What’s in Bloom in April & May: Spring ephemerals
April and May is a time where the forest floor starts to come alive with native spring ephemeral wildflowers! Spring ephemerals emerge early in spring and complete their life cycle …
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What’s in Bloom in May
Viburnum × burkwoodii, commonly called Burkwood viburnum. Fragrant flowers are followed by pendulous clusters of red berry-like drupes which ripen black. Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’ displays beautiful white flowers in …
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What’s in Bloom in April
The spring garden is coming to life… hellebores, iris, daffodils, tulips and magnolias.
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Share your Garden Experience
Be sure to share your experience with us when you visit the gardens! Follow us on Instagram @TBG_Canada and use the hashtag #torontobotanicalgarden to be featured.
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What’s in Bloom in March
Spring is ushered in by the sounds of birds and a new burst of life poking through the earth. It’s a wonderful time to stroll through our gardens and look …
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Ask a Toronto Master Gardener
Toronto Master Gardeners are happy to answer your gardening questions. Simply post your question via their online form (you can even add images) and a Toronto Master Gardener will respond …
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Field Survey Observations: Emerald Ash Borer
Once dominated by white ash (Fraxinus americana), the forest east of our Teaching Garden is now an open canopy with only a few trees remaining. This significant change, noted in …
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One of Nature’s Spookiest Plants
Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is one of nature’s spookiest plants, but also a species native to Ontario and much of North America. Like ghosts of the forest, they emerge as …
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Fall Colours in October
Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) are characteristic of fall, adding bursts of colour to the landscape. Most people associate goldenrods with open fields, however, there are many woodland and wetland varieties as …
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What’s in Bloom in September
Coreopsis tripteris ‘Lightning Flash’ Discovered by Mark Messenbrink at his nursery in North Carolina, this Coreopsis is known just as much for us full season gold foliage as it is for …
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