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Start the new year on a balanced note -- with Tai Chi in a garden! Tai Chi Chuan is a one of a kind health and mindfulness practice that draws from thousands of years of history and tradition. Involving a series of gentle movements and simple postures which are designed to improve coordination, balance and relieve stress, Tai Chi is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. The Dr. Sun Yai-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is offering drop-in Tai Chi classes…
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Join us for some Yoga at VanDusen Gardens this winter! Join us for an energizing, relaxing yoga at VanDusen Botanical Garden. The first portion of class moves you through a gentle flow of active, dynamic postures that wake up your muscles and get blood flowing. We will then wind down to a slower pace, holding posture to help nourish your joints, relax your mind and release tension. Appropriate for beginners or experienced students looking for a new approach to their…
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Experience spring early at The Butchart Gardens' Spring Prelude 2019! While the outdoor gardens sleep, the indoor gardens come to life. Step inside the Spring Prelude 2019, and stroll along the flagstone pathways while breathing in the subtle fragrance of flowering shrubs and flowers. Garden beds of daffodils and tulips bloom alongside tropical plants and orchids creating a fantasy garden. Flowering cherry, witch hazel, and other flowering shrubs provide a backdrop to a footbridge where Koi gracefully and serenely swim…
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Step back in time and explore The Butchart Gardens history at their annual Historical Display 2019. When winter falls, we open the former Butchart family residence, Benvenuto, to our visitors. Inside the Historical Display 2019, you’ll find curated displays of memorabilia that chronicle The Garden’s history, from its days as a limestone quarry to today. From room to room, you’ll see original furnishings, letters and photographs from the early 1900s. You might also be interested in The Butchart Gardens' Spring…
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Immerse yourself in 10,000 Live Tulips Blooming at Metropolis at Metrotown, Saturday, January 26 -- all for charity! The first-ever I Heart Tulips event, a floral installation in support of Variety – the Children’s Charity, takes place on Saturday, January 26, 2019. In the depths of the post-holiday doldrums, the creators of the hugely popular Chilliwack Tulip Festival will bring beauty, colour, and a spirit of giving to the Lower Mainland — with the first-ever I Heart Tulips event in…
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Enjoy the early Spring bulbs at Spring Sundays at Milner Gardens & Woodland! Spring Sundays - 8 dates in February and March - every Sunday 11:00 am - 3:30 pm with last entry at 3:00 pm. Sunday February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2019 Sunday March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2019 Camellia Tea Room* open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm for the regular, drop-in menu including: Tea, coffee, seasonal soup selection with a cheese & herb scone, mini scone & sweet…
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Mark your calendars-- our Year of the Pig Temple Fair celebration takes place on Sunday, February 10, 2019. The Dr. Sun Yai-Sen Classical Chinese Garden's annual Temple Fair celebration returns in 2019 to usher in the Year of the Pig! The twelfth animal in the Chinese zodiac, the pig is a symbol of prosperity, its rotund cheeks full of good fortune. Everyone is invited to this joyful community event, where they can enjoy a full lineup of activities, including: Suk-Fong,…
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The West Coast Farm & Garden Show is back, are you coming? The weekend garden show will be filled with workshops, presentations, a farmer's co-op, seed swapping table, and hayrides all at Tofino Botanical Gardens, and organized by the Tofino Community Food Initiative. Suggested admission donation $2 & suggested workshop donation $10 3 dates - 5 time periods Friday, February 22 -- 7:00 to 9:00 pm Saturday February 23 -- 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday, February 23 -- 7:00 to…
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Don't miss Tulips of the Valley's 13th annual Chilliwack Tulip Festival: opening late March or early April 2019! They are excited to showcase over 25 acres of working tulip fields surrounded by beautiful mountain views and rustic farms. With over 30 different varieties, and extra wide beds of solid colour, there are many photo opportunities for every level of photographer. NEW at the festival last year were hyacinths and daffodils -- we can't wait to see what is new in…
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Join in Canada’s and British Columbia's Celebration of Gardens this June! National Garden Day, to be celebrated on June 15th, will mark the launch of Garden Days 2019 across BC -- Saturday, June 15 to Sunday, June 23, 2019. Garden Days /Les journées du jardin is Canada’s coast to coast to coast, nine-day celebration of our National Garden Day which is held annually on the Friday before Father’s Day. This nine-day program of activities and events is for gardening enthusiasts,…
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