Whether you have shady patches or garden all in shade, Helen Battersby helps you cope with
the shade garden’s particular problems as well as understand its opportunities. We’ll cover
garden design principles for your shade garden (they work in sunny gardens, too!). Armed with
ideas for both shade-friendly plants and design strategies, you’ll learn how to persevere and
discover creative ways to make a beautiful shade garden. Please come and join a friendly group of
amateur gardeners interested in learning more about all aspects of gardening.
For 30 years in her small city garden, Helen battled one of a gardener’s toughest challenges –
dry shade, on sandy, sandy soil under giant Norway maples. She hopes to help you learn from
her long experience. A grad of the Landscape Design program at Toronto Metropolitan
University (formerly Ryerson), she has volunteered for 20 years as a Toronto Master Gardener,
and is a past board member of GardenComm, the International Association for Garden
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