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…
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Touch Wood at Van Dusen Botanical Garden
This summer, take a walk on the wild side. As you wander the natural beauty of VanDusen Botanical Garden stop and take a look at for the Garden’s latest art installation – “Touch Wood“, running June 20th until September 30th. Following on the successful run of last year’s “Earth Art” exhibition, “Touch Wood” is another…
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 Gardens Plant Sale & New Patio.
Now that spring is finally upon us and the weather is turning brighter, people are turning their attentions outside to the garden. Whether you have a backyard, patio or balcony you’ll find something to brighten it at the Annual VanDusen Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Sunday, April 29th is Plant Sale Day – the day when…
Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
The first and largest classical Chinese garden outside of China, Vancouver’s Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are part museum, part cultural education and part botanical garden all within a walled oasis on the edge of Chinatown. Named for the “Father of Modern China” the Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are an authentic representation of a…
Interior Design Show West
Looking for something to do this weekend? If you have an interest in home design, art or architecture head down to the new Vancouver Convention Centre October 14 – 17 for Interior Design Show West Hundreds of exhibitors showing furniture, fixtures and everything else for your house, home and garden. It’s not all just for your…