Open daily from Dawn to Dusk
Come for an hour… Stay for the day!
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The Arboretum Board has been hard at work planning an exciting 2024. In order to organize all of our amazing events, classes, and projects we will need some help- from you, our members! We will start by forming a number of special committees to work through specific parts of the planning process and these will need members.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the following Arboretum committees, please contact a board member for more information. We would love for you to help out in one, or many, of these:
- Budget Committee
- Fundraiser Committee
- Open Farm Days Committee
- Forest of Lights Committee
- Christmas Market Committee
Different opportunities will likely come up throughout the year, so if one of these groups doesn’t appeal to you, keep an eye out for future information. We appreciate all of our members and we look forward to working with you this year!
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Accessible bathrooms onsite.
$5/person or $15/family Suggested Donation for Entry
Donation Box & Q/R Code available at entrance
Annual Arboretum Membership
Annual membership valid one year from purchase date. Memberships run at $15 per person or $25 per family. Payment may be made by mailing a cheque (payable to the Trochu Arboretum Society) to Box 803, Trochu. The Town of Trochu office is also willing to accept payment. Membership grants you free visits to the Trochu Gardens and Grounds throughout the year.
Donation Policy:
Tree Donation – $500.00
Shrub Donation – $250.00
Roses Donation -$100.00
Arboretum Rental Costs
$500 for Ceremony and photos
$500 for Reception and photos
$750 for Ceremony, Reception, and photos
$150 for only photos
$50 Additional for use of VIC
For more than 100 guests, $1.00 will be added for each additional guest, to a maximum of 250 guests for the ceremony and 150 guests for the reception. If guest attendance exceeds what was booked, this charge will come out of the damage deposit.
Damage Deposit equal to rental (Not Cashed unless there are damages)
Visitor Interpretive Centre (VIC) Rental Information
Looking for a great facility to rent for a a great fee – check out the VIC.
VIC rent as agreed upon between the Owner and the Renter, is as follows:
$100 for whole day
$65 for 4 hours and under
Damage Deposit to equal cost of rental
*For More Information Please
Call 403-588-8600*
Found in the heart of the Central Alberta Prairies, the Trochu Arboretum and Gardens is a nature lover’s dream.
Come and explore the hundreds of varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals found in our garden. Red shale walkways will lead you on a path of discovery to all the wonders found within. Numerous specimens of trees and flowers will beckon the photographer in you to capture the beauty of Mother Nature’s gifts. Many varieties of birds can be heard singing in the canopy above and many more are found bathing in fountains or feeding on the ground below.
Explore our Dr. Hay Memorial pond and find frogs, water striders, koi, goldfish and many aquatic plants. Kids of all ages will enjoy challenging a partner to a game of checkers on our outdoor checker board. Beat our feathered friends to nature’s treats in our fruit garden and eat apples, cherries, saskatoons and raspberries fresh from the tree.
There are public washrooms available.
For any information please call 403-442-3085
There is always something new to see at the Arboretum.
Come for an hour…stay for the day
