Mystery and Miracles at the Horticulture Building and Civic Gardens

Photo: Civic Gardens with Horticulture Building in the backgroumd

This walk explores mystery of who really designed the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park, one the first modernist Prairie-style buildings in Ottawa. I will also tell you about the three man-made miracles associated with the building and gardens. We will then take a walk around the new Civic Gardens where raised beds have been designed with many interesting horticultural and historical themes. Something for all heritage and garden enthusiasts to enjoy!

Location

Route

Meet outside the front entrance of the Horticulture Building. From there, we'll walk around the perimeter of the building and the park and gardens to the east of it.

About the walk leader

Lynn Armstrong is a local Landscape Historian with a particular interest in the heritage buildings and landscapes created in Ottawa in the early 1900's. Lynn with the assistance of Carol Macleod, designs and maintains the raised bed Civic Gardens next to the Horticulture Building.

Guide:

Lynn Armstrong & ...............................Carol Macleod

When:

Date:	Sun May 6, 2018
Time:	12:00 PM
Duration:	1 hour
Language:	English

Where:

Start:	Horticulture Building, .............................Lansdowne Park
End:	same
Area:	The Glebe
Distance:	1.0 km

Accessibility:

There are no steps. The paths in the garden are compacted stone dust and the paths accommodate wheelchairs.

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