It’s Canada’s 150th birthday, so the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association have awarded 150 “Canada 150 Garden Experience” designations to highlight the role of gardening and gardens in communities across Canada. “Canada has a long-standing garden culture,” says Alexander Reford, president of the Canadian Garden Council. “From … [Read more...] about Council names Canada 150 Garden Experience list
University of Alberta Botanic Garden
Garden photo tips from Alberta Botanic Garden
When he’s not tending the beds in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, seasonal gardener Paul Swanson is snapping photos of the plants and vistas at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. Swanson is studying photography at Toronto’s Ryerson University, and when he’s at home in Edmonton, he practices the skills he’s learned at school as staff photographer at the garden. When I … [Read more...] about Garden photo tips from Alberta Botanic Garden
5 ways to experience U of Alberta Botanic Garden
Along the Alaska Highway and 25 kilometeres outside of Edmonton, the University of Alberta Botanic Garden covers 190 acres with beautiful gardens and ecological preserves full of a dizzying variety of more than 11,000 plant species. (In 2017, the Garden assumes a new name to reaffirm its university roots, after four decades of being called the Devonian Botanic … [Read more...] about 5 ways to experience U of Alberta Botanic Garden
