Major and significant Botanic Gardens in Canada are listed - by state and then alphabetically
This page is a 'work in progress'
Butchart Gardens - designated a National Historic Site of Canada and receive over a million visitors each year. Essentially a floral show garden rather than a Botanical Garden. Over a million bedding plants in some 900 varieties and 300,000 bulbs provide continuous blooms between March and October. The gardens were developed in an old quarry and cover occupies approximately 5.26 hectares. Located 21 kilometres north of Victoria, British Columbia.
Sunken Garden in Butchart Gardens
University of British Columbia Botanic Garden - Canada's oldest university botanic garden. Now over 100 years old, it was established in 1916 with the aim of better understanding the native flora of British Columbia. Its current mission is to assemble, curate and maintain a documented collection of temperate plants for the purposes of research, conservation, education, community outreach and public display. Covers 44 hectares / 110 acres. Includes over 8,000 different kinds of plants. Approximately 120,000 plants represent some 6,000 taxa with significant collections of Magnolia, Acer (maples), Sorbus (mountain ash, Styracaceae (storax family), Rhododendron and climbing plants. It includes a native plants garden, a food garden and a physic (medicinal) garden.
University of British Columbia Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens, Ontario - Located in Hamilton, Ontario, the RBG is the largest botanical garden in Canada and a National Historic Site. Its original aim was to become RBG was created to serve as both a regional botanical tourism site and an environmental agency. It now focuses on: Conservation, Education, Horticulture and Science. It has 400 acres of display gardens - including Hendrie Park, RBG Centre (which includes the Mediterranean Garden, RBG's only conservatory), The Arboretum, Laking Garden, and the Rock Garden. Plus 980 hectares (2450 acres) of nature sanctuaries that contain environmentally sensitive lands and diverse ecosystems connecting the Niagara escarpment to Lake Ontario. The environmentally sensitive habitats are considered an important plant biodiversity hotspot for Canada
Montreal Botanic Garden - Founded in 1931, it is located opposite the Olympic Stadium. In a space covering over 75 hectares, it comprises 22,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 exhibition greenhouses, some 30 thematic gardens and the Frédéric Back Tree Pavilion. It includes a First Nations Garden, a Toxic Plants Garden and a Medicinal Plants Garden. It also includes an extensive Library of botanical and horticultural publications. This is a map of the garden.
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