Montreal Gardens

Montreal Gardens sit high in the Mesopotamia valley on land that was a commercial anthurium and cut flower operation before being laid out as ornamental gardens, with beds of heliconia, ginger, anthurium and palms along a stream in a valley of steep hills. The altitude keeps it cooler than the coast and the rainfall is high, which is why things grow the way they do. Opening depends on the season and the owners.

What you actually see

• The heliconia and ginger - the tropical planting through the beds.
• The valley setting - steep hills and high rainfall in the island's interior.
• The stream - the water running through the middle of the gardens.
• The flower-growing history - the commercial anthurium operation the site came from.

When to go

December to May is the dry season. The gardens open seasonally and close for periods. Rain is frequent at this altitude in any season.

Honest expectations

Opening is seasonal and irregular; check before travelling. The road up the valley is narrow and steep. The gardens are modest in scale.

Nearby

Belmont Lookout is nearby, and Kingstown is southwest.