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Past and present achievements of the Friends of the Farm include:
- restored and rebuilt the rose and peony gardens;
- enhanced the lilac rows and, with AAFC, created the Preston Heritage Lilac Garden;
- produced an interactive CD, entitled Lilacs at the Farm;
- developed an Explorer rose garden with AAFC;
- contributed to AAFC's inventory of trees by surveying, mapping and tagging them;
- added over 700 trees to the Arboretum and Campus through our ongoing Donor Tree Program;
- published For the Love of Trees - A Guide to the Trees of Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm Arboretum;
- cataloguing much of the dried plant collection at AAFC’s Herbarium;
- developed a comprehensive plan to enhance the Ornamental Gardens, Arboretum and other public areas of the Central Experimental Farm;
- financed and developed a significant hosta garden, and maintaining it;
- published Ottawa’s Farm - A History of the Central Experimental Farm;
- provided funding and labour to initiate the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, located on The Farm;
- holding various events to obtain funding and increase the visibility of
The Farm and the Friends of the Farm. One such event is the popular annual "Victorian Tea in the Arboretum", begun in 1998;
- publishing a quarterly newsletter, Friends of the Central Experimental Farm;
- became the catalyst for the public's wish to see The Farm recognized as a national historic site.
Building 72, Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C6
Tel: (613) 230-3276 Fax: (613) 230-1238 E-mail: info@friendsofthefarm.ca |
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