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The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences building features a remarkable six-story living wall, also known as a vertical garden, which stands as a testament to the university’s commitment to sustainability and innovative design. Completed in 2012, this living wall stands as the tallest biofilter wall in North America. Its primary function is not…
Started more than 30 years ago as an idea in the minds of two Ottawa Field Naturalists Club (OFNC) members, the Fletcher Wildlife Garden has become an icon in the Ottawa gardening scene. Pioneers at the time, Jeff Harrison and Peter Hall thought that if you created a “natural area” with a variety of habitats…
Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens in Mississauga, one of Canada’s largest public gardens, boasts an extensive collection of cold-hardy rhododendrons and azaleas, meticulously cultivated by the late Dr. Joseph Brueckner. A renowned hybridizer, Dr. Brueckner developed over 19 unique rhododendron hybrids designed to thrive in the climate of Eastern Canada. His contributions have not only enriched this…
The ornamental gardens at the Central Experimental Farm are hallowed grounds in terms of Canadian horticultural history. To get a better appreciation of this, you have to imagine yourself going back to 1886, when the Canadian government established the experimental farm. At the time, Canadians were looking for research-based solutions to add more colour to…
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, El Retiro Park, spanning 125 hectares and home to over 15,000 trees, is a verdant oasis located in the heart of Madrid. The Vivaces Garden, the Cecilio Rodríguez Gardens (classical gardens with an Andalusian feel), the architect Herrero Palacios’s gardens, the restored Montaña de los Gatos, the Rosaleda (rose…
Kiwi Gardens is carved into the wilds of Lanark County and features 10 acres of mature show gardens, meandering trails through the woods and gardens, garden art that interacts with nature, and a nursery full of treasures.
Indian Creek Orchard Gardens is a small-scale, organically managed farm. We follow a combination of regenerative, agroforestry, and deep organic farming methods. Our vegetables are grown amid rows of fruit trees, bush fruits, and rows of grape vines. We purposely left portions of our farm wild, particularly along the creekside. When you go around the…
Originally the residence of railway tycoon, attorney, and United Canadas Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1854–1856), together with his family, Dundurn Castle now relates the tale of the upper-class family and the lower-class servants who lived and worked there. A fantastic kitchen garden on the castle grounds can yield about 9000 pounds of vegetables annually….
More than 300 different varieties of peonies are on display in the Peony Garden. Schedule your trip to coincide with the peony blossoms, which happen from late May until the final week of June. Every year in June, the peak of the bloom cycle coincides with the City of Oshawa’s Peony Festival. We feature a…
One of the most captivating aspects of Parkwood Estate’s gardens in Oshawa, Ontario, is their embodiment of early 20th-century landscape design, seamlessly blending formal European styles with the naturalistic principles of the Arts and Crafts movement. Commissioned by auto baron R.S. McLaughlin, the estate’s gardens were crafted by prominent landscape architects, including the husband-and-wife team…
Van Berlo Gardens is an impressive 2.4 acre garden overlooking the St. Lawrence River. There is lots to see and appreciate in this plant collectors garden. The front yard is completely planted with a selection of sun-loving plants, many of which are colorful. The backyard is a relaxing, shady retreat overlooking the water and the…
Situated in the picturesque coastal village of Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland, are these authentic Japanese gardens. These magnificent gardens are a reflection of the life and many travels of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo), an Irishman whose life journey took him to many different places across the globe. The gardens honor the notoriety he garnered…
Our trip included a half-day visit to Vietnam’s Tra Su Bird Sanctuary, a peaceful and tranquil place to be. The sheer number of birds and the diversity of species, along with the sound of birdsong filling the air, make this the most stunning bird refuge we have ever visited. It’s the perfect place for more…
We cordially invite you to join us here at Whistling Gardens, one of Ontario’s premier horticultural gardens. Since 2012, we have garnered regional, provincial, national, and international awards and are home to North America’s largest peony collection, North America’s largest conifer collection, and one of Canada’s largest computer-run fountain shows. Stroll and explore over 20 acres of gardens displaying over 4,500 different plants, including the rarest tree in the world, the Baishan Fir.
A must-see Japanese garden expressing the beauty of nature. Visitors are treated to the delicate depiction of a natural landscape through rocks and trees on the white sand for islands and trimmed azalea trees for swelling waves.
Suizenji Garden is a spacious, Japanese style landscape garden in Kumamoto, best enjoyed by strolling along a circular path. The garden reproduces the 53 post stations of the Tokaido, the important road, that connected Edo with Kyoto during the Edo Period, in miniature form.
One of the most beautiful gardens in Tokyo, the Rikugien offers a quiet resting and strolling place in the hectic Tokyo life. Rikugien is a delicate and gentle Japanese garden that reflects the depth of Yoshiyasu’s literary knowledge. The garden is a strolling garden of the Edo period.
Conveying the harmonized beauty of Japanese paintings and Japanese Gardens is the aim and wish of the Adachi Museum of Art, which is best known for having one of the greatest collections of modern and contemporary Japanese arts.
Kenrokuen is one of Japan’s three most famous gardens, along with Mito Kairakuen and Okayama Korakuen. The garden is popular with residents and tourists from all over the world as a garden where you can enjoy the beauty of each season.
The famous garden created by ink painter Sesshu (1420-1506), it is considered one of the oldest dry landscape gardens in Kyoto. The style is Zen-style Karesansui.
The villa and gardens are nationally recognized as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Built between the beginning and middle of the 17th century, it is said to be the most famous Japanese garden.
Ryoanji Temple is the site of Japan’s most famous rock garden.
Starting with the spacious garden and majestic architecture, we will introduce the precincts of Sanzen-in Temple where you will be healed.
Taizo-in is a “Real Japanese Garden”. With its beautiful gardens and treasures of Japanese art, Taizo-in is the oldest and most famous sub-temples of the Myoshin-ji complex. It was founded in 1404 and the gardens are said to have been designed by the painter Kano Motonobu in the Muromachi period.
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