Whats in Bloom

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The spring garden is coming to life… hellebores, iris, daffodils, tulips and magnolias.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …