List of botanical gardens in Canada
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Alberta
- Alberta Horticultural Research Center
- Route 1
- Brooks Alberta
- Calgary Zoological Gardens
- Devonian Botanic Garden
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E1
- Established 1959
- Devonian Gardens (Calgary)Devonian Gardens (Calgary)Devonian Gardens is a large indoor park and botanical garden located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park is currently closed for a major $23.5-million renovation and is expected to re-open in Summer 2012....
- TD Square, CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
- Established 1977
- Nikka Yuko Japanese GardenNikka Yuko Japanese GardenNikka Yuko Japanese Garden is a garden near Henderson Lake in Lethbridge, Alberta, designed by Dr. Tadashi Kubo of Osaka Prefecture University in Japan. The pavilion, shelter, bridges and gates were built in Japan by artisans who later reassembled them in the garden...
- POB 751
- Lethbridge Alberta TlJ 3Z6
- Established 1967
- Japanese Gardens
- Muttart ConservatoryMuttart ConservatoryThe Muttart Conservatory is a botanical garden located in the North Saskatchewan river valley, across from downtown Edmonton. The conservatory consists of four glass, pyramid-shaped structures that showcase plants from arid, tropical, and temperate climates, providing a welcome oasis of warmth...
- POB 2359 98 Avenue and 96A Street
- Edmonton Alberta
- Olds College Botanic Garden, Olds, Alberta
- Swimming Point Botanical Garden
- Swimming Point Reindeer Corral
- Richards Island Alberta
- Established 1975
- Native Arctic Plants
- World's most northern Botanical Garden
British Columbia
- Bloedel Floral ConservatoryBloedel Floral ConservatoryThe Bloedel Floral Conservatory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a conservatory and aviary located at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park....
, Vancouver B.C.
- Butchart GardensButchart GardensThe Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive more than a million visitors each year...
- POB 4010 Station A
- Victoria B.C. V8X 3X4
- Established 1904
- 35 acres (14.2 ha)
- Crown Forest Industries Arboretum and Museum
- Route 1 Ladysmith British Columbia
- Park and Tilford Gardens
- 1200 Cotton Road
- North Vancouver B.C. V7J Lcl
- Established 1969
- 3 acres (1.2 ha)
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Bloedel Floral ConservatoryBloedel Floral ConservatoryThe Bloedel Floral Conservatory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a conservatory and aviary located at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park....
- Cambie and ~West 33rd Avenue
- Vancouver B.C. V6G lZ5
- Established 1939,1969
- Royal Roads University Botanical Gardens, Victoria B.C.
- Summerland Research Station
- Summerland B.C. VOH LZO
- Established 1916
- 200 taxa
- UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant ResearchUBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant ResearchUBC Botanical Garden, at the University of British Columbia, was established in 1916 under the directorship of John Davidson, British Columbia's first provincial botanist. It is the oldest botanical garden at a university in Canada....
- 2075 Westbrook Place
- Vancouver B.C. V6T lW5
- Established 1916
- 110 acres (44.5 ha)
- VanDusen Botanical GardenVanDusen Botanical GardenVanDusen Botanical Garden is situated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named for local lumberman and philanthropist Whitford Julian VanDusen, it has been a public garden since its opening on August 30, 1975 and is managed by the Vancouver Park Board and run by a large staff of volunteers...
- 5251 Oak Street
- Vancouver B.C.
- 5000 taxa on 55.5 acres (22.5 ha)
- Woodland Gardens Arboretum
- 172nd Street
- Surrey British Columbia
Manitoba
- Assiniboine ParkAssiniboine ParkAssiniboine Park is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was established in 1904 and is located north of the Assiniboine Forest. Today, it covers , of these are designed in the English landscape style....
- 2355 Corydon Avenue
- Winnipeg Manitoba R3P OR5
- Established 1904
- 200 taxa on 375 acres (151.8 ha)
- Manitoba Horticultural Association Arboretum
- Canadian Loop Road
- Boissevain, Manitoba
- Morden Research StationMorden Research StationMorden Research Station is an arboretum in Morden, Manitoba. In 1924 the arboretum was started by W.R. Leslie, adding to the Agriculture Canada Research Station established in 1915. Since then the agriculture station has introduced dozens of new fruit, vegetable, field and ornamental crops...
