花园概况
加拿大Beausejour萱草花园（Beausejour Daylily Gardens）坐落于加拿大马尼托巴省（Manitoba）东部小镇博斯维尔（Beausejour）的北入口，毗邻 First Street North，是加拿大草原三省（Canadian Prairies）唯一的美国萱草协会（AHS, American Hemerocallis Society）官方认证展示花园（Display Garden）。花园占地约 2 英亩，整体作为 3B 级别展示场地，集中呈现现代萱草（daylily）、百合（lily）、鸢尾（iris）以及牡丹（peony）的最新育种成果，同时引种马尼托巴省耐寒灌木与果树，包括蓝靛果（haskap）、葡萄（grape）、樱桃（cherry）、杏（apricot）、梨（pear）与苹果（apple）等多年生木本。花园年访客逾 5000 人次，已成为马尼托巴东部社区园艺与生态展示的重要公共空间。
志愿者与社区参与
花园长期由 40 余名志愿者组成的”花园天使”（Garden Angels）团队负责日常养护，确保植物景观符合 AHS 官方展示花园标准。志愿者构成中，约 50% 来自博斯维尔本地、47% 来自 Brokenhead 乡（RM of Brokenhead）、3% 来自温尼伯（Winnipeg）及其他地区。每年公开招募 16 名新”花园天使”加入。花园的持续建设与设施改造经费来自志愿者服务、私人捐赠、专项筹款（fundraising）以及政府与社区基金（grant programs）的多方支持。访客可在花园现场签写留言簿（guest book）以留下评论与建议。
植物收藏与展示体系
花园围绕 AHS 官方展示花园的认证标准构建植物收藏体系，主展区集中展示现代萱草品种（modern daylilies）、牡丹、鸢尾等多年生草本，并配套马尼托巴省耐寒果树与观赏灌木。展示形式以花境（border）与混合花坛（mixed border）为主，按季节轮换开花顺序，使访客在不同时节均可观赏到处于最佳花期的植株。花园还参与 AHS 区域展览与品种交流计划，承担新品种区域适应性观察（AHS display garden function）。
媒体报道与社区活动
花园曾于 2021 年夏季在《The Gardener》杂志获得五页专题报道，由 Evelyn Lundeen 撰文、Mary Veldman 摄影，介绍花园历史、植物收藏与志愿者体系。专题文章（Gardener Summer 2021 Beausejour）以 PDF 形式在官网公开下载。花园与博斯维尔镇区、马尼托巴省园艺协会（Manitoba园艺协会）保持合作，并通过 Facebook 社交账号（facebook.com/beausejourdaylilygardens）发布季节花讯、志愿者招募与活动公告。
访问与联系方式
花园位于加拿大马尼托巴省博斯维尔北入口（First Street, North），为开放式公共展示花园，免费向公众开放；访客可全年在花期内自由参观，并在现场签写留言簿。志愿者招募详情与花园活动公告可通过官网联系页面（Contact Page）与 Facebook 社交账号获取。地址、规划地块（Plan 40095 Lot One, NE-2-13-7E）等详细信息以官网公开资料为准。
Garden Overview
The Beausejour Daylily Gardens is a roughly two-acre display park located at the north entrance to Beausejour, Manitoba, on First Street North. It is the only official American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) display garden on the Canadian Prairies. The site is a 3B display garden showcasing modern daylilies, peonies, iris and lilies, alongside the newest Manitoba-hardy shrubs and fruit trees, including haskaps, grapes, cherry, apricot, pear and apple. The Gardens welcome more than 5,000 visitors each year and serve as a community horticultural and ecological showcase for eastern Manitoba.
Volunteers and Community Engagement
The Gardens are maintained by a team of more than 40 volunteers, known as Garden Angels, who keep the plantings up to official AHS display garden standards. About 50% of the volunteers come from Beausejour, 47% from the RM of Brokenhead, and 3% from Winnipeg and other areas. Sixteen new Garden Angels are recruited each year. The Gardens are funded and improved through volunteer labour, private contributions, fundraising and grant programs. Visitors are invited to sign the on-site guest book and share their comments and suggestions.
Plant Collection and Display System
The plant collection is organised around the AHS official display garden criteria, with dedicated beds for modern daylilies, peonies, iris and lilies, complemented by a curated range of Manitoba-hardy fruiting trees and ornamental shrubs. Displays are arranged as mixed borders keyed to seasonal bloom, so the best flowering material is on view throughout the garden season. The Gardens also participate in AHS regional display and cultivar exchange programmes, supporting cultivar regional adaptation trials in the Canadian Prairies.
Media Coverage and Community Events
The Gardens were featured in a five-page article in the Summer 2021 edition of The Gardener magazine, written by Evelyn Lundeen with photography by Mary Veldman, covering the garden history, plant collection and volunteer programme. The article (Gardener Summer 2021 Beausejour) is published as a PDF on the official site. The Gardens collaborate with the town of Beausejour and Manitoba horticultural associations, and share seasonal bloom updates, volunteer calls and event notices through their Facebook page at facebook.com/beausejourdaylilygardens.
Visiting and Contact
The Gardens are located at First Street North, at the north entrance to Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada, and are open to the public as a free display garden throughout the flowering season. Visitors may sign the on-site guest book at any time. Volunteer opportunities, seasonal updates and event announcements are available through the official Contact Page and the Gardens’ Facebook page. The civic address, plan and lot reference (Plan 40095 Lot One, NE-2-13-7E) and other details are listed on the official website.
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