The gardens are open to visitors from 8-8 Summer, 8-6 Fall and Spring, and 8-4 in Winter. Occasionally in winter, after snowfall or freezing rain, the entrance gates remain closed until the entry road is safe to travel on.
Admission
Admission is free, however, the Friends of the Gardens non-profit society suggests a $5 donation per person to help pay our gardeners to sustain and improve the gardens.
Bookings
Agriculture Canada accepts bookings for rental of garden facilities for weddings, picnics, etc. Please phone 250-494-7711 for more information.
Other Garden Sites
Visit the Tourism BC
website for British Columbia tourism information with links to arts, culture, horticulture, agriculture, botany, travel, and related web sites.
Visit the Friends of the Farm
website. The Farm, also a part of Agriculture Canada lands, is a historic arboretum, an ornamental garden and a working farm in the heart of Canada's capital city, Ottawa.
Visit the UBC
Botanical Garden, Canada's oldest continuously
working university botanic garden.
Master Gardeners: Find
out about the Master
Gardeners Association of BC, or, to learn
more about the Okanagan Master Gardeners, click
here. |