The best of Canada Garden Route tour

Lorraine Flanigan picks highlights from her coast to coast tour of the Canada Garden Route, from Victoria to St. Johnโ€™s.

I made it from Victoria to St. John's!
I made it from Victoria to St. John’s!

Garden Makingโ€™s coast-to-coast tour of the Canada Garden Route began in mid-May on British Columbiaโ€™s Vancouver Island and ended a month and a half later in St. Johnโ€™s, Newfoundland. And what an exciting, whirlwind trip it was! People ask me, โ€œWhat was the best part of the trip?โ€ And honestly, there were so many โ€œbestsโ€ I thought the only way to answer the question was to jot them down here. I hope you enjoy my reminiscences as much as I loved the experience.

Best display of art in the garden

Best display of peonies

ย Best display of rhododendrons

ย Best gardens along bicycling routes

Best hands-on experience

Best media coverage

Best online conversation

Best rainy day experiences

Best teaching gardens

Best gardening tips

Exhibition that most took my breath away

Garden most worthy of reaching by a midnight ferry ride

Moment of greatest zonal envy

Most breathtaking display of blue poppies

Are you serious? They all were!

Most breathtaking natural landscape

Most breathtaking native plantscape

Most breathtaking trees

Most heartwarming welcome

Most impressive rock gardens

Most interesting garden design element

Most interesting research project

Most childlike experience

Most exciting new projects

Most forward-thinking landscape

Most spiritual sites

Most surprising experience

Most unusual (and fun!)ย experience

What I most regret not having a chance to do

What I want to learn more about

What I most wanted to bring home with me that wouldnโ€™t fit into my suitcase

What I was most thrilled at receiving

What Iโ€™ll never forget

The many wonderful people I met along Canadaโ€™s Garden Route.

 

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