Best Garden to visit in Canada 1

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1. Halifax Public Gardens, Halifax, Nova Scotia: one of the best examples in North America of the ornate Victorian style.
Address: Spring Garden Road and S. Park Street, B3J 3A5
Tel: 902-490-4894
Open: Daily dawn-duck, May through Nov.
Special collections: Formal Victorian-style gardens.

2. Jardin Des Métis, Grand Métis, Quebec: a garden of English grandeur.
Address: Rounte 132, Grand Métis, Quebec, G0J 1Z0
Tel: 418-775-2221
Open: Daily 8:30 - 6:30 June to Mid-Oct.
Special collections: Estate garden, native and exotic perennials, blue poppies.

3. Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec
Address: 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montreal, H1X 2B2
Tel: 514- 872-1400
Open: Daily 9 -8, late June to early Sept, daily 9- 5, early Sept to late June
Special collections: Orchids, bonsai, penjing Chinese and Japanese gardens, arboretum.

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4. Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario
Address: 80 Plains Road West, Burlington, L7T 4H4.
Tel: 905-527-1158
Open: Daily 9:30 - Dusk except Christmas
Special Collection: Irises, Lilacs, Roses, Clematis, Annuals, Peonics, Rock Garden.

5. Niagara Parks Commission, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Address: Niagara Parks Commission Niagara Falls, L2E 6T2
Tel: 905-356-8554
Open: Daily dawn-dusk, except greenhouse and conservatory. Call for seasonal hours and directions.
Special collection: Victorian flower beds, rock garden, world\'s largest floral clock, lilacs, roses, butterflies.

6. Edwards Garden, North York, Ontario
Address: 775 Lawrence Avenue East, North York, M3C 1P2
Tel: 416-392-8186
Open: Daily 8-8
Special Collections: Estate Garden, rock garden, rhododendrons, azaleas.

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7 Assiniboine Park Winnipeg, Manitoba
Address: 2355 Corydon Avenue, R3P 0R5
Tel: 204-986-5537
Open: Daily 9-8, April Through Sept, daily 9 - 4:30 Oct through Mar.
Special collections: English-style landscaping, perennial gardens, tropical plants

8 Devonian Botanic Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
Address: Route 60, T6G 2E1
Tel: 403-987-3054
Open: Daily 10-7 mid-May through first week of Sept. Daily 10-4 second week of Sept to mid-Oct and first two weeks of May. Sat-Sun 11-4, mid-Oct through April.
Special Collections: Peonies, alpine garden, butterfly house, Japanese Garden, native plants.

9 Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta
Address: 9626-96A Street, T6C 4L8
Tel: 403-496-8755
Open: Sun-Wed 9-9, Thurs-Sat 9-6, except Christmas
Special collections: Orchids, pyramid design, desert plants, tropical plants.

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British Columbia

1 The Vancouver Park Board
Stanley Park, Georgia Street, V6G 1Z4,
Tel: 604-257-8400, Open: always open
Special Collections: Rhododendrons, perennials, roses
Queen Elizabeth Park, 33rd and Cambrie Streets, V6G 1Z4
Tel: 604-874-8336, Open: Daily 10-dusk, except Christmas
Special Collections: Tropical plants, spring bulbs, summer annuals
VanDusen Botanical Garden: 5251 Oak Street, V6M 4H1
Tel: 604-878-9274, Open: Daily from 10, closing times change seasonally
Special Collections: Holly, rhododendrons, rock gardens, maze

2. University of Brithish Columbia Botanical Garden
   6804 S.W. Marine Drive, V6T 1Z4
   Tel: 604-822-9666 Open: Botanical Gardens: Daily 10-6, Nitobe Memorial Garden daily 10-6 mid-Mar to mid-Oct. Daily 10-2:30 mid-Oct through Feb.
  Special collections: Asian plants, particularly rhododendrons, Japanese Garden, alpine garden, native plants.

3. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden
   578 Carral Street, V6B 5K2      Tel: 604-662-3207
   Open: Daily 10-4:30 or later depending on season
   Special Collections: Symbolic plantings, precious Taihu rocks, winter-flowering plum trees.

4. Minter Gardens, Rosedale
   52892 Bunker Road, V2P 6H7      Tel: 604-794-7191
  Open: Daily 9-dusk April through Oct.
  Special collections: Penjing, floral topiary, rhododendrons, roses.

5. Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay
   800 Benvenuto Ave. W8M 1J8      Tel: 250-652-4422
   Open Daily 9 am closing time change seasonally.
   Special Collections: Estate Garden, sunken gardens, Japanese garden, roses, annuals, perennials.

6. Hatley Park, Colwood  2005 Sooke Road. V9B 5Y2
   Tel: 250-391-2551          Open: Daily dawn-dusk
   Special Collections: Estate Garden, Japanese Garden, Italian Garden, roses.