Brander Gardens is named for George Brander, whose peony gardens were an attraction for Albertans until the 1940s and were the source of most of the peonies in Alberta. Most of Brander Gardens was built during the 1970s, featuring curved roads, cul de sacs and biking trails.
Explore how Brander Gardens fits on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites. Use the time period buttons below the map to explore the neighbourhood over time. Boundary history is documented in Stories.
Residents, most of whom live in row houses and low-rise apartments, enjoy acess to river valley park trails and to Fort Edmonton Park. Civic ward: pihêsiwin. District: Whitemud. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.
Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.