Successful applicants have agreed to :
Based on applications submitted, a review committee will select 150 recipients – ensuring that the ‘150th Celebration Garden’ find themselves across the nation.
Distribution of the Celebration Garden Bulbs – September to October 2016
Thanks to Canada Post, the ‘150th Celebration Gardens’, each consisting of 1,000 tulip bulbs – 500 White Hakuun and 500 Red Impression – will be delivered to each recipient. Each garden will come will a guide about how to plant and care for this special tulip display.
Celebration Garden Planting Ceremonies - October and November 2016
Each ‘150th Celebration Garden’ recipient is expected to organize an official public “150th Celebration Garden Planting Ceremony“ with the participation of seniors, youth and/or school children, dignitaries and the public. Each planting ceremony will be an opportunity to underscore, for the public and media, what this garden represents for your organization or community in terms of celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary and the role of gardens in the history of Canada.
Public Relations Campaign - August 2016 to May 2017
A national public relations campaign via social media will provide media and the public with information about the ‘150th Celebration Garden’ program and activities.
Garden recipients and the public will be provided an opportunity to interact via social media regarding the ‘150th Celebration Garden’ in their community.
FLAGSHIP 150th CELEBRATION GARDEN – NIAGARA FALLS
Thanks to Vesey’s Bulbs, the Niagara Parks Commission will receive 25,000 red and white tulip bulbs which will be planted adjacent to the Falls to create the ‘150th Celebration Garden Promenade’. This Promenade will symbolize the 150 - ‘150th Celebration Garden’ across the country.
CANADA'S GARDEN ROUTE – 150TH CELEBRATION GARDENS
The Canadian Garden Council will feature and promote the 150 - ‘150th Celebration Gardens’ on Canada’s Garden Route www.canadasgardenroute.ca
Kingsbrae Garden , St Andrews, New Brunswick
Government House Edwardian Gardens, Regina, Saskatchewan
Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Place Nathan Phillips, Toronto, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Musée et site historique, Montréal, Quebec
Jardin botanique de la vallée d’Oshawa et Festival des pivoines, Oshawa, Ontario
Les Jardins du Centre Horticulture du Pacifique, Victoria, British Columbia
Conservatoire du jardin Allan, Toronto, Ontario
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden, Quebec, Quebec
Patterson Garden Arboretum/ Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Les Jardins Butchart, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Les Jardins des Jardiniers du Patrimoine de North Bay, North Bay, Ontario
Parc Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Joan of Arc Garden, Québec, Quebec
UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Le jardin de Maplelawn, Ottawa, Ontario
Université Royal Roads et le parc Hatley, Victoria, British Columbia
Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners, North Bay, Ontario
Jardin Daniel A. Séguin, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Jardin botanique de la Commission des parcs du Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Jardins botaniques royaux, Burlington, Ontario
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Ferme expérimentale centrale, Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden, Toronto, Ontario
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival, Oshawa, Ontario
Le jardin des provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Le Jardin A.M. (Mac) Cuddy, Strathroy, Ontario
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario
Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende, Québec, Quebec
Centennial Park Conservatory, Etobicoke, Ontario
Queen Victoria Park , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum & Historic Site, Montreal, Quebec
The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Royal Botanical Gardens , Burlington, Ontario
Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden, Calgary, Alberta
Royal Roads University and Hatley Park, Victoria, British Columbia
The Mackenzie King Estate, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Commissioners Park, Ottawa, Ontario
Garden of the Provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Le jardin Chinois classique Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Vancouver, British Columbia
Parc de la reine Victoria, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Reford Gardens , Grand-Métis, Quebec
Toronto Botanical Garden, Toronto, Ontario
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Elsie's Vegetable Garden, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Jardins historiques d'Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
L’Arboretum Patterson / Université de la Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Jardin Jeanne D'Arc, Québec, Quebec
Parc des Commissaires, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardin Kingsbrae, St Andrews, New Brunswick
Jardin botanique de Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Jardins édouardiens au Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Les Jardins de Métis, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Maplelawn Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Serre du parc du Centenaire, Etobicoke, Ontario
Daniel A. Séguin Garden, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Jardin botanique de l'Université Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia
Serre des parcs du Niagara , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario
Casa Loma Gardens , Toronto, Ontario
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden , Ottawa, Ontario
Jardins de Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique de l’Université d’Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens , Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Jardins publics d'Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Toronto Music Garden , Toronto, Ontario
Le domaine Mackenzie-King, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Larry Hodgson
Canada's Garden Route Spokesperson
Author of "A Garden Lover's Guide to Canada"
Winter? What Winter?
When snow starts to pile up and you can’t step outside without wrapping yourself in three layers of clothing, what’s a Canadian garden lover to do? Head south, you say? But that requires a lot of cash and free time. I have a better, cheaper solution: why not visit the nearest public greenhouse?
