In celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial
– the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and with the generous support of ZRB & Associates and Enterprise Canada – are pleased to highlight the following 150 jury-selected gardens and garden experiences that have received the ‘Canada 150 Garden Experience’ designation.
| Abbortsford Tulip Festival | Abbotsford |
| The Butchart Gardens | Brentwood Bay |
| Minter Country Gardens | Chilliwack |
| Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens | Courtenay |
| Milner Gardens and Woodland | Qualicum Beach |
| Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants | Richmond |
| Tofino Botanical Gardens | Tofino |
| Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | Vancouver |
| UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Japanese Garden | Vancouver |
| Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival | Vancouver |
| VanDusen Botanical Garden | Vancouver |
| Abkhazi Garden | Victoria |
| Government House Gardens | Victoria |
| Royal Roads University and Hatley Park | Victoria |
| St. Anne’s Academy National Historic Site | Victoria |
| The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific | Victoria |
| Banff National Park Gardens | Calgary |
| Central Memorial Park | Calgary |
| Dorothy Harvie Gardens | Calgary |
| Reader Rock Garden | Calgary |
| Muttart Conservatory | Edmonton |
| University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden | Edmonton |
| Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden | Lethbridge |
| Olds College Botanical Garden and Wetlands | Olds |
| Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre | Red Deer |
| Red Deer & District Garden Club Events | Red Deer |
| Greenland Garden Centre | Sherwood Park |
| St. Albert Botanic Park | St. Albert |
| The Enjoy Centre | St. Albert |
| Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage Gardens | Willow Creek |
| Queen Elizabeth II Gardens – Wascana Centre | Regina |
| Patterson Garden Arboretum – University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon |
| Saskatchewan Perennial Society – Garden Tours | Saskatoon |
| Sonja Pawliw's Healing and Meditation Garden | Yorkton |
| International Peace Garden | Boissevain |
| Shelmerdine Garden Centre Ltd. | Headingly |
| Assiniboine Park Conservancy – Gardens | Winnipeg |
| Assiniboine Park Conservancy – HerbFest | Winnipeg |
| The Forks – The Prairie Garden | Winnipeg |
| Amherstburg’s Gardens | Amherstburg |
| City of Barrie – Gardens | Barrie |
| City of Brampton – Gardens | Brampton |
| 1000 Islands and Rideau Canal Garden Trail | Brockville |
| Royal Botanical Gardens | Burlington |
| Plant Paradise Country Gardens | Caledon |
| Sheridan Nurseries - Georgetown (head office) | locations across Ontario |
| Keppel Croft Gardens | Georgian Bluffs |
| Town of Goderich – Gardens | Goderich |
| The Guelph Enabling Garden | Guelph |
| University of Guelph Arboretum | Guelph |
| University of Guelph Trial Gardens - University of Guelph | Guelph |
| University of Guelph Trial Gardens - Landscape Ontario | Milton |
| Dundurn Castle – Historic Kitchen Garden | Hamilton |
| Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada – Gardens | Kingston |
| Sifton Bog | London |
| The Flower Lady | London |
| Rideau Woodland Ramble | Merrickville |
| Terre Bleu Lavender Farm | Milton |
| The Riverwood Conservancy Enabling Garden | Mississauga |
| Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens and School of Horticulture | Niagara Falls |
| Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse | Niagara Falls |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society – Garden Tour | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake – Gardens | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardens | North Bay |
| Black Creek Pioneer Village – Gardens | North York |
| Toronto Botanical Garden – 'Through the Garden Gate Private Garden Tour' and 'Get the jump on Spring' events |
North York |
| Toronto Botanical Garden | North York |
| Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden and Peony Festival | Oshawa |
| Parkwood National Historic Site & Heritage Gardens | Oshawa |
| Canadian Tulip Festival | Ottawa |
| Maplelawn Garden | Ottawa |
| Ornamental Gardens – Central Experimental Farm | Ottawa |
| Rideau Hall Gardens | Ottawa |
| Taiga Garden – National Gallery of Canada | Ottawa |
| Peterborough Garden Show | Peterborough |
| Canadale Nurseries and Garden Centre | St. Thomas |
| Stratford Festival Gardens | Stratford |
| Stratford Garden Festival – Ontario Lung Association | Stratford |
| A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens – Fanshawe College | Strathroy |
| Sudbury Gardening Festival | Sudbury |
| SpindleTree Gardens | Tamworth |
| Prince Arthur’s Landing Spirit Garden | Thunder Bay |
| Allan Gardens | Toronto |
| Canada Blooms | Toronto |
| Casa Loma Gardens | Toronto |
| Centennial Park Greenhouse – Mum Show | Toronto |
| Fred Urquhart Memorial Garden – U of T Scarborough Campus | Toronto |
| High Park | Toronto |
| Moss Park Community Garden | Toronto |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Toronto |
| Plant World | Toronto |
| Rosetta McLean Garden | Toronto |
| Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens | Toronto |
| Toronto Waterfront Music Garden | Toronto |
| The Franklin Children’s Garden | Toronto Island |
| Vineland’s Millenium Forest | Vineland Station |
| Warkworth Lilac Festival | Warkworth |
| Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens | Wilsonville |
| Coventry Gardens | Windsor |
| Sipkens Nurseries Ltd. | Wyoming |
| Les Hemerocalles de L’isle | Becancour |
| Rose Drummond | Drummondville |
| MosaïCanada 150 – Gatineau 2017 | Gatineau |
| Jardins de Métis | Grand-Métis |
| Jardins de Métis – Le Festival International de Jardins | Grand-Métis |
| Parc Marie-Victorin | Kingsey Falls |
| Jardin Scullion | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Centre de la nature de Laval | Laval |
| Les Jardins de Doris | Matane |
| Route des Gerbes d’Angelica | Mirabel |
| Château Ramezay – Jardin du Gouverneur | Montréal |
| Le Domaine a l’Heritage | Montréal |
| Jardin botanique de Montréal | Montréal |
| Maison Saint-Gabriel – Le jardin de la Métairie | Montréal |
| Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende | Québec City |
| Jardin Jeanne d’Arc | Québec City |
| Les Jardins du Grand-Portage | Saint-Didace |
| La Maison Lavande | Saint-Eustache |
| Jardin Daniel A. Séguin | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Morgan Arboretum | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue |
