Edwards Gardens
| Edwards Botanical Gardens | |
|---|---|
 The Edwards Gardens | |
  Location of the gardens in Toronto | |
| Type | Public park, Botanical garden |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°44′02″N 79°21′34″W / 43.73389°N 79.35944°W |
| Created | 1956 |
| Operated by | Toronto city council |
| Website | Edwards Gardens Park |
| Part of a series on the |
| Don Valley |
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| Rivers |
| Parks |
| History |
| Environment |
Edwards Gardens is a
Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is also the site of the Toronto Botanical Garden
, a private not-for profit organization previously called the Civic Garden Centre.
It is a former estate garden featuring annuals,
Metro Toronto in 1955 to become a public park, and it became Edwards Gardens in 1956. Toronto Botanical Garden (formerly Civic Garden Centre) relocated into the Milne home on the site in 1959.[4]
Edwards Gardens is one of several parks located along Toronto's ravines, many of which are connected by hiking and cycling trails, and connected to the shores of Lake Ontario. The park's manicured lawns and flower beds make it a popular destination for wedding parties to take photographs.
In 2013, Edwards Gardens won an Award of Excellence under the Regional Citation (New Directions) category from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects for their sustainably designed parking lot.[5]
Gallery
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The Greensward -
Moriyama Pavilion -
The Greensward Fountain -
Edward Gardens Cafe and Garage
See also
References
- ISBN 0-920474-30-6.
- Postmedia News. 3 February 2007. Archived from the originalon 25 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Toronto Botanical Garden: History". Toronto Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Hindmarch, Leanne. "Weston Family Library at the Toronto Botanical Garden" (PDF). The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. Newsletter. Denver, Colorado, United States: CBHL: 22. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "2013 Awards Edwards Gardens Sustainable Parking Lot Retrofit". Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Edwards Gardens at Wikimedia Commons