đź’šIf your 2024 goal is less screen time and more green time, consider picking up a VBGA membership for the year!
With a membership you can visit VanDusen Garden AND Bloedel Conservatory as often as you like, finding new treasures throughout the seasons.
Every visit reveals something new, and with a membership, you can explore often!
2024 Horticulture Shows & Events
Learn MoreThe Vancouver Dahlia Society 2024 Tuber Sale takes place in the Floral Hall at VanDusen Botanical Garden on April 20, 10.00am – 3.00pm.
Admission: By Donation
For more information contact Peter Krueger; vancouverdahliasociety@gmail.com
*Garden admission not included. Book online and save, or purchase at the Admission Desk upon arrival.
The Metro Vancouver gardening Society Bonsai & Flower Show takes place May 4th from 10.00am – 4.00pm and May 5th from 10.00am – 3.00pm.
For more information contact: xudongsitu@gmail.com
Admission: By donation
*Garden admission not included. Book online and save, or purchase at the Admission Desk upon arrival.
Join us for the opening event of the Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration on the eve of World Migratory Bird Day.
This free event includes fun activities facilitated by local bird-related organizations, birding tours in the garden, engaging speakers and amazing prizes. Learn about all the exciting Greater Vancouver Bird Celebrations programs from May 10-May 26. This event is for all ages, novice and experienced birders alike.
May is Bird Celebration Month!
From bird nerd to bird curious, there is an event for everyone during Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration.
Check out the events at VanDusen Botanical Garden!
The Celebration runs from May 10-26, and we have many great events hosted at VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory for all ages.
Register for Bird Celebration’s free opening event Taking Flight on May 10th and the other fun offerings listed below:
Learn MoreThe Vancouver African Violet & Gesneriad Society Annual Show & Sale takes place in the Floral Hall & Cedar Room at VanDusen Botanical Garden on May 11th 12.00pm – 3.00pm.
Entrance: Free or by donation
For more information contact Garth McFadden; info@vavgc.ca or 604-512-3000.
*Garden admission not included. Book online and save, or purchase at the Admission Desk upon arrival.
In spring the Garden is bursting with cheerful rhododendrons, stunning magnolias, delicate cherry blossoms and bloom-full camellias –  to mention a few…
Learn MoreSummer in the Garden features vibrant colours and fragrant smells for our visitors to enjoy.
Learn MoreAutumn colours are absolutely stunning at the Garden, and there are plenty of blooms still showing.
Learn MoreThe winter Garden features muted colour palettes, stunning silhouettes and a scattering of colour with winter berries and blooms.
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Revel in West Coast scenery by learning to paint watercolour landscapes in this workshop with Susan Pearson. Whether you’re painting an ocean or mountain scene, or adding a focused subject in the foreground layer, this class will help you learn the necessary techniques to express scenic beauty. Instruction and demonstration will cover techniques such as wet-into-wet washes, lifting colour off the page, and timing layers of colour. Recordings of classes will be available for a limited time to registered participants.
Learn how to draw plants from an aesthetic and botanical perspective while improving your observation and artistic skills. This 3-session course is ideal for those with some drawing experience, and will focus on drawing with pen and ink.
Instructor Katharine Dickinson will guide students through scale and perspective, accurate line and shape, tonal variation, and detail techniques. Online education includes presentations, live front view, and overhead demonstrations. Recordings of classes will be available for each week.
Avoid the common mistakes of vegetable gardening, and learn the basics. Join Farmer and Educator Jess Henry of Farmers on 57th to simplify your approach, and focus on growing what you’d like to harvest and eat. In this workshop for beginners, learn best practices for vegetable selection, planting, and maintenance tips like watering, amendments, fertilizers, and soil. Whether you’re gardening in containers, your backyard, or a large plot, this class will teach you when, where and how to start your seeds, and begin preparing your garden site plan.
In this workshop with flower farmer Jess Henry of Farmers on 57th, learn how to plan and plant a patch of flowers that will provide a rotating selection of easy-to-grow blooms. Time your planting for ongoing blooms, and learn the basics of arrangement principles. Whether you’re incorporating your flower garden into your perennial patch or framing your veggie garden, you will gain a foundation in flower-specific selection and varieties. For those with basic gardening skills, this class will encourage you to consider colour, texture, bloom timing, and more, as you plan your flower plot. Join the local, seasonal flower movement and grow flowers from your garden to your table.
Botanist Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed joins the VBGA to teach about deciduous tree identification. Participants will learn about native species and common cultivated species that can be found in VanDusen Botanical Garden, and around the Lower Mainland. Learn key characteristics of the most common deciduous tree families, and how to recognize them in urban and wild environments. A Garden map will be provided to guide you to find highlighted plants in VanDusen Botanical Garden at your leisure (admission sold separately).
