The Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden was erected in 2015 by the public school, which partnered with Communities in Bloom (CIB). Volunteers planted an interlaced pattern of red and white tulip bulbs in the garden beds. The blooms will offer a visual reminder next spring of the link between the two countries.
Ajax was one of the 140 communities selected from the more than 400 applications received by the Canadian Garden Council. Each of the 140 new 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Gardens across the country will consist of 700 red and white tulip bulbs (350 of each colour) donated by Vesey’s Bulbs in Prince Edward Island.
The Garden was planted in fall 2015. Tulip bulbs generally bloom between the end of April and the beginning of June depending on the type of tulip and where it’s planted.
The memorial garden is dedicated as a living monument in recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the original Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden planted in Ottawa at the end of World War II in 1945. The memorial is in appreciation of the safe haven that members of Holland’s exiled royal family received during World War II, and in recognition of the role Canadian troops played in the liberation of the Netherlands.
Naming the school Vimy Ridge P.S. represents the significant historical national contribution made by thousands of Canadian heroes and will provide a very strong foundation upon which we will build a thriving and successful school. http://www.ddsb.ca/school/vimyridge/SchoolInformation/vimy_ridge_history/Pages/default.aspx
