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Information from the Central Experimental Farm
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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's Central Experimental Farm
The Central Experimental Farm (CEF), commonly known as the Experimental Farm, is an agricultural facility, working farm, and research centre of the Science and Technology Branch, formerly the Research Branch, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ...
in Ottawa
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, Ontario
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, Canada. Once used as a test facility for the development of winter hardy rose
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s, weigela
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and peonies
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, it now acts as the steward to several large collections of ornamentals. Several notable collections include the Explorer rose collection, the Arthur Percy Saunders peonies and the Isabella Preston lilac series.
To provide a proper environment for the many plant collections the Ornamental Gardens has been subdivided into several features. These include the Macoun Memorial Garden, the Lilac Walk, the Rock Garden, the Perennial Border and the Explorer Rose Garden.
As a display garden for the AAS (All American Selection) the Ornamental Gardens also presents a yearly, dynamic display of the choicest annuals and perennials.
See also
*List of botanical gardens in Canada
Alberta
* Alberta Horticultural Research Center, Brooks
* Calgary Zoological Gardens, Calgary
* Devonian Gardens (Calgary), Calgary
* Cascades of Time Garden (Banff), Banff
* Lee Pavilion located within the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton
* Lethbri ...
*Dominion Arboretum
The Dominion Arboretum (french: Arboretum du Dominion) is an arboretum part of the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally begun in 1889, the Arboretum covers about of rolling land ...
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Information from the Central Experimental Farm
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