Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:2565 Niagara Parkway
Toronto, Ontario
Tel:
(905) 358-0025
Our Botanical Gardens Expert Says:
Visit one of Niagara Falls' most colorful and picturesque spots at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens! At this botanical garden, established in 1936, you'll find 99 acres of stunning gardens, decorated footpaths, ornamental trees, ponds, butterflies, and more!
There's something for everyone at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Got your honey with you? Sign up for a horse and buggy ride through the gardens—a true romantic experience. Did you bring along the kids? Well they're in luck—with the Butterfly Conservatory on garden grounds, kids and adults alike will be awed for hours at the fluttering colors all around. Meditative types will appreciate the rock garden, culinaries won't want to leave the herb garden, and nature lovers will cling to the arboretum. The world-famous rose garden is another big draw for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Horticulture fans should be sure not to miss the annual Niagara Flower and Garden Show at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens—a great opportunity to see, learn, and buy pretty flowers as well as a chance to meet other nature enthusiasts!
Visiting the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens also gives guests an opportunity to learn about plant conservation in the Niagara Falls area. Skilled and friendly tour guides can answer all sorts of question about Ontario's climate, soils, trees and flower life. Along the conservation trail you'll encounter extinct, threatened, and vulnerable trees and plants that are native to the Niagara Falls area, as well as learn about what YOU can do to help the survival of these at-risk specimens.
So take a break from the crowds at the Falls and go do something good for the environment, while at the same time relaxing, learning, and having a great time!
From Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens - Toronto, Ontario Canada:
Niagara Parks' Botanical Gardens is the unique outdoor classroom for students attending the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture. Established in 1936, visitors enjoy 40 hectares (99 acres) of beautifully maintained gardens, including perennials, rhododendrons, azaleas, a formal parterre garden, shade, herb and vegetable plantings, as well as our world-famous rose garden featuring over 2,400 roses. Footpaths wind past the Butterfly Conservatory and butterfly garden, ponds and an arboretum featuring one of Canada's finest collections of ornamental trees and shrubs.