- POB 3001
- Morden, Manitoba ROG LJO
- Established 1915
- 3500 taxa 5000 plants
- Open May - September
New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- The Fredericton Botanic Garden
- Located adjacent to Odell Park
- Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y2
- Open year-round
- The New Brunswick Botanical GardenNew Brunswick Botanical GardenThe New Brunswick Botanical Garden is a provincial park located in suburban Saint-Jacques near Edmundston, New Brunswick. Situated on next to the Madawaska River, it has more than 80,000 plants, making it the largest arboretum east of Montreal. The Botanical Garden opens in early May and is open...
, Edmundston
- Saint-Jacques, NB E7B 1A3
- Open every day of the season (May to September)
- Official website
- Kingsbrae Horticultural Garden
- St. AndrewsSt. Andrews, New BrunswickSt. Andrews is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.It is sometimes referred to in tourism marketing by its unofficial nickname "St. Andrews-by-the-sea".-Geography:St...
NB E5B 1Y8
Newfoundland
- Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical GardenMemorial University of Newfoundland Botanical GardenThe Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden is operated by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on Mount Scio Road in the suburbs of St. John's, and was founded in 1971 under the supervision of Bernard Jackson...
- Memorial University
- St. John's Newfoundland
- AlC 557
- Established 1971
- Open May 1 - September 30
Nova Scotia
- Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia
- Bible Hill
- Truro Nova Scotia
- Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens
Ontario
- Allan GardensAllan GardensAllan Gardens is one of the oldest parks in Toronto, Canada. It has a conservatory , a playground and two fenced off-leash areas for dogs. It is operated by Toronto Parks who also run Centennial Park Conservatory...
- 19 Horticultural Avenue
- Toronto Ontario M5A 2P2
- RR# 1 Sebringville Ontario N0K 1X0
- 2000 species
- Centennial Botanical ConservatoryCentennial ConservatoryThe Centennial Conservatory in Thunder Bay, Ontario is located in the city's south end. It was built in 1967 as a Centennial Project to commemorate the Canadian Centennial. The conservatory houses various varieties of tropical plants, flowers, trees and shrubs in its main greenhouse, a cactus...
- 1600 Dease Street
- Thunder Bay Ontario P7C 5H4
- Established 1967
- Centennial Park ConservatoryCentennial Park ConservatoryCentennial Park Conservatory is a conservatory in Toronto, Canada. It consists of three greenhouses and of plants including a cactus house, a tropical house and a show house which features seasonal displays. It is located in Centennial Park, in the former City of Etobicoke. This conservatory is...
- 151 Elmcrest Road
- Etobicoke Ontario
- Established 1969
- Dominion ArboretumDominion ArboretumThe Dominion Arboretum is located at the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Originally begun in 1889 the Arboretum covers about 26 ha of rolling land between Prince of Wales Drive, Dow's Lake and the Rideau Canal. Carleton University is located...
- Central Experimental FarmCentral Experimental FarmThe Central Experimental Farm is an agricultural facility, working farm, and research centre of the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. As the name indicates, this farm is centrally located in and completely surrounded by the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
- Ottawa Ontario KIA OC6
- Established 1886
- 2000 taxa
- 1219 Queen Street East
- Sault Saint Marie Ontario
- P6A 5M7
- Established 1971
Fanshawe College Arboretum
Fanshawe College Arboretum
Fanshawe College Arboretum was started in 1995 when St. Pauls Cathedral was looking for land within London to create a memorial garden of tree plantings in the names of deceased Londoners. They approached Fanshawe College after locating a large expanse of vacant land in the area...
- London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
- Humber College Arboretum
- 205 Humber College Blvd.
- Rexdale Ontario M9W 5L7
- 250 taxa on 300 acres (121.4 ha)
- Lauber ArboretumLauber ArboretumLauber Arboretum is an arboretum located in Kakabeka Falls, Ontario. It has been developed privately by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sitch. The arboretum includes many indigenous species, along with twenty-odd species non-indigenous to the area, which the Sitches have collected on their travels...
- RR 1
- Kakabeka Falls Ontario
- POT 1W0
- Metro Toronto Parks Commission
- Edwards GardensEdwards GardensEdwards Gardens is a botanical garden located on the southwest corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East in Toronto, Ontario. It is also the site of the Toronto Botanical Garden, a private not-for profit organization previously called the Civic Garden Centre.It is a former estate garden...
