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2 unusual facts about VanDusen Botanical Garden


VanDusen Botanical Garden

Horticulturally, visitors find a large collection of species and hybrid Rhododendron, cultivars of Fagus sylvatica, as well as collections of Sorbus, Fraxinus and Magnolia.

Specialized niche plantings include a Heather garden, a "black" garden, a seasonal "Laburnum Walk", a majestic stand of sequoiadendron giganteum, a cypress pond, a formal perennial garden, a heritage vegetable garden (seasonal), a fragrance garden (seasonal) and a large sino-Himalayan garden.


Bathsheba Grossman

In July 2012, her work The Rygo was installed in the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, Canada; at 2 meters high, as of the time of installation it is the largest 3D print in North America.


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