Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society’s Meeting Place
Toronto Botanical Garden
View from the terrace garden
The Toronto Botanical Garden is located in Toronto’s Edwards Gardens. TBG is a volunteer-based, charitable organization whose purpose is to inspire passion, respect and understanding of gardening, horticulture, the natural landscape and a healthy environment. The TBG offers an award-winning building design, a Library, and an array of 12 award-winning theme gardens spanning nearly four acres, designed to educate and inspire.
TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN
777 Lawrence Avenue East
Toronto (North York), Ontario
M3C 1P2
416-397-1340
http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca
How to get there:
TBG is located at the south west corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East.
By car:
If you are coming across the top of Toronto, take Highway 401 to the Leslie Street Exit. Drive south on Leslie until you get to the stop lights at Lawrence Avenue. You may turn right at the intersection and take the first on your left to enter Edwards Gardens and find the TBG, OR you may proceed straight through the lights and take the first right into the large parking area surrounding the TBG.
If you are coming from the south, take the Don Valley Parkway to Lawrence Ave exit west bound, go just past Leslie Street and turn left into the TBG parking lot.
Parking Fees at the Toronto Botanical Garden:
During the summer of 2019, the Toronto Botanical Garden implemented Parking Fees.
TAVGS members who are also members of the Toronto Botanical Garden are eligible for free parking.
All other visitors, the cost of parking are $4.00 per hour. At the closest parking machine, enter your license plate number and select the desire duration. Payments can be made via credit card, cash, or via mobile app.
For additional information on parking at the Toronto Botanical Garden, click here.
View of the parking lot and the meeting building
By TTC:
Exit the Yonge Subway line at the EGLINTON station and take the 54(every 8 min) or 54A(every 8 min) bus. All bus routes go along Eglinton Ave. to Leslie St. and then north to Lawrence Ave. The TBG is on the Southwest Corner of Lawrence Ave E and Leslie St. Both the Lawrence East 54 bus and the 54A bus will deliver you right to the corner. Bus route 51(every 30 min) goes from Eglinton Station, North on Leslie to Steeles Ave E.
View of the Studios on the second floor
Our meetings are held in the studios on the second floor. There is a stairway beside the Library and an elevator at back beside the Library. Occasionally we may meet at the Garden Hall on the main floor.
Artistic & Arts
Best Arrangement of Cut Flowers exhibited by Judy Zinni at our 2017 Spring Show
Best Arrangement of Cut Flowers-"Bobbing for Gesneriads" exhibited by Steven Kerr
Best Artistic exhibited by a Novice, Jackie Mills at our 2013 Convention
Best in the Arts Pearcea hypocytiflora photograph exhibited at our 2007 Spring Show by Vincent Woo