140 Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Gardens to Blossom Across Canada 2015-09-23 13:54:21
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the first Dutch Gift of Tulips to Canadians
Ottawa, ON . . . September 23, 2015 . . . 140 communities and organizations have been selected to receive a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the first gift of 100,000 Dutch tulips bulbs sent to Canadians in 1945 as a symbol of appreciation for the role Canadian soldiers played in the liberation of the Netherlands and the hospitality Canada provided to the Dutch Royal Family in Ottawa during WWII.
A Canadian Garden Council Initiative
Alexander Reford, President of the Canadian Garden Council said, “Selecting successful applicants was a difficult task for our jury as we received more than 400 applications for these special gardens, more than we ever expected. Gardens play a significant role in Canadian culture and heritage and we are delighted that these Friendship Gardens, each containing 700 red and white tulips and made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Vesey’s Bulbs of PEI, will be blooming across Canada in the spring of 2016.”
The 140 gardens will be symbolically linked to a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden consisting of 7,000 red and white tulips, also donated by Vesey’s Bulbs, to be planted this fall in our nation’s capital by the National Capital Commission and showcased during the 2016 Canadian Tulip Festival. All 141 gardens will also be featured on the 2016 edition of Canada’s Garden Route www.canadasgardenroute.ca
The Canadian Garden Council thanks Vesey’s Bulbs for their special gift and all those that made this program possible: Canada Post, National Capital Commission, Canadian Tulip Festival, Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, Garden Making Magazine, Chimpanzee, Baxter Travel Media, Enterprise Canada, Gardens BC, Québec Gardens’ Association and the Ontario Garden Tourism Coalition.
Note to media: List of all 140 winning communities and organizations can be found at: http://www.canadasgardenroute.ca/cg/index.php/anniversary
For more information, media only, please contact:
Michel Gauthier
Canadian Garden Council
[email protected]
tel: 613-301-4554
Carol Cowan
Canadian Garden Council
[email protected]
tel: 416-929-1066
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