Everyone is invited to tour the gardens of the University of Guelph on June 13, as part of Canada Garden Day, a coast-to-coast celebration of Canada’s unique garden aesthetic.
The event will start at 12:30pm at the Conservatory and Water Garden.
As part of Canada Garden Day, an annual initiative of the Canada Garden Council, the University is providing free shuttle buses and tours of its Guelph Turfgrass Institute, Arboretum, Conservatory Gardens, newly -renovated Branion Plaza and Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming.
This year’s on-campus Garden Day celebrations will be extra special to mark the University of Guelph’s 50th anniversary, the OAC’s 140th and the 65th anniversary of the OAC Class of 1949.
The celebrations will include gathering music, a ceremonial tree planting in the Water Garden, refreshments and shuttle buses to deliver guests to the guided tours.
There are many numerous benefits associated with gardening including celebrating of our cultural garden landscape, our history and new innovations.
The promotion of sustainable garden practices and acknowledgement of the benefits of gardening, such as recreation, health, environmental and economical, are all very important.
The Class of 1949 has supported the addition of the clock faces on Johnston Hall, the building of the Water Gardens adjacent to the Conservatory, and the restoration of the Portico on Johnston Green. The class also established four annual scholarships for Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management students.
The University’s Canada Garden Day committee looks forward to welcoming the Guelph community and all other gardeners in Ontario to campus on June 13.
