Visit the Garden

Darts Hill Garden Park welcomes visitors at public open days, special events, plant sales, private guided tours, and special members’ days.

VISIT ON A PUBLIC OPEN DAY

Garden Strolls

Darts Hill Garden Park has reopened with new protocols to ensure community safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Explore the garden during our Garden Strolls, scheduled from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on most Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from June 4, 2020, to July 31, 2020. Visitors will need to pre-register for a 1.5-hour time slot. Registrations times will be available every thirty minutes. Final entrance time will be 2 p.m., with a maximum of 15 registered visitors for each time slot. Additional information on registering to visit is available from the following links:

Link for information on the City of Surrey Media Release

Link for Registering to visit Darts Hill Garden Park

Social distancing will be in effect, with one way routes and special signage. The garden will be open rain or shine and is stunning in all types of weather. Remember to bring your camera. Admission will be handled online to avoid cash handling. To enhance your enjoyment of the garden three seasonal maps are available for download. Scroll to the bottom of this page to access them plus a colour garden map. The main pathways are gravel with inclines; they may be suitable for some wheelchair users.

Open Houses and Special Events

The Garden hosts a minimum of four special Open Houses throughout the year, featuring Master Gardeners, Plant Sales, Guided Tours, and additional activities. On our Open House dates, enjoy the garden at your own pace or join one of the Guided Tours departing at 11:30 a.m. Guides will be on hand throughout the garden to point out plants of interest and to answer questions (look for them in their pink pashminas). Admission is by donation. Dates of our 2020 Open Houses and Special Events appear on our calendar.

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Sounds of Summer

Each year, the City of Surrey sponsors a free concert series in several City Parks, including Darts Hill Garden. Click here for further information on the concert series.

Plant Sales

Plant sales are held several times per year, during most of our Open Houses and at some Saturday Strolls. Plant sale dates can be found on our calendar. Our plant sales offer a wide selection of perennials, ferns, ground covers, shrubs, and trees at very reasonable prices and ready to be planted in your garden. These plants have been selected from Darts Hill Garden and cared for by our Propagation Team.

BOOK A TOUR

Enrich your Darts Hill experience through a pre-booked guided Garden tour. While exploring the winding pathways, learn about the wide variety of rare and unusual plants as well as the history and evolution of this stunning plantsman’s garden. We offer Guided Tours for private groups at a cost of $5 per person.

Private Guided Tours

Book a private two-hour tour, customized just for you and your group by an experienced, knowledgeable guide. Private tours must be booked and prepaid two weeks in advance to allow scheduling of guides. A golf cart is available for those with limited mobility and must be requested at time of booking.

Guided tours are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 3:30 or Saturdays from 11:30 to 1:30 with some exceptions noted below.♦
Walking tours require a minimum of five participants. Large-sized groups will be accommodated with additional guides.
Golf cart tours can accommodate up to three people and will have a duration of 1.5 hours with the above noted start times. Cost of a golf cart tour is $25.
To book your Private Guided Tour, please call the City of Surrey at 604-501-5100 at least two weeks in advance. Please note you will be required to pay in full by VISA or MasterCard at time of booking. ($5 per person) One week’s notice is required for cancellation or reduction in numbers.

♦ Garden tours in April and May 2020 are not available due to global concern about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Due to special events in the Garden, there will be no private guided tours on these Saturday dates: September 26, and October 17.

COME ON A MEMBERS’ DAY

There are many benefits to becoming a Darts Hill Member, including greater access to the garden during months when it is closed to the general public.

Check out our membership information here

ACCESSIBILITY

Darts Hill is a large (7.5 acre) hillside garden with limited wheelchair access. Pathways are gravel with slight to steeper inclines. The main pathways are suitable for users of walkers; however, stamina is required due to distances.

No pets please – only service animals, suitably identified, are permitted in the garden.

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