Bright summer skies, high tea, champagne flutes, the thwack of a croquet mallet accenting the peace of neatly trimmed gardens. Does this sound like a refined day out at an English Country House, yes but you can find it right here in Vancouver. Next week, August 23rd, Van Dusen Gardens is the place to be…
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New for 2013 – EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival
Vancouver’s newest summer festival kicks off tomorrow, EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival, run Saturday July 6th and Sunday July 7th at VanDusen Botanical Garden. An offspring of the long-running EPIC sustainable lifestyle showcase, EPIC the festival is combining local live entertainment, BC grown food and beverages and an eco-friendly marketplace into one summer extravaganza. With its…
Earth Art Grows at Van Dusen Gardens
Can you feel the earth moving? This summer, VanDusen Botanical Garden is welcoming five acclaimed international and local earth artists: Nils-Udo, Urs-P. Twellmann, Chris Booth, Nicole Dextras and Michael Dennis. Assembled by John Grande – one of the world’s foremost Earth Art curators – the artists are at work now creating sculptural works within the…
Van Dusen Garden Festival Of Lights
While Vancouver has many spectacular festive light shows, Van Dusen Garden’s Festival Of Lights is one of the brightest of all. Millions of glittering lights adorn the 55 acre botanical garden as it is transformed into a Christmas wonderland. Take in the Dancing Lights on Livingston Lake, wander the Gingerbread Wood and Gold Chain Walk,…