To help mark Niverville’s fiftieth year since incorporation, the Niverville Communities in Bloom (NCIB) committee is hosting the Better Gnomes and Garden Tours on Saturday, July 27 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Garden enthusiasts will be able to visit five of Niverville’s most unique and beautiful flower gardens, all hand-selected by the NCIB committee.
For an extra treat, the committee has decided to add some whimsical fun to the garden tour.
“A special gnome will be found in each of the gardens,” says committee member Shirley Hoult. “Visitors who choose to can take their photo with the gnome and post it on the Niverville Communities in Bloom Facebook site to be entered to win a prize.”
Draw tickets, maps, and wristbands will be available in the Heritage Life Retirement Living common room on the day of the tour. Tours can be done on foot or by personal vehicle and visitors to each garden can take as much time as they like at each location.
To complement the event, a Show-and-Shine will be held at the south parking lot of the Heritage Life Retirement Living.
“We have a great variety of vehicles registered for the Show-and-Shine, so that should provide enjoyment for all visitors regardless of any special interest,” Hoult says.
Proceeds from the event will be designated toward the Heritage Pavilion Build fund. The pavilion has been a long-term goal for the committee and comprises a 26-foot diameter structure designed to model Niverville’s original grain elevator built in 1879. It will be located in the Heritage Centre Gardens and will provide a historical backdrop to Niverville’s colourful past.
