WHISTLING GARDENS Botanical Garden offers lots to do all summer
Whistling Gardens, a botanical garden located in Norfolk County was the proud recipient of a ‘Canada 150 Garden Experience’ designation which was awarded by the Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association.
The garden is open – come visit!
We cordially invite you to join us here at Whistling Gardens, in Wilsonville, Ontario, nestled in Norfolk County just minutes south of Brantford and 20 minutes south of Hwy 403.May 26, 2012 marked our official opening to the gardens. Since then, we have continued to expand all facets of the gardens.
We are now home to North America’s largest public Peony Collection! Our fall planting additions introduce a total assortment of over 1,000+ varieties!The Conifer Collection now surpasses 2,300 different species, hybrids and cultivars. This collection is the largest in North America on public display. Many specimens in the collection are the only ones in the country, and also features one of the rarest plants in the world – Baishan Fir (Abies beshanzuensis). Only 3 wild specimens remain!!
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About The Author: Armstrong
As an author and editor, Linda directs her lifelong love of nature and plants to concerns about our environment and how we can do better. In addition to decades of gardening experience, and training as a master gardener, Linda focuses on learning from leading science-based educators and writers, and in the process finds that she uncovers many gardening myths.
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