Greenhouses

Among the oldest in Quebec

Over 80,000 plants and 150 varieties are cultivated annually in the greenhouses of the Plains of Abraham.

This is where the floral arrangements and mosaicultures that beautify the entire park are designed, including the Joan of Arc Garden, Des Braves Park, and Ontario Avenue. 

Among the varieties, you’ll find tuberous begonias, marigolds, dianthus, petunias, ageratums, and sweet alyssum. Additionally, unique varieties await visitors exploring the Plains of Abraham.

In 1915, landscape architect Frederick G. Todd submitted a sketch and a plan to the Commission for the construction of a greenhouse:

[…] the Commission will be better able to raise the different varieties and quantities of flowers required for the ornamentation of the Park and have these whenever they are needed – flowers cannot very well be supplied by florists in large quantities at a low price at any time – and further that a greenhouse will ensure the raising of healthy stock and avoid the costs and risks of transportation of the plants.

The first greenhouse was built in 1916-1917; its length was doubled in 1917. In 1938, a new greenhouse, smaller than the first one, and an office were built to the north of the original buildings. In 2017, the small greenhouse is demolished for security.