The Guide

VanDusen Botanical Garden

5251 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6M 4H1
604-257-8335

www.vancouver.ca/vandusen/

RESULTS IN MONTECRISTO

Arts

The Quintessentially Vancouver Artwork of Lam Wong

Mei in the VanDusen library.

Arts

Going ‘Above The Trees’ With Artist Brent Comber

The Vancouver artist creates his work from fallen wood collected around British Columbia.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: The Sculptures of David Franklin Marshall

Arts

The Sculptures of David Franklin Marshall

Variations on a theme.

Photographer Jeff Wall on viewing David Marshall’s works in his home studio: “How did we miss this?”

MONTECRISTO Blog: Joshua McVeity, VanDusen Gardens

Community

VanDusen’s Festival of Lights

In a new light.

We’re celebrating food, music, and 1.4 million twinkling lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Festival of Lights, a must-experience holiday family tradition.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Patkau Architects

5th Anniversary

Five Years of Architecture

Form, function, and a fabulous five years of architecture can be found in MONTECRISTO Magazine. Interviews with Patkau Architects, Scott Cohen, the legendary Fred Hollingsworth, and more.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Bloedel Conservatory

Community

The Bloedel Conservatory

A colourful escape.

Dreaming of a warm getaway this winter? You need go no further than Queen Elizabeth Park. Truly an oasis in the city, the Bloedel Conservatory can brighten any day.

MONTE BLOG: Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2013

Transportation

Luxury & Supercar Weekend 2013

A different kind of garden party.

Standout automobiles to watch for this weekend at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

MONTECRISTO; Ephemeral Art

Arts

Ephemeral Art

Best before.

Making art from materials that will change, decay, or be replaced is not a new trend. And, over the ages, it has presented a number quandaries for gallerists, curators, archivists and collectors alike.

MONTECRISTO: VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre

Design

The VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre

Design in bloom.

Perhaps no one appreciates the rain more than a gardener, and those at the VanDusen Botanical Garden have a new plant to tend. A new Visitor Centre opened its doors this past October, and, informed by the site’s ecosystem and designed to generate its own energy and operate efficiently, it is expected to receive certification as Canada’s first Living Building.