The gardens at the Commissioner’s Residence, part of the Dawson Historic Complex, have been restored to the 1912-1916 period when George Black was Commissioner. His wife Martha Black had a great passion for the Yukon’s floral beauty and her interest in gardening and flower arranging became an important part of her activities as ‘Chatelaine of Government House’. The greenery that Read more…

A dream to create a Memorial Park for the Acadians in 1907 came to fruition in the 1920’s when the design to develop the park in a Victorian style was completed. The garden features structured and wild romantic elements with extensive lawns, trees providing shade, resting and picnic areas. There are “carpet beds” with annual flowers, shrubs to delineate paths, Read more…

Des jardins remplis d’histoire! Amateur de jardins et passionné d’histoire? Découvrez les magnifiques jardins imaginés par Louis-Joseph Papineau. Cet homme reconnu pour ses actions politiques avait également une véritable passion pour la botanique. Inspiré par des paysagistes américains et européens, Papineau a dessiné des jardins reflétant ses goûts et ses découvertes florales. Venez parcourir le domaine idéal qu’il a imaginé Read more…

Walk through 11.5 acres of wooded grounds, gardens, and lawn for picnics and afternoon strolls. Enjoy the lily pond and admire the Tulip tree that was believed to have been planted by John King, over 120 years ago. It is easy to imagine that it is summer of 1891. In the autumn, be dazzled by the property ablaze with fall Read more…

Lift Lock Community Garden - Enjoy a community gathering space and develop a personal connection at Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site’s heritage garden along the Trent-Severn Waterway. Participating gardeners have been enthusiastic from day one producing a bountiful and diverse crop of healthy and ecologically grown local food. FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/TrentSevernNHS TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TrentSevernNHS Hashtag: #TrentSevern © Parks Canada A bountiful harvest Read more…

Unearth the challenges of gardening in the 1840s. The extensive grounds of Bellevue House offer a place to try out 19th century tools, discover heritage gardening methods and how lawn care required a scythe. Featuring an ornamental garden, orchard, and vegetable garden, the tutorage of the period costumed gardener offers insight into organic growing. With sunshine, a fresh breeze off Read more…

Parks Canada and the Manitoba Master Gardener Association are working together to establish, maintain and cultivate the garden landscapes at Riel House National Historic Site. This includes: researching and showcasing historically accurate vegetables, herbs and flowers that reflect the important link to the lifestyle of Métis families, such as the Riels, who settled in the traditional river lot pattern along Read more…

Visit the beautiful ornamental flower gardens beside the visitor centre in Wasagaming or at the Wishing Well located beside the Clear Lake Golf Course. These English Gardens were built by depression relief workers and their purpose was to frame the areas’ majestic heritage buildings, “gentrify the wilds of the park” and act as a visitor attraction. Since the 1930’s the Read more…

This site features three types of gardens: A unique garden is the Three Sisters garden that includes corn to allow beans to grow up to the sun, beans to increase nitrogen in the soil and squash to shade the soil to allow moisture retention and weed suppression. Even today, First Nations in North Dakota grow these special species of corn, Read more…