Events: Tours and Experiences

2025 Gardener’s Garden Tour

2025 Gardener’s Garden Tour

The 2025 Gardener’s Garden Tour organized by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society promises to be a captivating experience for garden enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. Scheduled for July 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., this self-guided tour will showcase a selection of unique gardens, each reflecting the vision, dedication and passions of their homeowners,…

Gardens and Estates of the Hudson River Valley plus New York City

Gardens and Estates of the Hudson River Valley plus New York City

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:STONECROP- was the former home of Frank Cabot (Quatre Vents, Quebec) and is comprised of 63 acres of exotic and native plants. The gardens are filled with ponds and waterfalls. Voted # 1 on our 2016 and 2018 Hudson Valley Garden tour. www.stonecrop.org KYKUIT Four generations of the Rockefeller family enjoyed the palatial estate…

Tour of the Philadelphia Flower Show: Gardens of Tomorrow

Tour of the Philadelphia Flower Show: Gardens of Tomorrow

The Philadelphia Flower is the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show, attracting more than 260,000 people annually. This year’s theme is “Gardens of Tomorrow” and features large-scale gardens, elaborate landscapes, and over-the-top floral creations. Visitors to the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show are treated to fabulous design, live entertainment, gardening how-to workshops and lectures by…

Buffalo Garden Festival Tour

Buffalo Garden Festival Tour

Departing from OTTAWA with pick-ups in Kingston plus other locations, travelling westbound on the 401.  The Buffalo Garden Festival is a five-week celebration of the greater Buffalo area’s gardens, outstanding Victorian architecture from the turn of the century and fabulous tree-lined neighbourhoods. Your package includes: Note that itinerary specifics are subject to change. Tour led…

Holland Tulips Cruise

Holland Tulips Cruise

There’s something irrepressibly joyful about witnessing nature spring to life and nowhere more so than in The Netherlands! See the very best of The Netherlands and Belgium on this fascinating journey that starts and concludes in charming Amsterdam – a city filled with historic waterways, exquisitely preserved canal houses and historic bridges. You will cruise…

Ottawa Tulips

Ottawa Tulips

The tradition of Ottawa’s magnificent bloom began with the historic royal gift of tulips by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in 1945. Experience the beauty of impressive tulip displays, including Commissioners Park alongside Dow’s Lake – one of the most popular spots to enjoy the beautiful displays. We will stay at the historic Lord Elgin…

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…

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…