Cost: $5/per garden (cash only - collected at each garden), 4 gardens have entrance by donation, or $35/all-garden pass available in advance on website or at at CityScape Community ArtSpace, 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC. Held rain or shine. Self-guided tour of 10 outdoor spaces featuring visual artists, musicians & performers. More information: www.nvartscouncil.ca/events-exhibitions/arts-in-the-garden-2024-2/, www.facebook.com/NorthVanArts/,info@northvanarts.ca or 604-988-6844. Held on the North Shore of Vancouver, BC.
9:00 am: Chinese Penjing Society of Canada Bonsai Exhibition & Sale
9:00 am – 3:00 pm May 26, 2024
Entry by donation (garden admission not included). Plant sale & exhibition of bonsai. More information: leephoto@shaw.ca or 604-351-3866. Held at VanDusen Botanical Garden Floral Hall. 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC
10:00 am: Ladysmith Rotary 24th Annual Garden Tour
10:00 am – 4:00 pm May 26, 2024
Tickets required: $25 from outlets listed on website, by email, or on day of tour from 9-11 at the upper parking lot of Country Grocer - 1020 1st Ave, Ladysmith. Self-guided tour of local Ladysmith BC gardens. All proceeds to support Rotary projects. More information: www.ladysmithrotary.org, www.facebook.com/rotaryladysmith/ or ladysmithrotaryclub@gmail.com.
1:00 pm: Riverview Arboretum Tree Tour
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm May 26, 2024
Free. The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society invites you to a tree tour of a significant & beautiful part of the Lower Mainland, the Riverview Lands Arboretum. More information: rhcs.org/tours_events.html, information@rhcs.org or 604-290-9910. Held on the Riverview Hospital Lands. Enter the site at the Colony Farm Rd traffic light. Meet at the Henry Esson Young Building (HEY) near the front door.
Tickets required: $44/person, available at www.eventbrite.ca/e/sooke-secret-garden-tour-sooke-tickets-823307323367?aff=oddtdtcreator or from Pharmasave Sooke, 6716 Westcoast Rd, Sooke, BC (cash only) or day of tour at Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips Rd (Cash, Etransfers) or the first Garden - to be advised (Cash only). Your ticket includes 2 days of exclusive access to 8 private gardens with musical performances, artists, artisans, vendors & master gardeners at select locations. Special destinations will feature the Sooke Region Museum, Artisans Garden & Woodside Farms, & some garden owners will have plants for sale. It also includes a summer concert in a vibrant garden at 4:30pm. Bring a chair/blanket to sit on & food will be available. Sponsored by the Sooke Philharmonic Society. More information: www.sookephil.ca/secretgardentour, sookephilharmonic@gmail.com or 250-419-3569.
11:00 am: Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival
11:00 am – 6:00 pm June 1, 2024 – June 2, 2024
Free, except a ticket is required to participate in guided garden tours, guest speaker lectures, wine & beer tastings, Paint & Sip Workshops, & Make &Take Workshops. Buy tickets online at www.metroparkstacoma.org/ptdflowergardenfest/purchase-tickets/. A showcase of gardening in the Pacific Northwest with hands-on programming, garden tours, guest speakers, display gardens, shopping, make & take workshops, live music, food, a beer & wine tasting garden & more. All proceeds benefit the Tacoma Farmer’s Market & Metro Parks gardening programs. More information: www.metroparkstacoma.org/event/ptdflowergardenfest/, info@tacomaparks.com or 253-305-1000. Held at Point Defiance Park. 5400 N. Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407