Public Service Announcement

Public Gardens opens for season Thursday, May 7th, 2009

(Wednesday, April 29, 2009)- Spring is here at last, and the Halifax Public Gardens will officially open to the public for the season starting Thursday, May 7th, 2009.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the splendor of the Halifax Public Gardens. HRM staff have worked all winter preparing the Gardens for their Spring debut: come on your lunch hour and enjoy the tulips; plan to attend the Summer Concert Series for free open-air concerts from the bandstand; walk through the newly-restored Horticultural Hall... from the wrought iron main gates to Griffin's Pond, there's something for everyone to enjoy at the Public Gardens.
(Visitors to the Public Gardens are reminded not to feed the ducks because it can make them dependent on a human-provided food supply and interfere with their natural migratory patterns in the Fall and Spring.)
Halifax Public Gardens

Open for season: Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Park hours: 8 a.m. to dusk, all gates
Main Gates: corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park
Horticultural Hall hours: 8 a.m. to dusk

Hundreds of thousands of visitors enjoy the Public Gardens each year. The Halifax Public Gardens has been designated a site of national historic interest by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada for over 20 years.

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Contact:

Bev MacPhail
Parks & Open Spaces
Transportation & Public Works
Tel 902-490-3995