Wingham and District Horticultural Society marks 60 years of community gardening

July 2, 2026 @ 12:47 pmLocal News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Ann Inglis working away placing mulch in the gardens on June 26.
The Wingham and District Horticultural Society is celebrating 60 years of community gardening with an anniversary celebration on July 18 at Cruickshank Park, from 2 - 4 p.m. If it rains, the event will be moved inside at the Maitland River Community Church. (Cory Bilyea photo)

WINGHAM – Sixty years after a handful of local gardeners first banded together to brighten up public spaces, the Wingham and District Horticultural Society is marking its diamond anniversary with new hedges, a July 18 celebration in Cruikshank Park and a renewed push to pass the shovel to the next generation of community volunteers. The…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.