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Landscape Architecture
Discipline : Urban Design, Landscape Architecture & Landscaping
Categories : Concept / concept in landscape and/or urban development : Bronze Certification
“Canadensis is a magical botanical place where visitors can enrich their lives with unique learning experiences that excite and stimulate the senses”.
The purpose of this Master Plan is to provide a vision for designing and funding a national botanical garden in Ottawa on the very grounds first envisaged for this use. As the name implies, Canadensis – The Garden of Canada, will be the embodiment of our country’s relationship with all things Canadian in the celebration of our unique relationship and reliance on plants.
Ottawa is the only G20 capital city without a botanical garden. A 34-acre parcel of non-mission land at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa offers a unique opportunity to create a national botanical garden of international appeal in the heart of the nation’s capital.
As a designated National Historic Site and Cultural Landscape, the Central Experimental Farm is one of Ottawa’s major attractions. Comprised of the Dominion Arboretum, Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ornamental Gardens, Greenhouses, Heritage buildings and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, these features of the Farm form a cluster of complementary assets.
Canadensis is focused on an entrepreneurial approach to running a year-round botanical garden, with a strong winter focus, as a major top tier tourist attraction.
Significant economic benefits to the Capital Region from The Garden will be derived from increased tourism, initial construction activity and annual operating expenditures.
