5 Distinctive Experiences At Vancouver’s Gardens

Household on the hedge maze at Van Dusen Botanical Backyard. Photograph: Tourism Vancouver / Sombilon Studios

Vancouver’s gardens are an explosion of color each spring. However flowers aren’t the one factor to see. You may stroll a hedge maze, hang around with tropical birds, expertise a tea ceremony, and extra.

Tea Ceremony at Dr. Solar Yat-Sen Classical Chinese language Backyard

The Dr. Solar Yat-Sen Classical Chinese language Backyard is certainly essentially the most picturesque place to drink tea in Vancouver. E book a ticket for a public tea ceremony, held every Thursday and Friday. You’ll find out about conventional Chinese language tea ceremonies from an authorized tea sommelier and Chinese language tea grasp. The expertise contains attempting two several types of tea.

Dr. Solar Yat-Sen Classical Chinese language Backyard. Photograph: Vacation spot BC/Grant More durable

Elizabethan Hedge Maze at VanDusen Botanical Backyard

Get misplaced within the Elizabethan Hedge Maze at VanDusen Botanical Backyard. Made of three,000 pyramidal cedars, the maze was planted in 1981. Right this moment the cedars kind imposingly excessive partitions. A raised platform outdoors enables you to watch folks attempt to navigate the labyrinth.

VanDusen Backyard’s Elizabethan Hedge Maze. Photograph: Vacation spot BC/Grant More durable

Tropical Birds on the Bloedel Conservatory

The large dome of the Bloedel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park is dwelling to over 100 free-flying tropical birds. The previous quarry is now an indoor paradise of unique flowers and crops. Search for macaws, African parrots, unique finches and Chinese language pheasants flitting via the foliage. A few of them even speak!

A tropical fowl on the Bloedel Conservatory. Photograph: Andrew Darlington/Unsplash

Greenheart TreeWalk at UBC Botanical Backyard

Stroll via the forest cover excessive above the bottom on a collection of suspended platforms and bridges on the Greenheart Tree Stroll at UBC Botanical Backyard. The walkway hangs from 100-year-old Douglas firs, cedars, and grand firs. You may discover at your individual tempo or ebook a guided tour to be taught extra concerning the forest ecosystem.

Greenheart Treewalk, UBC Botanical Backyard. Photograph: Tourism Vancouver / Vacation spot Canada (CTC) / Asymetric/Jason Van Bruggen

Conventional Japanese Tea Home at Nitobe Memorial Backyard

Thought-about some of the genuine Japanese gardens outdoors of Japan, Nitobe Memorial Backyard is beautiful in spring. The south aspect of the backyard contains a conventional tea home, constructed particularly for the Japanese artwork of tea ceremony. A go to to the tea home is like being transported to Japan because it has conventional wooden sliding doorways, tatami ground mats, and rice paper panelled partitions.

Photograph: UBC Botanical Backyard

By Taryn Eyton
Supply Inside Vancouver