| 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 |
RBG at Home
Our virtual gates are open!
Welcome to RBG at Home, our commitment to offering accessible, diverse and entertaining learning opportunities for all ages.
Celebrate nature’s beauty on our social media channels and dig deeper with a full lineup of virtual programs, activities, and multimedia experiences.
May 31, 2020
Now blooming: Malus ‘Makamik’ is a flowering crabapple with great ornamental value making this an exceptional specimen tree year round.
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May 31, 2020
The genus Malus is a member of the Rose Family (Rosaceae) and includes edible apples, ornamental crabapples, and wild species apples/crabapp...
May 31, 2020
Do you love flowering trees, but looking to plant something with Ontario roots? Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a lovely little native...
May 30, 2020
The borage or forget-me-not family (Boraginaceae) includes approximately 2,000 species of woody and herbaceous plants and has a world-wide d...
May 30, 2020
Delicious when local, strawberries can be grown easily at home or purchased from local producers as a way of reducing your carbon footprint....
May 29, 2020
IMPORTANT notes / tips for those joining us at the Arboretum this weekend: - The Arboretum is located at 16 Old Guelph Road, Hamilton ON. Pl...
May 29, 2020
Malus floribunda, commonly called Japanese crabapple produces one of the best flowering displays in mid-spring of any of the crabapples in t...
May 28, 2020
For those who haven't seen it in person, it can be hard to convey the scale of the Katie Osborne Lilac Collection at the Arboretum, both in ...
May 28, 2020
Lilac Update: just in time for the Arboretum soft-reopening, the lilac collection is approximately 40% in bloom, and the dell is looking and...
May 27, 2020
Pyrus communis ‘Bosc’ – RBG Accession 20170055*A
A popular pear variety with gorgeous flower structures is welcoming pollinators in t...
May 27, 2020
What are wetlands and why are they important? Find simple, household items to understand some of the ways wetlands help the environment.
Pa...
May 26, 2020
Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ – RBG Accession 20150480*C – A beautiful mass of golden foliage decorated by plenty of pink bl...
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Celebrate Spring
Enjoy springtime from the safety of home as we highlight our key collections! This week: Flowering Cherries
For Families
Become a Citizen Scientist and connect to nature in your neighbourhood with our activities, videos and more.
- At-home activities
- Nature-based videos
- Interactive video learning
For Teachers
Our award-winning digital school programs are growing! New resources being added each week, in English and French.
- Curriculum-based activities, videos and worksheets
- Wetland resources to support inquiry and project-based learning
- Book a custom interactive virtual field trip for your students
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For Lifelong Learners
Ready to get gardening? Our experts can answer your questions, introduce some new DIY projects, and help you connect with the healing power of plants.
- Nature and gardening-themed talks
- Educational videos and articles
- Gardening tips
- Book an interactive videoconference presentation
Help Us Bring RBG to Your Home
RBG is supporting children’s education during this difficult time by offering our new RBG at Home content which includes materials for students, teachers, families and lifelong learners.
With the help of an anonymous donor, RBG now has an RBG COVID 19 Sustainability Fund to help us create and deliver this online programming. All donations to this fund will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000. This means that your donation will have double the impact!
Donate today to help us create and deliver quality educational content that helps parents, children and teachers keep in touch with nature during this unprecedented time.
A Message from our CEO
Welcome to RBG at Home, our way of helping you connect to nature through these challenging times.
Spending time in contact with the plant world reduces stress levels and supports human wellness, and though our gardens and trails are temporary closed, we know it’s critical to continue bringing you the beauty of RBG and the healing power of plants and nature. Spring is on our doorstep; looking out the window I see tree buds swelling and the crocus are already open. As the season forges ahead, RBG at Home aims to bring the outdoors indoors and provide you and your family with a touch of nature through a weekly lineup of videos, interactive online programs for students and teachers, family activity ideas, gardening hints, adult learning and more.
Visit us online often to stay in touch with RBG and see spring unfold! These extraordinary circumstances shine a light on the importance of the green world to all of us. Research shows the many ways that plants support human wellness, including the role that they can play in cleaning the air in our homes and communities, providing nutritional support for our immune system, reducing stress indicators and enhancing mental health. Like everyone, we’re facing many challenges but we know we must continue in our mission to connect people, plants and this special place for the purpose of nurturing and preserving healthy growing life on our planet.
We appreciate your continued support; it is allowing us to move forward and support children’s education during this difficult time by offering content which includes materials for students, teachers, families and lifelong learners. With the help of an anonymous donor, we now have an RBG COVID 19 Sustainability Fund to help us create and deliver content for RBG at Home. You’ll find donation buttons in the RBG at Home pages, and with our donor’s help, each donation to this fund will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. This means that your donation will have double the impact!
We know that this is a challenging time for everyone. If you are able to make a donation today it will help us create and deliver quality educational content that helps children, parents, teachers and lifelong learners keep in touch with nature during this unprecedented time.
Stay well and be safe. We look forward to seeing you at the Gardens again soon.
Mark Runciman
Chief Executive Office
Royal Botanical Gardens
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