ERICA'S NOTEBOOK
  • Home
  • Updates
    • What's New
    • Curator Updates
    • Garden Stories >
      • Garden Story Index
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Walks & Talks >
      • Walks and Talks 2023
      • Walks and Talks 2022
      • Walks -Talks 2021 & Zoom Tips
    • PDFs of Updates, Tours, & Talks >
      • Self-guided Tours (PDF)
      • Gardener Walks (PDF)
  • 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
        • Deciduous Trees >
          • Dogwoods
          • Ginkgos
          • Magnolias
          • Witch Hazels
        • Native Trees
        • Tree of the Month
  • In the Garden
    • Map and Collection Lists
    • 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
  • About
    • ERICA, ERICA'S TREE (and a short history of Guiding) - June 14, 2018
  • Contact

Self-Guided Tours PDFs

​2023
- Winter 2022-23: A Tribute to VanDusen's Trees

2022

- Winter 2022-23: Savouring the Seasons
-  September-October 2022: Native Plants and Their Benefits to Wildlife
-  July-August 2022: A Summer Stroll
- May-June 2022 Self-Guided Tour: April Showers Bring May Flowers
- April 2022 Self-Guided Tour: VanDusen's Giants
- February-March 2022 Self-Guided Tour: An Historical Walk around the Garden

2021
- November-December 2021 Self-Guided Tour: Dressed for Winter
- September-October 2021: Six Trees and How They Got That Way
- July-August 2021: A Summer Stroll
- June 2021: Edibles in the Garden
- May 2021: A Pilgrimage (Sino-Himalayan Garden)
- April 2021: An April Walk through the Garden
​- February/March 2021: VanDusen’s Stately Stands of Trees
- Winter 2020/2021: Learning the Trees

2020
- Autumn 2020: Plants, Myths, Legends and Superstitions
- July/August Self Guided Tour: A Summer Stroll  
- February-March 2020: Waiting for Spring

2019
- Winter 2019-2020: Plant Diversity of the Sino-Himalayan, Part 2
- October 2019: Plants, Myths, Legends and Superstitions
- September 2019: What Makes a Botanical Garden 'Botanical'?
- July-August 2019: A Summer Stroll
- June 2019: All Kinds of Maples
- May 2019: Marvelous Medley
- April 2019: West Coast Gone Wild (native plants & trees; Cascadia, Canadian Heritage, and BC Habitat Gardens)
- February-March 2019: Weeping Trees


2018
- Winter 2018-19: Plant Diversity of the Sino-Himalayan, Part 1
- October 2018:  Age of Trees
​- September 2018: "Bard-ening": The Plant's The Thing (Shakespeare)
- July-August 2018: A Summer Stroll
- June 2018: Pretty Poison in the Garden
- May 2018: Spring Has Sprung
- April 2018: 'Treemendous' Trees

- February-March 2018: Pine Family

2017
- Winter 2017-18: Head for the Hills - Sino-Himalayan - Part 2 
- October 2017: Woodland Paths
- September 2017: Monet's Garden, Nymphea (Water Lily)
- August, 2017: Summer Stroll
- June-July 2017: Edible Plants

- May 2017: Marvelous May
- March-April 2017: Legacy of a Plant Explorer: David Douglas

2016
- Winter 2016-17: Head for the Hills - Interesting Winter Plants - Part 1
- October 2016: Autumn Colour, Treasure Hunt
- September 2016: Shakespeare in the Garden
​- July-August 2016: Summer Visit
​- June 2016: Unique Edibles in the Garden
- May 2016: Marvelous May
- April 2016: Geologic History of Plants​

- February/March 2016: Legacy of a Plant Explorer: Archibald Menzies

2015
- Winter 2015-16: Botanical Oddities and Surprises
- October 2015: Fall Colour
​- September 2015: Beauty and Knowledge: Roy Forster's Masterpiece
- July-August 2015: Sarracenia, Robinia, Gunnera, turtles
- June 2015: Seasonal Blooms and Weeping Trees
​- May 2015: Marvelous May - Trees, Rhododendrons
​- April 2015: Geologic History of Plants
​- February-March 2015: Legacy of Archibald Menzies


