Mile of Flowers Plant-In

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Bring out family, friends or clubs and work together to brighten Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay at the Annual Mile of Flowers Plant-In! Hundreds of volunteers are needed to fill both sides of Cliffe Avenue with summer blooms.

Anyone can volunteer; just find an empty spot on Cliffe Avenue between 8th and 21st Streets, and start planting. The City recommends bringing a trowel or spoon for digging, as well as gloves. City parks staff will lay out all the flower trays ahead of time, and they’ll be on-hand to answer questions and keep the event running smoothly. Participants are advised to stay off the road and plant safely on the sidewalk.

Depending on the number of volunteers, the Plant-In can take as little as one hour. The Mile of Flowers Plant-In will be followed by a free barbeque at Standard Park, courtesy of the City of Courtenay and the Courtenay Rotary Club. Standard Park is located on Cliffe Avenue at 14th Street.

The Plant-In is a Comox Valley tradition dating back to 1967, when Kathleen Kirk set out to commemorate Canada’s centennial year. That year she planted 7,800 seedlings as a welcome to tourists. What began as the initiative of one woman now involves hundreds of volunteers and 35,000 flowers.