Held every two years in downtown Toronto, the Garden Tourism Awards are part of the program for the Garden Tourism Conference — where Garden and Tourism industries meet in order to discover innovative ways to grow both sectors.

Tourism is the world’s fourth largest industry and Garden Tourism is a significant part of it. “For example,” says Dr. Richard Benfield, author of ‘Garden Tourism’, and chair of the International Garden Tourism Network, “more people visit gardens in the United States than go to Disneyland and Disneyworld combined, and more than visit Las Vegas annually, making Garden Tourism one of the largest sectors in the tourism market.”

This two-day event features speakers from around the world on various tourism topics as well as an a presentation of Garden Tourism Awards.

Organized by the Ontario Garden Tourism Coalition, this event is presented by the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association in partnership with the Canadian Garden Council, American Public Gardens Association and Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association.

For more information visit www.canadasgardenroute.ca/cg/index.php/main/awards