2014
- Winter 2014-15: Plant Fossils of BC
​- October 2014: Leaves, Berries, Seeds
- September 2014: Late-summer Perennials, Koelreuteria, Nerine
- July-August 2014: Trees, Sarracenia

- June 2014: Roses, Trees
​- May 2014: Walk for the Senses - Rhododendrons, Trees
- April 2014: Geologic History of Plants, Ginkgo, Gunnera

- February-March 2014: Seasonal Trees  

2013
​- Winter 2013: Gymnosperms: Conifers and Cousins
- October 2013: Plants, Myths, Legends, and Superstitions
- September 2013: Seasonal Trees, Oakleaf Hydrangea
- July-August 2013: Summer Perennials, Seasonal Trees
​- June 2013: Weeping Trees, Grasses, Roses, Perennials
​- May 2013: Trees, Bananas, Rhododendrons
​- April 2013: Geologic History of Plants
​- February-March 2013: Trees


2012
- December 2012-January 2013: Plants in History
- 
November 2012: Garden in Red and Brown
​- October 2012: Around the Visitor Centre
- September 2012: September Song
- July-August 2012: Garden Tour
- June 2012: Seasonal Blooms and Weeping Trees
​- May 2012: April Showers Bring May Flowers - Trees, Bananas, Rhododendrons
​- April 2012: Geologic History of Plants
- February-March 2012: Trees


2011
- Winter 2011: Plants with Disjunct Distribution
- October 2011: Perennials, Trees, Sarracenia
- August-September 2011: Grasses, Tree Ferns, Summer Trees
- July-August 2011: Grasses, Tree Ferns, Summer Trees
- June 2011: Roses, Trees, Sculpture
- May 2011: Rhododendrons, Cornus
- April 2011: Trees, Shrubs, Magnolias, 
Gunnera

2010
​- Winter 2010-11: Haven for Biodiversity
​- October 2010: Fall Trees, Grasses
- September, 2010: Late-Summer Perennials, Autumn Crocus, Goldenrain Tree
​- July-August 2010: Trees for Summer Interest
​- June 2010: Trees, Roses, Ferns, Sculptures
- May 2010: Seasonal Trees, Rhododendrons
​- April 2010: Magnolias, Trees
​- February-March 2010: Plants from around the World


2009
- Winter 2009-10: Endangered Plants and Ecosystems
- September-October 2009: Plants of Autumnal Interest - Trees, Nerines, Grasses
- July-August 2009: Trees, Sarracenia
​- June 2009: Seasonal Trees, Roses, Sculpture
- May 2009: Magical Month of May - Rhododendrons, Spring Trees
- April 2009: More Spring-Blooming Plants and Interesting Trees

- March 2009: Welcome Spring

2008
- Winter 2008: Bare Bones and Skeletons
​- Fall 2008: Harvest of Plenty - Vegetables, Mahonia, Ostrich Fern

Note: Print copies of all Self-Guided Tours dating back to 1990 can be found in the library binder.

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Updates
    • What's New
    • Curator Updates
    • Garden Stories >
      • Garden Story Index
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Walks & Talks >
      • Walks and Talks 2023
      • Walks and Talks 2022
      • Walks -Talks 2021 & Zoom Tips
    • PDFs of Updates, Tours, & Talks >
      • Self-guided Tours (PDF)
      • Gardener Walks (PDF)
  • 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
        • Deciduous Trees >
          • Dogwoods
          • Ginkgos
          • Magnolias
          • Witch Hazels
        • Native Trees
        • Tree of the Month
  • In the Garden
    • Map and Collection Lists
    • 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
  • About
    • ERICA, ERICA'S TREE (and a short history of Guiding) - June 14, 2018
  • Contact