Date: June 14
Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

June is Seniors' Month across Canada and MUN Botanical Garden is celebrating!

Seniors are invited to visit MUN Botanical Garden and participate in our 12th Annual Seniors' Day at the Garden. The Friends of the Garden (FOG), in conjunction with the Botanical Garden, host this event every year.

Since its launch in 2001, Seniors' Day has evolved into a very popular, well-attended and well-received event. The positive feedback from volunteers, staff, the community and participating seniors has been tremendous and very rewarding.

Seniors’ Day was conceived by one of the Friend’s long-time members, the late Mr. Tom Sandland, who was also very actively involved with the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, Avalon Chapter. In the past, C.A.R.P. and the Wellness Coalition, Avalon East have been supporters of Seniors’ Day. Cook's Bus and Charter are also long-time supporters of this event.

Garden volunteers and staff are offering a variety of activities for seniors to enjoy including:

COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS

Seniors will be offered a selection of homemade goods, including tea buns, coffee, tea and sweets.

GARDEN TOURS

Tours will be on-going all day and may include: the Newfoundland heritage garden, the Friend's wildlife-friendly garden, cottage garden, alpine house, perennial border, medicinal garden, shade garden, peat and woodland beds, compost demonstration garden and vegetable gardens. Highlights will include the rock gardens and the rhododendron dell.

NATURE HIKES

Take a stroll with a guide to Oxen Pond to feed the ducks, visit a bog, go bird watching, or just admire the wild flowers along the trail.

“ASK THE GARDENER”

Gardening staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer gardening questions and provide helpful tips and advice.

GREENHOUSE TOURS

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what is growing inside our greenhouses.

FREE TRANSPORTATION

Cook’s Bus & Charter will be providing a schedule of pick-up points throughout the city for that day. Ron Cook and his staff have been assisting with Seniors Day since its inception in 2001.

For more information on Seniors’ Day events please contact MUN Botanical Garden at 864-8590 or email bgprograms[at]mun.ca.