| Membership | Price (+HST) |
|---|---|
| Single | $85/year |
| Single Plus | $120/year |
| Family | $130/year |
| Family Plus | $175/year |
| Contributing | $300/year |
| Supporting | $600/year |
| Sustaining | $1,000/year |
| Benefactor's Circle | $2,500/year |
| Director's Circle | $5,000/year |
| President's Circle | $10,000/year |
What’s in Bloom
What’s Blooming in the Gardens
Plants of interest are ever-changing in RBG’s four cultivated garden areas, Arboretum, and nature sanctuaries. Check back to learn what’s blooming now or see the blooms calendar for a rough estimation of what to expect each season.
Bloom Watch
Check back for bloom updates from our key collections!
Rose Collection
Current status: Select rose varieties are now in their second, lighter flush, following June’s abundant bloom. This two-acre garden combines roses with carefully chosen companion plants to lengthen the flowering season and promote a thriving, sustainable ecosystem. Currently, coneflowers, crocosmia, and phlox brighten the garden with a vibrant splash of colour.
Blooms by Month
Learn what may be blooming during the month of your visit!
What's That Plant?
Do you see something in our gardens that you love, but can't find a plant label? Identify and learn more with PlantSnap! Download the app and take a photo to learn more about the plant's taxonomy, habitat, care and uses.
Major Horticultural Collections
With tens of thousands of plants in our cultivated garden areas and arboretum, there is always something interesting growing at RBG.
Flowering Cherry
Peak interest: late April or early May
Flowering cherry (saukra) grace RBG’s gardens with typically white or pink flowered blooms and have an ephemeral grace and beauty shared by no other type of plant. These trees which at peak bloom look like clouds of pink and white are one the most welcome signs that spring has finally sprung!
Where to find them: Major collection bloom in the Arboretum. Trees also found at Rock Garden and Laking Garden.
Magnolias
Peak interest: Late April, Early May
Magnolias produce spectacular flowers in a range of colours, from white and cream to pale to deep pink, purple, rose and less commonly soft yellows. Featuring large, delicate petals on towering trees, don’t miss this ephemeral collection each spring.
Where to find them: trees can be found in all garden areas, with the largest collection at the Arboretum
Lilacs
Peak Interest: late May
Visit one of the largest and most magnificent and diverse lilac collections in the world as The Katie Osborne Lilac Collection reaches peak bloom in the lilac dell at RBG’s Arboretum.
Where to find them: the largest collection located in the Arboretum, though lilacs can also be found in Hendrie Park
Iris
Peak Interest: Late May and June
Experience a mesmerizing rainbow of colour, with over 1,000 types of iris at Laking Garden, including tall bearded, dwarf bearded, Siberian, spuria, and more.
Where to find them: Laking Garden
Roses
Peak Interest: July to August
Enjoy RBG’s rejuvenated rose garden, featuring cold-hardy roses surrounded by beneficial companion plants that bring beautiful colour to this sustainable garden all season long!
Where to find them: Hendrie Park
Support Horticulture at the Gardens
The care and growth of our horticultural collections are possible thanks to the generous support of RBG Members and donors. With a donation to Growing up Green, you can ensure an active, vibrant and healthy future for the children of today and tomorrow through our horticultural and conservation projects.
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is the largest botanical garden in Canada, a National Historic Site, and registered charitable organization with a mandate to bring together people, plants and nature.
