Post by Eddie on Jul 1, 2024 16:37:36 GMT -5
Meeting Place: 2022-05-21 at 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
How to find us: Meet at the parking lot of the Agriculture and Food Museum
Tulip map (2019): bit.ly/2JacuEg
Let me just address the mask and vaccination issue right off the bat. As mask wearing has become optional even at indoors, I will not enforce the policy of having to bring a mask and social distancing. I will also not require vaccination to be a pre-requisite. Having said that, I will ask the group to honor each individual's choice to wear a mask and/or maintain social distancing during this walk.
We will meet at the Agriculture and Food Museum parking lot. It will be a busy walk so we will begin right on time at 8:30 AM. The earlier start allows us to meander at the Commissioners park.
We will begin by crossing the Fletcher's Wildlife Garden and the Dominion Aboretum, walking along the canal to the Commissioners Park, then cross the Bronson bridge and back at the Hartwells.
Commissioners Park – home to the highest concentration of tulips in Ottawa – is truly tulip heaven! Over 250,000 tulips in dozens of different varieties bloom in large flower beds along a one-kilometre long pathway. The park is located along the picturesque Dows Lake section of the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that winds its way through downtown Ottawa. Among the flower beds, look out for this year’s official tulip: yellow Darwin Hybrids World Friendship Tulips.
During the festival, Commissioners Park is also home to special programming, walking and biking tours, artists, a tulip boutique, as well as the Tulip Legacy Plaza which recounts the festival’s fascinating history.
Walk along the nearby Dows Lake Pavilion Tulip Boardwalk and relax among tulips in special seating areas.
To maximize your tulip enjoyment, follow the Tulip Trail between Commissioners Park and Lansdowne. This 20-minute stroll takes you by beautiful residential and city gardens, with interpretation markers, animation and entertainment along the way.
Location: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
How to find us: Meet at the parking lot of the Agriculture and Food Museum
Tulip map (2019): bit.ly/2JacuEg
Let me just address the mask and vaccination issue right off the bat. As mask wearing has become optional even at indoors, I will not enforce the policy of having to bring a mask and social distancing. I will also not require vaccination to be a pre-requisite. Having said that, I will ask the group to honor each individual's choice to wear a mask and/or maintain social distancing during this walk.
We will meet at the Agriculture and Food Museum parking lot. It will be a busy walk so we will begin right on time at 8:30 AM. The earlier start allows us to meander at the Commissioners park.
We will begin by crossing the Fletcher's Wildlife Garden and the Dominion Aboretum, walking along the canal to the Commissioners Park, then cross the Bronson bridge and back at the Hartwells.
Commissioners Park – home to the highest concentration of tulips in Ottawa – is truly tulip heaven! Over 250,000 tulips in dozens of different varieties bloom in large flower beds along a one-kilometre long pathway. The park is located along the picturesque Dows Lake section of the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that winds its way through downtown Ottawa. Among the flower beds, look out for this year’s official tulip: yellow Darwin Hybrids World Friendship Tulips.
During the festival, Commissioners Park is also home to special programming, walking and biking tours, artists, a tulip boutique, as well as the Tulip Legacy Plaza which recounts the festival’s fascinating history.
Walk along the nearby Dows Lake Pavilion Tulip Boardwalk and relax among tulips in special seating areas.
To maximize your tulip enjoyment, follow the Tulip Trail between Commissioners Park and Lansdowne. This 20-minute stroll takes you by beautiful residential and city gardens, with interpretation markers, animation and entertainment along the way.