Maplelawn Garden is one of the Capital Region’s most unique gardens because it is a rare example of a well-preserved 19th century walled garden. In 1993, a group of volunteers came together as the Friends of Maplelawn Garden with the objective of preserving and rehabilitating the walled garden. They discovered a large variety of perennials still thriving within its walls, such as the old peonies for which the garden was once famous.
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Larry Hodgson
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Bring the kids
Summer’s here and Canada’s public gardens are at their best. You know you want to visit them yourself – who wouldn’t want to stroll through a beautiful park filled with flowers – but maybe you feel you’re so tied up with your children or grandchildren you just can’t get away. Well, there’s an easy solution to that: bring them along!
