Jardin bontaique de Montreal (part two)

Thursday morning found my friend and I on the way to the Jardin bontaique de Montreal or the Montreal Botanical Gardens.

It is described thusly: “With its collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 exhibition greenhouses, some thirty thematic gardens, and teams of researchers and activities staff, the Montréal Botanical Garden ranks as one of the world's largest and most spectacular botanical gardens.“ We did hear that it is second in size only to the Queen of England’s Botanical Garden.

Simply stunning is another way of describing the grounds, with its many faceted gardens such as an aquatic garden, the edible garden, the poisonous garden, Japanese garden, and Chinese Garden to name a few and the Exhibition Greenhouses were amazing in size and variety.

The grounds also offer select views of the 1976 Olympic Park and Tower. There is some very interesting history behind the tower – I did not realize that the tower was not completed in time for the Olympics and that the dome which it supports has been a financial disaster for the city of Montreal.

But this is supposed to be about the splendor of the gardens, not a post about failed architecture! Please enjoy the following pictures from the Jardin bontaique de Montreal.