Abbey Gardens

At Abbey Gardens, we’re fortunate to have a purpose-built shed for drying the garlic we grow and harvest each year. While its original purpose is to carefully cure our garlic crop, we’ve discovered that this special space can be put to work throughout much more of the year. The Perfect Place to Dry Garlic Garlic needs the right conditions to dry properly. Our drying shed keeps the bulbs out of direct sunlight while allowing plenty of air to circulate around the produce. This helps prevent...

Birds can be found all throughout Abbey Gardens, which is home to 5 km of trails spanning meadows, marshes, wetlands, and forests. Whether through casual sightings or formal surveys, every bird we record helps reveal how restoration and human activity shape the Abbey Gardens landscape year after year.

Spring ephemerals are perennial plants that thrive in the forest understory. While the word “ephemeral” might be new to some, many of these flowers, like the iconic white trillium, are already familiar to Ontario forest visitors.