Whats in Bloom

Our gardens are open throughout the winter for you to enjoy. Please note that some paths may not be maintained.

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Our gardens are open for you to enjoy daily, from dawn until dusk. In November you’ll appreciate the fall colours in our gardens and the adjacent ravine, along with late …

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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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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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Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’, or Summersweet ‘Ruby Spice’; is a sport of C. alnifolia ‘Pink Spires’, with darker pink blooms. In late summer and early fall its fragrant, bottlebrush flowers …

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Registered by Stout, in 1947, this Hemerocallis ‘Variegated Kwanso’ has inconsistent variegated foliage and a double orange bloom.  The inconsistent variegation can be seen in the patch in the perennial …

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June is a wonderful time to visit the gardens with so many plants in bloom. Here are just a few you may see on your next visit.

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Marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris) are a cheerful sign of spring in Wilket Creek ravine. They are native to southern Ontario and are part of the buttercup family, evident by their …

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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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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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