Open to the Public
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Victoria Day until Labour Day:
Daily
Spring & Fall:
Monday to Friday
Our Nursery is open to the public and we invite you to visit us this summer.
There are many beautiful sights at the Nursery throughout the year.
The best times to visit:
- Fruit trees begin blooming by the 2nd week of May and continue for about 3 weeks.
- Lilacs flower in early June.
- Peonies bloom from late June and into early July.
- The first lilies start blooming at the end of June and continue until the beginning of August
- Peak lily bloom is generally from mid-July until the end of July.
- Various fruits begin ripening by mid-August.
- Fall colors start their show by mid-September and last well into October.
Enjoy the various specialty flowerbeds located in the main yard and throughout the
nursery including:
- the Memorial Garden, a display of the Porter Lily and Fruit introductions;
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the Allan Daku Garden, planted and maintained by the Walter Willoughby Horticultural
Society, in recognition of his many years at the nursery;
- "Winnie's" Annual Flower Bed, planted in tribute to Mrs. Porter.
- The Species lily bed planted in 2006 and the Canadian Breeders Lily garden
(2008) consist of lilies sold at Honeywood through the years.
- The Canadian Breeders Lily garden will also feature lilies from the 1st lily
list sent out in 1955.
Take home a piece of Honeywood:
- A variety of potted Asiatic Lilies are available for sale.
- Choose your favorite lilies from our fields for fall delivery.
- Rhubarb, Plums, Apples, Crab Apples, Chokecherries and Sandcherries available for U–Pick
- The beautiful and popular ‘Cooking with Honeywood’ cookbook full of old fashioned recipes.
- ‘A Taste of Honeywood’ choose from the large variety of jellies, jams & salsa made specifically for Honeywood from the fruit grown at the nursery.
- Purchase a Honeywood CD to share with your friends & family. The CD is a PowerPoint presentation that can be played on most computers. It is a visual tour of the history and scenes that make up Honeywood.
- Gift Certificates available
We are open to group tours and ask that you call one week in advance.