Over the years, the iconic Conservatory Garden has evolved and expanded to become a marquee green space on the University of Guelph campus.<\/p>\n
New trees, shrubs, flowers and ground cover make the garden a place of great beauty and peace within the bustling campus. A haven for pollinators and a splendid place to read or picnic, the garden continues to grow in beauty and variety.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The goal, says John Reinhart, U of G grounds manager, is to make it a true four-season garden: beautiful and inviting year-round.<\/p>\n He says the space is ideally located for visibility, situated next to the University Centre where up to 2.2 million people pass by each year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a labour of love,\u201d Reinhart says, crediting the vision and passion of head gardener Nick Colley-Lussier.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to keep up to the highest standards. Most plants are chosen for different beauty effects throughout the garden. Areas that need to be planted a bit thicker will be, so that we can have a higher level of show garden all of the time. Filling in those spaces means less weeding and lower maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n The D.M. Rutherford Family Conservatory, the glass and steel greenhouse built in 1930, occupies centre stage in the garden. From it radiate 12 garden plots, each with a rich assortment of plants. Expect an even more surprising and awe-inspiring array as the garden grows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the years, the iconic Conservatory Garden has evolved and expanded to become a marquee green space on the University of Guelph campus. New trees, shrubs, flowers and ground cover make the garden a place of great beauty and peace within the bustling campus. A haven for pollinators and a splendid place to read or<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Summer\/winter, 2018. The seasonal faces of U of G\u2019s Conservatory Garden","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":null,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":null},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n