Garden of Native
Prairie Plants

The Lethbridge & District Horticultural Society [LDHS] began planting the garden containing over 40 species of native plants in September 2008 to be ready for its 2009 Centennial Celebration.

In 2011, Galt volunteers collected, cleaned and packaged the seeds, and they are now available in the Galt Museum Store!

Native Prairie Plants Garden Seeds $4.95/pkg
		Planting Instructions
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Designed by Lethbridge-based horticulturalist June Flanagan, it is appealing in all four seasons and features:

• a variety of wildflowers, grasses and woody plants
• attractive flowers through the growing season
• autumn leaf colour, seed heads, fruit, and interesting bark

The plants are placed similar to how they would grow in the river valley: shade tolerant species on the slope against the north wall of the museum, the most drought tolerant species on the steep, southwest-facing slope.

		Garden Brochure
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		Garden Backgrounder
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June Flanagan on Farm TV
LDHS: 403.381-7153
Project Partner: Alberta Native Plant Council

The community has raised enough funds through our annual giving requests, facility rentals, Store proceeds and special events to implement another garden phase. We collected community thoughts in the Spring of 2011 by email and on site about our preliminary plans:

The comments resulted in a final drawing to be implemented in the late fall of 2011 [paving] and spring of 2012 [planting]:

Nurses Garden

A life-size bronze statue of a Galt School of Nursing [GSN] Graduate commissioned from local sculptor Don Toney is the centre-piece of this garden, Phase One of our south garden improvements.

The statue is surrounded by engraved bricks sponsored by Galt Babies, GSN graduates, friends and supporters of the Galt, and is situated in front of the remaining 1891 Galt Hospital brick wall.

Roses, peonies, and other flowers and shrubbery reminiscent of early 20th Century gardens make this a wonderful contemplative space.