Opening Week 2012
Opening week activities, May 7 to May 14
Spring is at our doors and after a long wait, we are greeting the sun with much pleasure. Our greenhouses are overflowing with smells and colors. Our gardeners, chefs, sculptors, botanists, in short, all our staff members are busy and anxiously awaiting the heat and the beginning of the season.
Café Flora open its doors for the season, 7 days a week, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brunch will now be served on Saturdays and Sundays.
The opening week will offer the following activities
Monday, May 7, FITNESS Open Doors Day
Supported by the group VIVEZ MIEUX in Edmundston, we are inviting you to come and celebrate the victory of our famous natural playground. We must continue to show that Edmundston is a city in motion and it values its citizens’ well-being. Come walk, jog or run in the Botanical Garden’s paths from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The suggested route is 1 km and our objective is to achieve a total of 5,514 km during the week, that is the distance of Canada from East to West. We will offer a 2012 season’s pass for the Garden to the person having completed the most tours. A second pass will be drawn randomly among the participants.
There will be no entrance fee for that day.
Wednesday, May 9, Meet and Greet at the Botanical Garden
(from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
In conjunction with the Edmundston Chamber of Commerce, the NB Botanical Garden wishes to invite you to a meet and greet for a cocktail from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its visitor’s center. Appetizers and wine will be served. Bruno Jacques Pelletier and his magical fingering of a 12-string guitar will entertain you. What an ideal moment to socialize for the arrival of spring.
Entrance is free.
Thursday, May 10, the greatest Zumba gathering in the North West
At 7 p.m., the Botanical Garden parking will host the greatest gathering for Zumba lovers for a one-hour session. Whether you are at the beginner, intermediary, or the advanced level, the purpose of this activity is to move.
Everyone is welcomed and the activity is free of charge.
In case of rain, the activity will be held the following day.
Saturday, May 12, Pre-Mother’s Day Brunch
For those who prefer to celebrate Mother’s Day on Saturday or who simply want to enjoy a brunch, Café Flora will be opened from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please book your table. After your meal, let yourself be enchanted by more than 10,000 tulipa, narcissus, muscari et crocus and enjoy the day by taking a long healthy walk in the garden. Luc Cyr, our sculptor, will also take part in the activity.
Sunday, May 13, Mothers’ Day Brunch and live contact with herbalist
A family dinner with your mother at the Botanical Garden…she will be delighted. For Mothers’ Day, Café Flora will serve a brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please book your table. Following the meal, around 12:30, Chantal Dufour, our herbalist, will make a short presentation on the benefits of the dandelion. Change your opinion of this plant and learn how to use it as a healthy choice. Afterwards, at 2 o’clock, she will present this summer’s workshops available at the Medicinal Plants and Aromatics Garden, using interactive animation and demonstration
