Museums

Daly House Museum, Victorian Garden

122 18th Street, Brandon, MB

Built in 1882 Daly House is the original house of Brandon’s first Mayor, Thomas Mayne Daly 11.  The underlying theme of a Victorian Garden is man’s conquest over the elements – exemplified by the lawn.  Victorian forbearers sought to create the perfect lawn and then to turn their lawns into outdoor parlours.  The Garden includes plants such as prairie grasses, Manitoba developed roses, lavender and native plants which are drought tolerant.  This will provide an urban ecology for various bird, butterfly and insect species that summer in the Brandon area.

www.dalyhousemuseum.ca

International Peace Gardens

International Peace Gardens

Located on Hwy. # 10 – 24 km. south of Boissevain, MB

These gardens are located on the International Border in the province of Manitoba and state of North Dakota.  One is free to roam within the garden from one country to the other.  The Peace Garden is more than flowers as it is dedicated to peace and home to informative sites:  Conservatory, Interpretative Centre, Peace Chapel, AAS Trial Plant Gardens and North American Game Warden Museum.   Noted for exquisite landscaping, the garden features a unique 5.5 m/18 ft. working Floral Clock with nearly 3,000 flowers, run by GPS.  The Peace Chapel features three walls of fossil-embellished Manitoba limestone with quotations from “people of peace”.  The September 11 Memorial displays 10 beams from the World Trade Centre in the formal garden.  The International Peace Tower’s height, 35m/120 ft. high, symbolizes the soaring ambitions of the early immigrants arriving from the four corners of the world to Canada and the United States in the 1800’s and 1900’s.  The Carillon Bell Tower sounds every quarter-hour from 14 chimes.

www.peacegarden.com

Riel House National Historic Site and Gardens

330 River Road, Winnipeg, MB

Riel House is National Historic Site commemorating the life of Metis politician and activist Louis Riel and also the daily life of Metis families in a Red River settlement.  This homestead was occupied by the Riel family until 1969.  Parks Canada purchased it in 1970 and restored to its  1886  appearance.  This property features a kitchen garden and a produce garden.

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