Here is some information about a project close to my heart: making 2022 the Year of the Garden in Canada.
Here’s what the project is about:
What is The Year of the Garden 2022?
The Year of the Garden 2022 will invite Canadians from coast to coast to commemorate Canada’s garden heritage, celebrate the culture of gardens and gardening today, and create an important legacy for a sustainable future.
Garden-related celebrations and activities will take place in communities, homes, schools, businesses, public gardens, garden centres, and at special events during the Year of the Garden 2022.
2022, Canada’s horticulture landscape industry’s centennial year, will provide many opportunities to learn about our garden heritage, such as Canada’s first European garden in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, then Québec City, garden traditions introduced by immigrants, the First Nations knowledge of living in harmony with plants and nature, and important achievements that helped to create today’s rich garden culture.
Canadian’s passion for gardening has never been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic as families sheltered at home and turned their yards into practical and beautiful garden sanctuaries. The Year of the Garden 2022 will be an opportunity for Canadians of all ages to learn more about growing, enjoying and experiencing gardens and all of the tremendous benefits they provide.
The legacy of the Year of the Garden 2022 will be an improved quality of life for Canadians through sustainable development to fight climate change, impart significant health and well-being benefits, and drive economic growth.
We will be the first country to celebrate a Year of the Garden!
More About the Year of the Garden 2022
What follows is a recent press release I recently received:
NANOS Research tells us that:
31% of Canadians between the age of 18 and 34 expect to spend more time gardening in 2021 than in 2020
Call to Action for Canadian Gardeners
If you believe the Year of the Garden 2022 is a good thing for Canadians, please express your support to your Member of Parliament for an official designation of 2022 as Canada’s Year of the Garden.
Contact you Federal MP today!!!
Meeting with the Ministers
We have filed meeting requests with three Ministers to present the Year of the Garden 2022 and see how we can collaborate to ensure true success for Canada’s Garden-Family.
Support Keeps Coming
We keep receiving letters. We are happy to share them with you and along with some quotes from them. We have also received an endorsement from the Bloc Québecois caucus.
A New Founding Partner
Happy to inform Garden-Family members that Proven Winners has joined the Year of the Garden 2022 as a Founding Partner.
Hope is Growing
Before we get to 2022, there is 2021. Canadian Garden Council encourages you to accept Communities in Bloom’s invitation to plant a Hope Garden featuring yellow, the international colour of hope, in 2021 under the theme Hope is Growing. These very special gardens will set the stage for the Year of the Garden 2022.
The Canadian Garden Council is sending you this press release with a link to the GardensCanada.ca website to keep you informed about the significant progress that has already been made during the Development and Feasibility Phase—including over 100 letters of support from Garden Family members—and a preview of exciting next steps.
Best regards,
Michel Gauthier
Executive Director,
Canadian Garden Council
director@gardencouncil.ca
613 301 4554
So, there it is. The goal is to make 2022 the Year of the Garden in Canada. And you can help by writing to your Member of Parliament to show your support for the project.
I fully support this project. What about you?
Larry Hodgson
The Laidback Gardener
I was thinking of moving to Annapolis Royal a few years back and one of the main draws was the botanical garden there. The move didn’t work out, but I’d still love to visit that garden.