Deux-Montagnes, April 15, 2021 – Deux-Montagnes will be holding its 16th Annual Horticulture Day next month and, to the delight of all the city’s horticulture lovers, free home delivery service will be provided again this year. In keeping with ongoing health directives prohibiting public gatherings, the original in-person distribution of some 2000 plants (herbs and annual flower boxes) scheduled for Saturday, May 22 at the municipal garage will now be done by home delivery to the first 2000 Deux-Montagnes residents registering online from May 3 to May 9.
The first 2000 residents registering online for Horticulture Day will each receive two free herb plants and one selection of annual flowers. These will be delivered to their homes in a way that respects all safety measures. This city initiative is organized to encourage residents to maintain their flowerbeds and gardens in top shape to help keep Deux-Montagnes beautiful all summer long.
“The pandemic and the constraints it imposes on our daily lives affects the general well-being of many residents. Our hope is that by delivering free plants again this year, we’ll add a little extra colour to everyone’s lives and that, coupled with a healthy dose of springtime sunshine, will drive the blues away,” said Deux-Montagnes Mayor Denis Martin.
How to get your free flowers and plants:
- All any resident of Deux-Montagnes needs to do to get their free plants is to fill out the appropriate registration form on the city’s website between May 3 and May 9. Don’t delay. Quantities are limited.
- Limit of one registration per address. Anyone without access to a computer can register by calling 450-473-2796, extension 1125.
- More information on plant varieties from by the city’s horticulture staff and on how to register is available on the city website’s events page.
Delivery that respects all health safety measures
Contact-free deliveries will be made by the Deux-Montagnes public works department without notice and dropped off outside each property. Plant pots and boxes will be handled with great care in accordance with all COVID-19 health safety directives.
Deliveries will begin on May 17 and take several days to complete. Specific delivery dates cannot be guaranteed.
This special edition of Horticulture Day is made possible with the generous support of the Caisse Desjardins Saint-Eustache–Deux-Montagnes, the event’s major partner for the 12th consecutive year. “The Caisse Desjardins de Saint-Eustache–Deux-Montagnes is pleased to once again partner with the City of Deux-Montagnes on this special Horticulture Day designed to make the most of our current situation. As a cooperative, the mission of the Caisse is to contribute to the well-being of the people in the communities we serve,” said Caisse Desjardins Saint-Eustache–Deux-Montagnes representative Roland Tourangeau.
