Get growing! Charlottetown Garden Days coming up June 10 - 17

The City of Charlottetown is celebrating all things horticultural again, with the thirdannual Charlottetown Garden Days coming up in June.

It's part of National Garden Days, which honours the role of gardening in our communities and lives, with events scheduled from June 10 to 17.

There are workshops on creating various kinds of plant and vegetable gardens, on different kinds of landscaping, and many more ways to integrate gardening into people's lives.

"The city is just beginning to bloom and we invite residents to come and take part in the exciting events and learn some tips on home gardening techniques," said Mayor Clifford Lee in the announcement of the full schedule for garden days.

As well as the planned events, there are contests including Make Our Hometown Beautiful, and the annual barrel planting competition.

There's also a special garden-themed painting workshop with East Coast Art Party. All events and workshops are free, except for the painting activity.

You can find the whole schedule of events atwww.charlottetown.ca.

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