The first Victoria Trefoil Guild of Girl Guides of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society of Vancouver Island held a special ceremony at Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 Windsor Park Rose Garden to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II on the afternoon of Sept. 29.

The event included the planting of two symbolic rose bushes, a Queen Elizabeth rose and a Peace rose, each representing values Queen Elizabeth embodied during her reign, said event organizer Margaret Lidkea. 

Lidkea explained that the flowers chosen for the event were intentionally selected for their strong symbolic significance and connection to Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen Elizabeth rose was specially developed to honour the monarch, while the Peace rose symbolized the QueenB次元官网网址檚 lifelong dedication to promoting peace across the Commonwealth. 

Lidkea emphasized the significance of the Peace rose, noting its impact on the horticultural world and its symbolic alignment with the QueenB次元官网网址檚 values. 

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Girl Guides from various age groups helped plant the roses alongside Oak Bay Councillor Hazel Brathwaite and David Spence, president of the Royal Commonwealth Society Vancouver Island.

 A brass plaque was placed next to the rose bushes to commemorate the occasion.