The Garden is looking wonderful and with all the rain the flowers are thriving. They are bigger and brighter than ever. Definitely worth a visit!
Thanks to Turtle Creek Landscaping for their generosity in helping out at our Spring Cleanup Day.
In May volunteers helped out planting of over a 1000 Annuals. Thanks to DG Nursery for their generous donation of Geraniums. Each year we also plant new perennials (flowering yearly) to continue to enhance the Gardens.
In May the University Women’s club held a Red Dress Day ceremony. There were a number of red dresses hanging from the trees throughout the Garden to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples.
Hey Kids!! New to the Garden this year is Cat the caterpillar. You can help to make Cat grow longer by painting a rock and adding it to him.
There are also frogs and fish in the small pond in the walled garden. Both kids and adults rush to the pond to see them. Come visit and see if you can find them.
Lily Sale
We are again having our Lily Sale on Sunday July 21st for 8:30 to 12:00 at the gardens. Beautiful flowers at affordable prices. All proceeds raised go toward up keep of the Gardens.
Music in The Garden
We hope that you will visit the Garden to hear 6 local musical and singing groups. The performances will be on Sundays from 4:00 – 6:00 at the gazebo. The groups are donating their time so please come out and support them.
Click on the link for more details. Music
New volunteers are always welcome. You do not need gardening experience – just be available on Tuesday mornings from 9:00am until noon. We have fun, make new friends, work “hard” & play in the dirt. It is all worth it when we hear many compliments about how wonderful the gardens are.
Did you know that you can have your special occasion at the Garden – birthday parties, christenings, weddings, graduations & just about any kind of celebration. Contact the Town of Halton Hills. The rent is very reasonable and a share of those funds go back towards supporting the Garden.
Raising money is important to us in order to buy the plants, tools, etc. We selling beautiful note cards with pictures of the Garden on them as well as potted Dahlias and bare root Cannas on Tuesday mornings when we are at the Garden.
We hope to see you enjoying the gardens, listening to music and buying lilies, bulbs & note cards.
from Diane & Wayne
Co-chairs of the “The Friends of the Old Seed House Garden”.
In the heart of Georgetown, Ontario
The Garden is located at 135 Maple Avenue in Georgetown, Ontario. Plenty of free parking is available on-site; the parking lot is located off of Maple Avenue just north of Guelph Street (Hwy 7). Map & directions»
Music in the Garden
The Friends of the Old Seed House Garden welcome you to "Music in the Garden" by local artists, on select Sundays from 4PM to 6PM.
Our Next Performers are "Georgetown Transfer" on August 11th. Learn more about it»
The Old Seed House Garden: Our Story
Dominion Seed House was one of the largest mail order suppliers in Canada. The iconic mock Tudor building was a landmark in Georgetown and a tourist attraction in its own right. Learn More»
