2024 Innovator of the Year Award Regional Finalist 2023 – Southwest Ontario
Tourism Corporation
2023 Leadership Award – Garden Tourism Person(s) of The Year / Garden
Diversity Innovation – International Garden Tourism Conference/Canadian Garden
Council
2022 Festival of Fountains – The Night Gardens – Best New Event Nomination,
FEO
2021 Six Favourite Showcase Gardens In Ontario – Toronto Star Mark & Ben
Cullen Columnist
2019 Millstream Garden Award – North American Rock Garden Society
2017 Best Gardening Event of The Year “Whistling Gardens Peony Festival”
Toronto Star, Sonia Day National Canadian Garden Columnist
2017 Canada 150 for 150 Awards Federal Medal Recipient – MP Diane Finley
2017 Recognized as 1 of 20 Canadians Shaping Our Future Gardens – Garden
Making Magazine
2017 Canada 150 Garden Experience Designation – North American Garden
Tourism Conference
2016 Best Botanical Gardens of The Year – Toronto Star, Sonia Day National
Canadian Garden Columnist/Multi Award Winning Author
Canada’s Best New Garden Experience – Canadian and International Garden
Tourism Awards
Sustainable Tourism Ambassador of The Year Award – Long Point World
Biosphere Reserve Foundation in partnership with Norfolk County
VOTED: Top 10 Amazing Places of Norfolk County
Readers Choice Award: Best Local Tourist Attraction/Best Wedding Facility
Featured Garden: Say Yes To The Dress Canada, WNetwork
“Home to North America’s Largest Public Peony & Conifer
Collections”