Caption
Students occasionally get an opportunity to put in a few hours of practical work in the beautiful formal gardens of the Niagara Parks Commission system. So great is the demand for skilled gardeners, that grads are snapped up eagerly by landscape-minded industries, universities and city parks departments across Canada.
Release Date
June 12, 1956
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lund, ChrisCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
U.S. tourists are among the thousands of gardening enthusiasts who visit parks each year to enjoy beautiful grounds and to pick up hints on gardening. Here, a holidaying couple from St. Louis, Mo., pause to chat with student beside "the sump", originally a farmer's quarry which, under students' care, has been transformed into beautiful rock garden._x000B_
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70324
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175953
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
In the only school of its kind in North America, the Niagara Parks Commission School of Gardening, twenty-four apprentices are learning the "Art, Trade or Mystery" of planting, soil culture and landscaping. With the lush greenery of Niagara Falls (Ont.) parks as their outdoor classrooms, these hand-picked students receive three years of theoretical and practical training in such colourful subjects as floriculture, horticulture and their allied sciences. Apprentices receive room, board and tuition free, and are paid a subsistence allowance varying with their seniority as students. Senior students are shown receiving expert guidance in proper seeding techniques.
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70326 [58]
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
During off-hours, students relax or work on school projects in dormitory. Basic purpose of the 100 acre school, which opened in 1936, was to train qualified gardeners to work for Parks Commission. Since then, school policy has broadened, and today, graduates find ready employment with universities and civic corporations._x000B_
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70329
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175956
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
Corsages for their dance dates are no problem for these students, who expertly make up their own. School has a well-rounded sports and social program, supplies each student with free membership to the Y.M.C.A. for swimming and gym classes. School was established in 1936, has since gained top reputation in both U.S. and Canada.
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70331 [58]
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Working day begins at 8 a.m. for students, and here they receive work assignments for the day from instructor Bert Bailey (right). In addition to working in school's extensive floral and ornamental gardens, apprentices occasionally get an opportunity to put in a few hours in greenhouse and formal gardens of the Niagara Parks Commission system._x000B_
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70332
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175959
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
In school lab, students are shown examining specimens of leaf mining maggots as part of theoretical training. Winter months at the school are occupied with lecture sessions on botany, soil chemistry and plant diseases. Enrollment is limited to Canadians, with eight new students being accepted annually.
Date
June 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB70334
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175960
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory # 58: Niagara Falls, Ont.: The Gentle Art of Gardening
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
June 12, 1956
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Students occasionally get an opportunity to put in a few hours of practical work in the beautiful formal gardens of the Niagara Parks Commission system. So great is the demand for skilled gardeners, that grads are snapped up eagerly by landscape-minded industries, universities and city parks departments across Canada.
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