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Rejuvenation Project underway
Royal Botanical Gardens’ Rejuvenation Project is officially underway. The components of the project are: a new entrance to RBG Centre off of Plains Road; an expanded parking lot; the new Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium with barrier free access to Hendrie Park Gardens within a beautiful glass structure that will be used year round; the new Helen M. Kippax Garden and improvements to the Rose Garden.
The team includes: MHPM, project managers for the overall project; Diamond and Schmitt Architects, architects of the Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium; Ira McDonald Construction, construction managers for the Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium; the Landplan Collaborative, landscape architects for the parking lot expansion and Rose Garden developments; Martin Wade, landscape architect for the Helen M. Kippax Garden and Aldershot Landscaping Company, construction managers for the garden developments.
The primary goals of the Rejuvenation Project are:
• Providing barrier-free access from RBG Centre to Hendrie Park Gardens
• Increasing year-round display and program space
• Re-developing Hendrie Park Gardens as a major focal point
• Introducing a new perennial garden on a peninsula of tableland projecting into
Grindstone Creek valley, surrounded by natural lands on three sides
• Providing a new gateway entrance to RBG Centre
• Improving visitors’ experience by renovating the entrance and parking lot
Phase I of our Enhancement and Rejuvenation Project is made possible by the support of Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program (COIP) and individual donors.
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