The Experimental Farm is "Part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it."

A book that was written by long-time Experimental Farm champions William Saunders and William Macoun. The Macoun Memorial Garden is located at 3000 Prince of Wales Drive in the Ornamental Gardens.

"This work has been presented by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced and made available to the public."

The William Saunders Garden "A historic garden at the Central Experimental Farm is about to be replaced by the new Civic hospital's parking lot". A column by Marcel Beauchamp and Robert Cretien in the Ottawa Citizen, March 21,2022.