Royal Botanical Garden

Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. West
Hamilton/Burlington, ON
L7T 4H4
Phone: (905) 527-1158
http://www.rbg.ca/

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OUR MISSION & VISION:
To be a living museum which serves local, regional and global communities while developing and promoting public understanding of the relationship between the plant world, humanity and the rest of nature.

Achieving and sustaining a position of recognized global excellence in the world of botanical gardens.

Environmental Commitment

The Gardens’ mandate includes:

The stewardship of our ecologically sensitive natural lands.

Conservation and Biodiversity: Several projects are underway to help restore the once biologically rich aquatic habitats of our nature sanctuaries including Project Paradise, one of North America’s largest wetland restoration projects. Download a fact sheet and learn more about our restoration efforts.

Research: Find out about the scope of our research endeavours that include the study of fish, plants and wildlife, the importance of taxonomy and systematics, and the International Lilac Registrar.

Information Resources: Information resources and research facilities are an important part of the Gardens’ Research and Natural Lands Department. Find out more about the Gardens’ Library, Herbarium and Geographic Information System.

Social Commitment

Over 30 km of Nature Sanctuaries and Trails allow learning about the natural diversity of Cootes Paradise, Hendrie Valley, and the Escarpment Properties. Explore on your own or with your family.

The horticulture department designs, builds and maintains the Gardens’ plant collections and display gardens.

Gardens and Collections: The Gardens’ five geographically separated garden areas showcase a diversity of the plant collections.

Plant Documentation: The Gardens’ plant documentation office keeps detailed records of every living plant in our collections, in the same way that other major museums document their collections.

Plant Propagation: We propagate our own plants for our garden displays and for plant sales.

Gardening Information: Located in the Gardens' administration area directly across from reception. Volunteers have been operating Gardening Information Service for more than 10 years. In the summer, M to F every morning.

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