An oasis in the middle of the city for over 80 years, the Montréal Jardin botanique (Botanical Garden) is recognized as one of the largest and most beautiful in the world. Its rich collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars, its 10 exhibition greenhouses and some 30 thematic gardens make the venue exceptional.
We’re proud that we are really good using public transportation. It just takes reading maps, and at least trying French Pronunciations for clarification or directions. Take the orange to the green and walk.
Get off right near the Olympic village from the 1976 games.
Enter the gardens
Fall is exploding in the Province of Quebec, city of Montreal. Fall is definitely missed by us and we enjoyed every step, every tree, and the fresh crisp air of this afternoon adventure. The photos speak for themselves…
The Chinese & Japanese Gardens of awesomeness.
Love love love the Bonsai trees
This space, ringed with an undulating wall resembling a dragon’s back, is filled with penjings, miniature landscapes growing in containers. These dwarfed trees are the forerunners of Japanese bonsai, but they differ from bonsai mainly in that they represent nature in a realistic, non-idealized fashion. Their branches and roots are pruned to imitate the strength, hardiness and elegance of. trees growing in the wild.
The Montréal Botanical Garden’s penjing collection consists mainly of 350 miniature trees donated to Montréal by the city of Shanghai to mark the Floralies internationales held here in 1980.
A stone landscape is another form of penjing
The trails are taking us through a fall color explosion 💥
A 🦊 came by for a quick visit
And on its way – beautiful creature
Koi fish too
And a coupla tourists
An incredible way to spend the day…
