The Heritage Gardens are a sight to behold especially once the gardening season gets under way. There is always something blossoming, blooming or fruiting. These gardens provide visitors with an incredible array of opportunities from simply taking in the beauty to consulting with the Heritage Gardeners on their methods and the preservation of heritage plant species.
The gardens at the O'Hara Mill Homestead include the Parlour Garden, the Herb Garden, the Kitchen Garden, the Field Crop Garden, the Children’s Schoolhouse Garden, and the Fruit Garden.
The Kitchen Garden
Plantings in recent years have included well over a 100 varieties of flowers, herbs and vegetables, including:
- Ajuga, Kiss-Me-Over-the-Garden-Gate and Lamb's Ear in the Parlour Garden,
- Anise Hyssop, Lovage and Rue in the Herb Gardens,
- Anna Hubbard Squash, Riesentraube Tomatoes and Bull's Blood Beets in the Kitchen Gardens, and,
- Havanna Tobacco, Hollow Top Parsnip and Mangels in the Field Crop Garden.
Three Sisters plantings are cultivated in the Children's School House Garden
A Heritage Gardener
More information is available under the Library tab.
Here is an interesting little side trip, Seeds of Diversity's Canadian Tomato Project.
