Spiritual Gardens Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

The David G. Porter Memorial Garden

23 mins

Grahame heads to Guelph to visit the David G. Porter Memorial Japanese Garden. Described as "the Great within the Small", this beautiful Zen garden provides a sense of balance which helps to block out the world and find an inner peace.

Episode 2

First Unitarian Congregation Meditation Garden

23 mins

Grahame finds peace and sanctuary amongst the unique mix of flowers and plants at the First Unitarian Congregation Meditation Garden in Ottawa.

Episode 3

Aids Memorial Garden

23 mins

Grahame visits the AIDS Memorial Garden in Toronto's Cawthra Square Park. where a series of concrete memorials nestle among the plants and shrubs.

Episode 4

Parkwood Hospital Therapeutic Rail Garden

23 mins

Grahame heads to the Parkwood Hospital in London where a unique courtyard garden is home to a model railway being used as a therapeutic tool to engage patients and residents.

Episode 5

Guelph Enabling Garden

23 mins

Grahame takes us to the Guelph Enabling Garden, specially designed for people of all abilities and ages to celebrate active connections one has with nature.

Episode 6

Martyrs' Shrine

23 mins

Grahame visits Midland's Marytrs' Shrine where centuries ago, eight missionaries died trying to convert natives to Christianity. Now 75 acres of gardens are home to shrines commemorating 40 different ethnic group's Catholic roots.

Episode 7

Cambridge Sculpture Garden

23 mins

Grahame heads to Cambridge to explore the sculpture garden, a space designed to bring art and nature together in a fully accessible public place.

Episode 8

Labyrinth Peace Garden

23 mins

The flowers that border the paths of the Labyrinth Peace Garden in Kincardine emerge in a rainbow of color, evoking subtle energies and inner wisdom. Join Grahame in his journey down this spiritual path.

Episode 9

Bereaved Families of Ontario Pembroke Memory Garden

23 mins

Grahame visits Pembroke's Bereaved Families of Ontario Memory Garden, where amongst beautiful flower beds and rosebushes, those grieving place markers to remember their loves ones.

Episode 10

Round Garden for the Blind

23 mins

Join Grahame in Perth at the Round Garden for the Blind. Designed for visually impaired and wheelchair-bound visitors, the garden's emphasis is on the visitors' sense of smell, sound and touch.

Episode 11

Earth Healing Herb Garden & Retreat Centre (Six Nations of Grand River)

23 mins

Grahame visits the Earth Healing Herb Garden & Retreat Centre at the Six Nations Reserve of Grand River. Here traditional herbalist Janice Longboat shares her gardens which were built based on the aboriginal concept of holistic healing.

Episode 12

Regional Treatment Centre Garden

Grahame is at The Regional Treatment Centre at Kingston Penitentiary where Aboriginal offenders plant a large garden that includes the traditional food's of their ancestors.

Episode 13

The Cosmic Bird Feeder (Bloorview Kids Rehab)

23 mins

Join Grahame as he learns about the Cosmic Bird Feeder program which brings together children, with and without special needs, to share creative and healing experiences in the garden.