VanDusen Botanical Garden
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Welcome

  • A maze of tall, slender, cone-shaped pyramidal cedars, featuring dense evergreen foliage in the Garden.

    About Us

  • A turtle hand drum for the medicine wheel ceremony.

    Land Acknowledgement

  • A bee flying over a lavender stem with small purple flowers in bloom.

    Plan Your Visit

  • A group of sunflower heads featuring bright yellow flowers and a dark brown centre, in bloom, against a backdrop of lush greenery.

    Accessibility

Special Events

  • Harvest Days

    September 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM – October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT(GMT-7)

At the Garden

  • An adult and a child on a bridge looking at a pond.

    Garden Tours

  • A close-up of the two story poles, Mosquito Story pole and Al of the Gispudwad, depicting human, animal, and mosquito-shaped figures.
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    Self-Guided Tour: First Peoples & Plants

    6 stops

  • A stone statue facing a gushing fountain in the middle of a lake.
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    Self-Guided Tour: Garden Highlights

    6 stops

Education

  • A person with a backpack touching the dark brown trunk of a Douglas fir tree.

    Adult Education Classes

  • An adult and a child decorating a green holiday wreath.

    Family Programs

  • A group of children bent over a pond with critter-catching nets.

    Nature Camps

  • A group of people looking through binoculars.

    Resources for Teachers

Get Involved

  • A close-up of one rose with peachy pink large petals and a pollinating bee in it.

    Membership

  • A visitor turned toward a smiling volunteer, leaning over a counter.

    Volunteer

  • A golden Catalpa tree adorned with vibrant green and golden-yellow leaves and a light brown gnarly bark, featuring branches extending broadly outwards creating ample shade.

    Donate

  • A raft of green lily pads of various sizes in an algae-rich pond in the garden.

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