This placid garden is tucked away behind protective walls in the middle of bustling Chinatown. The architecture, rocks, plants and water are artfully combined in a serene and striking setting. The garden is named for the founder of the first Chinese Republic, who visited Vancouver many times. Facilities include guided tours, special events, and a gift shop.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

Eight separate theme gardens on the North Shore, created in 1968 by a privately-owned distillery. In the Rose Garden there are nearly 300 plants, in 24 varieties. The Oriental Garden, This western interpretation of the traditional Oriental style garden containing pines, maples, and bamboo pruned in the traditional Bonsai style, combine to offer an atmosphere for peaceful contemplation.

Park & Tilford Gardens

Established in 1916, this is the oldest university botanical garden in Canada. Walk along the Main Mall, down to the rose garden, with its beautiful views across the Strait of Georgia, or go to the Asian Centre and the beautiful Japanese Nitobe Gardens, an authentic Japanese "Tea and Stroll" Garden. This has been called Canada's most fascinating garden, located high on the cliffs overlooking the Strait of Georgia. Seventy rambling acres are planted with more than 10,000 different trees, shrubs and flowers, some growing largely as nature intended, others more cultivated and formal.

UBC Botanical Garden

There is much to see, to learn and to do here: 22 acres of beauty, tranquil ponds and great views. Right in the centre of the city, the garden (once a golf course) has areas representing different parts of the world. There are sculptures, and an Elizabethan hedge maze. Seasonal features include spring bulbs and rhododendrons, perennials, summer annuals and waterlilies, heathers in late summer, and an Autumn color display

VanDusen Botanical Gardens.

Stanley Park, Vancouver's first, is an evergreen oasis of 1,000 acres close to the heart of Vancouver's downtown core. It offers numerous of activities and attractions from the children's farmyard, to a miniature railway. Read more about the Origins of Stanley Park in a story from the Greater Vancouver Book.

The Origins of Stanley Park

Queen Elizabeth Park, named for the Queen Mother (the present Queen's mother), is the public garden of the city. Once a rock quarry, now a riot of color, with flowers, shrubs, rare trees, and more on every side. A favorite for wedding parties, it's a great place to stroll around, and the views are magnificent wherever you are. Watch for a dramatic sculpture by world-famed Henry Moore.

Queen Elizabeth Park

Another big, beautiful collection of themed gardens (11 of them), this 27-acre specimen is near Chilliwack, 65 kilometres east of Vancouver. There are witty topiary displays, a maze and--unique in North America--Penjing Rock Bonsai (dwarf plants)

Minter Gardens

A Disneyish attraction in Richmond with gardens, rides, a miniature train, a "castle" fromCoevorden, Holland and an Olde World Village. (Coeverden was home toGeorge Vancouver's ancestors. His father was John Gaspar van Coeverden.)

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