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Garden Creatures

Horticulture Centre of the Pacific44 min by bus · 8.8 km
✓ Fits your group
A garden bed with red and pink roses climbing a tall black metal obelisk, mixed shrubs and perennials behind it, and conifers against a blue sky.
Cost
Price not published
Needs confirmation
An optional 30 minute self guided activity in the gardens is available for an additional fee, and the amount is not published.
Ages & size
Grades -1 to 2
Capacity not published
Duration
1.5 hours
Year round
Days not published
Book by
Not published
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What it actually looks like

Photos from Horticulture Centre of the Pacific's website
Our note
Ninety minutes outdoors is a real stretch for three and four year olds, so plan for boots and layers whatever the forecast. No price is published for school visits, so ask for a quote and settle whether the extra half hour in the gardens is worth adding.

What the children do

A 1.5 hour facilitated visit in the gardens for preschool to grade 2, looking for the worms, snails, birds and snakes that live there and talking about what they need to survive and how to help their habitat. Program fees include entrance into the gardens. An optional 30 minute self guided activity in the gardens can be added for an additional fee. The site publishes no dollar amount for any school program.

Walk into the gardens with a facilitator and hunt for the animals that live there, worms, snails, birds and snakes, then talk about who they are and what each one needs to survive.

Good to know

There are washrooms on site and most paths take strollers, though the sloped parts take longer. Buses can drop off but cannot park, and the price, the group size limit and how much notice they need are all unpublished, so call first.

Washrooms
Access to the lower classroom portable for the bathroom, snack, storytime and warming up.
Lunch space
Pack a picnic and find a shady nook.
Rain backup
This program is based outside, rain or shine, with access to the lower classroom portable for the bathroom, snack, storytime and warming up or for those extra stormy days.
Strollers
Most pathways are wheelchair and stroller friendly, but you may need extra time or assistance in sloped areas.
Wheelchair access
Most pathways are wheelchair and stroller friendly, but you may need extra time or assistance in sloped areas.
Bus parking
Buses may drop off and pick up passengers but cannot park in the lot due to space constraints. Limited parking may be available on Quayle Road.
Nearby park
Needs confirmation
Restrictions
Youths and children must be supervised. Stay on paths and be respectful of our plants. Do not step on or reach into flower beds. Do not pick flowers or fruit. Pets must be leashed, under control at all times, and cleaned up after. Smoking and vaping of any kind are not permitted anywhere on the premises.

Getting there

505 Quayle Rd Victoria, BC V9E 2J7

On foot
1 hr 55 min
too far with this group
By bus
44 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
21 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-03 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 250-479-6162