Community projects
Not just our own gardens...we plant and maintain the following:
- Jubilee Park Commemorative Canoe
- Butterfly Garden
- Bridgetown Town Hall Planters
- BAGC Grow-A-Row
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Jubilee Park Commemorative Canoe
The Jubilee Park Commemorative Canoe planter was initially installed in Bridgetown for the sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation in 2017 (otherwise known as Canada 150). For this event the canoe was planted with a variety of annuals symbolizing our national colours including red geraniums, white/red dianthus, red celosia, white million bells, green and purple potato vine and trailing lamium. The canoe planter was so widely received it was requested again in 2018 and is now a regular annual display at the park.
Jubilee Park is located at 224 Evangeline Trail, Bridgetown, NS. You can find our canoe at the entrance to the park. |
Canoe Planter, Jubilee Park (Bridgetown, NS)
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Butterfly Garden
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Butterfly Garden
The Butterfly Garden in Jubilee Park was first established in 2017 as a collaborative project between the Municipality of the County of Annapolis, the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) and the BACG. Due to environmental factors as well as natural disasters such as hurricanes, the monarch butterfly population is in serious decline. The MTRI has been encouraging the planting of such gardens in hopes of improving the natural habitats of these pollinators and their food sources.
Initial plantings at our garden included Joe Pye weed, milkweed and asters. The BACG maintains the Butterfly Garden with periodic weeding, mulching and replacement of plants. |
Town Hall Planters
On behalf of the community, the BAGC plants and maintains the planters at Town Hall and on Queen Street in Bridgetown.
Each spring we clean out any winter debris, tidy up the perennials and plant a variety of annuals. We finish up by mulching. Over the growing season we weed, water, trim and keep an eye on the plants to ensure they remain healthy. In the fall the planters are put to bed for the winter by removing the annuals and trimming the perennials.
Because we want Bridgetown to look pretty.
Each spring we clean out any winter debris, tidy up the perennials and plant a variety of annuals. We finish up by mulching. Over the growing season we weed, water, trim and keep an eye on the plants to ensure they remain healthy. In the fall the planters are put to bed for the winter by removing the annuals and trimming the perennials.
Because we want Bridgetown to look pretty.
BAGC Grow-A-Row Foodbank Project
BAGC Grow-A-Row is an initiative to encourage gardeners to grow an extra row of their favourite veggies and donate the harvest to the local foodbank. Started in 2016, this campaign puts fresh, local food into the hands of people who need it the most. For more details on how to start growing a row, click here.
How often can enjoy your favourite hobby while helping others in your community at the same time? Contact us for more information.
How often can enjoy your favourite hobby while helping others in your community at the same time? Contact us for more information.
