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June 2022 Additions:
New plant profiles:
Acer velutinum
Prunus
(Sato-Zakura Group) 'Kanzan'
Amsonia
tabernaemontana
Rhododendron arboreum
Rhododendron bureauvii
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Rhododendron
'Old Port'
Primula sieboldii
Prunus padus
'Wateri'
Sophora microphylla
May 2022 Additions:
New plant profiles
Trillium ovatum
Tulipa clusiana
Helleborus
x
hybridus
'Berry Swirl' (Winter Jewel Series)
Achlys triphylla
Echinacea
cultivars
Camassia leichtlinii
Iris
'Katharine Hodgkin'
Dodecatheon hendersonii
May 2022 Walk with Andrew: North Areas of the Garden
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
May-June 2022 Self-Guided Tour: April Showers Bring Spring Flowers
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
April 2022 Additions:
Updated Plant Collection Record
Guide Education Videos on Butterflies and Insects
April
2022 Self-Guided Tour: VanDusen's Giants
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
New plant profiles
Thlaspi macrophyllum
Acer monspessulanum
Eomecon chionantha
Fothergilla major
Pinus parviflora & P. parviflora f. glauca
Hacquetia epipactis
Paxistima myrsinites
Primula
'Wanda'
Camellia japonica
subsp.
rusticana
Salix fargesii
Salix nakamurana
var.
yezoalpina
Prunus
'Snow Goose'
Prunus subhirtella
var.
pendula
'Snofozam' Snow Fountains
Trachystemon orientalis
Campanula takesimana
Daphne mezereum
Dactylorhiza foliosa
Abeliophyllum distichum
March 2022 Additions:
New plant profiles
Nothofagus antarctica
Salix boydii
+
Laburnocytisus
'Adamii'
Abies veitchii
Veronica
'Great Orme'
Rhodendron
Walloper Group
Erica
x
darleyensis
'Kramer's Rote'
Calluna vulgaris
'Zoe'
Choisya
x
dewitteana
‘Aztec Pearl’
Stone Garden
Curator Updates
February 2022 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Phellodendron amurense
Rosa 'Benjamin Britten'
Hydrangea macrophylla
'Merritt's Supreme'
Kirengeshoma palmata
Viburnum tinus
'Spring Bouquet'
Arum italicum
Begonia grandis
'Heron's Pirouette'
Persicaria virginiana
‘Painter’s Palette'
Caleocedrus decurrens
Chelone obliqua
Chelone lyonii
February-March 2022 Self-Guided Tour: An Historical Walk around the Garden
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
January 2022 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Tsuga diversifolia
Senecio cristobalensis
Styrax japonicus
Tricyrtis hirta
December 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Cedrus brevifolia
Daboecia cantabrica
subsp.
scotica
'William Buchanan Gold'
November 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Euonymus planipes
Crataegus monogyna
'Biflora
'
Corylus colurna
Castanea sativa
‘Variegata’ ('Aureomarginata')
Cedrus brevifolia
'Trevoron'
Prunus fruticosa
Acer maximowiczii
Ageratina altissima
'Chocolate'
Arctostaphylos densiflora
Erica
x
darleyensis
'Rubina'
November-December 2021 Self-Guided Tour: Dressed for Winter
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
Garden Story Index
(permanent link on
Garden Story Homepage
)
October 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Vernonia arkansana
'Mammuth'
Fagus sylvatica
‘Bornyensis’
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Disanthus cercidifolius
Sciadopitys verticillata
Cautleya spicata
Aralia elata
Beesia calthifolia
October 2021 Walk with Erin: Trees in the Sino-Himalayan Garden
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
Continuing Education Video Talks:
Lora Morandin: Buzz on Bees
Brian Minter, New Climate Challenges
September 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Rhododendron
'Fastuosum Flore Pleno
'
Thalictrum rochebrunianum
Rehmannia elata
Eucryphia
x
nymansensis
Symphyotrichum subspicatum
Betula alleghaniensis
Epilobium canum
Solanum laciniatum
Carpinus caroliniana
Gentiana asclepiadea
Eucommia ulmoides
Sarracenia alata
Sarracenia minor
Liquidambar formosana
Liquidambar
styraciflua
September-October 2021 Self-Guided Tour: Six Trees and How They Got That Way
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
August 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Betula nigra
[DURA-HEAT] = 'Bnmtf'
July 2021 Additions:
July 2021 Walk with Miguel: Vegetables, Alma Van Dusen, Maze, Sunflowers, Stone Garden
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enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
July 2021 Self-Guided Tour: A Summer Stroll
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enhanced version with photos
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printable pdf
June 2021 Garden Walk with Brent: Roses, Perennials and More
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
New Plant Profiles
Rosa
'Celina'
Rosa
'Salet'
Rosa
'Duchesse de Montebello'
Rosa
x
richardii
Acer buergerianum
'Miyasama
'
Dicentra
'King of Hearts'
Kalmia latifolia
'Pink Charm'
June 2021 Additions:
