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| 306 Mount Scio Road, St John's, NL, A1B 4L6 | |
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1.1 kmThorburn Road at Avalon Mall
1.2 kmO'Leary Avenue by Body Works
1.3 kmAvalon Mall
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Spécialités
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden is a resource centre for basic and applied botanical research and education with a particular interest in the flora of Newfoundland and Labrador. It seeks to foster an appreciation of natural history in the development and future of the university and the province.
MUN Botanical Garden is a registered charity and a not-for-profit corporation.
Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden is the province’s premier botanical garden. Five nature trails, a large cultivated garden area, and a greenhouse are incorporated in to the 100 acre nature reserve. The Field Centre houses: the gift shop, which displays local crafts, gardening books, and other giftwares; the Garden Café, which serves up delectable lunches and treats; and several differentart shows throughout the season. Devoted to research and education, the Garden has been developed to display plants native to the province and cultivated plants suitable to the local climate and to provide access to a number of habitats through a system of trails.
Historique
Fondé en 1971.
The Garden has been developed to display plants native to the province and cultivated plants suitable to the local climate and to provide access to a number of habitats through a system of trails. Originally named Oxen Pond Botanic Park, it was initiated in 1971, under the supervision of Bernard S. Jackson. It was opened to the public in July, 1977.
Our Mission
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit charity as part of the university’s inclusive community, which creates and inspires understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas to further Memorial’s mission of research, education and engagement.
Our Vision
To be an outstanding botanical garden recognized for advancing and enriching sustainable relationships among people, plants, and the environment.
