Toronto, Canada . . . Tuesday, March 14, 2017 . . . Today at the North American Garden Tourism Conference, the Canadian Garden Council and the American Public Gardens Association are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 ‘Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For’ Garden…
read more »Toronto, Canada . . . Tuesday, March 14, 2017 . . . Today at the North American Garden Tourism Conference, the Canadian Garden Council announced the recipients of the 2017 Canadian Garden Tourism Awards. Garden Tourism is a significant component of the tourism industry Dr. Richard Benfield author of…
read more »Toronto, ON . . . March 13, 2017 . . . In celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial, the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, today announced the 150 gardens and garden experiences awarded the ‘Canada 150 Garden Experience’ designation…
read more »Ottawa, ON ... September 20, 2016... Thanks to the Canadian Garden Council and a generous donation from Vesey’s Bulbs of PEI, 150 communities and organizations from coast to coast have been selected to receive a spectacular 150th Celebration Garden. Each garden consists of 1,000 red and white…
read more »Toronto, ON ...June 14, 2016 ...Garden Days, Canada’s national celebration of gardens and gardening, starts this coming Friday, June 17 and runs through Sunday, June 19. From coast to coast there are loads of activities to suit all tastes. From gnome hunts for the kids to ceramic garden marker-making…
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Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens , Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Parc de la reine Victoria, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Joan of Arc Garden, Québec, Quebec
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Kingsbrae Garden , St Andrews, New Brunswick
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Jardin Kingsbrae, St Andrews, New Brunswick
Le jardin de Maplelawn, Ottawa, Ontario
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Casa Loma Gardens , Toronto, Ontario
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Serre des parcs du Niagara , Niagara Falls, Ontario
The Mackenzie King Estate, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners, North Bay, Ontario
University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Government House Edwardian Gardens, Regina, Saskatchewan
Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden, Quebec, Quebec
Jardins publics d'Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Musée et site historique, Montréal, Quebec
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Windsor Sculpture Park, Windsor, Ontario
Jardins de Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario
Le domaine Mackenzie-King, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse , Niagara Falls, Ontario
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Parc des Commissaires, Ottawa, Ontario
Conservatoire du jardin Allan, Toronto, Ontario
Reford Gardens , Grand-Métis, Quebec
Lieu historique national Parkwood , Oshawa, Ontario
Parc Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Plant Paradise Country Gardens, Caledon, Ontario
Windsor Sculpture Park, Windsor, Ontario
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden , Ottawa, Ontario
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Jardin botanique de la Commission des parcs du Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Centennial Park Conservatory, Etobicoke, Ontario
The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Les Jardins de Metis, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Daniel A. Séguin Garden, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Les Jardins des Jardiniers du Patrimoine de North Bay, North Bay, Ontario
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario
La Seigneurie de l'Ile d'Orleans, St-Francois, Quebec
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario
Commissioners Park, Ottawa, Ontario
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Serre du parc ddu Centenaire, Etobicoke, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Jardins édouardiens au Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia
Elsie's Vegetable Garden, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Le Jardin A.M. (Mac) Cuddy, Strathroy, Ontario
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum & Historic Site, Montreal, Quebec
Toronto Botanical Garden, Toronto, Ontario
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
Plant Paradise Country Gardens, Caledon, Ontario
Jardins historiques d'Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Royal Roads University and Hatley Park, Victoria, British Columbia
Les Jardins du Centre Horticulture du Pacifique, Victoria, British Columbia
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Patterson Garden Arboretum/ Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jardins botaniques royaux, Burlington, Ontario
Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden, Calgary, Alberta
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Parkwood National Historic Site, Oshawa, Ontario
Maplelawn Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Les Jardins Butchart, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Le jardin des provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardin botanique VanDusen , Vancouver, British Columbia
Jardin botanique de l'Université Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival, Oshawa, Ontario
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jardin Jeanne D'Arc, Québec, Quebec
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jardin botanique Devonian, Edmonton, Alberta
Le jardin Chinois classique Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Vancouver, British Columbia
The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden , Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden, Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique de Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Université Royal Roads et le parc Hatley, Victoria, British Columbia
Royal Botanical Gardens , Burlington, Ontario
Arboretum Humber, Toronto, Ontario
Garden of the Provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardin botanique de la vallée d’Oshawa et Festival des pivoines, Oshawa, Ontario
Place Nathan Phillips, Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario
Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Queen Victoria Park , Niagara Falls, 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!
