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| Casa Loma Estate Gardens |  |
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| 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto, ON M5R 1X8 |
| Telephone: 416-923-1171 |
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| District: South (former City of Toronto and East York) |
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| Open: |
Saturday: 9:30 am to 4 pm
Last admittance to building: 4 pm |
Sunday: 9:30 am to 4 pm
Last admittance to building: 4 pm |
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| The Casa Loma Gardens, opened to the public in 1990, were renovated by the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma and the Garden Club of Toronto. The five-acre garden features a Cottage Garden containing rose arbours, clematis and perennials; a Rhododendron Dell; a Woodland Walk with ornamental grasses, forsythia and wild rose; a Watergarden with marsh marigolds and water iris and a Spring Woodland garden which features Virginia bluebells, trilliums, columbine and other native flora. |
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| Event information: |
| Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the gardens. Gardening and household staff will be available to answer questions. On Saturday (weather permitting) there will be two scheduled performances at 11 am and 2pm of Brahms and Bartok by the Penthelia Singers in the Gazebo. In the event of rain on Saturday, performances will take place on Sunday. |
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| Other information: |
| some steps, steep slopes and uneven footing |
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| Photography permitted: | Filming permitted: |
| Interior | tripod: | Interior | tripod: |
| Exterior | Yes tripod: No | Exterior | Yes tripod: No |
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| Getting there: Click here for map. |
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| TTC (nearest station) Dupont or St. Clair West Bus/streetcar: St. Clair streetcar, stop at Spadina Road |
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| Visit their web site: http://www.casaloma.org |
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