Contact Us

VanDusen Botanical Garden
5151 Oak Street, Vancouver

Administration Building
5251 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6M 4H1

24-Hour Information Line: 604-257-8335
Plant Information Line: 604-257-8662

Bloedel Conservatory
Off West 33rd Avenue, east of Cambie St., atop Queen Elizabeth Park
Phone: 604-257-8584

Scroll down for our full directory.

Visitor Centre

5151 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6M 4H1

Admissions Desk: 604-257-8463
Garden Gift Shop: 604-257-8665
Guest Services / Information Desk / Guided Tours: 604-257-8162
Truffles Fine Foods Catering & Café: 604-267-4966

Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA)

Since VanDusen Botanical Garden opened to the public in 1975, the VBGA has offered educational programs and tours to connect people to plants. Our Mission is to inspire understanding of the vital importance of plants to all life through the excellence of our botanical collections, programs and practices. Scroll down for The VBGA directory.

VBGA Executive Director’s Office

Stephen Shapiro, Executive Director | 604-257-8625

Lee Laxton, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Board

Accounting

David Tsang, Director of Finance | 604-257-8673

Education

Gillian Drake, Education Director | 604-257-8669

Tania Clarke, Adult Education Coordinator | 604-718-5898*

Stephanie Korolyk, Education Outreach Coordinator | 778-939-3739

Devon Deckant, Field Trip Coordinator | 604-257-8423

Chantal Martin, Youth Programs Manager (Day Camps) | 604-257-8443

*For the Vancouver Master Gardener program, please visit their website. The Master Gardener program is not managed by the VBGA.

Fundraising & Development

Maureen Kelly, Development Assistant | 604-257-8677

Library

Marina Princz, Librarian | 604-257-8668

Marketing and Communications

Please read carefully to ensure your request is directed to the correct person.

For inquiries related to education programs, fundraising, membership and volunteering with the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association: Tania Clarke, Communications Coordinator, Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA) | 604-718-5898

For all other media, public relations, admission, and special events and Park Board related inquiries should be directed to Emily Schultz, Marketing Coordinator, Vancouver Park Board | 604-257-8401