Koerner Gardens
A showcase for sustainable urban greening, this is a 20,000-square-foot native plant demonstration space. These large native plant and food gardens inspire visitors with tips, techniques and designs for creating gardens in urban settings. School groups, community groups, home gardeners and families participate in the planting, care and maintenance of the garden mounds.
Winter Skating
Contouring the garden mounds within Koerner Gardens, the Ice Skating Trail is an enchanting winter destination for school groups, families and community members visiting Evergreen Brick Works. With open sky above the structural beams of the former industrial building, visitors enjoy fresh air and exercise as snowflakes gently fall on the surrounding gardens.
In keeping with the sustainable design integrated throughout the site, the waste heat from the skating rink’s refrigeration system is directed to heat the adjacent Café building. In so doing, the Ice Skating Rink also serves as a focal point for learning about leading edge green technology.
Our Public Skating schedule is available here »
