| Membership | Price |
|---|---|
| Student | $55/year |
| Single | $85/year |
| Single Plus | $120/year |
| Family | $130/year |
| Family Plus | $175/year |
| Contributing | $250/year |
| Supporting | $500/year |
| Sustaining | $1,000/year |
| Benefactor's Circle | $2,500/year |
| Director's Circle | $5,000/year |
| President's Circle | $10,000/year |
Arts After Hours
11 evening events throughout the summer!
Explore the world of art in Hendrie Park through a variety of unique evening experiences. Tours, music, movie nights and workshops… there’s something for everyone! Get an exclusive look at Seeing The Invisible, grab a bite to eat, and celebrate art in all its forms.
Arts After Hours is a separate ticketed event requiring pre-registration.
Taste of the Gardens
Join us for lunch!
With two restaurants on-site, Royal Botanical Gardens is your destination for dishes inspired by fresh, seasonal ingredients.
At the Greenhouse Café you’ll find fresh, seasonal ingredients on a new menu that incorporates local produce, meats and cheeses and features wines and craft brews exclusive to Ontario.
Situated at the historic David Braley and Nancy Gordon Rock Garden, RBG’s Rock Garden Bistro features an eclectic menu that boasts fresh, locally sourced ingredients, many picked straight from our gardens!
Where People, Plants and Nature Cultivate Unforgettable Experiences
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2,400
acres of nature sanctuaries
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300
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50+
species at risk
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2,500+
plant species
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231,000+
individual plants
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See
Set your sights on RBG’s 27km of scenic trails and 300 acres of cultivated gardens with picture-perfect horticultural collections and bustling wildlife. With brilliant colours, magnificent shorelines and exhilarating escarpment views, something is bound to catch your eye.
Smell
Enjoy the scents of the season! From the fresh breeze through our nature trails to fragrant florals in the Mediterranean Garden, follow your nose and plan your visit around What’s in Bloom.
Hear
Explore the world of art in Hendrie Park through a variety of unique evening experiences coming soon! Tours, music, theatre, and workshops… there’s something for everyone!
Taste
With two restaurants and a teahouse on site, Royal Botanical Gardens is your destination for flavourful dishes inspired by fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Learn
RBG is committed to providing accessible, diverse and entertaining learning opportunities for all ages. Learn in a natural setting with engaging programming from knowledgeable experts. Explore nature’s beauty in a new way and grow your knowledge through camps, courses, workshops, and RBG at Home.
What's In Bloom
August 9, 2022
Searching for a moment of peace? 🪷
📍Rock Garden, RBG
#HamONT #BurlON #RBGblooms #Waterlilies #RockGarden
August 9, 2022
Blooming this month at Laking Garden you'll find Clematis, Coral Bells, Hosta, Sunflower Family, the Korean Evodia tree, and many more. T…
August 8, 2022
🌈 Start the week strong with a burst of colour from the Scented Garden in Hendrie Park.
Open daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., last admission …
August 7, 2022
August #OnTheTrails at RBG! The next generation of life fills the sanctuaries, birds are numerous, new fish abound in the wetlands, and b…
August 7, 2022
Urban Moorings Two is a public art project inviting you to consciously connect with our environment, on view at Princess Point/Desjardins…
August 7, 2022
The Barbara Laking Memorial Heritage Garden includes many cultivars and species commonly grown in an Ontario garden between 1880 and 1920…
August 6, 2022
🌿🌼 Hendrie Park's own secret garden ... well, not so secret. An avenue of Chinese Flowering Dogwood (Cornus kousa) leads you to th…
August 6, 2022
Feeling hungry? @wearehungryalready recently shared their Greenhouse Café experience and we thought you'd want in ...
"Brunch at this c…
August 6, 2022
Let's dance! Daito Manabe’s #SeeingTheInvisible artwork 'Morphecore Prototype AR' presents an endlessly dancing digital figure, continu…
August 5, 2022
Now that August is here, it's time to cross off those summer bucket list items.
✅ Paddle Cootes Paradise
What's on your summer bucket …
August 5, 2022
Where are you hiking this weekend? 🗺🥾 Throughout the Hendrie Valley Trail system, three pedestrian bridge crossings and a creek-sid…
August 4, 2022
The Rock Garden with a sunset glow ☀️ Pull up a muskoka chair and relax by one of the serene water features.
Take advantage of $10 …
August 4, 2022
📍Mediterranean Garden, RBG Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens
The perfect place for a quiet moment surrounded by lush foliage and blooms…
August 3, 2022
Water lilies love full sun and do not require deep water to grow! The flowers and the lily pads provide shade, keeping the water cooler. …
August 3, 2022
Can anyone else relate? 🥕🥬🍅 Be proud of your garden & show it off. Share your growing season successes & challenges below!
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August 1, 2022
July ➡️ August 🐝🌼 This space will only get more beautiful over the next few weeks, and on sunny days is absolutely packed with …
August 1, 2022
Hello August! The summer heat and sunshine bring out the pollinators as the gardens burst with bright colour and cooling foliage all Augu…
July 31, 2022
Plants heal in many ways. They offer us medicinal compounds, key nutrients, and soothing landscapes that sustain and enrich our health an…
July 31, 2022
Shade can be hard to come by throughout the Gardens, but you'll find some respite from the sun along the Hosta Walk at Laking Garden! Bey…
July 31, 2022
Carbon footprints shink when perennials grow! Not only does gardening with perennials create less carbon than annuals, but many perennial…
July 30, 2022
Moths are nocturnal pollinators and scented white flowers attract them to your garden. White may look plain in the daylight, but at night…
July 30, 2022
Patience is key for the great blue heron (Ardea herodias). While fish make up the majority of their diet, they also eat small amphibians,…
July 30, 2022
Traditional rose gardens display roses in a monoculture, inviting disease and insects that are hard to control without chemicals.
We pla…
July 29, 2022
Food vibes only 🥗🌿 We don't want you to go hungry, so check out all the dining options open throughout RBG this long weekend!
Rock…
July 29, 2022
☀️The weather forecast is looking fantastic! We're open all weekend long (yes, including Monday).
What's on this long weekend at RB…
Become an RBG Member
Members have access to the following benefits when presenting their membership card and one piece of photo identification.
- Unlimited Visits All Year Round
- Free Parking
- Specialty Food, Gift & Program Discounts
- Pre-Sale and Discounts to Special Ticketed Events
- Subscription to Members' Magazine, Paradise Found
- Free admission to RBG's Winter Exhibit
- Free Admission and Discounts at Botanical Gardens Across North America
Benefits are subject to change at any time.
