Here is the summary of our latest news items. Click on the title to see the full report.
Sculptures Galore Grace one of Canada's Top Ten Public Gardens: From across Canada applications have poured in for the third annual National Sculpture Competition at Kingsbrae Garden of which fifteen were selected as finalists for the 2011 contest, which will be presented in this season's Sculpture Garden show.
Kingsbrae Garden Named To Top Five North American Gardens: Kingsbrae Garden received a "Top Five North American Gardens Worth Travelling For" award at the Garden Tourism Conference (Toronto), in consultation with Canadian and International associations
Kingsbrae Garden is named in the Top Five Travels for 2010 Worldwide by Boston Globe travel editor
VIA Rail Garden Route Contest 2010's Lucky Winner: Dorothy Devlin, of Oak Bay, New Brunswick is the lucky winner at Kingsbrae Garden's VIA Rail draw.
VIA Rail Garden Route Contest 2010: Kingsbrae Garden is sending a contest winner to Ottawa's Tulip Festival.
Kingsbrae Garden's National Sculpture Competition comes to Canada Blooms: Kingsbrae Garden's booth will be one of a splendid lineup along the VIA Rail Garden Route at the show; Tobias Luttmer's "Ancient Mariner", one of 2009's finalist sculptures, will be on display.
VIA Rail Garden Route Contest 2009: Kingsbrae Garden has been part of the VIA Rail Garden Route promotion and contests since its inception in 2006.
Fodor's Choice 2008: Fodor’s Travel, the foremost name in travel publishing, has named Kingsbrae Garden a 2008 Fodor’s Choice selection.
Project EverGreen Award: Project Evergreen Canada Names Kingsbrae Garden the 'Greenest' in Canada
TIAC Award: Kingsbrae Garden's General Manager earns the Tourism Industry Associaion of Canada Tourism Employee of the Year Award
Audubon Designation: Kingsbrae Garden has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS), the educational division of Audubon International.
Bell Tree: The tree is hung with a number of different sizes of "cow bells", to whose clappers have been tied thin strips of copper sheeting.
Excellence: The Flemers and the highly qualified professional and technical team they brought together, have produced a horticultural gem that enriches the lives of both visitors and local residents.
Wollemi Presented: This ‘first for Canada’ story further bolsters St Andrews’ reputation as Canada’s premier seaside resort town. Thousands of people are travelling to the southwest corner of the province for a look at the ‘dinosaur tree’, as it has been dubbed by some.
Golf Classic A Success: Held at the Fairmont Algonquin Golf Course & Academy, the event has been able to raise tens of thousands of dollars in support of various community organizations, as well as education and training programs at Kingsbrae Garden.
Flora Montréal 2007: The second annual International Flora Montréal Garden Lovers Show was held this summer, in partnership with VIA Rail. Kingsbrae Garden is pleased to again be the only New Brunswick garden on the Canada-wide VIA Rail Garden Route and in the Flora contest. Lucky Kingsbrae Garden visitors from Fredericton won a deluxe train trip to and from Montréal, with visits to the Flora show and more.
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