A Park to Explore
The park’s natural heritage, including its wooded areas, is home to over 20,000 trees representing some 130 documented species. Every summer, mosaicultures enhance the base of major monuments, while the Joan of Arc Garden reveals its full splendor. Floral arrangements also beautify various flowerbeds, notably along Ontario Avenue.
Mosaiculture
Practiced since the early 19th century, mosaiculture involves creating raised designs or lettering using specific plants. Creativity, imagination, and dexterity are at the heart of this technique. It is a key element of the park’s ornamental horticulture and can be admired at the base of its main monuments.
The greenhouses
Founded in 1916, the greenhouse located on the Plains is among the oldest still in operation in Québec. Each year, more than 80,000 plants are grown there to create the floral displays and mosaicultures that enhance the entire park, including the Jeanne d’Arc Garden, the Parc des Braves, and Ontario Avenue.
Joan of Arc Garden
Created in 1938 by landscape architect Louis Perron, this garden combines a classic French style with English-style mixed borders, thanks to its rectangular shape and slightly sunken layout. It features 143 species of annuals, bulbs, and, above all, perennials, for a total of 21,888 plants.
Web series
Floral Tradition
Web series
Watch the full series on the Plains of Abraham YouTube channel.
Centennial Fountain
The Centennial Fountain, located near the Edwin-Bélanger Bandstand and the central pavilion, features a variety of perennials and shrubs, along with around fifteen types of annual plants.
XII World Forestry Congress Commemorative Garden
The commemorative garden presents 28 emblematic tree species of Canada and the world.
Living Wall
The living wall is made up of 11 varieties totaling over 1,000 annual plants, adding beauty to this section of the park behind the Manège militaire de Québec during the warmer months.
Des Braves Park
The park entrance features a variety of plants that enhance the surrounding monuments (redevelopment in progress).
Flowerbeds along Ontario Avenue
South side of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ), Ontario Avenue showcases 50 varieties of perennials and shrubs, along with 15 varieties of annuals.
Louis-Hebert Orchard
Located along the Nature Trail, near the Cap-Blanc staircase, this orchard was created in tribute to the colony’s first farmer.
