Courses
SOLD OUT – Watercolour: Be Inspired by Nature
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the world of watercolour with Susan Pearson in this 6-session series, suitable for beginner to medium hobby painters. You’ll be guided through a hands-on journey of truly looking at plants and noticing details you may have missed before.
FREE November Bird Tours
Join us for a leisurely two-hour tour through the Garden as we look and listen for the many bird species that frequent the area, while our experienced guides share their enthusiasm and knowledge about the Garden’s avian inhabitants.
Green Roofs 101
This introductory course presented by Green Roof Infrastructure Network of BC (GRIN), provides homeowners and gardeners with basic technical know-how and practical skills to design, install and maintain green roofs. It will focus on lightweight, low maintenance systems that are best suited for small DIY projects.
Naturalist’s Journal: Botanical Drawing (Online)
Join this three-session series with artist and educator Katharine Dickinson to enhance your nature drawing skills, whether for journaling, teaching, or simply for personal enjoyment. Observational drawing focuses on accurately depicting what you see directly from nature using pencil on paper.
Designing for the Seasons (Online)
Join Janis Matson for an introduction to landscape design ideas, plant selection, and practical solutions for creating year-round interest in the garden. Let’s explore the possibilities, utilizing flowers, fruit, foliage, and form!
SOLD OUT – Nature’s Navigators Pro-D Camp
VanDusen is teeming with surprises and riddles around every corner, and only you can help! Campers will solve a scavenger hunt, learn basic navigation skills, and create their own map to a mysterious treasure.
Preschool Storytime: Winter Homes for Garden Helpers
In November, we’ll be exploring Winter Homes for Garden Helpers. Through songs, stories, and by creating our own winter home for ladybugs, we’ll discover how beneficial insects stay safe through the winter.
Colour, Climate, and Connections to the Land (Rae Warner Speaker Series)
Join Caitlin ffrench as she shares how she gathers and grows plants to work with as dyes, how climate change has been impacting this work, and how you can grow your own colours. ffrench works with these dyed fabric and fibres in her artistic practice and she will be discussing her current body of work.
SOLD OUT – Ivy Basket Weaving
Discover the art of crafting baskets and trivets from invasive English ivy! In this hands-on experience led by Grace Nombrado, you will learn to prepare and weave ivy into your own basket or trivet to take home.
Watercolour: Cards as Gifts
Join Susan Pearson in creating meaningful, artistic holiday cards that capture the season’s essence. Hand-painted cards make a thoughtful, personal gift anyone would love to receive. Each participant will receive three blank watercolour cards to paint during the class. Some prior painting experience is recommended.
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop (Friday)
Join us for this family-friendly event! Learning to make a traditional wreath is a fun and simple activity that anyone can learn to do, all it takes is a little guidance and creativity to transform natural materials into a masterpiece!
This workshop is also offered on Saturday. View the Saturday session here.
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop (Saturday)
Join us for this family-friendly event! Learning to make a traditional wreath is a fun and simple activity that anyone can learn to do, all it takes is a little guidance and creativity to transform natural materials into a masterpiece!
This workshop is also offered on Friday. View the Friday session here.
