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Walks & Talks ​(PDFs) 

2024 Notes
  • April 25th -- North Areas & Subforeman Role
  • May 30th -- Sino-Himalayan
  • June 27th-- East Garden Areas
  • July 25th -- Maintenance 
  • August 29th-- Perimetre
  • September 26th -- Superintendent


2023 Notes
  • Superintendent, June 30
  • Perennial, rhodo & rose gardens. July 28
  • Cascadia, Bentall & Garry Oak gardens. August 25

2022 Notes
  • August: Bentall Garden, etc. 
  • June: Superintendent​
  • May: Subforeperson


2021 Notes
  • October: Sino-Himalayan Garden trees
  • July: Vegetables, Alma Van Dusen Garden, sunflowers, Maze, Stone Garden
  • June: Roses and perennials​
  • May: Projects in the Garden
  • April: Drainage and Irrigation
​
​2020: No Walks due to COVID
​
2019 Notes
  • - November: Documenting the remaining giant trees of BC -
    ​ -- Vancouver Big Trees Hiking Guide 
     -- Ira Sutherland TEDx Talk

     -- Interview with Shaun Muc about big tree hunting
  • ​August: Perennials, Cherry Hill, Great Lawn north, Heather Garden
  • July: Canadian Heritage, Pacific Rainforest, Vegetables, Alma VanDusen
  • June: Cascadia, Pollinator, Roses, Astilbes, Yuccas, BC Habitat, Canadian Heritage
  • May: ENA and Mediterranean
  • April: New projects, BC Habitat
  • ​March: Tour of Sunset Nursery

2018 Notes
  • September: First Nations Heritage Walk
  • August: The Royal Tour
  • July: Vegetable Garden Visit
  • June: "First Nations Plant Use"
  • May: "Plant Hunters and Living Fossils in our Garden": 
Plant Hunters: Kaempfer, David Douglas, Baillon, Henry, Veitch, Wilson, von Siebold, Hooker, Fortune
Living Fossil, Ginkgo biloba, Gunnera manicata, Araucaria araucana  Sciadopitys verticillata, Davidia involucrata,  Rhodendron,Camellia sinensis
  • April: Guy, Garden Director, and Cynthia, Curator of Collections.

2017 Notes
  • September: Backyard Bird Garden & Plant List; Perennial Garden
  • August: Grasses, Bentall, Alpines, Roses, Tropical Beds
  • July: Canadian Heritage - Alma VanDusen Gardens
  • June: Overview from Curator - Birds, Alpines, Rhodos, Meadow, Cherries
  • May: Sino-Himalayan, Korean
  • April: Plaza - Eastern North America 
  • March Talk: "Night-blooming Plants" - Samantha S. 
  • March: Overview from Garden Superintendent

2016 Notes
  • ​November Talk:  "Tails from the Garden" - Gerry Gibbens' stories about animals
  • October: Wayfinding - Electrical Boxes - Korean Pavilion - Heritage - Fire Ants
  • September: Bird Garden
  • August: Medicinal Plant Collection - Vegetable Garden - Alma VanDusen Garden
  • July: Sino-Himalayan Garden
  • June: Plaza - Eastern North America - Southern Hemisphere
  • May:  Annual bed - Rhododendrons - Wisteria - Arisaema - Beeches - Japanese Bed
  • April:  Bengal - Roses - Black Gardens
  • March:  Overview from Garden Director

2015 Notes
  • October: Oak Street - Alpine Garden - Herb Garden - Christmas Lights
  • September: Plaza - Eastern North America - Southern Hemisphere
  • August: Sino-Himalayan Garden - new gardener
  • July: Vegetable Garden - Medicinal Plant Collection
  • June: Tropical Bed - Rhododendron Walk - Oak Knoll - Japanese Bed - Great Lawn
  • May: Sunset Nursery
  • April: Sino-Himalayan Garden - retiring gardener
  • March: Overview from Garden Superintendent
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      • Walks and Talks 2022
      • Walks -Talks 2021 & Zoom Tips
    • PDFs of Updates, Tours, & Talks >
      • Self-guided Tours (PDF)
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  • Plant IDs
    • ID By Flower Color >
      • Red Flowers
      • Pink Flowers
      • Orange Flowers
      • Yellow Flowers
      • Green Flowers
      • Blue Flowers
      • Purple Flowers
      • White Flowers
    • ID By Type >
      • Annuals
      • Berries-Fruits-Nuts
      • Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, Tubers >
        • Bulbs
        • Corms
        • Rhizomes
        • Tubers
      • Ferns
      • Grasses
      • Medicinal Plants
      • Native Plants
      • Perennials >
        • Peonies
        • Salvias
      • Rhododendrons >
        • Rhodendron Erica Notes
      • Shrubs >
        • Calycanthus
        • Hydrangeas >
          • Hydrangea Background
        • Peonies >
          • Peonies-Overview
        • Rhododendrons
        • Roses >
          • Rose Background
      • Trees >
        • Conifers >
          • Cypress
          • Firs
          • Pines
        • Conifer Connect Exhibit
        • Deciduous Trees >
          • Dogwoods
          • Ginkgos
          • Magnolias
          • Witch Hazels
        • Native Trees
        • Tree of the Month
  • In the Garden
    • Map and Collection Lists >
      • Plant Locator
    • Art in the Garden >
      • Symposium & Exhibitions
    • Building and Grounds >
      • Bridges
      • Formal Rose Garden Hardscape and Art
      • Grotto Area & Black Garden
      • Korean Pavilion
      • Maze
    • Gardener Assignments
    • Collections >
      • Ash Collection
      • Camellia Collection
      • Rhododendron Walk
    • Gardens >
      • Gardens A-D >
        • Alma VanDusen Garden
        • Backyard Bird Garden
        • Bentall Garden
        • Black Garden
        • Canadian Heritage Garden >
          • Bees
          • Canadian Heritage Orchard
        • Cascadia Garden
        • Cherry Grove
        • Chilean Garden
      • Gardens E-H >
        • Eastern North America Garden
        • Fern Dell
        • Formal Rose Garden
        • Fragrance Garden
        • Heather Garden
        • Herb Garden
        • Heritage Rose Garden
      • Gardens I-P >
        • Laburnum Walk
        • Livingstone Lake
        • Meconopsis Dell
        • Meditation Garden
        • Mediterranean Garden
        • Ornamental Grasses
        • Perennial Garden
      • Gardens R-Z >
        • Rhododendron Walk
        • Sino-Himayalan Region
        • South African Garden
        • Southern Hemisphere
        • Stone Garden
        • Vegetable Garden
        • Woodland Garden
    • Garden History >
      • History photos
  • Science
    • Animals & Insects >
      • Birds
      • Butterflies and Moths
      • Insect Friends
      • Small Creatures
    • Buds
    • Colour and Vision
    • Dynamic Symmetry - Fibonacci Spirals
    • Flowers
    • Fruit
    • Germination
    • Habitats and Environments
    • Hormones
    • Leaves
    • Life on Earth
    • Light, Energy, and Rainbows
    • Plant Calendars
    • Pollination
    • Pollen
    • Roots
    • Scents
    • Seeds
    • Soil
    • Stems
    • Vascular Plants
    • Web of Interdependence
    • Weeds
  • Bloedel
  • Search
    • Internet links
  • About
    • ERICA, ERICA'S TREE (and a short history of Guiding) - June 14, 2018
  • Contact