Gardener grows over 50 types of fruit in his Toronto front yard @CBCToronto
Gardener grows over 50 types of fruit in his Toronto front yard @CBCToronto
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Asian pears, pomegranates and cacti ... all growing outdoors in Toronto? CBC Radio’s Metro Morning spoke with social media fruit gardener and City of Toronto environmental staffer Steven Parkes who’s teaching people how to grow exotic fruits you might not expect would be possible here.

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