Davenport PS joins in anniversary tulip displays

Davenport Public School pupils Chiquita Soules, left, Katelynn Lockyer and Shelbie Marlor planted some tulip bulbs in the front flower garden of their school on Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. The tulips, specially designed in The Netherlands for the purpose, will grow and blossom into red and white flowers in the spring for a display to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. The tulip bulbs were provided by the Town of Aylmer which bought 10,000 of them to create multiple red and white flower displays in gardens throughout Aylmer’s parks, at East Elgin Community Complex and other schools in town. Private properties and businesses were also planning on their own red and white tulip displays.