Heritage plant sale at Waterloo Region Museum

The Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum in Kitchener is holding its annual heritage plant sale on Saturday, May 16, with flower and vegetable varieties drawn from the gardens at Doon Heritage Village. The sale is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to noon, according to the Region of Waterloo Museums calendar and a CBC weekend events roundup. Organizers said plants will be available while supplies last. The event is listed as a fundraiser for the FRIENDS of the Waterloo Region Museums. ### When and where is the plant sale? Saturday, May 16 is the date listed on the Region of Waterloo Museums calendar for the heritage plant sale at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. The museum is at 10 Huron Road in Kitchener, beside Doon Heritage Village. The Region of Waterloo listing says the sale will run from 9:30 a.m. until noon. CBC's local events guide also listed the sale for Saturday morning at the museum over the Victoria Day weekend. ### What is being sold? The Doon Heritage Village gardens are the source of the plants being offered at the sale, according to the museum calendar. Organizers describe the stock as a selection of flower and vegetable varieties found in the village's heritage gardens. The event page says the plants are available for purchase while supplies last. Third-party event listings repeat the same description and place the sale in front of the greenhouse. ### Where do visitors go once they arrive? Gate 1 off Homer Watson Boulevard is the entrance named in the event listing for the sale. The Region of Waterloo Museums calendar says the plant sale takes place in front of the greenhouse. The Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village share the 10 Huron Road site in Kitchener. The museum's main website identifies the property as home to indoor galleries and the village's larger living-history grounds. ### Do people need tickets or registration? No registration is required for the plant sale, according to the Region of Waterloo event page. An Eventbrite listing for the same event shows it as a free entry listing but marks sales as ended because the event date has passed into the ticketing system. Cash sales only are specified in outside event listings that mirror the museum description. The Region of Waterloo calendar entry says only that plants are sold while supplies last. ### Who benefits from the event? The FRIENDS of the Waterloo Region Museums are named by organizers as the beneficiary of the fundraiser. The event description on the museum calendar says the heritage plant sale is a fundraising event for that group. The Region of Waterloo Museums website describes the museum network as including the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Doon Heritage Village, Schneider Haus National Historic Site, McDougall Cottage Historic Site and the regional archives. ### What else is happening at Doon Heritage Village this season? July 1 is the date the Region of Waterloo Museums has set for the grand reopening of Doon Heritage Village, according to a news item posted on the museum website. The site says the village is a 60-acre living-history museum open seasonally. May 23 is also the date listed for a separate Forest Walk: Forest Therapy program at the museum site. Visitors looking for updates on the plant sale or other programs can find them on the Region of Waterloo Museums events calendar and CBC's local weekend guide.