The Fergus and District Horticultural Society, in partnership with the Township of Centre Wellington, has received one of 150 “150th Celebration Gardens”.
The gardens are being distributed across Canada by the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with Vesey’s Bulbs of PEI to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial in 2017.
Containing 1,000 tulip bulbs, the international symbol of friendship and an enduring symbol of our national ethos of kindness and hospitality, the 150th Celebration Garden is a way to say “Happy Birthday” to Canada.
Public planting ceremony
“We feel very fortunate to have received one of these Gardens as we understand that the Canadian Garden Council, the organization behind the 150th Celebration Garden program, received more than 400 applications,” said Kathy Bouma, president of the Fergus and District Horticultural Society.
The garden, consisting of 500 red and 500 white tulip bulbs will be planted on Oct. 18 at 9:30am.
The beds are located on the River Walk behind the Fergus Library and in the new display gardens at the Fergus Cenotaph.
Everyone is invited to attend the planting ceremony as the community makes preparations to celebrate Canada’s 150th next year.
Symbolic link
The gardens planted across the country will be symbolically linked to a Flagship 150th Celebration Garden Promenade, consisting of 25,000 tulips to be planted this fall and bloom next spring adjacent to Niagara Falls.
Fergus’ garden will be featured on Canada’s Garden Route at www.canadasgardenroute.ca.
