Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society

Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society A Pacific Northwest botanical garden. 40 acres to explore with extensive native plant gardens

We’re not the only ones looking forward to Harry Hill’s Gardening for Wildlife presentation tonight. The talk starts a...
03/06/2025

We’re not the only ones looking forward to Harry Hill’s Gardening for Wildlife presentation tonight. The talk starts at 7 pm and if you haven’t purchased advance tickets yet, you can pay at the door. $15 Member price, $20 for non members.

03/02/2025

We are at peak Snowdrop season right now. The early pollinators are among those really enjoying them!

It was all wagging tails around her today as we welcomed Molly, Luna, Brad, Millie, Newt & Tommy, Koa and another Luna, ...
03/01/2025

It was all wagging tails around her today as we welcomed Molly, Luna, Brad, Millie, Newt & Tommy, Koa and another Luna, Daisy, MJ & Rosa, and finally Stein for Dog Day. All are Very Good Dogs!

POP UP DOG DAY🐾🐾. Well behaved and leashed pooches are invited to drop into the Garden tomorrow from 11 am to 4 pm. Plea...
02/28/2025

POP UP DOG DAY🐾🐾. Well behaved and leashed pooches are invited to drop into the Garden tomorrow from 11 am to 4 pm. Please be sure your humans pick up after you. This will be our last Dog Day until the fall so come on by for a tail wagging time.

We are overjoyed to announce that we've finally finished the big cleanup from the snow and wind storms earlier this mont...
02/27/2025

We are overjoyed to announce that we've finally finished the big cleanup from the snow and wind storms earlier this month. The hardworking team from Sechelt Tree Service spent a whole day here today with their chainsaws and chipper going to take care of the last remaining damaged, down, or dangerous trees and branches (there was a lot!). More great news...We'll be back open tomorrow (Friday) at 11 am and will hold a special pop-up Dog Day on Saturday. More details on that tomorrow. We can't wait to welcome you back!

Some of our volunteers were treated to an informative session today with Sheila Watkins and Ali Forbes. Sheila demonst...
02/25/2025

Some of our volunteers were treated to an informative session today with Sheila Watkins and Ali Forbes. Sheila demonstrated best practices for repotting plants and Ali explained our protocols for inventorying and organizing our stock for the plant sale. The sale is coming up May 4th, be sure to mark your calendars!

The Garden remains closed for a little while longer as we work to clean up the aftermath from the snowfall, the great me...
02/23/2025

The Garden remains closed for a little while longer as we work to clean up the aftermath from the snowfall, the great melt, the heavy rains and… an earthquake.
All the while, Nature reminds us that her show must go on.

The great snow melt is coming and soon we will be able to play in the dirt again, meanwhile, tomorrow's a good day to he...
02/14/2025

The great snow melt is coming and soon we will be able to play in the dirt again, meanwhile, tomorrow's a good day to head on over to the Davis Bay Hall for One Straw Society's Seed Exchange and Soil Workshop!

We're very sorry to announce we've had to postpone our "Dogs Are Family Too" Day scheduled for this coming Monday, Febru...
02/13/2025

We're very sorry to announce we've had to postpone our "Dogs Are Family Too" Day scheduled for this coming Monday, February 17th. The Garden is still very snowy and we haven't been able to start the cleanup from the recent snow storm. We will be remaining closed for the time being and will reassess after the rains arrive and things start to melt. We are hoping to reschedule a Dog Day for Saturday, March 1st and details will be posted here and on our website.

We've got some great presentations lined up at the Garden this spring! Register in advance by purchasing tickets online,...
02/12/2025

We've got some great presentations lined up at the Garden this spring! Register in advance by purchasing tickets online, or phone us at the office 604-740-3969.
Garden Members: $15; Non-members $20

Be sure to mark your calendars for our annual Plant Sale happening May 4th!

While we eagerly wait for the snow to melt, we are flipping through pages of enchanting, lush GREEN gardens showcased in...
02/12/2025

While we eagerly wait for the snow to melt, we are flipping through pages of enchanting, lush GREEN gardens showcased in this beautiful book co-authored by our Board Director, Rosemary Bates-Terry and her late husband, the wonderful Bill Terry.
We’d love to know about your favourite sources for garden inspiration!

Our gates are open for a private event, however the Garden remains closed to the public. Please come back for a picnic a...
02/08/2025

Our gates are open for a private event, however the Garden remains closed to the public.
Please come back for a picnic another day.

Good news, bad news post. The good news is Way Landscaping and Lawn Care have done a fabulous job plowing our parking ...
02/06/2025

Good news, bad news post. The good news is Way Landscaping and Lawn Care have done a fabulous job plowing our parking lot. The bad news is the rest of the Garden is under a heavy blanket of snow and we've sustained significant damage from the storm. We're very sorry but we'll be closed until further notice. Once we have things cleaned up and it's safe to re-open, we'll be sure to let you all know.

Address

5941 Mason Road
Sechelt, BC

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+16047403969

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We are at peak Snowdrop season right now. The early pollinators are among those really enjoying them!

The Pavilion was filled with the sounds of music on Monday evening when Suncoast Phoenix Community Choir performed their annual Sing Out. The concert started and finished with the audience singing along to many seasonal favourites, including the ever-popular 12 Days of Christmas. Toes are still tapping days later!

These Pine siskins have been swarming throughout the Garden all day today. A highlight was one of three youngsters (approx. age 6) visiting today who shared their knowledge with us, “I think that they fly like that to stay safe from other big birds that want to get them.” Safety in numbers, folks. #FutureBirders

We are halfway through September and the Garden is lush and full! Come see what’s in bloom or join us for today’s pruning workshop with arborist, Cheryl Topping at 2pm. Admission by donation at the door (suggested $10-$15)

We peeped in to see Patrick of @soundwerks.ca doing sound check ahead of Amber & Mackenzie’s wedding here at the Garden yesterday. What a beautiful ceremony it was - many congratulations to the newlyweds (we’re so glad the sun turned up for you 😅)!

A momentary pause on our stroll through the Rainforest Grove this morning - seems the Warbling Vireo, Song Sparrow, Swainson’s Thrush, and Pacific Wren have tagged along. 🔊🎶 #sunshinecoastbc

It's Potato-planting time! Veggie Garden volunteers, Kelly, Paula, Bruce, and Ursula took advantage of the warm sunny weather last week to plant certified organic potatoes from Pemberton Seed Potatoes. Big thanks to Jean Hamilton for this generous donation to our Veggie Garden!

We found Nola, one of our gardeners on staff, working away in our Pollinator Garden. Here she shares with us her favourite flower in bloom right now: Ribes sanguineum (Red Flowering Currant). Come see this deciduous shrub for yourself at the Garden and learn here why Nola’s such a big fan!

Hello March. In like a lion, out like a lamb? Let’s hope.

Lots of fallen tree branches sporting white tresses here at the Garden this morning! ‘Hair Ice’—or “Santa’s beard!” as some visiting kids called it—is made up of ultra fine strands of ice that sprout from decaying wood of broadleaf trees. There needs to be the presence of fungus, a lot of humidity in the air and below freezing temperatures for this phenomenon to occur!

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