June 2021 Self-Guided Tour: Edibles in the Garden
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
New Plant Profiles
Quercus garryana
Arbutus menziesii
Halesia carolina
Rosa x richardii
Rosa
x
alba '
Alba Semiplena'
New Plant Category
Heritage Rose Garden
May 2021 Additions:
May 2021 Self-Guided Tour: A Pilgrimage (Sino-Himalayan Garden)
-
enhanced version with photos
- printable pdf
May 2021 Garden Walk with Cynthia
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
April 2021 Additions:
Updated Gardener Walk Schedule
Updated Gardener Assignments with map
April 2021 Self-Guided Tour: An April Walk Through the Garden:
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
April 2021 Gardener Walk with Laura
-
enhanced version with photos
-
pdf version
Bees in the Garden
Jade in the Garden
- updated posting
March 2021 Additions:
Ash's Zoom Talk: "
The Amateur and the Professional: the lives and legacies of Willmott and Jekyll"
Self-guided Tour Feb.-March 2021, VanDusen's Stately Stands of Trees:
-
enhanced version with photos
-
printable pdf
Zoom help
(under Walks and Talks Schedule)
New Plant Profiles
Eryngium
x
zabelii
'Big Blue'
Juglans cinerea
Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Gold Rush’
Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'
Pinus strobus
Stewartia monadelpha
February 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Eranthis hyemalis
Eryngium
yuccifolium
2021 PCR in .pdf format
on Maps and PCR page
January 2021 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Sedum telephium
'Matrona'
Physocarpus opulifolius
'Diabolo'
Rhododendron smirnowii
Rhododendron '
Lady Clementine Mitford'
Rhododendron
'Nova Zembla'
Rhododendron
'Arthur Bedford'
New 2021 Plant Collection Record
on
Maps and PCR page
New Plant Category
:
Witch Hazels
(
(under Plant id by type/trees/deciduous)
December 2020 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Quercus phillyreoides
Rosa
'Mme Plantier'
Ficus carica
Nerine bowdenii
Cathaya argyrophylla
Taxus brevifolia
Abies procera
xx
November 2020 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Coprosma brunnea
Rhododendron kiusianum
Cedrus libani
var
stenocoma
e
Picea omorika
Tsuga mertensiana ‘
Elizabeth’
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Prunus serrula
Euonymus myrianthus
Panicum virgatum
Molinia caerulea
Miscanthus sinensis
Koeleria glauca
October 2020 Additions:
New Plant Category
(under Plant id by type)
:
Berries-Fruits-Nuts
New Plant Profiles
Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Franklinia alatamaha
September 2020 Additions:
New Plant Profiles
Calluna vulgari
s
August 2020 Additions:
New Plant Category
(under Plant id by type/shrubs)
:
Hydrangeas
New Plant Profiles
Emmenopterys henryi
Tilia oliveri
Idesia polycarpa
Cotoneasterharrysmithii
Melliodendron xylocarpum
Datisca cannabina
Rubus ursinus
Rubus armeniacus
July 2020 Plant Collection Record (Accession List
) in both .PDF and .XLSX formats
(under the In The Garden button)
July 2020 Additions:
Self-Guided Tour July-August
New Plant Profiles:
Carrierea calycina
(Goat Horn Tree)
Amelanchier canadensis
New Plant Category:
Calycanthus
(under Plant id by type/shrubs)
June 2020 Additions:
Garden Stories Archive
May 2020 Additions:
Toronto Blog about VanDusen
New Plant Profiles:
Crataegus x mordenensis 'Snowbird'
Trachycarpus fortunei
(Windmill Palm)
New Plant Categories
(under Plant id by type)
:
Magnolias
(added May 25)
Medicinal Plants
Native Plants
Peonies
(added May 25)
Rhododendrons
Roses
April 2020 Additions:
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival online
Art in the Garden
(under the In The Garden button)
Walks & Talks Schedule
(under the Updates button)
New & updated plant profiles:
Added April 16:
Echinacea purpurea
'White Swan'
Rhododendron macrophyllum
Camassia quamash
Cyclamen repandum
Araucaria auracana
(Monkey Puzzle tree)
Magnolia stellata
Garrya elliptica
'James Roof'
Pieris japonica
Erica carnea
'Beoley Pink'
Eucalyptus coccifera
Maytenus boaria
Added April 1:
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Morioka Weeping'
(Katsura)
Meconopsis betonicifolia
(check out the video about the Himalayan Blue Poppy)
March 2020 Additions:
Alma VanDusen Garden
(under the In The Garden button, "Gardens")
February/March 2020 Self-Guided Tour
(under the Updates button)
February 2020 Additions:
Gardener Assignments
(under the In The Garden button)
New & updated plant profiles:
Dicksonia antarctica
Mespilus germanica
December 2019 Additions:
Bloedel
: What's That Bird Quizzes 1-4
Map and Collection Lists
(under the In The Garden button)
Latest Plant Collection Record and Invasive Species in the Garden Lists
(under the In The Garden button)
2019 Curator's Plant Collection Report
(under the In The Garden button)
Castanea sativa ‘Variegata' ('Aureomarginata')
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