The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation. The gardens are located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Peninsula near the popular shopping district of Spring Garden Road and opposite Victoria Park. The gardens were designated as a national historic site in 1984.
Read more about Halifax Public Gardens: Gardens, History, Monuments and Commemorations, Further Reading
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