas
A Wildlife-Friendly Garden in Toronto, Garden in a City, Illinois
Sedums at Toronto Botanical Garden, Natural Gardening, North Carolina
Beginning at the End, Three Dogs in a Garden, Ontario
TBG Hosts Garden Bloggers, Toronto Botanical Garden Blog
Toronto Botanical Garden, Garden Bloggers Fling 2015, GardenWalkGardenTalk, New York
Paul Zammit, Toronto Planter Powerhouse, The Paintbox Garden, Ontario
Fling wrap-up at Toronto Botanical Garden: Garden Bloggers Fling Toronto, Digging, Texas
Remembering Toronto Botanical Garden, Plant Postings, Wisconsin
Scintillating Salvias, Hortitopia, South Carolina
The Toronto Botanical Garden, Danger Garden, Oregon
Enhanced nature on display, Garden in a City, Illinois
Not the Toronto Botanical Garden, Danger Garden, Oregon
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| The Toronto Botanical Garden terrace |
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| Niagara-on-the-Lake private garden |
Niagara preview: Irises galore at the RBG Laking Garden, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
Things in Unusual Places #15: Turtles, Veg Plotting, UK
What's in a name? Southern Wild, South Carolina
Fling preview: Shaw Festival gardens Niagara-on-the-Lake, Garden Bloggers Fling Blog
Texture in the garden, Niagara-on-the-lake, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
Some lovely bling from Bloggers Fling 15 from Barbara's Garden Chronicles, Ontario
Gratitude for garden owners who share, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
A prairie garden in Niagara, The Paintbox Garden, Ontario
A Niagara garden tour in three acts, The Paintbox Garden, Ontario
Tuesday, June 9 (our unofficial sidetrip to Wild Flower Farm)
Miriam Goldberger's Wildflower Farm, Tales from Awkward Hill, UK
A visit to Wildflower Farm, Toronto Gardens, Ontario
The UK's Garden Media Guild learns about the Fling:
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