Courses
Botanical Illustration (Online and In-Person)
Enhance your drawing skills and create realistic floral illustrations in this six-session (mixed online & in-person) series with artist and educator Katharine Dickinson. Through guided demonstrations, you’ll practice techniques to capture a plant or flower’s defining features—line, shape, structure and colour—while refining your observation skills.
SOLD OUT – Watercolours: En Plein Air Workshop
Join us for a two-session en plein air watercolour workshop with instructor, Susan Pearson. With VanDusen Garden as the backdrop, participants will produce atmospheric landscape paintings while enjoying the opportunity to paint outdoors.
Dig In: Beans & Other Vertical Veggies
In this hands‑on June workshop, we’ll explore what to plant and tend as warm weather arrives, with a focus on bush, pole & fava beans and other vertical climbers. Learn how to choose varieties that match your space and cooking preferences, and how to plant these productive crops for steady summer harvests.
Led by Sangeeta Thomas, Learning Garden Coordinator, the workshop will include a hands‑on gardening portion, and offer tried & true techniques you can use at home.
FULL – June Bird Tour
Join your experienced guide, Jeremy Gordon, for a leisurely two-hour tour through the Garden to look & listen for the many species of birds that frequent the area while they share their enthusiasm and knowledge of the Garden’s avian inhabitants.
Guided Tour With VanDusen Gardeners: The Conifer Collection
Join Andrew Fleming, VanDusen Superintendent and expert gardener, for an insightful tour and talk to discover the fascinating variety of conifers in the Garden and learn about their unique adaptations and ecological roles.
