🌿 Garden Journeys Open Days
The 2026 event has concluded. Thank you for making it a success!
Whether you welcomed visitors to your garden, volunteered your time or came out to explore, you helped make this year’s Garden Journeys Open Days welcoming, fun and full of inspiration. Together, you showed that beautiful gardens can support biodiversity and strengthen local ecosystems right in our own neighbourhoods.
💚 Thank You
We are especially grateful to our nearly 60 host gardeners for sharing their incredible gardens, and to the many volunteers whose energy kept everything moving smoothly. Special thanks also go to the City of Hamilton’s City Enrichment Fund for supporting this event.
📬 Stay in Touch
Watch this space for details about future Garden Journeys Open Days. We can’t wait to build on our momentum! Sign up for the Halton Master Gardeners’ newsletter to get updates on all of our events, or email us with any Garden Journeys questions.
📊 Reports to Stakeholders
Read how each year’s Garden Journeys Open Days went.
📄 2026 Report
Our most recent event, with nearly 60 host gardeners.
📄 2025 Report
Results and reflections from the 2025 season.
📄 2023 Report
Results and reflections from the 2023 season.
💬 What Our Host Gardeners Said
Reflections from 2025 host gardeners:
“Sharing my garden with local community members and promoting native gardening within my neighbourhood. Visiting other, more mature gardens and gaining inspiration.”
“Connecting with native plant gardeners in our community and sharing knowledge with visitors who are just getting started.”
“Meeting gardeners who were just beginning to add native plants to their gardens. Exchanging ideas.”
“Talking to people about biodiversity!”
“So nice to connect with gardeners passionate about native gardening. I learned something from gardeners who visited me and who I visited! Made a new gardening friend.”
“I really enjoyed Garden Journeys Open Days for a few reasons. It was such a good chance to connect with other native plant gardeners and trade stories, tips, and even seeds or plants. I also loved chatting with more traditional gardeners who were curious about the benefits of native plants—it felt great to share what I’ve learned. On top of that, it gave me the perfect excuse to get my yard looking its best, and I walked away with plenty of fresh ideas for next year’s garden.”