Vancouver Park Board

Give the Gift of Parks and Gardens to Mom

May 3, 2004 - Having trouble coming up with a truly special gift for Mother's Day? Take our advice, and consider a gift with gardeny overtones. A recent Vancouver Sun feature pointed out that gardening is the number one recreational activity in North America and that women between the ages of 40 to 60 are the main demographic within that group. All this started us thinking about things Mom might like to receive on her special Sunday which we share below for your consideration.

VanDusen Garden Show Tickets - June 10-13: Purchase tickets now on-line and save money on the gate admission price. Mom will love this annual homage to gardens featuring fabulous display gardens, plant sales, food, crafts and general gear for gardeners.

Dining in Vancouver Parks: What better way to thank the woman who walked the floor with you night after night as she dreamed of a quiet refuge, glass in hand, someone else preparing dinner and a spectacular garden view. Vancouver parks have a virtual culinary cacophony of dining rooms with a view that we think Mom would be happy to choose from.

Brock House Restaurant Jericho Beach Park, 604-224-3317
The Fish House Restaurant Stanley Park, 604-681-7275
The Mill Marine Bistro Harbour Green Park, 604-687-6455
Prospect Point Café Stanley Park, 604-669-2737
Season's Restaurant Queen Elizabeth Park, 604-874-8008
Shaughnessy Restaurant VanDusen, 604-261-0011
The Stanley Park Pavilion Stanley Park, 604-683-5911
The Tea House Restaurant Stanley Park, 604-669-3281

Women's Golf Fair at McCleery Golf Course - starts June 7th: Golf may not take place in a garden but Park Board courses are renowned for their beautiful horticultural surrounds. If she needs some well deserved exercise time in a lovely location, this special week of women's golfing activities may be just right for your "swinging" Mom. The fair combines all levels of golf instruction with some of the finer things in life like wine tasting, the show and sale of golfing fashions, a competitive tournament, food and more. Phone 604-257-8191 for further information.