Whistling Gardens
698 Concession 3 RR#1 N0E 1Z0 Waterford, ON, Canada

Shopping Local! Thank you to the Simcoe Lions Club for helping us with our Christmas list this year. What a fine group of gentlemen, raising money each year to support local community projects. Our family and business is so happy to do our part to show support with covid kindness.

Thank You Garden Friends! A special note to thank all of our garden friends for reaching out and supporting us this Christmas with the purchase of your nature lover’s gifts. As a small seasonal business, we can’t thank you enough for thinking of us. Don’t hesitate to reach out by email at [email protected] Stay well everyone.... :)

Do you need 22 acres of lush beautiful gardens as your Spring, Summer and Fall Escape Plan May - October 2021? Day Passes, Season Memberships & Garden Centre Gift Certificates SHOP LOCAL CHRISTMAS IDEAS! SELF GUIDED TOURS Bring your picnic, camera, book, paint, take in the sun and stay all day! Visitors receive a personal greeting as we comply with COVID pre-screening regulations, directions to garden amenities, bird aviary, accessible paths, receive a garden site map and y...ou are notified of timing for our musical fountain show in our 22 acre botanical gardens. 2021 SEASON MEMBERSHIPS & GIFT CERTIFICATES! Garden centre and botanical gardens gift certificates make a unique gift. Season Memberships offer a savings for visitors wishing to visit throughout the season while saving 10% on their garden centre purchases. Season Memberships www.whistlinggardens.ca/membership.php Admission Rates Apply www.whistlinggardens.ca/admission.php Reserve Your Escape Plan Visit Email: [email protected] Phone: 519.443.5773 See more

Just for kids.... We're working around the clock with Santa's team to ensure our "little green thumbs" experience the magic of Christmas this year!

Just for kids. PEPPERMINT ELF VIDEO CALLS - Reserve Your Call Today! "Experience the magic of the North Pole with a special video call with one of Santa's elves! Peppermint has been specially appointed to help the Jolly Old Elf himself, by answering video calls from your little ones! Learn about the workshop, the reindeer...and maybe which list you're on! Calls to the North Pole can be made by contacting The Glass Slipper Company today! Each call is $50, which includes 20 ...minutes with Peppermint for all of the questions you can possibly think about, and maybe even a carol or two! You’ll be entered into our draw for a chance to win a FREE SANTA experience at Whistling Gardens Summer Santa Visit on July 18th 2021 at 10:00am (two adults, two children) Book Now! Email: [email protected] [email protected] See more

Whistling Gardens Receives Prestigious Collections of Significance Acknowledgement and Feature Article - University of Michigan 100th Anniversary Book! Thrilled, our botanical garden www.whistlinggardens.ca was selected as a featured garden in the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum’s 100th anniversary book Passion for Peonies which explores the cultural and historic peony varieties while acknowledging collections of significance! Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...m/UMPressGreatLakes/posts/242867657058557 David Michener has curated the peony garden at the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum since 1990. He is co-author (with Carol A. Adelman) of Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden. Robert Grese is Theodore Roosevelt Chair of Ecosystem Management in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan as well as Director of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Use promotion code UMGLPEONIES for 30% off and free shipping! Paper | 168 pages | color | $24.95 ISBN 978-0-472-03780-3 | 2020 www.press.umich.edu/greatlakes mbgna.umich.edu This Book Makes A Terrific Christmas Gift! See more

Whistling Gardens Christmas Gifts Just for kids. SUMMER SANTA VISIT Tickets Now On Sale! Sunday, July 18th 2021 10:00am & 1:00pm Hey everyone, why not give a Summer Santa Visit Gift, come celebrate Christmas in July with us! Santa’s coming to our botanical gardens this summer with his elf helper Peppermint just to entertain you! FREE candy canes for the first 100 kids and more surprises planned in our 22 acre garden. Make sure to bring your camera to take your Santa Photo.... Toy & Food Drive Please consider bringing a toy and non perishable food donation for a local family in need. A portion of proceeds will be donated to a local charity. All Covid Safety Measures In Place. Admission Rates Apply www.whistlinggardens.ca/admission.php Children Ages 4 & Under Free, $35.00 Family (2 Adults & Kids under 18yrs), $13.75 Adults, $12.75 Seniors (60+), $6.50 (5-18yrs) Reserve Your Santa Visit Email: [email protected] Phone: 519.443.5773 See more

