This is a newly developed garden and will incorporate Canadian Heritiage roses.  Planting will being in 2026.

The alpine crevice garden features alpine plants that flourish in mountainous areas. The technique of creating crevices similar to that found in the mountains is demonstrated here. There is also a surrounding area of native plants. This garden is a partnership with Calgary Rock and Alpine Gardening Society. This garden is available to be sponsored. Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

Deer can cause significant plant damage, and gardening in shade adds another challenge.
This garden showcases shade-loving plants that are generally considered deer-resistant. However, no plant is truly deer-proof—hungry deer will eat almost anything when food is scarce. The species here are simply among the least appealing, meaning deer are more likely to choose tastier options elsewhere…perhaps in your neighbour’s garden!  This garden is available to be sponsored. Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

The Eagle Garden borders on the forest area. Plants here are very hardy.

A colorful display of drought tolerant trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals, welcomes visitors to the main entrance. 

The Fruit Grove contains a collection of fruit bearing trees and shrubs that can grow in Calgary's climate, including apples, pears, apricots, cherries and plums.  The area also has picnic tables and a little lending library that is stocked with gardening books.

This south entrance garden features many colorful shrubs. All plants are hardy, drought-tolerant, and low maintenance. A large arbor covered in ivy welcomes visitors. 

This garden features a display of annuals. Each year is different and demonstrates the range of specific annuals.

The heart gardens celebrates the families who deal with congenital heart disease. Plants here have been chosen by the families in collaboration with the gardeners and highlight heart shaped plants, flowers and leaves.

The labyrinth is patterned after the Chartres Labyrinth in France. It is the only public labyrinth in Alberta (as of 2024).

The LoH2O garden highlights plants that are drought tolerant. Many native species are also in this garden.

This garden has been created in partnership with the Alberta Regional Lily Society and showcases martagon lilies that have been bred by Canadian Prairie Breeders.

The Microforest is a partnership between the City of Calgary and BGSS.  It is a community of native trees and shrubs planted tightly together based on the Miyawaki method developed by Dr. Akira Miyawaki in the 1970's. The high planting density encourages competition for access to sunlight, water, and nutrients, creating very rapid growth.  

The North Border Garden is currently under development but has been created to showcase the variety of shrubs that can grow and thrive in the Calgary area.  To date, over 80 shrubs have been planted in the garden.

This garden is patterned after an English Cottage Garden. The themes change from time to time but are often color tone based. 

This garden was the first garden developed within the Botanic Gardens. It features numerous perennials.

This is a forest edge garden with very hardy plants.

This is a forest garden where hardy plants grow in dappled sunlight.

Features many species of Peony grown from seed.

This rose garden focusses on the many Canadians who have worked over the last 100 years to develop beautiful roses that thrive in the harsh conditions of the zone 3 areas of the Prairie provinces.  This garden is available to be sponsored.  Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

Showcases over 50 different varieties of hardy shrub roses.

Features plants that thrive in shade. Full shade to semi-shade areas are situated within the garden.

Shakespeare wrote much about plants. This garden highlights and demonstrates plants referenced in Shakespeare’s work along with quotes.

This is a sustainable garden that showcases the naturalist planting style.  The garden aims to create a free-flowing style incorporating grasses and native plants amongst plants that provide color and seasonal interest.  Naturalist plantings offer improved sustainability and support for biodiversity.

A garden of sunflowers. Shades of Van Gogh.

A garden highlighting lilies and irises.

The wall creates a unique microenvironment, allowing zone 4 plants to thrive. This garden supports our espalier apple trees and a variety of perennials and shrubs, including hydrangeas, roses and clematis. This garden is available to be sponsored. Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

This unique microenvironment demonstrates multiple perennials and annuals with red poppies reminiscent of Flanders Fields.

This unique micro environment has many trellises for wisteria and other vines. Along with a big show of hollyhock.  This garden is available to be sponsored. Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

Features predominantly shade loving perennials that can grow at the edge of a forested area. This garden is available to be sponsored. Please visit our Support Us page for more information.

Wander the woodchip path through the forest to discover Calgary’s native shrubs and flowers. In 2018, the City of Calgary added over 100 native shrubs to enhance the Birthplace Forest. Volunteers have since planted more than 75 native perennials and ground covers, creating a local forest ecosystem that supports native pollinators and birds.

This garden bed for a full-sun area has been developed in partnership with The City of Calgary and The Calgary Horticultural Society using plants that thrive in Calgary.  Once established, this garden bed will take little time, effort and water to maintain.  With our changing climate and growing city's water needs, this garden provide a drought-tolerant example of the beautiful perennials, groundcovers and lawn replacements that are possible in Calgary.