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 Gardens

Featured Gardens

Commissioners Park,
Ottawa, Ontario

Halifax Public Gardens,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

Jardin botanique Devonian,
Edmonton, Alberta

Queen Victoria Park ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Jardins botaniques royaux,
Burlington, Ontario

UBC Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Elsie's Vegetable Garden,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

Jardin botanique VanDusen ,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

Lieu historique national Parkwood ,
Oshawa, Ontario

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

Le jardin de Maplelawn,
Ottawa, Ontario

Kingsbrae Garden ,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

Casa Loma Gardens ,
Toronto, Ontario

Maplelawn Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

Parc de la reine Victoria,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

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

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

Royal Roads University and Hatley Park,
Victoria, British Columbia

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

Royal Botanical Gardens ,
Burlington, Ontario

Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Les Jardins de Metis,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta

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

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival,
Oshawa, Ontario

Le jardin des provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

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

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

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

Ottawa Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa, Ontario

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jardin botanique de Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario

Daniel A. Séguin Garden,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Conservatoire du jardin Allan,
Toronto, Ontario

Garden of the Provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

Reford Gardens ,
Grand-Métis, Quebec

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

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

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

Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Jardins publics d'Halifax,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Serre des parcs du Niagara ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Arboretum Humber,
Toronto, Ontario

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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

The Butchart Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Joan of Arc Garden,
Québec, Quebec

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

Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Toronto Music Garden ,
Toronto, Ontario

Jardins de Casa Loma,
Toronto, Ontario

Le domaine Mackenzie-King,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrickville, Ontario

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

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

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

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

Allan Gardens Conservatory,
Toronto, Ontario

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Toronto Music Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden,
Quebec, Quebec

Government House Edwardian Gardens,
Regina, Saskatchewan

VanDusen Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Parkwood National Historic Site,
Oshawa, Ontario

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners,
North Bay, Ontario

Les Jardins Butchart,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden ,
Ottawa, Ontario

Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden,
Calgary, Alberta

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

Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

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

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

Nathan Phillips Square,
Toronto, Ontario

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrikville, Ontario

Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens ,
Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

University of Alberta Botanic Garden,
Edmonton, Alberta

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

Jardins édouardiens au Government House,
Regina, Saskatchewan

Toronto Botanical Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

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

The Mackenzie King Estate,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

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

Place Nathan Phillips,
Toronto, Ontario

Parc des Commissaires,
Ottawa, Ontario

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

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

Jardin Jeanne D'Arc,
Québec, Quebec

Jardin Kingsbrae,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

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!