VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver

Very beautiful Garden, one of the best places I visited. Can spend around 2-3 hours inside the park. Lot of varieties of flowers and trees, including beautiful ponds and mazes. Got to know the names of different plants, very peaceful and clean. Parking lot was very big and it's free. Must visit parks in Vancouver and if you have children it's mandatory to visit, they will learn lot of new things, loved it.

The staff here are very helpful and knowledgeable! There are maps of the garden so it is easy to navigate, and even in the rain and snow it's a beautiful garden to visit! They have several areas where you can see water lilies when they're in bloom and for the past few years I've returned with my family to get pictures of them because they're always so beautiful and well cared for! In the winter they do a festival of lights and it's always vibrant and whimsical to walk through the garden to see what they've done! (And they bring in a mini doughnut seller so that makes it twice as fun). Spring visits are always a joy because they go all out with their spring flowers! And they have a bee hive area as well as a garden where they grow specialized fruits and veggies that you won't necessarily see anywhere else!

VanDusen Botanical Gardens is one of the most beautiful places to visit to see Christmas lights. There is 15 acres of plants and trees decorated in every color imaginable. You can stroll at your leisure. Enjoy hot chocolate and eat chocolate dipped fruit or mini donuts. All the while listening to Christmas music

I hosted a small group of seniors to the gardens on June 12/2017. Weather was perfect which helps. Although we are between spring & summer there was still plenty to see. Lots of colours, open green expanses and some wonderful aromas await the senses. Sometimes you just don't know where to look or what to smell.

Fun place to visit, especially during a warm sunny day. The various types of flowers, trees, and other vegetation to be found is magnificent. It easily took us 1.5h and it feels like we didn't get through everything; definitely worth another visit, even during a different season. The maze was super fun, the bees are is fascinating, and love all the descriptions/names on the various plants/trees. The entry fee is reasonable, there's parking available, as well as coffee/snacks!