Memorial University Botanical Garden
An abundant selection of northern plants makes this garden well worth seeking out; it's tucked past a wooded ridge on the city's western fringe, at the back of lush Pippy Park. The plots are arranged in gracious themes: There's a cottage garden, a rock garden, and a peat garden, for instance. Among the most interesting is the Newfoundland Heritage Garden, with specimens of 70 types of perennials traditionally found in the province's many gardens. These floral displays aren't as ostentatious or exuberant as you'll find in other public gardens in Atlantic Canada (the gardens of Halifax and Annapolis Royal are showier), but they're possibly of greater interest to amateur naturalists and horticulturists curious about boreal plant life. Behind the gardens, five hiking trails wind through a reserve and down to marshy Oxen Pond. Allow an hour for your visit.
An abundant selection of northern plants makes this garden well worth seeking out; it's tucked past a wooded ridge on the city's western fringe, at the back of lush Pippy Park. The plots are arranged in gracious themes: There's a cottage garden, a rock garden, and a peat garden, for instance. Among the most interesting is the Newfoundland Heritage Garden, with specimens of 70 types of perennials traditionally found in the province's many gardens. These floral displays aren't as ostentatious or exuberant as you'll find in other public gardens in Atlantic Canada (the gardens of Halifax and Annapolis Royal are showier), but they're possibly of greater interest to amateur naturalists and horticulturists curious about boreal plant life. Behind the gardens, five hiking trails wind through a reserve and down to marshy Oxen Pond. Allow an hour for your visit.
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