Join us and Vancouver Poet Laureate Fiona Tinwei Lam as we launch our Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022 Program.

How do we start to write evocative poems that can articulate our experience as Canadians of Asian descent, whether we or our ancestors were born here or elsewhere? Fiona will lead participants through a writing exercise and writing prompts to help you draft poems of your own. Please bring a relevant photo or portable object to the session.

This discussion features authors from non-fiction and fiction worlds that celebrate an array of stories, characters, and humour, to inspire creativity in Canadian literature. As writers, what are they up against? What are they telling us? A new wave of writers reveals how they are envisioning not just individual lives, but communities and countries, as well as the way history has been given to us. More than ever before, their voices as writers are investigating where they stand. Moderated by author Julia Lin and introduction by Fiona Tinwei Lam.

Join us in the Garden to create your own Mother’s Day card! Greetings cards will be available – use our Garden views to design a beautiful art card or use your calligraphy skills to tell mom how much she means to you.

This is an extra-special day where we recognize and appreciate mothers’ roles in our lives. Thank you to a entire generation of mothers—grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers—as well as to mother figures for your kindness, support and selflessness.

Join us with your family during Asian Heritage Month! Find traditional Chinese games, and celebrate Spring in the Garden with crafts inspired by our plants and flowers. 

Don’t forget to enter your name in to our Prize Draw to win a special prize. 

Plus: 12:00pm: Family Guided Garden Tour of the Garden 

Enjoy a tour around our Garden, learning about the family that lived there, looking for animals and using your senses! Suitable for all ages.

Join us, author Stephen Hui and AdventureSmart for the book launch of this new guide to 55 fun hikes near Vancouver, field-tested by parents and kids.

Bestselling guidebook author Stephen Hui has carefully chosen 55 trails for kids of a variety of ages and skill levels.

The new book will be available for sale and signing by the author at the event

We are thrilled to partner with Dumb Instrument Dance and a roster of talented artists in an installation that sends healing prayers and good vibrations into the world.

We are proud to present our Enchanted Evenings launch with the inimitable artist-advocate, Kristina Lao on Friday May 20th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

“Feels Like Home” is an interactive activation of our beloved Garden Space, with live and improvised poetry penned for each guest, Hong Kong street food to enliven your senses, and an enchanting acoustically led musical performance as the sun sets.

Learn how to incorporate Chinese herbs into your diet and optimize your health with principles from Chinese Medicine food therapy. In this educational cooking workshop, you’ll learn what to eat during the Springtime and try a recipe using Chinese herbs you can easily make at home.

Includes admission to the Garden.
Limited spots available.

Do you love tea and wish to learn more about its origin, culture and why its consumption it is so commonly associate with a mindful and healthy lifestyle?

Join us on Sunday, May 29th from 12pm to 1pm for an intimate workshop hosted by senior trainer of traditional Chinese tea ceremony and in-house tea artist, Lillian Li.

You will learn about tea tasting, aesthetics and tea etiquette.

Bring your own small tea cup or purchase one in the Gift Shop.

We are thrilled to partner with Dumb Instrument Dance and a roster of talented artists in an installation that sends healing prayers and good vibrations into the world.