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VIA Rail Takes You Down the Garden Path

VIA’s Garden Route now includes Communities in Bloom destinations



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Such is the opportunity to travel our own country in safety and comfort thanks to VIA Rail’s Garden Route. Air travel now consigned to masochists, riding the rails is the way to go . . . Here’s how: Toronto – It’s an arrangement that makes perfect sense. Garden enthusiasts and admirers alike can explore Canada and marvel at its splendid scenery while travelling by train along VIA Rail’s Garden Route. Use a number of VIA services to visit any of the 15 spectacular gardens stretching from Vancouver Island to Halifax. To celebrate the third season of what has become particularly popular for travellers in Eastern Canada, VIA is pleased to announce that 28 ‘Communities in Bloom’ top award-winning (5-Bloom) communities have been added to the Garden Route, providing a total of 43 ways to be awed and inspired. “Gardens and VIA Rail are a natural collaboration,” says Tony DiGiovanni, Executive Director of Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association. “Train travel is the ideal way to experience the diverse and ever changing Canadian landscape. Landscape Ontario is committed to promoting the benefits and joys of horticulture, and the alliance between VIA Rail and some of Canada’s premiere public gardens is an initiative we wholeheartedly support.” “For more than 25 years, VIA has been bringing travellers up close to some of the most breathtaking views and beautiful landscapes across the country,” said Steve Del Bosco, VIA’s chief customer officer. “Whether traveling through the magnificent Rockies or along the shores of the Atlantic en route to Montreal, it was natural for us to collaborate with some of the country’s spectacular gardens by producing a relaxing and comfortable way for visitors to get there.” From 15th June to 7th September, travellers can take advantage of VIA’s special Garden Route ticket offers to visit any of Canada’s best-known public gardens, as well as some hidden horticultural gems associated with Communities in Bloom. For more information visit HYPERLINK "http://www.viarail.ca/garden" [url=http://www.viarail.ca/garden]http://www.viarail.ca/garden[/url]. The VIA Rail Garden Route features 15 gardens including: The Butchart Gardens, Brentwood Bay, B.C. University of British Columbia’s Botanical Garden, Vancouver University of Alberta’s Devonian Botanical Garden, Edmonton Leo Moi Sculpture Garden, Winnipeg Windsor Waterfront Gardens, Ontario Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls Casa Loma Gardens, Toronto Toronto Botanical Garden Mackenzie King Estate, Gaineau, Quebec Montreal Botanical Garden Laval University’s Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden, Quebec City Reford Gardens, Grand-Metis, Quebec Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, N.B. Halifax Public Gardens


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Wes Porter -- Bio and Archives

Wes Porter is a horticultural consultant and writer based in Toronto. Wes has over 40 years of experience in both temperate and tropical horticulture from three continents.


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