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The Montreal Botanical Garden was one of the highlights of our trip; comprising 185 acres, with a large greenhouse complex, and many fine outdoor gardens (including Japanese and Chinese gardens, and the fine rock garden pictured above). The picture at top shows colchicums in bloom, and gentians in the second picture. the Botanical Garden is right near a metro stop, and across the street from the former olympic complex, one building of which has been converted into the Biodome, a wonderful exhibit of wildlife. The white tower seen in the background of some of the pictures is the old olympic stadium, with an elevator that takes you to the top for an aerial view of the area.
The Montreal Botanical Garden is said to include 22,000 species and cultivars of plants, and the maintainence (in contrast to some of our U.S. gardens) is impecable. The garden is also the site for the Insectarium, which is well worth seeing.
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10-10-2008, 10:22 AM
