Jardin Clef des Champs

Medicinal plants, what we know about them, how we use them, and why we use them are part of our heritage. Several excerpts of Quebec’s history describe the use of medicinal plants, like when Jacques Cartier arrived in 1534.

If the Wyandot People hadn’t prepared white pine decoctions to save his scurvy-ridden crew, who knows how history would have unfolded! But that’s a whole other matter!

For the past 30 years, Jardin Clef des Champs has offered a complete pharmacopoeia of traditional herbal medicine extracts. The primary purpose of its botanical garden, filled with medicinal plants, is production. The uniqueness, diversity, and beauty of its plants make it a place unlike any other to learn, relax, and discover. 

Learn more about cultivation, harvesting, and processing with a guided tour. Discover some of the best-kept secrets in herbal medicine in Quebec from a herbalist.

Prefer to go at your own pace? Use a map of the garden and descriptive signs to orient yourself throughout your visit. Your efforts will be rewarded: at the end of the nine terraces leading to the top is a breathtaking view!

The naturally curious may prefer to use the audio guide. Narrated and written by Marie Provost, master herbalist, each capsule presents a plant, its history, properties, and uses.