- James GardensJames GardensJames Gardens was purchased by Metro Toronto for $150,000 in 1955. It was the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. James. In 1908 Mr. James purchased the property from his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rumney, as well as the adjoining land from the Home Smith Company...
- Toronto IslandsToronto IslandsThe Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour...
- Edwards Gardens
- 439 University Avenue
- Toronto Ontario
- Niagara Parks CommissionNiagara Parks CommissionThe Niagara Parks Commission, or Niagara Parks for short, is an agency of government of Ontario which maintains the Ontario shoreline of the Niagara River.- History :...
- POB 15O
- Niagara Falls Ontario
- Established 1936
- 3000 acres (1,214.1 ha)
- Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens
- 155 Arena St
- Oshawa Ontario
- Home of the Wally Gilbert Peony Collection
- Ottawa Valley Native Plant Botanical Garden
- Connaught Nursery & Gardens
- 1671 Micksburg Road
- Cobden Ontario K0J 1K0
- Parkwood, The R.S. McLaughlin Estate National Historic Site and Heritage Garden
- 270 Simcoe Street North
- Oshawa Ontario L1G 4T5
- Established 1920's
- 12 acres (4.9 ha) on Parkwood Estate ground
- Royal Botanical GardensRoyal Botanical Gardens, OntarioRoyal Botanical Gardens is headquartered in Burlington and also include lands in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major tourist attractions between Niagara Falls and Toronto, as well as a significant local and regional horticultural, education, conservation and scientific resource...
- 680 Plains Road West
- Burlington Ontario L8N 3H8
- Established 1930
- 6500 taxa on 2000 acres (809.4 ha)
- Sifton BogSifton bogThe Sifton Bog is a wetland jointly administered by the city of London, Ontario and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. It is located west of Hyde Park Road and south of Oxford Street inside the city limits of London...
- Oxford Street West
- London Ontario
- University of Guelph ArboretumUniversity of Guelph ArboretumThe Guelph Arboretum is modeled after the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University which was founded in 1872. The Arnold Arboretum is privately endowed as a department of Harvard just as the Guelph Arboretum is a department of the University of Guelph...
- Guelph Ontario NlG 2Wl
- Established 1968
- 330 acres (133.5 ha)
- University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
- Erindale College Conservatory
- Mississauga Road North
- Mississauga Ontario
- Toronto ZooToronto ZooThe Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened August 15, 1974 as the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo and is owned by the City of Toronto; the word "Metropolitan" was dropped from its name when the cities of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated to form the...
- POB 280
- West Hill Ontario
- Established 1973
- 750 acres (303.5 ha)
- University of Western OntarioUniversity of Western OntarioThe University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
- Sherwood Fox Arboretum
- Biology Geology Building
- London Ontario
- 3836 trees and shrubs
- Vineland Research Station
- Vineland Ontario LOR 2EO
Quebec
- Belle Terre Botanic Garden / Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens
- Otter Lake Quebec
- cp 242
- Mont-Joli Quebec G5H 3Ll
- Jardin botanique de MontréalJardin botanique de MontréalThe Montreal Botanical Garden is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent...
(Montreal Botanical Gardens)
- 4101 est Rue Sherbrooke
- Montreal Quebec HlX 2B2
- 20,000 plants on 180 acres (72.8 ha)
- Established 1931
- Jardin Van Den Hende
- Faculte d' Agriculture
- Université LavalUniversité LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
- Ste-Foy Quebec GlK 7P4
- 2000 species
- Established 1978
- Mont Royal Park
- 500 acres (202.3 ha)
- Established 1872
- Man and His World
- Notre Dame Island
- 40 acres
- Established 1967
- Morgan Arboretum
- Macdonald CampusMacdonald CampusThe Macdonald Campus of McGill University houses its Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and the McGill School of Environment.- History :...
of McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... - PO Box 500
- Ste Anne de Belleview Quebec H9X 2B2
- 600 acres (242.8 ha)
- Established 1952
Saskatchewan
- PFRA Tree Nursery
- Indian Head Saskatchewan SOG 2KO
- 200 taxa
- Established (Ross Arboretum) 1942
- University of Saskatchewan Gardens
- Saskatoon Saskatchewan
- Wascana Centre Authority
- 3475 Albert Street POB 7111
- Regina Saskatchewan S4P 357