Keppel Croft Gardens
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About Keppel Croft
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Come and explore Keppel Croft Gardens at Big Bay, on the beautiful Bruce Peninsula.
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We have four acres of gardens, a nature trail, an arboretum, and Keppel Henge.
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Enjoy your picnic at one of our numerous picnic spots.
​​​​​Days and Hours​​
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Wednesday through Sunday, and Holiday Mondays : 10 am - 5 pm
May 16th - October 12th, 2026
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Contact us for after hours visiting and photography sessions. The light is so beautiful outside of visiting hours!
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​Entrance $5 per person. Children free.
Dogs on a lead are welcome.
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Contact
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Bill and Dawn Loney
Georgian Bluffs, Ontario
N0H 2T0
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519·534·1090
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Website renovations made with support from Jennie Hoekstra.
Our Guest Book
Absolutely divine. Whimsy and nature, rocks, stones, pottery and all of nature's beauty.
Linda L., Owen Sound
​​So special a place, twenty five years visiting and still so beautiful in its aging prime.
S. Rodrigues. Toronto
In June in 2025 we found an unexpected potted shrub by the workshop. In the Guest Book we found this comment:
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​The Daphne is a gift from Gwynn and Jana in thanks for your hospitality last year. We have had a lovely time in your garden today. I hope you can find a space for the Daphne and that it does well for you. Gwynn and Jana.
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Thanks, Gwynn and Jana. We planted your Daphne by the patio edge. Come and enjoy the scent in the spring. We are delighted with your gift. Thanks again.​​
Summer Solstice at Keppel Henge on
Saturday, June 20th, 2026​
Come and celebrate this annual event.​​
The Bluewater Astronomical Society hosts this event.
Bring your picnic and your curiosity. All welcome.
2026 Garden Journal
We plan to add to our Garden Journal probably at irregular intervals.
We get too busy in the gardens to promise more than this.
March 2026
March 7
Two ponds and a stream joined forces to flood the hosta garden and discouraged some deer from coming here.
The area around Keppel Henge flooded and
the barn stream flowed across two fields and came down the dry stream bed,
March 13
This morning we were listening to the weather forecast for the day and wondered if we should put more trust in the old saying -
Red sky in the morning,
Sailor's warning,
Red sky at night,
Shepherd's delight.
One of our red squirrels was up early making his forecast. It was all a fugitive moment. Everything was grey and dull for the rest of the day.
March 17
These snowdrops, the first blooms of the season, were bravely poking their heads above the snow. Enjoy small skiffs of snow as they may be the last of this winter season!
March 23
We are enjoying the orchids in our Green Room.
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Below the orchid are some promising buds on one of our clivia plants, which were originally from South Africa. Their seeds take a year to mature on the plant and are colour coded to let you know if the plant produces yellow or orange blooms. These pots will all go out into shady parts of the gardens in warm weather.
March 29
Today's sunshine and warmth (+12) meant the aconites were in full golden display. We have two bee yards close to our gardens but there wasn't a honey bee to be seen. Maybe they are waiting for the crocuses to open.
It is time to think of where to add new bunches of snowdrops to the gardens. Just poke a hole and slip in the bulbs you harvested from somewhere else in your garden. Snowdrops are the only bulbs that you can transplant while they are in bloom.
Access to all the Garden Journal entries ( text and photos) on another page coming soon. It is a work in progress.
Rural Gardens of Grey and Bruce Counties
We are founding members of Rural Gardens of Grey and Bruce Counties. Visit the RGGB website featuring our member gardens for information about each garden, gardening advice from experienced people and for special events offered by our members: www.ruralgardens.ca/​
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