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Autumn
The vibrancy of Autumn
October 1 – November 30
As warm days transition to crisp nights, a parade of red, russet, and golden maples emerge. It’s the perfect time of year to visit the Japanese Garden before winter begins. As The Gardens become quieter, our gardeners have more time to spend with visitors, bringing you behind the scenes of our greenhouses.
Greenhouse Tours
Go behind the scenes at The Gardens: Our 26 greenhouses span 0.8 hectares (2 acres), keeping our gardeners busy year-round, growing our seasonal displays. Led by a staff gardener, your one-hour tour will introduce you to the greenhouses and cover topics from plant propagation and production to pest management.
Greenhouse Tours take place on Saturdays and Sundays in November.
Rich, Warm Hues
With a rich collection of Japanese Maples, our Canadian West Coast may grow a reputation for vibrant fall foliage. A diverse collection of Dahlias and vivid Chrysanthemums add to the season’s colour while we begin planting bulbs for our spring garden – almost 300,000.
Autumn Favourites
Acer palmatum
Lace leaf Japanese maple.
Deciduous tree.
Excellent landscape structure.
Notable fall colour.
Tree
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’
Beautyberry.
Deciduous shrub.
Late summer/early fall interest.
Shrub
Chrysanthemum
Garden mum.
A fall classic used in containers and as bedding plants.
Various colours.
Perennial grown as annual
Dahlia
Perennial – Blooms through summer/early fall.
A diverse collection of more than 200 varieties.
Show stopper along Concert Lawn.
Perennial
