EDMONTON --
Guests are now able to visit the University of Alberta’s Botanic Gardens.
The large grounds opened Thursday with safety precautions like mandatory masks and maximum group sizes reduced to five people from the same household or two-cohort households.
In order to gain admission, visitors must make advance reservations.
The patio café concession, indoor spaces and exhibits will be closed.
There are several themed areas for visitors to explore, like the Japanese and Alpine Gardens.
Visitors are able to order brunch or special night time picnics catered by the facility to enjoy.
Carl Charest, interim general manager of the garden, said in a statement that the facility was able to welcome over 115,000 visitors without a single case of COVID-19 reported.