Earth Day Boulevard Garden Walking Tour 2024
In celebration of Earth Day, East Van Boulevard Gardens is hosting a series of walking tours, where people get the opportunity to explore the unique boulevard gardens of Mount Pleasant.
Saba Farmand’s East Van Boulevard Gardens Instagram page (eastvan_blvd_gardens), was first started to document boulevard gardens in Mount Pleasant.
It has since grown into an “environmental education and nature awareness community movement dedicated to promoting boulevard gardens”. His dedicated followers started asking about walking tours and since 2021, Saba has led these community walking tours.
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So, what exactly is a boulevard garden?
Saba says a “boulevard garden” is any sort of garden that a citizen installs on the boulevard, which is the public (or city-owned)
strip of land between the road and sidewalk.
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Ahead of Earth Day, Saba is hosting a series of walking tours in Mount Pleasant. Attendees will enjoy a picturesque stroll through Mount Pleasant under the cherry blossoms while learning about the benefits of boulevard gardens. It’s also a chance to learn about the neighbourhood’s local history, urban design, and architecture.
Not to mention, you have the chance to win some great prizes from local businesses!
The Earth Day walking tours are happening on April 13 and 14 beginning at 1pm and on April 19 starting at 5:30pm. Each tour will begin at East 13th Avenue and Windsor Street, and take about 1 hour to complete. Tours are by donation with all proceeds benefitting the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.
To register, click here.
