JRS leads OALA Site Tour of the Rock Garden at Royal Botanical Gardens

Posted September 19, 2024

This past weekend, Janet Rosenberg, Matt Perotto and members of the RBG team hosted a Site Walk for the OALA (Ontario Association of Landscape Architects) at the beautiful David Braley & Nancy Gordon Rock Garden at the RBG. It was fascinating to walk the gardens and discuss original design intent and how the gardens have evolved since their completion in 2016 – 8 years ago! The RBG were able to provide incredible insights into their maintenance strategies for this unique quarry microclimate, and how they position the Rock Garden to host a dynamic four-season calendar of events and programs that are critical to revenue generation.

Big thanks to Kim Viney (COO), Jon Peter (Curator & Plant Records), Jim Mack (Senior Director, Horticulture), and Alex Henerson (Curator of Living Collections/ Horticulturist), at the RBG for sharing their intimate working knowledge of the Rock Gardens, and all OALA participants for joining us on the tour.

PROJECT CREDITS

Client: Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG)
Landscape Architect: Janet Rosenberg & Studio
Visitor Centre Architect: CS&P Architects

Read more on the Rock Garden Rejuvenation here.