Friends of the Historic Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia Canada

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Garden's Survey

Please help us by completing a brief online survey form. No personal information is collected. Follow the link here

2010 Concert Series - View a here

Story Time For Children

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10:30am, join us at Uncommon Grounds in Horticultural Hall for story time. We’ll be reading from local authors as well as children’s classics. Read more.

2010 Horticultural and Historic Tours

Every Wednesday 2:00 pm (Month of June) and 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm (During July & August) Weather permitting - Tour length 1 hr
Meet: Horticultural Hall Plaza, Between Horticultural Hall and Spring Garden Rd

Tour Guides: Serena Graham-Dwyer & Annita Sulley. Tour size limited to 15. Groups of 10-15 may be accommodated by request. Contact 490-3995

Gift Shopping?

Consider ordering our book. A beautiful revised full-color gardens pictorial guide book and map. Many local botanists, historians, writers, photographers, designers and proof readers have volunteered their time to see the project completed. Copies of the book are available for $19.95 CAD plus $6.00 Postage & Shipping.

April 2010 Newsletter in Adobe Acrobat

Friends of the Public Gardens

The Halifax Public Gardens are more than an open space or park. They are a rare example of a formal Victorian public garden surviving intact and relatively unspoiled in the heart of a modern city.

Officially opened in 1867 The Halifax Public Gardens have survived for more than a century. Thanks to a series of talented and dedicated superintendents they have been little altered and still retain much of their original Victorian character.

However, for as long as urban development is on the rise and the city of Halifax continues to grow the welfare of the gardens will be threatened. The Friends of the Public Gardens is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and protection of this unique national treasure.

The Gardens are open every day from 8 AM to Dusk – For 2009, the Gardens will close November 12th. Look for updates of any extension to this date on the website. This website contains valuable information about the Public Gardens, their history, their remarkable plant and bird life, their unique statues and fountains and the Friends who are fighting to keep their legacy alive.