VanDusen Botanical Garden

Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver

Garden Information

Institution Code: VAND

BGCI Member: Yes

Laburnum Walk (Laburnum × watereri 'Vossii') in spring. By Nancy Wong.

About the VanDusen Botanical Garden

VanDusen Botanical Garden is jointly operated by the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA) and the Vancouver Park Board, a department of the City of Vancouver.

Main Address:
VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak Street
Vancouver
British Columbia V6M 4H1 Canada

Telephone: (604) 257-8666
Fax: (604) 267-8679
URL: www.vandusengarden.org
Primary Email: cynthia.sayre@vancouver.ca

Staff Details

Director's Name: Ema Tanaka (Acting)
Curator's Name: Cynthia Sayre, Curator of Collections
Plant Records Officer's Name: Samantha Sivertz, Plant Documentation Technician
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 8
Educational Staff Number: 5
Research Staff Number:
Administration Staff Number: 12

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: Yes
Status: Satellite: No
Date founded: 1971
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: No
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 22 Hectares
Total Area: 22 Hectares
Latitude: 49.23913
Longitude: -123.13188
Annual Rainfall: 1118 mm
Altitude: 128.00 Metres
Additional Locations
Satellite Garden Names: Bloedel Conservatory
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: VanDusen Botanical Garden
Local Address: 5251 Oak Street (at 37th Avenue)
Locality: City: Vancouver
Locality: State: British Columbia

Features and Facilities

Arboretum: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 157000
Number of Volunteers: 500

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 12716
Cultivation Taxa Num: 8088
Special Collections:A combination of horticultural display and geographically themed collections. Represented in the collection are 206 plant families, 7553 angiosperm taxa, 187 gymnosperm taxa and 159 pteridophyte taxa.
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: Yes
ABS Policy: No
Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: No
Medicinal Plant Programme: No
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: No
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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