Celebrating the Year of the Garden

You’re invited to join in the fun and “Live the Garden Life” during the Year of the Garden 2022, a celebration of everything garden and gardening related in Canada.

The Year of the Garden officially starts the first day of spring, and all Canadians – whether you already enjoy gardening, recently discovered the pleasure of spending time in a garden because of the pandemic, or want to learn more about how gardens impact so much of life – are invited to take part. There’s something for everyone to enjoy, celebrate our country’s rich garden heritage, and help grow important legacies for a sustainable future.

No matter where you live, in a house, condo or apartment, your gardens contribute to the enjoyment of life. From container kitchen gardens on a balcony, a landscaped backyard, colourful flower beds, to a community vegetable garden providing food to the neighbourhood, all need a little effort on your part to nurture their success.

Supported by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, The Canadian Garden Council, through its Year of the Garden 2022 initiative aims to inspire and inform Canadians about the many health and well-being, economic, and environmental benefits gardens and gardening provide, and along the way provide tips and tricks for gardening success and the enjoyment of gardens.

During 2021, with the help of Founding Partners: the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, Québec Vert, the Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance, Garden Centres Canada, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and Communities in Bloom, and Founding Sponsors: Scotts Canada, Premier Tech, and Proven Winners, the Year of the Garden 2022 was proclaimed by the Canadian Garden Council to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Ornamental Horticulture in Canada.

The Year of the Garden 2022 offers many opportunities to “Live the Garden Life” and get involved, enjoy garden experiences, and get inspired in the garden.

Get Involved:
Live the Garden Life

Discover how you can “Live the Garden Life” at home, at work, in school, and in your community during the Year of the Garden 2022 with projects like these:

Sign up your Year of the Garden 2022 Celebration Garden.
Follow weekly Therapeutic Garden Invitation s.
Plant Red and Show Your Canadian Garden Pride.
Celebrate Your Local Garden Heroes.
Celebrate Your Garden Friendly Municipality.
Encourage a Garden for Every School.
Discover even more ways to get involved during the Year of the Garden.

Garden
Experiences

Experience garden destinations to visit, and things to see and do during the Year of the Garden 2022 and discover why Canada is known as a nation of gardeners and gardens.

Experience Canada’s Garden Route featuring Public Gardens, Parks Canada Heritage Gardens, Destination Garden Communities, Destination Garden Centre and Garden Network and Trails.
Celebrate Garden Days June 11 to 19 and National Garden Day June 18, 2022.
Take part in garden and gardening festivals, events and activities organized by members of the Garden-Family across the country.
Discover even more experiences during the Year of the Garden.

Credit—Jackson-Ponds–2022-LO-Award-of-Excellence-winner

Garden
Inspirations

Learn from Canada’s Garden-Family: Year of the Garden ambassadors, growers, garden retailers, designers, landscapers, service providers, organizations, public gardens, garden clubs and educators as they share their garden knowledge, products, and services to help you “Live the Garden Life” during the Year of the Garden 2022.

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