Along with many butterflies, hummingbirds and bumble bees, we are so grateful to Sharon MacFarlane and Andree Ostiguy for their wonderful landscaping and gardening work over the 2020 season. Many guests who visited to tour the Albert County Museum, or take part in an Albert County 175 event, commented on how wonderful the gardens near the Hopewell Cape Community Hall, and nearby Friends of Fundy Pollinating Garden, looked. Thank you also to the team from United Way Day of Caring for volunteering in June to work on our landscaping, and to our employee Nathan Tingley for his hard work on grounds keeping this season. Together we are looking after flower gardens, grounds and heritage trees, many over 100 years old. New for this year is the Crimson Maple Tree, planted in honour of BR Bennett 150th Birthday!
We are working towards having our 10 acre site, part of which is Acadian Forest, become as beautiful and well looked after as our Museum building and artifacts. With the the support of our staff team and volunteers, we are well on our way, and we will keep going with this work in the 2021 season (open daily from Victoria Day weekend in May to the end of September). Thanks for a great (and interesting) 2020 Season!
Garden in front of the Hopewell Cape Community Hall has never looked better!