Botanical Garden (with or without kids)

Let's meet for a stroll through the Van Dusen Botanical Garden! It's beautiful and fun for all ages! Either come with the kids, or if you are off that day, come alone to join us for some fun. We'll meet at the entrance (outside) at noon. Bring snacks and drinks for you and the kids!

Admission rate is $8.25 for adults, $4.25 for kids 6-12 years, kids under 6 get in free.

They have an area just meant for children to see and enjoy! Plants of unusual or bizarre shapes are planted here such as the corkscrew hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta'; weeping walnut, Juglans regia 'Pendula', and the pendulous mulberry bush, Morus alba 'Pendula'. Topiary figures of legendary beasts such as Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Ogopogo, the Lake Okanagan monster and a dragon are featured. The bench and seats are made of nephrite jade and the little boy with the dolphin in bronze is a replica of the Verrochio Putto in Florence. Near the espalier-trained apple trees on the cedar fence, is a small border which contains various food plants. In the summer, exotic fruits, pomegranates and bananas, are sometimes planted.

Hope to see many of you there!