
Summer in the Garden
Click on the images below to enjoy a captioned summer photography tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden. All images Copyright Janet Davis 2008-2012.
Summer in the Garden Read MoreClick on the images below to enjoy a captioned summer photography tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden. All images Copyright Janet Davis 2008-2012.
Summer in the Garden Read MoreThe terrace connects the gardens to the building’s interior through the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the line between indoors and out. The Water Channel and Waterfall help to soften and cool …
Westview Terrace Read MoreThis garden, located a 5-minute walk through Edwards Gardens, provides a unique space for children to learn by interacting with the environment. Since 1998, the Toronto Botanical Garden has offered …
Teaching Garden Read MoreKnot gardens demonstrate the formal art of pruning and shaping plants in a defined garden space. They first appeared in English, French and Italian gardens in the sixteenth century. This …
Beryl Ivey Knot Garden Read MoreThe Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) celebrates natural beauty through popular horticultural and environmental programs and renowned ornamental gardens. An extensive addition to the TBG includes The George and Kathy Dembroski …
The George and Kathy Dembroski Centre for Horticulture Read MoreThe green roof on the Dembroski Centre for Horticulture is over 2,400 square feet and acts as a shallow planter. The soil and plant roots absorb rainwater and pollutants, which …
The green roof Read MoreThis sculptural garden forms a buffer zone between the parking lot and the gardens. Its underlying structure is built of waste from the original construction site and includes recycled materials …
Terraced Garden Read MoreThis garden recreates two distinct habitats that form part of Toronto’s native plant heritage. The western area rests on part of the Wilket Creek ravine and exhibits the attributes of …
Nature’s Garden Read MoreThe privacy of this courtyard is preserved by a water feature wall, natural stone and espaliered fruit trees. Fragrant shrubs and white-flowering perennials make this elegant space ideally suited for evening …
Floral Hall Courtyard Read MoreDutch plantsman and nurseryman, Piet Oudolf,and local Toronto Landscape Architect, Martin Wade,collaborated on the design of the Arrival Courtyard. Bold and contemporary, geometric lines of the metal cages form the …
Arrival Courtyard Read More