See the Rock Garden Collection Map Virtual Tours: Tour Rock Garden. Plant collections: Spring Bulb Display Summer Annuals Display Flowering Cherry (Prunus) Collection Azalea (Rhododendron) Display Spring Bulb Display Peak interest: mid-April to early June Each spring, the sheltered bowl of the Rock Garden bursts into a spectacular display of over 100,000 bulbs. The bulbs are brought in from growers in Holland and planted in September. After they bloom they are lifted and sold at our bulb sale. An introductory interpretive bed displays representatives of each tulip class, and bulbs are labelled throughout the garden to help you to compare, contrast, and choose favourites for your home garden. Back to Top Summer Annuals Display Peak interest: late June to early October Annuals are plants that complete their life cycle in less than one year. The Rock Garden annuals display brings together annuals from around the world in multicoloured mass plantings. Wander pathways past waterfalls and rock pools, and enjoy old favourites and new cultivars. Back to Top Flowering Cherry (Prunus) Collection Peak Interest: May A variety of flowering cherry species and cultivars provide a spectacular floral display in early spring. The exact flowering time of the cherries is quite variable and their flowers last only a few days, so catching them at their peak of bloom is a wonderful experience. Back to Top Azalea (Rhododendron) Display Peak interest: June Azaleas are found across much of the northern hemisphere. Unlike most other members of the genus Rhododendron, they are usually deciduous, though evergreen species do exist. At the Rock Garden, azaleas provide a colourful display that bridges the time between spring bulbs and summer annuals. In this display, the early flowering ones are purple and the later ones are shades of yellow, peach, apricot and orange. Blue Sky Nurseries of Beamsville generously donated our azalea display. Back to Top RBG Centre Laking Garden Rose Garden Arboretum What’s in bloom See the best blooms of the season. Ask about a plant in our collections E-mail us a question about plants in our collections. Ask a gardening question E-mail your gardening question to the Gardening Information Desk. Information resources Learn about our Library, Herbarium and Geographic Information System. Directions Click here to see how easy we are to find.
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