A walk through 12. Garden Hall Courtyard stewartia bordered on three sides by A natural amphitheatre for outdoor gather- Horsetail. In the large bed, romantic roses Botanical Garden ings, this courtyard comprises three main and hydrangeas are underplanted with General information Our award-winning gardens are used as outdoor classrooms for hands-on learning. Come for For complete, up-to-the-minute information planting areas: by the waterfall, north of Hellebores and Springbulbs. visit www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca, email the beauty, and leave knowing more about plants, gardens, nature and healthy ecosystems. the Water Channel and the bank. The bank us at [email protected] or Handheld audio tours of the gardens can be rented from the Garden Shop ($5 each). is planted with a variety of plants such as 16. Entry Garden call 416-397-1341. Entrance Japenese maples designed to provide Walk year-round interest. Created by renowned Location 1. Teaching Garden 5. President’s Choice Show Garden 12 Dutch designer Piet Toronto Botanical Garden

La 777 East Located a five-minute The front (south) section of this garden 6 wr 13. Westview Oudolf, with landscape enc e Toronto, M3C 1P2 Welcome to walk across the ravine displays small-scale, city-suitable plants with A Terrace architect Martin 13 ve through Edwards year-round interest. These include miniature, 7 nue Spring-flowering Wade, this garden Easy Access. Free parking. Bike racks.

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’ 8 By TTC ➔ 5 Garden is a magical shrubs. Divided by a hornbeam hedge, the by fragrant sun- “New Wave” style. The Take the Yonge Subway line to Eglinton 1 172 place for kids to learn north beds are dedicated to plant trials to Main and shade-loving perennials, grasses, Entrance 15 station, then a 51, 54 or 162 bus up Leslie Botanical about the natural world. Its large vegetable showcase new plant introductions. perennials and shrubs and trees in this Street. We’re located a 15-minute ride away garden is planted by children who attend 9 11 shrubs, encourage garden were chosen for their form, texture, on the southwest corner of Leslie Street and Garden our programs and harvest the produce to be 6. Kitchen Garden 16 visitors to linger. fall colour and winter silhouette, then planted Lawrence Avenue East in Edwards Gardens. donated to a local food bank. Reflecting Toronto’s 18 The Water Channel helps soften and cool in naturalistic waves to create the look of a 4 10 Visitors Guide and Map cultural diversity, each 2 the edges of the paved courtyard, while “sophisticated meadow.” The stainless-steel Hours and admission 2. Nature’s Garden year this garden is planted a collection of Redbuds grows above the sculpture is by Canadian artist Ron Baird. The gardens are open daily from dawn until This garden replicates two distinct habitats with the vegetables of waterfall. The alkaline soil of the garden bed dusk. Admission is free, but a donation toward garden maintenance and operating that form part of Ontario’s native plant a particular culture, along the south wall makes a perfect home 17. Demonstration costs is encouraged. The George and heritage. The western portion rests on part country or continent. All for a collection of hellebores. Courtyard Kathy Dembroski Centre for Horticulture is of the Wilket Creek ravine and exhibits the produce is donated to a This multifunctional open daily. Call for opening hours. attributes of the Toronto ravine system while local food bank. 3 14. Green Roof workspace is home the eastern part recreates conditions found More than 223 to Annie’s green-roof- Amenities on the Canadian Shield about 200 kilometres 7. Herb Garden square metres (2,400 topped straw bale shed, Public washrooms, a public telephone, (125 miles) north of Toronto. The first section of this garden is replanted square feet) in area, a trio of alpine troughs, water fountain, vending machine and annually to be compatible with the plants the green roof on the a clematis collection garden shop are located in the George and 3. Carpet Beds featured in the Kitchen Garden. The second deciduous, broadleaf and evergreen hedges, drought, pollution and salt. The west- George and Kathy and sunny and Kathy Dembroski Centre for Horticulture. Created in the tradition of Victorian carpet is representative of the native medicinal punctuated by pyramidal forms. White flow- facing slope is an example of the terraced, Dembroski Centre shady demonstration The café is open seasonally. bedding, these intricate beds are planted and plants used by the people of China and our ering and silver-leafed perennials are planted Mediterranean gardening style. for Horticulture perennial borders. maintained by the City of Toronto Parks staff. First Nations. within the knots. absorbs rainwater Special needs The gardens and public areas in the building It takes five gardeners seven days to recreate 11. Arrival and pollutants 18. WOODLAND WALK AND are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs them each year. 8. Spiral Mound 10. Terrace Garden Courtyard while insulating the BIRD HABITAT may be borrowed from the Information A curving pathway gently winds its way up to Bottles, bricks and other Sculptural beech and building. Divided into a sloping and a flat A natural wood chip path leads the visitor from Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. 4. Perennial the viewing platform at the top of the Spiral construction rubble were Cornelian cherry hedges section, the roof is alive with plants such as the busy intersection through the dappled Borders Mound, which is planted with four types of recycled to help form this are pruned to follow the sedums and native wildflowers. shade of the open woodland to the masses Lost and found This garden features fescue and willow. The plants are fragile, so garden. The east-facing bold, geometric lines of perennials, ornamental grasses and Turn in or check for lost items at the an ever-changing please stay on the path and be careful as it is bank showcases Hens of the metal cages that 15. Floral Hall Courtyard other seasonal plants in the Entry Garden. Information Desk. seasonal display of narrow and uneven. and Chicks, sedum and define them. These The privacy of this elegant courtyard is The design combines a native woodland plants, including other tough perennials form a living sculpture reinforced by a wall of etched glass, natural and prairie garden, providing a year-round Photo