Memorial University Botanical Garden

It isincredible that this is not one of the more recommended places on blogs or vlogs. It’s a 15 minute drive from St John’s harbour. This is an absolutely beautiful collection of different types of gardens from rock gardens to Japanese style gardens. There is even a green house with a grapevine growing profusely with massive bunches of grapes. An absolute must for all the gardeners and those with botanical conservation and nature interests. There is a wonderful pollinator garden and beehive. In addition to the gardens there are trails most gently sloping and low inclines with lots of signs for teaching information about the wild plants and berries. Definitely senior friendly trails with exception one that is clearly labelled as rugged.

The Botanical Garden was not on our to-do list as it’s not mentioned anywhere on any “Things to do in St John’s” sites. But since we had a gap in our schedule, my daughter wanted to go see it. Boy aren’t we happy we did! We did all 4 trails and the garden. The trails are well kept and clean. The air is fresh. The hike is very kid friendly. I highly recommend if you like a little easy walk in nature.

Wow. This place has a lot of love evident. It's beautifully done with gorgeous samples everywhere you look! So many fun features in it, and the staff were wonderful. You can easily spend a couple hours taking everything in!

This was a great place to take a break and have a hike. We walked along many of the trails and went to the lookout. It was quite nice overall

So beautiful! We went about an hour before closing and basically had the place to ourselves. It is such a nice way to spend an afternoon and our toddler loved looking around, too!

Absolutely fabulous gardens with a lot of specimens and very well defined and marked trails. Although it's a relatively small area at ~100 acres, the space is extremely well managed with 5 different trails to choose from. Had a great time here and would definitely visit again!

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the botanical garden. The site was different than anticipated, with more walking trails - which I didn’t know about and hadn’t allocated time for. If I came again, I would give myself more time to enjoy them all. The main garden and Macleod trail were lovely. I appreciated all the signage and info at each garden - very educational. I was there at 9:30 AM on a Thursday and the gardens were quiet and peaceful. Staff at the front desk were welcoming and helpful. For a lover of gardens and flowers - this was the perfect way to spend a morning. There is a ramp to enter the main building, an electronic door opener for accessibility. The main path and boardwalk are level, making a lot of the space accessible, though it is not paved, and there are some hills, which may post a challenge for some.

ABSOLUTELY beautiful. Between the beautiful flowers, to the polite workers. Beautiful kept gardens, trails are easily walkable, and I dare say, electric wheelchair accessible. There are steep inclines that may make using a push Wheelchair hard.