Events: Botanical and Gardens

Gardens in Light

Gardens in Light

Enter a world of dreams and wonder! For its 12th edition, Jardins de lumière has redesigned the lighting in the Japanese Garden and is offering a fairytale multimedia version of the Legend of the Butterfly Lovers in the Chinese Garden. In the Japanese Garden – Refinement and sensitivity. Presented for the first time, “Yûgen* –…

Butterfly Weekend

Butterfly Weekend

Join us for all things butterflies! Butterfly safari, face painting, bookmark making, workshops and trivia. How much do you know about the allusive butterfly? Enjoy a wonderful weekend of events at the world famous Vallarta Botanical Garden and don’t forget about our fabulous restaurant! See you there.

Philadelphia Flower Show

Philadelphia Flower Show

Tour Details The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is both the nation’s largest and the world’s longest-running horticultural event, featuring stunning displays by premier floral and landscape designers from around the globe. It’s also been honored as the best overall event in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association, competing with events such as…

The Utrecht Botanic Garden

The Utrecht Botanic Garden

October 20 Presentation: Connor Smith: The Utrecht Botanic Garden Connor Smith will introduce us to the Rock Garden at Utrecht Botanic Garden, the largest academic botanic garden in the Netherlands. It is one of the largest in Europe and hosts more than 3,000 different species. With special focus on the Rock Garden and its collections, basically at…

Harmer House Garden Party

Harmer House Garden Party

We are gathering with You! Ottawa’s Best Community Member Champions, Harmer House Residents, Supporters and Staff. Join us for the chance to celebrate Summer with a one of kind Community Garden Party and the Grand Opening of our Courtyard Fountain sponsored by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society. All event proceeds will go to…

Windows on the Garden

Windows on the Garden

Celebrating the Year of the Arts in Newfoundland & Labrador with an outdoor art exhibit, Windows on the Garden. Fifteen local artists, working in a variety of media, were selected through a public call for artists responding to the theme, “Envisioning Nature.” Each artist is presenting their vision through a repurposed window and frame. These…

Des saveurs botaniques – Botanical Flavours

Des saveurs botaniques – Botanical Flavours

Explorer la biodiversité végétale dans notre assiette, c’est une délicieuse façon de participer à la transition socioécologique! Tout l’été, cultivez la gourmandise écoresponsable à travers des activités ludiques. Au menu : apprenez à réduire le gaspillage alimentaire et dégustez des végétaux aux saveurs étonnantes pendant que les jeunes enfants s’amusent à jouer à cuisiner à l’aire…

Kids in the Garden Programs

Kids in the Garden Programs

Whether you live in Alberta or are visiting Edmonton this summer, enroll your child or children in one of our many Kids in the Garden programs. The programs are intended to fascinate and inspire children, cultivate curiosity, and promote critical thinking. Our dedication to discovering novel ways to connect children of all ages with nature…

Alice’s Wonderland Returns

Alice’s Wonderland Returns

Alice and Company first debuted at the Garden in 2019’s Imaginary Worlds: Alice’s Wonderland. The exhibition was so well received that it returned in 2020 along with several new sculptures for a revival called Alice’s Wonderland Reimagined. For the spring show, look for a towering Alice to twirl in Howell Fountain, the giant White Rabbit to hold…

Festival of Fountains

Festival of Fountains

The Night Garden evening performances introduce an interpretive storytelling experience of music, water, and lighting create a magical theatrical experience. Whistling Gardens is the first in Canada to use special computerized pumps to create dazzling effects.  The computerized musical fountain program is likely the largest in the country!  SHOP! The rare, beautiful and one of…