Sue Haberger was known for her gardening work at Finnie's Garden in the grounds of Riverview Hospital.
Even when the provincial government tried to seal off the site, she cut a hole in the fence and continued, returning and cutting bigger holes until officials gave up.
"She was our bright light, she was absolutely great at everything," said Norma Gillespie, a longtime Riverview preservationist.
This year's first Riverview Tree Walk, on March 22, will be dedicated to the memory of Haberger, who died two years ago.
The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society has been working on a new garden to be called Sue's Garden Patch and her favourite flowers, daffodils, are appropriately sprouting at the plot's entrance.
The society is also continuing its work promoting preservation of the 244-acre hospital grounds, which feature more than 160 variety of trees.
"We want people to understand the heritage value of the site and doing everything to include the buildings as therapeutic," Gillespie said. "We're looking at 102 years since the West Lawn [building] opened up."
TREE WALK INFO
Riverview Horticultural Centre Society' guided tree tour, led by a qualified arborist, begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. A site map is available at www.rhcs.org. For more information, call 604-290-9910. Participants are encouraged to wear footwear appropriate for the terrain and weather conditions.
