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August 9, 2009 | Tips from Travellers > Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks
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If you are the type of person who likes to tour the streets at Halloween or Christmas to view what creative ways people have decorated their gardens, then you’ll love this house.
Located in Burnaby, this garden is a real delight. I first noticed it as I took a different route biking to work. There was street after street of regular looking housing and then I saw this house coming up in the distance. At first I wasn’t sure what it was, it looked like an explosion of colour had erupted all over someone's the garden. In essence this is what has happened. Every square foot has some kind of decoration or fun toy.
Whether a rainy Vancouver day or a perfect sunny afternoon this garden is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
July 7, 2009 | Tips from Travellers > Fort St. John, Gardens & City Parks
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Fort St John is a city of many parks; we have everything from open fields, to children’s playgrounds to lush gardens. My personal favourite are the gardens.
Just beside the local Visitor Centre (near the North Peace Leisure Pool) there is a lovely raised square garden. Cut into quarters by paths and playing host to eight separate benches (each in its own nook of foliage), this garden is one of my favourite places to eat lunch and take refuge from the busy environment that I work in. I usually sit on the bench underneath a white lilac bush and often am accompanied by various other locals each having staked out his or her own favourite bench in the sun or shade.
The garden is in bloom all summer and is carefully maintained meaning that no matter when you are in Fort St John, so long as the ground is snow free (late April-early October), there will be charming growing things to keep you company as you find solace in the Centennial Park Garden.
October 24, 2008 | Tips from Travellers > Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks
We visited Vancouver in October. On one day of our trip, we saw the fall flowers and leaves at VanDusen. It was originally a golf course, but now it's a 50+ acre garden with plants from around the world...and more, as you'll see in the video.
May 9, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Port Hardy, Gardens & City Parks
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A little known wonder on North Vanc. Is. is this garden, growing amid the rain forest trees. A man named Bernt Ronning lived here in the early 1900,s. He got seeds from all over the world and planted them here. There are many exotic trees, flowers and shrubs growing here, including 'monkey puzzle trees', which there are seedlings available to those who wish to have one and grow it in their own yard. The trees in the centre of this picture are these trees. This place is amazing and well worth the drive. Go west from Port Hardy on the Holberg to Cape Scott road. About half way to Cape Scott is the sign. It's a 15 minute walk to the Garden.
March 31, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > White Rock, Gardens & City Parks
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With all the rain, wind and snow that we have had in the south coast of British Columbia this year it is wonderful to see the flowers all busrting into bloom by the beginning of March. Even though sometimes we have a lot of rain in the winter, our winters are short, and spring arrives early to treat us to a wonderful display of colours and scents.
The flowers in White Rock and South Surrey were starting to bloom by the end of February this year, and were in full bloom by the middle of March....bet the rest of Canada can't say the same.
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E.A. Scott
February 21, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Chilliwack, Gardens & City Parks Chilliwack, Gardens & City Parks
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During our vacation visit to BC in the summer of 2005, we found a wonderfful place to visit just accross a water them Park near Bridal Veil Falls.
We had just droped off our kids for their fun in the water whereafter my wife (Eva) and I crossed the highway to check out the a Garden Park we were told about.
Upon our arrival we were fasinated to discover such a well mainatain Garden Park. The Name of this wonderful theme Garden is "Minter Gardens" it features 11 themed gardens which dazzle our senses with massive displays of colour and fragrance. We spent all morning and into the afternoon walking thorughout the facility thoroughly enjoying the sences, smells and sounds of this Heavenly Place!
We would encourage anyone just leaving Chilliwack or just about to arrive there to pull off and take the time to visit this place. It will be pleasent memory for all!
We have choosen one photo we took of the Rose Garden (though there were many others we could have choosen) for your viewing pleasure.
Thank you for the chance to share our experince with this discovery we made in BC.
Mike & Eva McGraw Moncton, NB Canada
January 29, 2007 | Tips from Us > Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks Vancouver, Gardens & City Parks
Stanley Park is a spectacular 40 hectare park in downtown Vancouver. It is Canada's largest park and one of British Columbia's top attractions. It is to us Vancouverites what Central Park is to New Yorkers. You may have heard that Stanley Park has recently been hit by violent winter storms, with over 3,000 trees being toppled and parts of the world-famous seawall getting shut down (I saw this morning that news reports have hit France media even!). As devastating as the storms have been, there is still so much beauty within the park, and many reasons to visit. Much of the seawall is still open, as it many of the park's attractions, including the incomparable
Vancouver Aquarium , and great restaurants like the
Sequoia Grill . You should still set aside an afternoon to visit the park while in Vancouver.
British Columbia Magazine is launching a special issue of the magazine,
Stanley Park - After the Storm , to celebrate the park's timeless beauty and capture this point in the park's history.
Stanley Park - After the Storm makes a great memento of a visit to B.C. and helps contribute to the park's restoration.
December 4, 2006 | Tips from Us > Smithers, Gardens & City Parks
Getting tired of the 2 hour commute to and from work? Can't afford a house in the city? These are some of the reasons why people look at living in a rural area. In Smithers, we get people inquiring on a daily basis about housing costs; what are the schools like; does Smithers have a golf course (yes, we have two)? Visitors passing through, stop at the Visitor Centre and tell us what a beautiful area we have. As residents of Smithers, we may be a little complacent about the beauty of our area but I think everyone here agrees that it is unique. Ongoing public debates rage in Smithers about possible projects including coal bed methane and WalMart. Destroying the natural beauty is the 'trump card' that every opponent uses.
November 22, 2006 | Tips from Us > Prince George, Gardens & City Parks
Once the snow falls, Bella, my yellow lab and I head to Ginters-an off leash dog park to frolic in the fresh powder. Located at the very end of the west side of Massey, Ginters is a spacious, treed meadow and a dog’s paradise.
We enjoy walking up the hill on our circuit to the foundation of the home once owned by the infamous
Ben Ginter . Some stonework and a concrete foundation is all that remains today not to mention a picturesque view of the city below. I feel safe walking this loop, as there are most often other friendly dog owners out and about to walk and talk with. On any given weekend, Ginters is peppered with a few die hard snowboarders who hike up the hill to make a few turns in the fresh snow.
If you and your pooch are thinking of heading out after 4:30pm I’d recommend bringing a flashlight to light the way!
July 31, 2006 | Tips from Us > Victoria, Gardens & City Parks Victoria, Gardens & City Parks
Saturday nights at the
Butchart Gardens are truly amazing; in addition to viewing some spectacular display gardens at a National Historic Site, there are pockets of live
entertainment spread throughout the property. As you wander the grounds, your ears drift from one musical venue to another. Then comes the
fireworks : spinning, whirring, whistling and popping. It is more than your typical, shoot-in-the-air and pop-open-like-an-umbrella-type of fireworks. This is a light show to overload your senses. Figurines move and bursts of light shoot up, down and sideways. My favourite is the waterfall of fireworks pouring down into a pond below where the sparks seem to dance along the water’s edge. Imagine this with seating so close to the centre of it all that you feel the fireworks are raining down all over you.
Tip: go early and spend a few hours here; there is plenty to see, hear, taste and do and you’ll beat the lineups. Did you forget your blanket? They’ve got those too.
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