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All Events in VanDusen Botanical Garden (118)
June 17Wednesday
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Passionate about Perennials
June 17, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Discover how to use herbaceous perennials effectively in your garden for wonderful diversity of colour, texture, and seasonal change. Janis will discuss traditional, eclectic and eccentric design ide… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: gardening, perennials, vandusen
June 18Thursday
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Rapt in Nature Garden Walk
June 18, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden This guided walk will provide mindful and playful techniques to calm and refresh your body, mind and spirit. Deepen your daily engagement with nature and your understanding of nature’s profound and e… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, walk, mindful
June 20Saturday
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Bokeh Photography Basics
June 20, 2015 from 10am to 2pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden See the world from a new perspective through the lens of your camera. The term bokeh comes from the Japanese word boke, meaning “blur” or “haze”. Using the lively early-summer garden, Jenni will teac… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: photography, bokeh, vandusen
July 8Wednesday
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Design an Attractive and Useful Herb Garden
July 8, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Using the VanDusen herb garden as a living classroom, Janis will discuss companion planting, share ideas for designing herb gardens with interesting textures and colours, and look at design principle… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, design, herbs
July 11Saturday
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Know your Bees of BC
July 11, 2015 from 1:30pm to 4pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden There are more than 450 species of bees in BC! This walk with renowned bee expert, Brian Campbell, will explore the differences between mason bees, bumblebees, honeybees and more. As you walk around… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: bees, garden, workshop
July 14Tuesday
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Yoga in the Garden
July 14, 2015 at 5:45pm to August 4, 2015 at 7pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden **NOTE classes run every Tuesday for four weeks. Enjoy yoga outdoors, under the trees. This class will practice gentle yoga postures, breathing techniques and plenty of deep relaxation. Suitable for… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: vandusen, yoga, garden
July 15Wednesday
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Eat from your Garden Year Round
July 15, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden If you want to grow food all year long, now is the time to plan and begin planting! This course covers the best locations for your winter growing season, and strategies to increase yield and protect… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: winter, garden, workshop
August 11Tuesday
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Knee Deep in the Organic Veggie Garden
August 11, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden This course will take place in VanDusen’s vegetable garden, giving participants a living window of knowledge into a food garden. Claire will use garden examples to discuss: which pests and diseases a… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: gardening, vandusen, veggies
August 12Wednesday
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The Botany of Beer
August 12, 2015 at 6:30pm to August 19, 2015 at 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden ** NOTE: This is a 2-part class taking place at VanDusen Garden on August 12, 6:30 - 9pm AND at Bomber Brewing on August 19, 6:30 - 7:30pm. This 2-part class explores the plants essential to beer thr… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: beer, botany, vandusen
August 20Thursday
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Rapt in Nature Garden Walk
August 20, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden This guided walk will provide mindful and playful techniques to calm and refresh your body, mind and spirit. Deepen your daily engagement with nature and your understanding of nature’s profound and e… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, mindful, vandusen
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