The Canadian Garden Council is the national umbrella body for provincial and national garden organizations. The Council manages: Canada’s Garden Route, Garden Days, Garden Tourism Conference and Garden Tourism Awards.
To champion the garden experience sector’s contributions to the well-being of Canadians and the sustainability of our communities and to promote the joys and benefits of gardens, landscapes and green infrastructure.
To generate development and growth of the garden experience sector by:
British Columbia – Gardens BC
Dave Cowen
General Manager, The Butchart Gardens
Dale Ryan
Director Public Relations, Sales & Marketing, The Butchart Gardens
Alberta - Representative
Ruby Swanson (Chair, Membership Committee)
General Manager, University of Alberta Botanical Garden
Manitoba - Representative
Gerald Dieleman
Director Horticulture, Assiniboine Park Conservancy
Communities in Bloom
Raymond Carrière
Founding President
Ontario – Ontario Garden Council
Harry Jongerden
Executive Director, Toronto Botanical Garden
Liz Klose
Chair Garden Days Committee; Project Coordinator, Growing Our Markets Project
Québec – Association des grands jardins du Québec
Alexander Reford (Council Chair)
Director, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens
New Brunswick - Representatives
Brad Henderson
Director Sales & Marketing, Kingsbrae Garden
Nova Scotia - Representatives
Trish Fry
General Manager, Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens
Tracy Jessen and Helen MacLean
Halifax Public Gardens
Newfoundland - Representative
Kim Shipp
Director, Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanic Garden (MUNBG)
Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
Bill Hardy
Chair, Marketing Committee
Ex-officio, Anne Beifuss
Communications Coordinator
Le jardin des provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Le jardin Chinois classique Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Vancouver, British Columbia
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
Commissioners Park, Ottawa, Ontario
Jardin Jeanne D'Arc, Québec, Quebec
Jardin Daniel A. Séguin, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Centennial Park Conservatory, Etobicoke, Ontario
Jardins de Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario
Royal Botanical Gardens , Burlington, Ontario
UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Jardin botanique de la vallée d’Oshawa et Festival des pivoines, Oshawa, Ontario
Toronto Botanical Garden, Toronto, Ontario
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Le jardin de Maplelawn, Ottawa, Ontario
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Le domaine Mackenzie-King, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Jardin botanique de l'Université Memorial, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jardin botanique de la Commission des parcs du Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Jardin Kingsbrae, St Andrews, New Brunswick
Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Place Nathan Phillips, Toronto, Ontario
Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Jardins historiques d'Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Kingsbrae Garden , St Andrews, New Brunswick
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Royal Roads University and Hatley Park, Victoria, British Columbia
International Peace Garden, Boissevain, Manitoba
The Mackenzie King Estate, Old Chelsea, Quebec
Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Musée et site historique, Montréal, Quebec
Queen Victoria Park , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Ferme expérimentale centrale, Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Music Garden, Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Casa Loma Gardens , Toronto, Ontario
Whistling Gardens Botanical Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario
Domaine Joly-De Lotbiniere, Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Patterson Garden Arboretum/ Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Gardens at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gardens of North Bay Heritage Gardeners, North Bay, Ontario
Maplelawn Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
Calgary Zoo Botanical Garden, Calgary, Alberta
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, Ontario
The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario
Les Jardins des Jardiniers du Patrimoine de North Bay, North Bay, Ontario
Reford Gardens , Grand-Métis, Quebec
The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario
Government House Edwardian Gardens, Regina, Saskatchewan
Jardins édouardiens au Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Jardin botanique de Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Les Jardins du Centre Horticulture du Pacifique, Victoria, British Columbia
Jardin botanique de l’Université d’Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Parc des Commissaires, Ottawa, Ontario
Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden, Quebec, Quebec
Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Elsie's Vegetable Garden, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Serre des parcs du Niagara , Niagara Falls, Ontario
Le Jardin A.M. (Mac) Cuddy, Strathroy, Ontario
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens , Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia
Toronto Music Garden , Toronto, Ontario
Jardin botanique et zoo de Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Université Royal Roads et le parc Hatley, Victoria, British Columbia
Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende, Québec, Quebec
Serre du parc du Centenaire, Etobicoke, Ontario
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden, Ottawa, Ontario
The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario
Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum & Historic Site, Montreal, Quebec
L’Arboretum Patterson / Université de la Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Parc de la reine Victoria, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Garden of the Provinces, Ottawa, Ontario
Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and Peony Festival, Oshawa, Ontario
University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Daniel A. Séguin Garden, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
1814 Treaty of Ghent Rose Garden , Ottawa, Ontario
Tangled Garden, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Jardins botaniques royaux, Burlington, Ontario
Parc Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Conservatoire du jardin Allan, Toronto, Ontario
Joan of Arc Garden, Québec, Quebec
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Les Jardins de Métis, Grand-Metis, Quebec
Corktown Common, Toronto, Ontario
Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia
Jardins publics d'Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Les Jardins Butchart, Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Rideau Woodland Ramble, Merrickville, 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!
