In June 2025, the ARHS hosted the  American Rhododendron Society  Convention, the first spring  ARS Convention  in  eastern  Canada. To commemorate this event the  Public Gardens planted a carpet bed based on the ARS  2025 logo in the south east part of the  gardens near the rhododendron collection.  On Tuesday, September 2nd come  and view  the...Read more >

Meconopsis is  one of  the most  striking and rare plants that we can  grow in  Nova Scotia. For the 2025 Dick  Steele  Lecture, Julia  Corden will  show us  the plants that  she has  seen  in the Himalayas  and  talk about  growing them in our gardens. Julia Corden is a highly experienced horticultural consultant and botanical/garden...Read more >