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A fascinating foray into the world of insects and the must-sees of the Jardin botanique

Do you have 3 hours to spend visiting the Insectarium and the Garden? Your parking ticket is valid for the parking areas at both the Garden and the Insectarium.

Suggested visiting times for each attraction: Insectarium – 1 hour, Jardin botanique – 2 hours.

If you have young children, you may want to save some time for the BuzzGround play area next to the Insectarium.

Are you ready for your visit?! Let’s start at the Jardin botanique.

The must-sees of summer

Visiting the Jardin botanique in the summertime is a colourful show that engages all five of your senses. An explosion of scent, colour and sound awaits you on your stroll through the 30 outdoor gardens and 10 exhibition greenhouses. However, if your time is limited, here are the must-sees for your first visit: the Rose Garden, the Chinese Garden, the First Nations Garden, the Japanese Garden.

Do you still have a little time left? Take a walk along the ponds at Flowery Brook, an English garden that is absolutely magnificent in July and August!

Rose Garden

Created in 1976, to mark the Olympic Games, the Jardin botanique de Montréal’s Rose Garden is one of the largest in North America. It covers more than six hectares and features close to 10,000 rose bushes, representing more than 900 species and cultivars, laid out in about a hundred different beds.

Chinese Garden

The Chinese Garden, the largest of its kind outside China with its 2.5 hectares, was created by renowned Chinese architect Le Weizhong, who was inspired by the private gardens of the Ming dynasty.

First Nations Garden

Created in honour of the First Nations people, this garden gives visitors the chance to rediscover the culture of America’s first inhabitants, and showcases their wisdom and traditions. It highlights not only Native knowledge, but also First Nations activities related to the plant world.

Japanese Garden

Created by internationally renowned Japanese landscape architect Ken Nakajima, the Japanese Garden spreads out over 2.5 hectares and showcases the Japanese philosophy of landscaping.

Gardens of the Flowery Brook and the pond.

Flowery Brook and Lilacs

This garden, with its flowerbeds laid out in typical English style, unconstrained by symmetry or straight lines, contains some 600 species and cultivars of irises, including blue flag (Iris versicolor) – Quebec’s floral emblem – and close to 200 species and cultivars of peonies, 300 of daylilies and 100 of lilies.

Fascinating foray into the world of insects

Considered the largest insect museum in North America, the Montréal Insectarium is also a favourite of children. It is home to a collection of some 160,000 naturalized or living insect specimens, an anthill, a hive of bumblebees, a hive of honeybees and many other captivating vivariums.

Meet entomologist/nature interpreters who are passionate about their work and discover the fantastic diversity of insects, these champions of nature.
When you visit our two permanent exhibitions, Atta Ants and We Are the Insects … you will enter a fascinating and often misunderstood world.

Do you have some extra time on a fine day? Your young children won’t want to miss our play and discovery area, the BuzzGround.

Atta Ants

Leafcutter ants (Atta sp.) carry out their gardening activities before your eyes: picking leaves to nourish the fungus on which they feed, maintaining the nest, defending the colony ... See them in action!

We Are the Insects

In this exhibition, you will learn that insects live everywhere and you will learn how their many shapes and colours let them eat, hide, defend themselves and find a mate. You’ll also see how insects play many roles essential for the survival of humankind.

The BuzzGround

This space is designed with families in mind, to give them a chance to play while exploring the fascinating world of Quebec insects.

Is it raining?

Discover the Exhibition Greenhouses

It's a rainy day? Why not enjoy a visit to our greenhouses?

These 10 greenhouses, which will take you on a tour of the botanical world, are home to a very wide variety of species and cultivars. No matter when you visit, you’ll be able to see superb flowers in bloom.

Don’t miss the magnificent collection of orchids, the Celestial Garden with several spectacular penjings, and the Tropical Food Plants Greenhouse, which will shed new light on the food you eat. You could spend a whole hour visiting the greenhouses.

The Exhibition Greenhouses

Year round, visitors to the greenhouses can admire permanent and various thematic exhibitions showcasing the Jardin botanique's plant collections. In winter, the greenhouses beckon with their warmth and beauty. In summer, the lush tropical vegetation and the exotic penjing, a unique collection of landscapes lovingly fashioned in containers.

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