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CANADENSIS BOTANICAL GARDEN FALL CELEBRATION and TREE PLANTING IN HONOUR OF NATIONAL TREE DAY

Join us for the 4th annual Fall Celebration at the Canadensis Botanical Garden this Saturday.  Coinciding with Canada’s Forest Week and National Tree Day, this event is a fantastic opportunity for families and outdoor enthusiasts to immerse themselves in nature.  

Canadensis offers plenty of FREE family fun and learning experiences: an art exhibit and sale with over 20 artists, live music with Canadian folk artist Jessica Pearson, horse-drawn wagon rides, a children's scavenger hunt, craft tables and more.  Explore the site to learn about plants and trees Indigenous to Canada and admire large-scale sculptural art installations. Don’t miss out on this celebration of nature and community!

Event Details:

WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 10 AM - 4 PM, TREE PLANTING - NOON 

WHERE: Experimental Farm, Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa, ON K2C 3K1 

FREE admission and parking. 

About National Forest Week

National Forest Week (NFW) is celebrated across Canada by many individuals and diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations. During NFW, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. Forests are fundamental to our economy, culture, traditions and history – and to our future. Communities, families and individuals depend on forests for their livelihood and way of life.

About Canadensis Botanical Garden

Canadensis is a New Latin term used in Taxonomy to describe species of plants that are native to Canada. The Canadensis Botanical Garden will occupy a 34-acre parcel of land at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa where plans are developing to create a national botanical garden of international appeal in the heart of the nation’s capital. As a designated National Historic Site and Cultural Landscape, the location at the Central Experimental Farm is already one of Ottawa’s major attractions. Comprising the Dominion Arboretum, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ornamental Gardens, Greenhouses, Heritage buildings and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, these features of the Farm form a cluster of complementary assets.

Canadensis Botanical Garden Society members and volunteers are working to get support for a national botanical garden on the very grounds first envisaged for this use over 130+ years ago and creating a legacy benefiting all Canadians for generations to come.  Significant economic benefits to the Capital Region from The Garden will be derived from visitors, tourism, initial construction activity and annual operating expenditures. 

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