The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gardens planted at Queen's Park in Toronto

To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, lieutenant governors and territorial commissioners across Canada dedicate gardens in their respective province/territory. Each of the 13 gardens included plants suited to the local climate. Tobacco was also included where climate and protocols allow, providing the gardens with a representation of the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada through its treaties. Tobacco seeds were provided to vice-regal offices from plants grown for the Chapel Royal at Massey College.

New Brunswick

The Platinum Jubilee Garden in New Brunswick was officially opened on June 26, in the grounds of Government House in Fredericton.[1]

Lieutenant Governor Brenda Murphy said that the garden "will serve as a living tribute to Her Majesty where New Brunswickers can reflect upon her unprecedented reign".[1]

Nunavut

The Platinum Jubilee Garden in Nunavut was dedicated by Commissioner Eva Qamaniq Aariak at the Legislative Building of Nunavut in Iqaluit on July 9.[2]

The flower boxes on the grounds of the assembly contain local wildflowers. Aariak called them "a living tribute to Her Majesty, who has reigned with dignity, respect, and caring compassion".[2]

Ontario

On September 30, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, unveiled the Platinum Jubilee Garden on the grounds of the Legislative Assembly in Queen's Park.[3]

It was designed in partnership with Elder Carolyn King of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the garden has a special focus on the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples by featuring tobacco plants.[4]

It also features the first plaque on the grounds of Queen's Park to recognize Treaty 13 territory and to include an Indigenous language. The stone border of the garden also features four Moccasin Identifiers.[3]

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island's Platinum Jubilee Garden was unveiled by Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry at Government House in Charlottetown on June 2, 2022.[5]

The garden includes a special tulip created for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, plants native to the island, flowers representing the first groups to settle in the province—lavender for the English and French, and thistle for the Scottish and Irish. Ceremonial tobacco was also included to honour the Mi'kmaq people.[5]

Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry, who personally oversaw the garden's design, said she was "so happy to have honoured Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee in this way... I can just see her sitting on the bench admiring the beauty of this garden and treasuring it, because she does love Prince Edward Island. I know that, she told me that".[5]

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's Platinum Jubilee Garden, adjacent to the northwest lawn in the Edwardian Gardens, on the grounds of Government House, Regina, was unveiled by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty on July 19, 2022. Mirasty ceremonially planted a tobacco plant.[6]

The garden is circular, enclosed with a pasture sage hedge, and incorporates benches and signage focusing on reconcilliation.[7] At the centre is the Queen Elizabeth rose and, recognizing the ties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples, also includes tobacco plants, as well as flora native to the province,[6][8] such as Labrador tea, prairie smoke, common yarrow, and western silvery aster.[7] The Provincial Capital Commission staff and members of the Heritage Conservation Branch of the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport helped develop the garden.[6]

Yukon

In Yukon, the Platinum Jubilee Garden was unveiled at Taylor House on June 22, in partnership with Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta'an Kwäch'än Council.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Invitation to the official opening of the Platinum Jubilee Garden". Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. 23 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Nunavut dedicates garden honouring Queen's platinum jubilee". Nunatsiaq News. July 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 THE PLATINUM JUBILEE GARDEN UNVEILING
  4. ↑ "Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gardens Announced". Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. February 7, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Fit for a Queen: Platinum Jubilee tribute garden unveiled in Charlottetown". CTV News. June 2, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Dedication Ceremony of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gardens". Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. July 19, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Smith, Stephen (21 April 2022), "Queen Elizabeth II's geographical connections to Canada", Canadian Geographic, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, retrieved 12 August 2023
  8. ↑ "Edwardian Gardens". Government House. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Summer celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". yukon.ca. Government of Yukon. June 1, 2022.
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