Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Devonian Botanical Gardens


 The Devonian Botanical Gardens are located in Edmonton, Canada.  They were started in 1959, and contain over 190 acres of manicured gardens, woodlands, and hiking trails.

 

There are eleven featured gardens, including a butterfly house, a cactus house, an ornamental flower garden, a native Indian garden, an alpine garden, and my personal favorite, the Kurimoto Japanese Garden.  The Japanese garden is five acres of ponds, waterfalls, grassy hills, and numerous Japanese sculptures.     


 
 The gardens are open every day except Thursday, from 10 AM -6 PM.  Admission is free, unless you want a private guided tour.  Admission for that is 13 Canadian dollars.

8 comments:

  1. You'd put in some miles exploring all of it.

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  2. Hi Sherry - well if I ever get over to Edmonton - I guess this is some place I should visit ... sounds lovely ... though Edmonton - not so sure!!

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    1. I guess every place has something nice. It just takes some digging to find them.

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  3. I'd love to go to Edmonton just for the mall - largest in the world - and the amazing roller coaster located inside of it.

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    1. I've never been there. If I go back, I'll have to check that out.

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  4. Stunning. And yes, I like Japanese Gardens too. Quite a variety at this place

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    1. This place has a big Japanese garden. It's lovely.

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