Events: Tours and Experiences

Gillies Grove Biodiversity Tour

Gillies Grove Biodiversity Tour

Gillies Grove ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/xNjNddV2jUV7faH59 ) is well known for being a rare remnant forest fragment with actual old growth trees.  The site is generally considered to host Ontario’s tallest tree ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/KXiuu2JARrS11dc16 ), a White Pine over 43m (141’) tall. The site contains much other interesting biodiversity, such as other old growth trees and a…

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* –…

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…

Harvest: A Feast of Fall

Harvest: A Feast of Fall

Join us on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the Ottawa Art Gallery. This multi-chef food & beverage experience celebrates Ottawa’s amazing culinary community of award-winning chefs, artisanal beverage producers and self-proclaimed foodies and is presented by the team that developed and produced Taste for Hope for Shepherds of Good Hope, Garden Party for the Ottawa…

Whimsical Creatures at the Floral Showhouse

Whimsical Creatures at the Floral Showhouse

On now until October 31st, Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse will feature a limited-timed fantastical new Mosaïculture-style outdoor garden exhibit called Whimsical Creatures! In collaboration with Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, experience whimsical topiary-like living sculptures meticulously crafted from thousands of plants in the refined horticultural style of Mosaïculture. From a colossal…

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…

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…