Montreal Botanical Gardens
Montreal Botanical Gardens also called as the Jardin Botanique de Montreal, is one of the largest botanical gardens in the world. This is second to the botanical garden in London, the Kew Gardens. You can find these botanical gardens in the park area of the Olympic Stadium; this is at the street of Sherbrooke. These botanical gardens have greenhouse complex with plants that are from all over the world and it is of 20,000 plant species that you can see here and with numerous outdoor gardens with themes. There are thirty one gardens and some of these themed gardens are the Chinese Garden, the Japanese Garden, the First Nations Garden and the Alpine Garden.
Its Chinese Garden is the largest Chinese garden in the world which is not in Asia. This garden has winding paths, Chinese style house and a man made mountain and with numerous Chinese plants. The Japanese Garden has also a Japanese style building, also with Japanese plants and has vast variety of bonsai plants and a koi fishpond. In its building you can find a performance on a tea ceremony and also some Japanese arts such as laido and the flower arrangement, the Ikebana. The First Nations Garden has exhibits of the traditional artworks of the Native Americans and its methods. And also in this garden, you can find here the Canadian plants such as the maple, pine trees and many more. The Alpine Garden is basically a garden full of alpine plants. You can also find some squirrels, ducks and some wildlife in these gardens.
There is payment to every admission to these botanical gardens but the residents of this city can actually avail for the free admission passes to the gardens. They can visit the outdoor gardens, free between five in the afternoon up until nightfall. These outdoor gardens are covered with snow in the months of November to April but their greenhouses are open all year round for visitors.
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