Montreal Botanical Gardens
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The main greenhouse near the entrance
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| Date opened | June 9, 1931 |
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| Location | 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 2B2 |
| Coordinates | 45°33′26.00″N 73°33′24.50″W / 45.5572222°N 73.5568056°W |
| Land area | 75 hectares (190 acres) |
| No. of species | 22,000 |
| Annual visitors | 695,404 (2011) including Insectarium |
| Website | espacepourlavie |
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| Coordinates | 45°33′31″N 73°33′20″W / 45.55868°N 73.55565°W |
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| Location | Sherbrooke Street |
| Type | Monument |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) |
| Opening date | September 28, 1831 |
The Montreal Botanical Garden (French: Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 75 hectares (190 acres) of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities.
The botanical garden is located at 4101 Sherbrooke Street East, at the corner of Pie-IX and Sherbrooke Streets, in Maisonneuve Park, located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, facing Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It contains a greenhouse complex full of plants from around the world, and a number of large outdoor gardens, each with a specific theme. The outdoor gardens are bare and covered with snow from about November until about April, but the greenhouses are open to visitors year round, hosting the annual Butterflies Go Free exhibit from February to April.
The garden was founded in 1931, in the height of the Great Depression, by mayor Camillien Houde, after years of campaigning by Brother Marie-Victorin. The grounds were designed by Henry Teuscher, while the Art Deco style administration building was designed by architect Lucien F. Kéroack.
It serves to educate the public in general and students of horticulture in particular, as well as to conserve endangered plant species. The grounds are also home to a botanical research institution, to the Société d'astronomie de Montréal, and to the Montreal Insectarium; offsite, the Garden staff also administer the Ferme Angrignon educational farm and petting zoo.
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