| Jardins de la Maison Antoine-Lacombe | Saint-Charles-Borromée |
| Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière | Sainte-Croix |
| La Seigneurie de L’ile d’Orléans | St-François |
| Le Domaine a l’Heritage | St-Séverin-de-Beauce |
| Jardin de la Petite Ecole | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Les Jardins Vivaces de Fernand | Westbury |
| Irving Arboretum | Bouctouche |
| Cornhill Nursery | Cornhill |
| New Brunswick Botanical Garden | Edmundston |
| Kinsbrae Garden | St. Andrews |
| Kingsbrae Garden – ‘Indulge Festival’ and ‘Live Lady Bug Release’ events |
St. Andrews |
| Roosevelt Campobello International Park | Welshpool |
| Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens | Annapolis Royal |
| Annapolis Royal ‘House & Garden Tour’ and Rare & Unusual Plant Sale’ events |
Annapolis Royal |
| Oceanview Home and Garden | Chester |
| Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum Gardens | Cole Harbour |
| Tangled Garden | Grand Pré |
| Roosevelt Campobello International Park | Welshpool |
| Common Roots Urban Farm – Partners for Care Halifax Halifax Public Gardens |
Halifax |
| Acacia Grove/Prescott House Gardens Starr’s Point | Starr's Point |
| Dalhousie University – Truro Campus Rock Garden | Truro |
| The Dunes Studio Gallery Gardens | Brackley Beach |
| Confederation Landing | Charlottetown |
| Government House – Gardens | Charlottetown |
| Vesey’s Trial Gardens | Charlottetown |
| A. A. MacDonald Memorial Gardens | Georgetown |
| Pink Days in Bloom – Garden-Themed Breast Cancer Research FUNdraising Events |
Mount Pearl |
| Bannerman Park | St. John’s |
| Bowring Park | St. John’s |
| MUN Botanical Garden | St. John’s |
| MUN Botanical Garden – Merry & Bright Holiday Light Festival | St. John’s |
| MUN Botanical Garden, Friends of the Garden & Newfoundland Horticultural Society – Mystery Garden Tour |
St. John’s |
Royal Botanical Gardens , Burlington, Ontario
The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario
Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Parc des Commissaires, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardin Kingsbrae, St Andrews, New Brunswick
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario
Jardins de Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Musée et site historique, Montréal, Quebec
Government House Edwardian Gardens, Regina, Saskatchewan
Jardins historiques d'Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Jardin botanique de la Commission des parcs du Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Joan of Arc Garden, Québec, Quebec
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden , Toronto, Ontario
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Jardin botanique de l’Université d’Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Le domaine Mackenzie-King, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Kingsbrae Garden , St Andrews, New Brunswick
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Serre des parcs du Niagara , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Université Royal Roads et le parc Hatley, Victoria, British Columbia
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Serre du parc du Centenaire, Etobicoke, Ontario
Les Jardins Butchart, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Les Jardins du Centre Horticulture du Pacifique, Victoria, British Columbia
Le Jardin A.M. (Mac) Cuddy, Strathroy, Ontario
The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia
Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario
Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners, North Bay, Ontario
Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden, Quebec, Quebec
Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden, Calgary, Alberta
Casa Loma Gardens , Toronto, Ontario
Jardins édouardiens au Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Daniel A. Séguin Garden, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Les Jardins des Jardiniers du Patrimoine de North Bay, North Bay, Ontario
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Le jardin des provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Jardin botanique de la vallée d’Oshawa et Festival des pivoines, Oshawa, Ontario
Le jardin de Maplelawn, Ottawa, Ontario
UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Conservatoire du jardin Allan, Toronto, Ontario
Maplelawn Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Parc de la reine Victoria, Niagara Falls, Ontario
L’Arboretum Patterson / Université de la Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Garden of the Provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardins botaniques royaux, Burlington, Ontario
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Jardin botanique de Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Les Jardins de Métis, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende, Québec, Quebec
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden , Ottawa, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Ferme expérimentale centrale, Ottawa, Ontario
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Parc Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Commissioners Park, Ottawa, Ontario
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Queen Victoria Park , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden, Toronto, Ontario
The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Jardin Daniel A. Séguin, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival, Oshawa, Ontario
Royal Roads University and Hatley Park, Victoria, British Columbia
Place Nathan Phillips, Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Mackenzie King Estate, Old Chelsea, Quebec
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Jardin botanique de l'Université Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jardins publics d'Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum & Historic Site, Montreal, Quebec
Elsie's Vegetable Garden, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Reford Gardens , Grand-Métis, Quebec
Jardin Jeanne D'Arc, Québec, Quebec
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens , Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Centennial Park Conservatory, Etobicoke, Ontario
Le jardin Chinois classique Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Vancouver, British Columbia
Patterson Garden Arboretum/ Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Toronto Botanical Garden, Toronto, Ontario
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!
