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Sep 2023
10m 8s

175 Rose garden

CBC
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It's all coming up roses as Fredericton gets set for a 175th anniversary garden project in the city's Botanic Garden. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Steve Heard with the Fredericton Botanic Garden to get the details. 
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