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Whistling Gardens Ltd. is located in Wilsonville, ON. The 56 acre property features a 1881 field stone home and a one of a kind garden centre. The 2 acres of lush gardens surrounding the house are quite mature with several Sugar Maples well in access of 100 years old. It is also home to one of Canada’s largest conifer collections. Now over 1,400 species and varieties can be found here.
This year nature brought us a special visitor: Lindsay, Canada’s first radio collared and highly endangered Badger to the farm. She made her summer vacation home in part on the farm bringing her two youngsters with her. Check out the night photography courtesy of Josh Sayers working with the Ontario Badger Project and the Ministry of Natural Resources. Also, this year a Bobcat was spotted on the farm and has been "hanging around" now for about a year. I took photos of its tracks just hours after it visited one of our springs for a drink. All the major gardens are under various stages of completion. Click the link and see what was completed this past summer. Their design and construction has been an incredible undertaking with the hopes of opening them to the public for 2011. This year copious amounts of rainfall had its conveniences and drawbacks. Although the construction of Le Marais (Marsh Garden) was a never ending source of frustration (and every other negative emotion), the pouring of the final wall of the pool brought excitement and satisfaction, even if it was completed in the rain. As far as the plants go... we continue to grow in that department as well. The constant search for new and promising plants continues... incessantly. So I hope you will come and join us and have a look around as every year brings something unique and special. We are happy to accomodate tours for clubs, societies and avid gardener groups. We are certain you will be impressed with our diverse collection of rare and unusual plants especially our conifers. Call to book your private tour today! To all our customers: Thank you very much for your support and happy gardening. Whistling Gardens... Imagine... Sincerely,Darren Heimbecker
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