Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus
These University Teaching Campus Gardens are located on a sandstone ridge in central Nova Scotia. The well drained soils support a wide range of landscaped areas such as an impressive Rock Garden, collections of trees, shrubs and perennials and a 2.1 km nature walking trail._
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126 College Road, Truro, B2N 5E3
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