Welcome to Canada’s Garden Route

Truth be told, on occasion, we’re asked, “Why is this website called Canada’s Garden Route – when there are no specific ‘routes’ for us to explore?”

We beg to differ, in that, pretty much any route you travel – whether by air, rail, car, bicycle or foot – will, if you’re looking, eventually lead you to a garden experience of one sort or another. A home garden, a public or botanical garden, a garden centre, a community that hangs its hat on its floral and landscaping displays, a garden within a park . . . you get the drift, the list is endless.

No matter which route you choose to take, you’ve come to the right site if you’re looking for THE most comprehensive listing of Canada’s outstanding garden experiences.

As winter takes hold, it’s time to don your boots, mukluks, snowshoes or skis and revel in the magical winterscape splendors of the country’s magnificent public gardens. All you need to do is get outside and enjoy!

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

Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrickville, Ontario

Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens,
Wilsonville, Ontario

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

Daniel A. Séguin Garden,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden ,
Ottawa, Ontario

Reford Gardens ,
Grand-Métis, Quebec

Jardin botanique de l’Université d’Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta

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

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

Parc Corktown Common,
Toronto, Ontario

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Kingsbrae Garden ,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

Garden of the Provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

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

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

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

International Peace Garden,
Boissevain, Manitoba

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

Windsor Sculpture Park,
Windsor, Ontario

Halifax Public Gardens,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival,
Oshawa, Ontario

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

Parkwood National Historic Site,
Oshawa, Ontario

Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden,
Calgary, Alberta

Les Jardins Butchart,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Royal Botanical Gardens ,
Burlington, Ontario

Les Jardins de Metis,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

The Mackenzie King Estate,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

Jardins édouardiens au Government House,
Regina, Saskatchewan

Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners,
North Bay, Ontario

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Nathan Phillips Square,
Toronto, Ontario

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

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

Lieu historique national Parkwood ,
Oshawa, Ontario

Joan of Arc Garden,
Québec, Quebec

Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

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

Jardin Jeanne D'Arc,
Québec, Quebec

Queen Victoria Park ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Conservatoire du jardin Allan,
Toronto, Ontario

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

VanDusen Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

Serre du parc du Centenaire,
Etobicoke, Ontario

The Arboretum, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario

Le jardin de Maplelawn,
Ottawa, Ontario

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

Rideau Hall,
Ottawa, Ontario

The Gardens at Assiniboine Park,
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Serre des parcs du Niagara ,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Jardins botanique de Quinte,
Frankford, Ontario

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

Government House Edwardian Gardens,
Regina, Saskatchewan

Jardins botaniques royaux,
Burlington, Ontario

University of Alberta Botanic Garden,
Edmonton, Alberta

Jardins de Casa Loma,
Toronto, Ontario

Le domaine Mackenzie-King,
Old Chelsea, Quebec

Royal Roads University and Hatley Park,
Victoria, British Columbia

Jardin botanique de Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma Gardens ,
Toronto, Ontario

Commissioners Park,
Ottawa, Ontario

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

Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens ,
Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia

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

UBC Botanical Garden,
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Butchart Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Parc de la reine Victoria,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Jardin botanique de la vallée d’Oshawa et Festival des pivoines,
Oshawa, Ontario

Toronto Botanical Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

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

Rideau Woodland Ramble,
Merrickville, Ontario

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

The Quinte Botanical Gardens,
Frankford, Ontario

Jardins publics d'Halifax,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Maplelawn Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

Plant Paradise Country Gardens,
Caledon, Ontario

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Centennial Park Conservatory,
Etobicoke, Ontario

Toronto Music Garden ,
Toronto, Ontario

Allan Gardens Conservatory,
Toronto, Ontario

Jardin Kingsbrae,
St Andrews, New Brunswick

Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden,
Quebec, Quebec

Le jardin des provinces,
Ottawa, Ontario

Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Toronto Music Garden,
Toronto, Ontario

Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Jardin botanique VanDusen ,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Elsie's Vegetable Garden,
Grand-Metis, Quebec

Corktown Common,
Toronto, Ontario

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

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

Ottawa Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa, Ontario

Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta

Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière,
Sainte-Croix, Quebec

Place Nathan Phillips,
Toronto, Ontario

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

Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus,
Truro, Nova Scotia

Arboretum Humber,
Toronto, Ontario

Parc des Commissaires,
Ottawa, Ontario

Tangled Garden,
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden,
Ottawa, Ontario

Larry Hodgson
Canada's Garden Route Spokesperson

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

Autumn Delights

Getting someone to visit a garden in summer is a snap: we all know gardens are striking in the summer months, with flowers galore. But what about fall? Garden visitors diminish with falling temperatures, as if they’re convinced the show is over as of Labour Day. But it isn’t. There’s still plenty to see in Canada’s public gardens right up until snowfall and even beyond.