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Self Guided Tour: May 2026
Marvelous Blooms of May Contributor: Lyn Anderson, VanDusen Volunteer Guide Welcome to VanDusen Botanical Garden’s 55 acres at one of its most colourful times of the year. This tour is …
Self Guided Tour: April/May 2026
Around the World Plants Contributor: Lyn Anderson, VanDusen Volunteer Guide Welcome to VanDusen Botanical Garden’s 55 acres, which contain over 8,000 taxa (species, subspecies, cultivars, varieties) from around the world. …
Self Guided Tour: February/March 2026
Adopt-a Tree-Tour (Click here for a map of the trees’ locations) Edited by: Vivien Clark At VanDusen Botanical Garden, we have a fundraising program called ‘Adopt-A-Tree’. Donors select a tree and choose …
VanDusen Botanical Garden 50th Celebration
On Saturday, August 30, 2025 the Garden came alive with entertainment, activities, crafts, delicious local food, and community connections that honoured our roots while looking ahead to a blooming future. …
Self Guided Tour: September/October 2025
Self-Guided Tour September/October 2025Plants, Myths, Legends and Superstitions Submitted by: Vivien Clarke, VanDusen Volunteer Guide Please follow the black and white number and arrow signs for this tour. Plants have …
Self Guided Tour: July/August 2025
Self-Guided Tour JULY/AUGUST 2025A Summer Stroll Contributor: Susan Lee, VanDusen Volunteer Guide Please follow the directional arrows and numbers for this tour. VanDusen Botanical Garden welcomes you. This self-guided tour …
Self Guided Tour: June 2025
Self-Guided Tour JUNE 2025Canada’s Carolinian Zone & Beyond Contributor: Lyn Anderson, VanDusen Volunteer Guide This tour of VanDusen Botanical Garden focuses on plants native to Canada’s Carolinian Zone in Southern …
Self-Guided Tour: May 2025
Canada’s Carolinian Zone & Beyond Contributor: Lyn Anderson, VanDusen Volunteer Guide This month’s tour of VanDusen Botanical Garden focuses on plants native to Canada’s Carolinian Zone in Southern Ontario. This …
Membership Program Updates
Changes to Membership in 2025 As a result of the agreed Joint Operating Agreement signed between the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA) and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in May …
Self-Guided Tour – March/April 2025
Adopt-a-Tree Tour Contributors: Vivien Clarke, VanDusen Volunteer Guide This tour is dedicated to VanDusen’s Adopt-a-Tree program. All the trees you will visit have been selected to become living memorials for …
Self-Guided Tour: Winter 2024
A Winter Meander in the Sino-Himalayan Contributors: VanDusen Volunteer Sunday Guides Welcome to VanDusen Garden in winter. Life remains abundant and busy in this season of change. Fruits of fall …
Self-Guided Tour: September/October 2024
Edibles in the Garden Contributors: Diane Lake, VanDusen Volunteer Guide Download a printable PDF Version here: September 2024 “The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to …
