March 21, 2018
Canada Blooms donates flowers
Residents of Toronto's Bendale Acres enjoy donated beauty from display gardens, for the 11th year
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| It is a festive day at Bendale Acres when Canada Blooms flowers arrive. |
This is the 11th year that Canada Blooms has donated plants to a long-term care home owned and operated by the City of Toronto. It allows the many plants and flowers from the festival to continue to bring enjoyment to Torontonians. Each of the 302 residents at Bendale Acres and seniors from the Adult Day Program and Brimley Acres Supportive Housing received a plant. Meals on Wheels volunteers from TransCare will also deliver plants to seniors in the neighbourhood.
“This is a wonderful annual event for all involved,” said Mayor John Tory. "This donation is a gift that keeps on giving and I thank Canada Blooms for their continued commitment to the City and its seniors." “I am so pleased that we have been able to carry on this tradition for over a decade,” said Terry Caddo, General Manager of Canada Blooms. "Receiving these plants and flowers delights the residents and clients in long-term care homes. It brings me great pleasure to witness the positive effects of these donations."
Canada Blooms is an annual world-class festival that connects people to the joys and benefits of nature through experiences with gardens and flowers by promoting, educating, inspiring and celebrating all aspects of horticulture. Co-locating with the National Home show to create North America's Largest Home and Garden event, Canada Blooms is a not-for-profit organization that gives back throughout the year by funding community garden projects around Ontario. Canada Blooms is also dedicated to providing the community with horticulture expertise, education and resources on an ongoing basis.
Now in its 22nd year, Canada Blooms was founded by Landscape Ontario and The Garden Club of Toronto. Each year it is supported by a committed group of partners, sponsors and volunteers.