public gardens

Kingsbrae operates a lovely café, tempting garden shop and a plant nursery.

Kingsbrae Garden in charming St. Andrews

Lorraine Flanigan

From the moment she arrived at Kingsbrae Garden in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Lorraine Flanigan's camera didn’t stop clicking. This 27-acre garden opened in 1998.

The water garden

All about plants at Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden

Lorraine Flanigan

Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden in Quebec features demonstration beds, herbacetum, arboretum, water garden, a rose garden, an Ericacetum of acid-loving plants

The Formal Garden at Parkwood Estate

Parkwood Estate: Oshawa’s Downton Abbey

Lorraine Flanigan

The impressive gardens of Oshawa's Parkwood Estate were designed by leading landscape architects of the day, including the Dunington-Grubbs and John Lyle.

The small dawn redwood planted in 1952 now towers over the Prehistoric Garden.

Restoration and rejuvenation at Royal Botanical Gardens

Lorraine Flanigan

Plants have a habit of growing. That’s what’s been happening at Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington -- Ontario's oldest botanical garden.

Lorraine Flanigan bravely handles a tray of bees.

Urban buzz: The Toronto Botanical Garden is the place to grow

Lorraine Flanigan

Located adjacent to Edwards Gardens, the Toronto Botanical Garden boasts 17 themed gardens, including an Entry Garden Walk designed by Piet Oudolf.

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