Whistling Gardens MAKING NEWS In The United States, Receives Millstream Garden Award, North American Rock Garden Society "Taping Into New Emerging Markets" A proud moment for our business, when founder/creator Darren Heimbecker read the following email, I am pleased and honored to inform you that you have been awarded the Millstream Award from the North American Rock Garden Society. This award, inspired by Linc and Timmy Foster’s garden in Connecticut, is given to an extraor...dinary garden that exemplifies the art and craft of rock gardening: yours does this and more! A suite of images of your garden were shown at the Study Weekend yesterday in Frazer, Pennsylvania, and the crowd audibly swooned! Congratulations, and thank you for all you have done for the North American Rock Garden society and our cherished art, Sincerely, Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator and Director of Outreach, Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org As a result, new markets emerge, our first U.S. overnight coach tours and conference bookings followed, which were rescheduled due to COVID travel and group restrictions. Our gardens will be here for you when permissions shift! The award was presented by Garden Writer/Lecturer Anna Leggatt including a generous 6 page business feature in their Quarterly Magazine. https://www.nargs.org/article/whistling-gardens https://www.nargs.org/

Happy Every After <3

<3 Is In The Air! How exciting, Grace and Brandon, one of our romantic fall bridal couples has just been featured! Their wedding story can be found here: https://palomablanca.com/real-br/grace-brandon-4883-wedding Terrific to learn this is a Canadian bridal apparel maker for the past 75 years. www.palomablanca.com | www.mikaellabridal.com Thank you for sharing your story with us!

Thank you, we are here because of your sacrifice. Your legacy lives on in each of us... <3

Watching Love Grow! Your Christmas garden stories touch our hearts! Lorne a proud nature lover contacted us with a special plan for his two sweet granddaughters. He purchased a small tree for each, with a plan to hand make decorations together for each tree to be placed on their porch. In the spring, they will plant each tree together in their garden as a special growing memory tree for each granddaughter.

Fall Photo Contest Winner Dale Putner! Congratulations you have won 2 botanical gardens day passes for our 2021 season, thanks for capturing our vibrant gardens!

You take our breath away <3

Forever Love ....we are so blessed to host the most special life moments <3

We have met the most amazing caterers and special client this season - congratulations!

We're been busy hosting princess warriors this season. You never know who you might meet in our gardens :)

2021 Sneak Peek...Guess Who's Returning Next Season! :)

It's been a busy season fueled with <3 Congratulations Tara & Paul!

We are very proud to support this local community project, calendars now on sale!

Start Your Christmas Shopping Early! Visit our Garden Gift Boutique, purchase treasures in support of local artists.

Garden Centre Fall Sale (plant stock 30-50% off), 2021 botanical gardens memberships and gift certificates make a great Christmas gift! http://www.whistlinggardens.ca/membership.php

Yes, we’re OPEN Thanksgiving Monday! October 1st until 12th Thanksgiving Monday (Last Open Day) Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. (Afterwards Open By Appointment, contact [email protected])

Dear Garden Friends, If you are planning a garden visit on Saturday, September 12th we are hosting a Special Ticketed Event at 1:30 pm and 4:00pm. Our Eastside gardens and fountain show will close for ticket holders at 12noon and for the duration of each concert 1:30pm-3:15pm and 4:00pm-6:15pm. There are still a few tickets available for the 1:30pm show for purchase at the gardens or reach out to reserved tickets by email at [email protected] Thank you for joining us for a special afternoon of inspirational artistry!

One more sleep until showtime tomorrow!!

Congratulations Tara and Paul, we are honoured to have your love grace our gardens for eternity <3