Flowering plants, pollinators, and honey bees all bring joy to Clinton Ekdahl and his partner Michael. What once started as a passion project four years ago has drawn thousands of Saskatoon residents to their tulip patch every year.
The garden outside of Edkdahl’s home on University Drive -also known as the historical heritage property the Mann House- has over 27,000 flowering plants in the front and side yard.
“At one point we had somewhere in the range of 160 different varieties of tulips and daffodils,” he said, adding the garden is home to other plants like irises, balloon flowers and daylilies.
He said that the cooler May weather has allowed many of the flowers to bloom for almost an entire month.
Ekdahl ‘s tulip patch draws over 1200 people each week ranging from wedding parties, retirement home buses, and gardeners stopping by to share their stories.