credits: Janet Davis, Sarah Durnan, Paul Zammit, hundreds of flower 9. Beryl Ivey Knot Garden that can withstand sun- that changes with the seasons and provides stone and cordoned, espaliered fruit trees, habitat for birds and other wildlife. Many Kristina Matveena, Maddie Maillet bulbs that bloom in An abstract, contemporary version of a baked conditions, wind, a visual counterpoint to the perennials and while a water curtain softens ambient noise. of the plants are native to the Canadian the spring. traditional design, this knot garden combines extremes of temperature, grasses in the Entry Garden. Trees include a Manchurian cherry, Japanese Carolinian Forest. Find us on... www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca Year-round programs SERVICES for all ages Weston Family Library 17 Themed Gardens just for you Adult learning The library’s extensive collection comprises TBG’s wide array of nearly 10,000 plant- and garden-related indoor and outdoor books as well as a wide array of horticultural activities includes periodicals, videos, CDs and more. Gifts more than 150 adult of garden-related books or periodicals are courses, lectures, always welcome. While only members enjoy demonstrations, borrowing privileges, everyone is free to browse. About Toronto Botanical Garden workshops, and special events each year. Subjects range from gardening to art, design, flower arranging, yoga, the environment and more. A number of programs are co-partnered with George Brown College. Some courses offer credits leading to certification. Master Gardener Infoline Get answers to your plant-related and garden- ing questions from the Toronto Master Gardeners. Toronto Botanical Garden is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit organization that brings together plants, Call the Info Line at 416-397-1345 or people and the natural world to inspire, educate and give pleasure. TBG raises most of its operating visit Ask A Master Gardener online at costs through membership dues, facility rentals, retail enterprises, user fees and donations. www.torontomastergardeners.ca Become a member book or bench, or a tax-deductible charitable Eat SPECIAL EVENTS A TBG membership brings you valuable discounts contribution. For more information, please Enjoy light lunchtime fare and beverages Spaces for special events in the garden shop and café and on programs, contact [email protected] Discover the Toronto Botanical Garden, an Garden etiquette at our café. Open May through October, Toronto Botanical Garden may be rented courses and other special events. All members or call 416-397-1483. oasis in the city. TBG’s 17 contemporary, Please! it’s located in the historic barn at Edwards for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, bar/ enjoy free admission to the acclaimed TBG Lecture themed, urban-sized gardens span nearly four • Respect our gardens. Keep on designated Children’s education Gardens. Visit the Organic Farmers’ Market bat mitzvahs, business meetings, symposia series, borrowing privileges in the extensive Be a TBG volunteer acres and offer four seasons of inspiration. paths and off planting beds. and programs every Thurdays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. or conventions. Our flexible event spaces horticultural library and a subscription to Trellis, the Hundreds of dedicated individuals give generously Each is filled with great ideas you can adapt to • Admire the flowers, fruits, seeds and leaves, TBGKids love to get their hands dirty! Open year-round. include two large halls, each with an full-colour, information-packed members’ magazine of their time and talents to the Toronto Botanical your own backyard. but do not pick or eat them, take cuttings or Imaginative, fun-filled, nature-oriented adjacent open-air courtyard surrounded and its accompanying program guide. Additionally, Garden. Want to help? Call 416-397-4145 or visit TBG is conveniently located in Edwards dig up plants. Leave them for others to enjoy. programs, devised and supervised by our garden shop by gardens. For more intimate occasions, TBG members are entitled to free reciprocal our website. Gardens at the southwest corner of Lawrence • Stay safe. Do not climb trees, boulders, fully accredited teaching staff, are offered Visit our shop for a smaller studios and conference rooms are admission or other privileges to more than Avenue East and Leslie Street. water features, walls or up the sides of the year-round in The James Boyd Children’s selection of nature- also available. Our beautiful grounds provide 250 botanical gardens and arboreta worldwide. We think green Spiral Mound. Centre or outdoors in the Teaching Garden. inspired gifts and an unbeatably romantic and tranquil setting The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Guided group tours • Carefully supervise children. These include curriculum-based courses and souvenirs, quality for any occasion, with easy access and Make a donation Environmental Design) Silver-Certified George At any time of year and with two weeks’ notice, • Keep our gardens clean. Use recycling and special camps for schools, community groups garden and floral plenty of free parking. TBG depends on the generosity of individuals, and Kathy Dembroski Centre for Horticulture groups may book a 60-minute flat terrain or garbage containers and properly dispose and individuals as well as family-centred supplies and seasonal foundations and corporations to help maintain includes a 465 square metre (5,000 square foot) a 90-minute all-terrain guided tour of the of cigarettes. activities. Gentle programs for little ones from specialty items. Call Photography the gardens and support the horticultural, glass pavilion, with a green roof that helps reduce gardens for a nominal fee. These tours can be • Remember that dogs, picnics, bicycle riding six months to three years include Sprout Club for opening hours. Commercial or wedding photography educational and environmental services we heating and cooling costs and manages rainwater custom-tailored to your group’s interests. and sport activities are not permitted in and Story Time. And TBG is the perfect Open 7 days a week. requires prior consent and/or a permit. provide to the community. There are many ways runoff. We are committed to environmentally- the gardens. place for a truly memorable Birthday Party! 416-397-1324. Fees may apply. to give, such as the purchase of a plant, tree, friendly practices in everything we do.