We're looking for an Operations Coordinator to join our team! Have a read below - if this is you, we'd love to connect.About us: ‘The Garden’ began as an idea over 20 years ago when a group of plant enthusiasts on the Sunshine Coast dreamed of creating a botanical...
Chipping Sparrow
If you're here for a stroll in the Garden, particularly around the Farmhouse Meadow or near the Pavilion, and a tiny bird from somewhere unseen seems to be admonishing you with its long, trilling call, try not to take it personally. The Chipping Sparrows (Spizella...
Primula hendersonii – Broadleaf Shooting Star
Growing at sea level in the coastal woodlands of Southern BC, tucked in among the Garry oak and Arbutus menziesii and the Sea Blush, Fawn Lily and Camas, the delicate Primula hendersonii (Broadleaf Shooting Star), appears to burst from the earth from its base of...
Deep Winter Greenhouses
Spring is soon approaching - is now the time to start preparing for winter gardening? Here on the West Coast of British Columbia, winter is rarely defined by deep snow or bitter cold. Instead, it is the long stretch of grey skies and steady rain that slows the...
Letting the Light In: Fall Clearing & Fire Mitigation
This fall, our team wrapped up a major clearing project that has already transformed several parts of the garden. From September through mid-October, we removed roughly seven tons of material made up of dead branches, accumulated woody debris, limbed-up growth, and a...
Hamamelis x intermedia (Witch Hazel)
This mid-winter blooming shrub is not only beautiful but it serves as an early food source for beneficial pollinators. A favourite among winter visitors to the Garden--people and pollinators--we look forward to the day this stunning, deciduous shrub bursts into...
Hiring: Executive Director
We're looking for an Executive Director to help us grow the Garden! Have a read below - if this is you, we'd love to connect.About us: The Sunshine Coast Botanical Society, formed in 2002, is a provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to...
The Veggie Garden winds down for the season
The garlic has been planted, and the Veggie Garden volunteers have started prepping the beds for the winter months ahead.5 varieties of garlic bulbs have been planted. Have you got yours in the ground yet?Volunteers of the Veggie Garden who have worked tirelessly all...
Asclepias speciosa ‘Showy milkweed’
This towering wildflower perennial is a crucial larval food source and habitat for the endangered Monarch butterfly. The Asclepias speciosa, 'Showy milkweed' is a native, late-spring to late-summer bloomer. Standing between 1 - 1.5 metre tall, this eye-catching...
Art in the Garden
The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden is delighted to showcase five sculpted art works by local Sechelt artist, Kate von Riesen. The sculptures are installed throughout the garden collections and will be available to view until July 2nd. Every April, after...
