Brightening up Lisa’s Way

A few members of the Paris Horticultural Society met at Lisa’s Way downtown on May 24th to spruce up the walkway and fill it with as much beautiful spirit as its namesake. Lisa’s Way was named after Lisa Dalpe, a business owner, fundraiser and event organizer for Paris. Lisa passed away in 2015 at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with cancer. In 2018 the county named the walkway between the BMO bank and the municipal office in her honor. An official plaque was hung to signify the space, appropriately in the downtown core where Lisa made her biggest impact. The garden had become old and overgrown, so Doug Hanna worked with Mackenzie Sheppard, from the County of Brant, and her staff to remove the overgrown shrubs and grasses and replant some new perennials. This year’s Community in Bloom announced that orange would be the colour theme for 2024 so in keeping with the orange theme Doug Hanna, Dave Collins and Patti Gladding planted a variety of orange annuals to brighten up the walkway.