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The Royal Botanical Gardens

With approximately 1,100 ha (2,700 acres) of property, Royal Botanical Gardens is one of the largest such institutions in North America. Royal Botanical Gardens is headquartered in Burlington owning extensive environmental protection areas, historic sites and culturally relevant gardens in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This is the Rock Gardens 1 of 4 gardens in the area! It's was created from an old Gravel Pit. King George V approves the name “Royal” for Hamilton's planned botanical garden and by 1932 the abandoned gravel pit is transformed into the magnificent Rock Garden, later considered by many the Gardens' “birthplace”.

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Uploaded on October 15, 2022
Taken on October 7, 2022