Gardens in Niagara

A photograph of a young woman standing in a garden, ca. 1915.

A photograph of a young boy standing by flowers, ca. 1915

A photograph of a young boy on a rocking horse in the garden, ca. 1915

A photograph of tulips in bloom, ca. 1915

A photograph of a woman, boy and man in uniform in front of a fruit tree. They are all holding what appear to be peaches, ca. 1915.

A photograph of Mary Tyrrell in her garden, ca. 1940.

An issue of "Growing Flowers", a publication of Tobe's Seeds in Niagara-on-the-Lake, sent to customers, Autumn 1951

A postcard of Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

A postcard featuring a picture of Montebello Park in St. Catharines, Ontario.

A page of meeting minutes of the Niagara Falls Horticultural Society, May 10, 1973.

The program of Port Colborne Horticultural Society's annual rose and flower show, June 27, 1975

Program of the Fort Erie Horticultural Society's Annual Rose Show, 1968

The cover of the Niagara Falls Horticultural Society Flower and Vegetable Show Program for 1961.

A page from the 1933 E.D. Smith catalogue on ornamental and flowering shrubs.

The cover for the 1933 E.D. Smith price list for fruit and ornamental nursery stock.

A page from the 1954 Stokes Seeds catalogue on flowers.

A page from the 1954 Stokes Seeds catalogue on tomato seeds.

The cover of a 1954 catalogue for Stokes Seeds.

A postcard showing the gardens at Stokes Seeds in St. Catharines.

A leaflet with planting and growing directions from Stone and Wellington in Fonthill, Ontario.

A leaflet with planting and growing directions from Stone and Wellington in Fonthill, Ontario.

The leaflet describes for customers the procedures to successfully transplant and care for nursery stock purchased from the Pelham Nursery Co. in Pelham, Welland County. The leaflet also describes care to be given to peach trees, evergreens, perpetual clematis, asparagus, grapevines and more.

Margaret Julia Band standing in a garden full of flowers in bloom with a long picket fence in the background. She is wearing a dress and gloves.

A photograph of Albert, Josie and Iris Sloman in their vegetable garden.

A photograph of Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls, 1938.

A photograph of the Welland Ship Canal flowerbeds, pool and greenhouse in Port Weller.

The caption on the photograph reads "Welland Ship Canal. Flowerbeds, Pool, Greenhouse, Pt. Weller, looking N. L41. July 21st 1930."

A photograph of Albert, Josie, Shirley and Bert Sloman in Oakes Garden Theatre in 1942.

A photograph of Montebello Park in St. Catharines in 1938.

Poster with details for the first grand fete and gala taking place Monday May 25, 1874. Festivities include: fireworks, "grand flight of a fiery pigeon", dancing, music, balloon and more.