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Landscape Ontario - Organizer of the VIA Rail Garden Route

Stop and smell the flowers.

When you travel the VIA Rail Garden Route, you’re opening yourself up to the most astonishing flower gardens and the enthusiasm of Canadian gardening addicts. From Victoria to Halifax, the Garden Route is an invitation to discover 19 magnificent Feature Gardens and 28 Communities in Bloom, all winners of the prestigious 5-Bloom award. Green-thumbed travellers will enjoy the special horticultural attractions and activities and everyone will delight in the spectacular displays of countless thriving blooms. Find out more at each Feature Garden location.


The Butchart Gardens The UBC Botanical Garden Devonian Botanic Garden The Leo Mol Sculpture Garden The Windsor Riverfront Gardens The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens The Ontario's Royal Botanical Gardens The Casa Loma Gardens Parkwood National Historic Estate & Gardens The Mackenzie King Estate Ottawa - Central Experimental Farm The Montreal Botanical Garden The Roger-Van den Hende Botanical Garden Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière The Reford Gardens The Kingsbrae Garden The Halifax Public Gardens Annapolis Toronto Botanical Garden