![]() ![]() While the conservatory is nowhere near the size of Centennial or Allan Gardens, it’s got a beautiful outside area with a waterfall which is worth sitting around. There’s different levels that you can walk through by following the metal path which is supposed to resemble the feeling of going up into clouds. There’s more of a unified theme in here with the plants and settings resembling a rain forest. Cloud Gardens is much smaller than either Centennial or Allan Gardens and has only the one open space inside it. The conservatory originally opened in the 1980’s and was renovated in 2014 and then re-opened in 2015. If you choose to drive you’re going to have to deal with street parking which is very minimal in the area – I’d definitely recommend transit for this one.Ĭloud Gardens Conservatory is the most restrictive one in terms of timing (and one I had to visit on a random day off doing errands!) as it’s only open for a few hours during weekdays and closed on holidays. You then walk south on Yonge Street and turn right on Richmond Street which should take approximately 5 minutes. Opening Hours: 10 am to 2:30 pm on Monday-Fridays (closed on holidays) Location: 14 Temperance Street, Toronto How to get there: Closest subway station is Queen Street Subway station. It’s fairly large with ponds, cricket pitches, bike trails, baseball diamonds, playgrounds and lots more. Once you’re satisfied with the conservatory I’d recommend checking out the park itself. You can also find some wildlife throughout the conservatory like goldfish and turtles. The north wing features local plants in addition to the season displays. The south wing is a dry house and would be the part featuring plants like cacti and succulents. The main portion of the conservatory has over 200 different varieties of plants that bloom year round. The conservatory holds seasonal shows in summer, spring and fall and for both Easter and Christmas. 300,000+ plants are grown there yearly and then placed in parks around the city. Originally the two wings were used for plant production but that’s now been moved to a green house. The conservatory opened in 1970 and has been a part of Centennial Park ever since. If you choose to take the TTC the route with the least amount of walking is to take the subway to Royal York subway station and to then take bus number 48 heading West and getting off at Rathburn and Elmcrest Road.Ĭentennial Park Conservatory is a big space with over 12,000 square feet of plant collections split into three green houses. There’s parking in front of the conservatory itself if you opt to drive. Opening Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily (365 days a year) Location: 151 Elmcrest Road, Etobicoke (inside Centennial Park) How to get there: Driving or TTC. Plus, tons of pretty pictures! Centennial Park Conservatory ![]() ![]() Read on for important information like opening hours, locations and how to get to the conservatories. They’re an amazing way to combat some of the winter dread and a great activity if you happen to be visiting Toronto on a rainy day. One’s located in the west end and two downtown but all three are free to enter and is one of the great cheap things to do in Toronto. Toronto’s got three conservatories: Centennial Park Conservatory, Cloud Garden Conservatory and Allan Gardens Conservatory. Luckily there’s a solution for that: the Toronto Conservatories. It can get kind of tough to deal with if you love flowers and sunshine like I do. Take for instance the fact that we’re almost halfway through April and it’s still snowing. It’s hard to be mad when you’re looking at a field of flowers isn’t it? Like you may have read me mention in previous posts Toronto has long winters. Yes it’s Instagram friendly, but more so than that it just makes me feel good. ![]()
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