VanDusen Botanical Garden Guide Weekly Update #26: September 22 to September 28, 2019 = Brought to you by Ashley Lambert-Maberly (ashley..m@ube.ca), award-winning © Sunday walking gui 22 September 2019 Sunday: Medicine Wheel 12:00 to 3:00pm: At the Canadian Heritage Garden. Drumming, singing, and prayers will be shared. The ceremony concludes with a pot-luck (the sharing of food). 27-29 September 2019 Fri-Sun: Artists for Conservation Festival 10:00 to 5:00pm: Conservation-themed art exhibits with programming throughout the garden. Free admission for VBGA members. Enjoy a host of art and nature-focused activities for all ages ~ art demos, live music, woodcarving, crafts, First Nations performances, live birds of prey and more. The 2019 Artists for Conservation Festival is a multi-day, nature-themed arts and culture event for all ages. The event highlights ‘the natural and cultural heritage of the Lower Mainland through art exhibits, workshops, musical and cultural performances, First Nations presentations and more. F Y | > You all will recognize the grove of Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesi) near the Heather Garden, but did you know that the Hawaiians preferred this tree (which washed upon their shores as driftwood occasionally) for their war canoes? Just south of the Firs is a smaller grove of Heritage’ River Birch (Betula Nigra ‘Cully’),a cultivar with a slighty whiter bark than the species form. Its found along streams (as its name would suggest) in South-Eastern US; its seeds fall into the water and are carried to a suitable location downstream. Pin the Heritage Rose Garden the Burnet Rose aka. Scotch Rose or Scots Rose (Rosa spinosissima, aka. R pimpinelifolia) sports beautiful black hips and numerous thin bristles. It is a coastal plant in Britain, growing on sand dunes. Its flower is emblematic of Scotland (second only to the thistle). It fell out of fashion in Victorian times, but became a parent to many Canadian hybrids due to its hardy nature. P Behind it is a Black Hollyhock (Alcea rosea Nigra’), a heritage cultivar of the species which was imported from China in the 1400s. At its introduction it was called Holyoke (ie. the Holy Oak Flower) but over time the name drifted to its present state. In the Victorian language of flowers, hollyhocks represented fertility and ambition. Seen ge OE nse Rccke snc e ian tale ene heen nee Prec cece et aac