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  • Garden Tourism awards spotlight destinations

    Garden Tourism awards spotlight destinations

    Lucinda Flemer, founder of Kingsbrae Garden in New Brunswick
    Lucinda Flemer, founder of Kingsbrae Garden in New Brunswick, receives award from Alexander Reford (left), director of Jardins de Métis and chair of Canadian Garden Council, and Bill Hardy of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.

    Every two years, the Canadian Garden Council organizes the North American Garden Tourism Conference to promote the development and promotion of garden experiences as tourism attractions. At the 2017 conference, the latest awards were presented for both North American and Canadian destinations.

    Garden tourism conferenceAlso, a new agreement was announced between the council and Destinations Canada, the agency that promotes tourism to Canada around the world.

    “Our research shows that visiting the country’s spectacular gardens is something that large numbers of inbound tourists to Canada are very interested in adding to their itineraries,” says David Robinson, Vice President, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations of Destination Canada. “That the Canadian Garden Council is the North American leader on the subject of garden tourism is something about which we can build on.”

    2017 Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Travelling For

    “In the spirit of highlighting North America’s most dynamic garden experiences and in consultation with a North American jury, we are honoured to announce the 2017 recipients of the Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Travelling For Garden Tourism Awards,” says Michel Gauthier, Executive Director of the Canadian Garden Council.

    Three Canadian destinations are on the latest top 10 list:
    (in alphabetical order)

    1. Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, Illinois
    2. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
    3. Ethnobotanical Garden, Oaxaca, Mexico
    4. Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia
    5. Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    6. Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, Grand-Métis, Québec
    7. Las Pozas, Xilitla, Mexico
    8. Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans, Louisiana
    9. San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California
    10. Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

    (There’s more on Garden Making about Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Halifax Public Gardens.)

    Canadian Garden Council 2017 logo2017 Canadian Garden Tourism Awards

    The Canadian awards recognize both people and organizations, and are presented in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association:.

  • Tourism Awards recognize Garden Making

    Garden Tourism AwardThe Canadian Garden Council has recognized Garden Making as the 2014 Media of the Year winner of the Canadian Garden Tourism Awards, presented to organizations and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the development and promotion of the garden experience as a tourism attraction. Now presented annually, the inaugural Garden Tourism Awards – the only such awards program in the world – were bestowed at the 2011 Garden Tourism Conference held in Toronto.

    The 2014 awards were announced on June 13 which the council is promoting as National Garden Day as part of its efforts to raise public awareness about gardens to visit.

    “Dr. Richard Benfield, author of Garden Tourism, estimates that annually there are six million garden tourists in Canada,” says Alexander Reford, director of Jardins de Métis/Redford Gardens and chair of the Canadian Garden Council. “It is a great pleasure to celebrate the contributions that our Canadian gardens make to our tourism offering for both Canadians and travelers from around the world.”

    In the spirit of highlighting Canada’s most dynamic garden experiences, the Canadian Garden Council in consultation with a Canadian jury network, selected the 2014 recipients of the Garden Tourism Awards:

    Garden Making writes about garden destinations on gardenmaking.com//gardens-to-visit as well as in the magazine.

    The Canadian Garden Council is the national umbrella body for provincial and national garden organizations that champions the “garden experience sector.”  The Council manages: Garden Days (www.gardendays.ca), Canada’s Garden Route (www.canadasgardenroute.ca), Garden Tourism Awards and Garden Tourism Conference (www.gardentourismconference.com).

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