Montreal's Botanical Gardens and oldest nature museum has been honored with a National Historic Site designation based on the quality and size of its collection and its value as a research and educational facility.
Located just east of downtown near the Biodôme, Olympic Park and Maisonneuve Park, the gardens make for a great day trip from the Pie-IX metro (subway) station.
Summer Opening Hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Sunday. High season rates are $2.50 per child under 4, $8.00 for children from 5-17 and $16.00 for adults.
4101 Sherbrooke East
Montréal, Québec
T: 514. 872.1400.
Chinese, Japanese, First Nations, traditional French and a rose garden plus 10 exhibiting greenhouses and an arboretum represent the highlights of one of the largest botanical gardens in the world.
Environments as diverse as the northwestern Mexican desert and the local Laurentian woodlands have all been faithfully recreated here too.
Over the past 75 years, Montreal's Botanical Garden has become more diversified, so that visitors can learn almost as much about various human cultures as they can about the plant species that represent them.
As a scientific institution, Montreal's Botanical Garden with 22,000 species serves as a focal point for studies in plant physiology, genetics, ecology and biotechnology.
The scientists offer advice based on their leading edge research on using plants and trees in urban environments. Studies are also done here on using aquatic plants for waste water filtration and treatment systems.
The Gardens also serve as Montreal's environmental watchdog with its public awareness campaigns aimed at more tree planting and managing and promoting green spaces.
The staff at Montreal's Botanical Gardens invite the public to e-mail their gardening questions. They also give information on specific topics such as how to grow a bonsai or African violet, garden pests, planting and pruning trees and shrubs and toxic plants.
Visitors, both in person and online are invited to check out the slide and print collections for more information on all things horticultural.