Canada's Garden Route

The Summer of the Great Canadian Road Trip...

From all economic and anecdotal indicators, the ‘Great Canadian Road Trip’ will be the vacation theme of summer of 2017. So far, gasoline prices are lower than they were last summer and the Canadian dollar, while gaining ground in relation to the US greenback, is still well below par. This is great news for Americans, visitors from overseas and Canadians too. Canada’s Garden Route is the most comprehensive listing of Canadian gardens and garden experiences.

While you’re travelling around the country this summer and want to adjust your ‘route’ to stop in and visit some of the finest examples of ornamental horticulture the country has to offer – this is the website that will help you find the perfect garden experience you’re looking for. You can search for gardens by name, category, province or city. Just click on the link that best suits your purposes. Canada’s garden experiences look forward to welcoming all visitors, whether you come from across town or from around the world.

Garden Experiences

Choose from one of the garden experience categories in the map legend below to view the listings in that category.

Feature Gardens

Community Destinations

Garden Networks & Trails

Heritage Gardens

Destination Garden Centres

Garden & Flower Festivals

Parks Canada Gardens

Canada 150 Garden Experiences

150th Celebration Tulip Gardens

Featured Gardens

La Seigneurie de l'Ile d'Orleans,
St-Francois, Quebec

The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens,
Strathroy, Ontario

Jardins botaniques royaux,
Burlington, Ontario

Les Jardins de Doris,
Matane, Quebec

Garden of the Provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

Reford Gardens ,
Grand-Métis, Quebec

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival,
Oshawa, Ontario

Arboretum Humber,
Toronto, Ontario

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrickville, Ontario

Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum & Historic Site,
Montreal, Quebec

Jardin botanique de la vallée d'Oshawa,
Oshawa, Ontario

Central Memorial Park, The City of Calgary Parks,
Calgary, Alberta

Le jardin Chinois classique Dr. Sun Yat-Sen,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Les Jardins de Metis,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

Les Jardins des Jardiniers du Patrimoine de North Bay,
North Bay, Ontario

Kingsbrae Garden ,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens ,
Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia

VanDusen Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Jardin Kingsbrae,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

Route des gerbes d'Angelica,
Mirabel , Quebec

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Jardins édouardiens au Government House,
Regina, Saskatchewan

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Jardin Jeanne D'Arc,
Québec, Quebec

Le jardin de Maplelawn,
Ottawa, Ontario

Route des gerbes d'Angelica,
Mirabel, Quebec

The Butchart Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Parc des Commissaires,
Ottawa, Ontario

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

Conservatoire du jardin Allan,
Toronto, Ontario

Les Jardins Butchart,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Jardins Devonian, Parcs de la ville de Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta

Daniel A. Séguin Garden,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Jardin de rocailles Reader,
Calgary, Alberta

The Mackenzie King Estate,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

New Brunswick Botanical Garden,
Edmundston (St-Jacques), New Brunswick

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Allan Gardens Conservatory,
Toronto, Ontario

Lieu historique national Parkwood ,
Oshawa, Ontario

Université Royal Roads et le parc Hatley,
Victoria, British Columbia

Le domaine Mackenzie-King,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners,
North Bay, Ontario

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

Elsie's Vegetable Garden,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

Government House Edwardian Gardens,
Regina, Saskatchewan

Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden,
Calgary, Alberta

Jardins de Casa Loma,
Toronto, Ontario

Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University,
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific,
Victoria, British Columbia

Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

Le Jardin A.M. (Mac) Cuddy,
Strathroy, Ontario

Les Jardins de Doris,
Matane, Quebec

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

Devonian Gardens, The City of Calgary Parks,
Calgary, Alberta

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Toronto Music Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Botanical Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

Jardin botanique de la Commission des parcs du Niagara,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta

Jardin botanique du Nouveau-Brunswick,
Edmundston (St-Jacques), New Brunswick

Ottawa Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa, Ontario

UBC Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Jardin botanique VanDusen ,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Jardin botanique Devonian,
Edmonton, Alberta

Les Jardins du Centre Horticulture du Pacifique,
Victoria, British Columbia

Royal Botanical Gardens ,
Burlington, Ontario

Casa Loma Gardens ,
Toronto, Ontario

Commissioners Park,
Ottawa, Ontario

Queen Victoria Park ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Maplelawn Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

Halifax Public Gardens,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden,
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Joan of Arc Garden,
Québec, Quebec

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

Parkwood National Historic Site,
Oshawa, Ontario

Humber Arboretum,
Toronto, Ontario

Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden ,
Ottawa, Ontario

Jardins historiques d'Annapolis Royal,
Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia

Toronto Music Garden ,
Toronto, Ontario

University of Alberta Botanic Garden,
Edmonton, Alberta

Jardins publics d'Halifax,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Serre des parcs du Niagara ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden,
Quebec, Quebec

Parc de la reine Victoria,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Maison Saint-Gabriel, Musée et site historique,
Montréal, Quebec

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrikville, Ontario

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University,
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Jardin botanique de Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario

Le jardin des provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

Reader Rock Garden, City of Calgary Park,
Calgary, Alberta

Royal Roads University and Hatley Park,
Victoria, British Columbia

Patterson Garden Arboretum/ Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jardin botanique de l'Université Memorial,
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Larry Hodgson
Canada's Garden Route Spokesperson

Author of "A Garden Lover's Guide to Canada"

Bring the Kids!

Summer’s here and Canada’s public gardens are at their best. You know you want to visit them yourself – who wouldn’t want to stroll through a beautiful park filled with flowers – but maybe you feel you’re so tied up with your children or grandchildren you just can’t get away. Well, there’s an easy solution to that: bring them along!