Walks & Talks (PDFs)
Note that these walks are suspended until we find a new walk coordinator
2022 Notes
2021 Notes
2020: No Walks due to COVID
2019 Notes
2018 Notes
Living Fossil, Ginkgo biloba, Gunnera manicata, Araucaria araucana Sciadopitys verticillata, Davidia involucrata, Rhodendron,Camellia sinensis
2017 Notes
2016 Notes
2015 Notes
2022 Notes
- August: David G., Bentall Garden, etc.
- June: Laura P., Garden Superintendent
- May: Andrew F., Subforeperson
2021 Notes
- October: Erin re Sino-Himalayan Garden trees
- July: Miguel re vegetables, Alma Van Dusen Garden, sunflowers, Maze, Stone Garden
- June: Brent re roses and perennials
- May: Cynthia re projects in the Garden
- April: Walk with Laura re 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":
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