In the Gardens – A Ornamental Onion
Onions, shallots and garlic are members of the allium family that belong in the vegetable garden. But there are many ornamental alliums that deserve a hearty welcome in your perennial…
Announcing the Passing of a loved one on Social Media
Social media is an important tool in our lives. It allows us to connect, share and reach out to each other in a meaningful way. Often social media is used…
Dead reckoning: National cemetery is bringing truth about residential schools to light
In June 2008, the day before then prime minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons to deliver an apology to survivors of Canada’s residential school system, Cindy Blackstock…
Reconciling History Tour
For over a century, until 1996, the Canadian Government removed at least 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children from their families to place them in Indian Residential Schools created by…
The policy battle that set the stage for a century of residential school death, misery, grief
As Canada’s residential school system gathered homicidal force in 1909, two formidable bureaucrats wrestled for control of its direction in backroom Ottawa. Dr. Peter Bryce, the crusading chief medical officer…
The Beechwood Way – June 2021
FOUNDED IN 2000, the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation has strived to take care of the 162 acres of land with the utmost respect and creativity. Beechwood’s Chief Horticulturist, Trevor Davidson, and…
Must-visit gardens, nurseries, greenhouses and flower festivals in and around Ottawa
Beechwood Cemetery As well as being the final resting place of many illustrious Canadians, Beechwood Cemetery—on the eastern edge of New Edinburgh and Vanier—is also a peaceful garden in its…
Dealing with LDD Moth
The LDD moth can be an annoying pest in residential, urban and rural areas as well as natural forests. The LDD Moth has been slowly spreading across the U.S. and Canada. This…
Flags at half mast
Beechwood Cemetery will have their main entrance flags flying at half mast in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found at the site of a former residential school in…
Come visit the cemetery – A Basic Etiquette
This piece is co-written by No Stone Left Alone Foundation and Beechwood Cemetery Foundation. Cemeteries are often referred to as a place for the living. In urban environment, cemeteries are…