Guardians of the Garden returns to VanDusen with an all new challenge!
Participate in the Conifer Champion Challenge from June 11 to August 31 and complete the activity to collect your second GOG badge and prize.
Learn MoreJoin us this summer for our weekend food truck series at VanDusen!
Starting July 15, select vendors will be located at the Lathhouse with a variety of options. Come hungry and bring a blanket to enjoy a picnic on the lower Great Lawn, or wander through the Garden and enjoy your food on the go!
Regular admission or membership is required for entry.
The Taste of the Garden series is back at Shaughnessy Restaurant this summer!Enjoy a unique garden-to-table dining experience with fresh produce from the VanDusen Vegetable Garden! Chef Matthew Phillip has created a rotating menu with produce, botanicals, and herbs that will be highlighted to inspire what local, urban, sustainable cuisine is all about.
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Chigiri-e Paper Art at VanDusen Library’s Roberta Mickelson Gallery is a cross section of paintings from artist and musician Leanne Lai.
Twenty-one years ago, Leanne began learning a Japanese artform called Chigiri-e—using hand-dyed paper (washi) to make pictures—and has studied under several masters in Taiwan.
View a selection of her artworks at VanDusen Library’s Roberta Mickelson Gallery until August 24, 2022. (Open Monday – Wednesday 10am – 3pm).
Read more about Leanne here!
Calling all educators! FREE Teacher Open House at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Meet our Education Team & learn about:
Field Trips (guided & self-guided)
Professional Development Workshops (online & in-person)
Free access for teachers to our Adult Education courses
Teacher resources available in VanDusen’s Library
Enjoy a guided tour of the Garden with our Education facilitators before continuing to explore the Garden on your own for the afternoon.
Online Preregistration Required!
Vancouver Dahlia Society: Dahlia Show
September 3: 1.00pm – 5.00pm
September 4: 12.00pm – 3.30pm
Location:Floral Hall & Cedar Room, VanDusen Botanical Garden
Entrance: By Donation
For more information contact: vancouverdahliasociety@gmail.com
Sunday September 18th, 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Registration not required.
Join elders Phil Mechuskosis L’Hirondelle (Nêhiyaw (Cree) and British heritage) and Gisele L’Hirondelle (Métis from New Brunswick) to celebrate the Fall Equinox and to usher in the new season.
The Medicine Wheel is a symbol of holistic teachings based on the cycles of nature. People from varying backgrounds and spiritual traditions are invited to gather to celebrate the beginning of a new season in a beautiful outdoors setting at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Drumming, singing, and prayers will be shared. The ceremony concludes with a potluck/sharing of food (optional).
Learn MoreIn spring the Garden is bursting with cheerful rhododendrons, stunning magnolias, delicate cherry blossoms and bloom-full camellias – to mention a few…
Autumn colours are absolutely stunning at the Garden, and there are plenty of blooms still showing.
Learn MoreSummer in the Garden features vibrant colours and fragrant smells for our visitors to enjoy.
Learn MoreThe winter Garden features muted colour palettes, stunning silhouettes and a scattering of colour with winter berries and blooms.
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Improve your drawing skills to capture more realistic depictions of flowers. Instructed by local artist, Katherine Dickinson, her demonstrations will guide you through a variety of exercises used to study a flower’s posture and character through line, shape, structure and form, identifying critical angles and accurate proportions.
Experiment with watercolour washes, mixing colours to match the flower’s natural colours and adding dry brush texture markings.
July 9, 10.00am
Make your garden more attractive to pollinators!
Learn how to plan a 4-season pollinator garden that will provide food and other resources for urban insects, as well as encourage nesting sites for these species in your area.
Join instructors Sangeeta Thomas and Neil Dumont on a walk and talk through VanDusen Garden where they will discuss how to use plants to build a habitat that will support a variety of bees, hummingbirds and butterflies!
Discover the regenerative power of body and mind in nature with Kristine Koster, certified Forest Therapy Guide. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, forest therapy is the eco-antidote to modern-day stress. Kristine will lead you through a variety of gentle activities in the Garden, all designed to promote relaxation, wellness, and connection.
Learn how the practice of forest therapy boosts immune systems and supports healing. The walk concludes by sharing wildcrafted tea and treats in the Garden.
Gardens come in all shapes, sizes and types. No matter what kind of outdoor space you have, you can incorporate elements and practices that benefit local wildlife. Learn how to select native plants, avoid invasive species, enhance habitat, and other sustainable gardening techniques and tips.
Certified Master Beekeeper Brian Campbell will cover the basics of bumblebee identification to help you get started on this fascinating adventure while exploring the Garden as a bumblebee reserve.
Bumblebees are critical pollinators for BC native plants. During this walk, you will watch bumblebees at work in the Garden and begin to understand their relationship to flowers.
