The Greensward
The gentle, grassy slope of The Greensward is part of the north end of Wilket Creek Ravine. Wilket Creek eventually flows into the Don River…
Category Archives: Themed Gardens
Entry Garden Walk
The Entry Garden Walk was designed by Dutch garden designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf. His first Canadian project, this garden is inspired by his New…
Kitchen & Herb Garden
The kitchen garden is full of natural beauty and DIY ideas for growing your own veggies, herbs and more. You’ll also notice a compost bin…
Westview Terrace
The 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…
Teaching Garden
This 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…
Beryl Ivey Knot Garden
Knot gardens demonstrate the formal art of pruning and shaping plants in a defined garden space. They first appeared in English, French and Italian gardens…
Terraced Garden
This sculptural garden forms a buffer zone between the parking lot and the gardens. Its underlying structure is built of waste from the original construction…
Nature’s Garden
This 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…
Floral Hall Courtyard
The 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…
Arrival Courtyard
Dutch 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…