Take a break from the holiday rush and come relax in the magical Christmas atmosphere at the Montréal Botanical Garden. It’s a veritable feast for the senses, where you can enjoy the sweet fragrances and splendid festive finery in the Main Exhibition Greenhouse, along with Christmas carols sure to delight visitors young and old.

The Garden’s experts have created a fairyland decor full of gorgeous poinsettias, cyclamens, ferns and Norfolk pines. Wreaths, sprays, Christmas trees, ribbons and chandeliers made from different plants will all brighten up your visit. In addition, on Saturday, December 6, 13 and 20, from 1 to 4 p.m., don’t miss the Christmas carols sung by the Choeur laurentien in the Main Exhibition Greenhouse.

And on Sunday, December 21, some forty members of the choir will be presenting an outdoor Christmas concert. Visitors can enjoy this all-new show, free of charge, at the entrance to the Botanical Garden Reception Centre, at 3, 4 and 5 p.m. Hot chocolate, coffee and cookies will be served in exchange for a freewill offering.

In the other nine greenhouses, visitors can inhale the delicate scent of orchids, delight in a taste of the tropics as they wander through the palms and banana trees or soak up the desert atmosphere among the cacti. The Garden's penjing collection of miniature Chinese trees is always a source of amazement, too.

Christmas Delights December 5, 2003 to January 4, 2004 Montréal Botanical Garden 4101 Sherbrooke St. East Montréal (Québec) Canada, H1X 2B2 Pie-IX subway station A Garden in winter Rates General information : (514) 872-1400 Special Opening Hours