Yonge Eglinton Centre

A Place Worth Pausing.

At the Yonge Eglinton Centre, we transformed a large public terrace into a vibrant fresh food landscape complimented by pollinator flowers and native forest plants. Perched four stories above one of Toronto's busiest intersections, the gardens welcome office workers, residents, students, shoppers, and visitors alike—inviting them to wander, explore pause over lunch, strike up conversations, and experience food growing in an unexpected place.

A Season Worth Waiting For.

Great public spaces are never finished. They evolve through curiosity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to making them better year after year.

Working alongside a visionary property manager who embraced long-term stewardship and wasn't afraid of new ideas, the Yonge Eglinton gardens continue to grow beyond their original design. In 2025, that shared vision led to the addition of carefully selected semi-dwarf cherry trees, creating a spring display inspired by the simple joy Torontonians experience each blossom season.

The trees are a gift to the future—an investment in a landscape that will become more beautiful with each passing year, creating traditions and inviting people back season after season to experience the simple pleasure of spring in the city.

An Unexpected Harvest.

People arrive expecting a beautiful public terrace. What surprises them is the remarkable harvest growing among the flowers.

Spanning expansive public terraces in the heart of Toronto, the gardens produce an abundance of vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, and fruit throughout the growing season. Managed using intensive organic growing practices, they remain vibrant and productive from spring through fall.

We're incredibly fortunate to care for this remarkable space. Much of the harvest is shared with local food banks, demonstrating that even in the heart of the city, public landscapes can nourish both people and place.