	Gardens Arbutus House, Vancouver, B.C, Canada

"If one has two loaves of bread, sell one to buy flowers -- for one will nourish your body, the other your soul"

Relax on the sun filled deck surrounded by fragrant flowers at Arbutus Garden House Bed and Breakfast

Vancouver is a gardener's paradise. Its moderate year round coastal climate and ample precipitation provides for a long growing season, which allows for a wide range of plants . Although cool weather plants thrive, even certain types of palms can be grown outdoors.

Almost every month of the year, one can find interesting color in Vancouver gardens and most visitors--especially those from "southern" areas-- are enthralled with both the lushness of our vegetation and the evergreen nature of our landscape.

We are in a neighborhood of well maintained properties with tree lined streets. We are also close to two local shopping areas ( MacKenzie Heights and Dunbar ) with restaurants and specialty shops. At Arbutus House, you can relax in your private patio or enjoy a drink on our upstairs sun deck with a view of the city and mountains.

A short block from Arbutus House is Balaclava Park, a large neighborhood park where you can take a picnic lunch or do your morning stretches before your jog on the magnificent trails of Pacific Spirit Park.

Vancouver's Main Gardens :

The serious gardener will enjoy visiting the following. ( All links will open in a separate window in your browser. Close the window to get back to Arbutus Garden House )

VanDusen Botanical Display Garden : Fifty Five Acres in the heart of the city. Many guests enjoy VanDusen better than The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. April-May is magnificent with the Rhododendrons and Azalea in bloom. Has a wonderful light display at Christmas. Open year round.
Minter Gardens : A twenty seven acre display garden about 90 minutes from Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. A young but well done display that is spectacular with summer annuals Open April 1 - Oct 31.
The UBC Botanical Gardens : 110 Acres at The University of British Columbia and known for both display and research. Has the largest Alpine Garden in North America and a Native Garden that displays more than one third of all the plants grown in BC. Open year round
Nitobe Japanese Memorial Gardens : Classical Japanese Garden at The University of British Columbia. Open year round
Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden : The first authentic Suzhou-style garden built outside of China. Open May 1 - Sept 30
Park and Tilford Gardens : Small three acre display garden in North Vancouver. Magnificent light display at Christmas.
Queen Elizabeth Park and Bloedel Conservatory : Outdoor sunken display garden and indoor tropical conservatory. The Park is especially beautiful in the summer with the display of annuals but interesting all year long. Open all year.
Greater Vancouver Parks and Gardens: A link to a directory of most Vancouver parks and gardens

There are also a great many large nurseries, many of whom specialize in specific types of plants and most are like visiting a display garden.

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