Welcome to the Public Gardens
The Halifax Public Gardens is one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian Gardens in North America. It was established in 1874 by the amalgamation of two older gardens, the Nova Scotia Horticultural Society Garden (laid out in 1837) and an adjacent public park (opened in 1867). The Nova Scotia Horticultural Society objectives were to establish the best horticultural examples of vegetables, trees and choice flowers. The current site of the Public Gardens was formerly a swampy piece of ground covered with brambles. A grant of two thousand dollars from the City of Halifax enabled this new ground to be laid out as a free Public Garden for the citizens of Halifax.
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Erected by The Friends of the Public Gardens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 44° 38.653′ N, 63° 34.861′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. It is in Downtown Halifax. It can be reached from Bell Road. Marker is just inside the Public Garden's NE corner entrance, near the intersection of South Park and Sackville Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5665 Spring Garden Road, Halifax NS B3H 2Z3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
