Festive Market Location: Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC Date: Saturday & Sunday December 12 - 13 & 19 - 20 Time: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Give the gift of green this holiday season! Browse volunteer-crafted swags, table centres, culinary wreaths, hand-turned wooden bowls, plants, and birdseed kits, perfect for everyone on your list. [...]
Grandparents' Day, Open House & Fall Plant Sale Location: Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC Date: Sunday, September 13 Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Celebrate fall at the “Garden that Love Built”! Enjoy time with your grandchildren, play lawn games, and browse our Fall Plant Sale featuring bulbs, plants, and hand-carved wooden bowls. [...]
NEWSLETTER SUMMARY In the March 2026 edition of the Abkhazi E-News, you will find out about our 80th Anniversary Poetry Contest. The winning and shortlisted poems are included in this newsletter. Enjoy a video about the Abkhazi Garden that was created in 2003 and watch Geoff Bird's latest video on the Story Pole that is nominated [...]
Garden entry by donation. Garden open 7 days a week 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last garden entry at 4 p.m.) From April 10 - May 20, celebrate Abkhazi Garden's 80th year by visiting during the peak of its stunning rhododendron season. Stroll among century-old rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas and other rare blooms. Rhodo Rave is [...]
NEWSLETTER SUMMARY Happy New Year! In the January 2026 edition of the Abkhazi Garden newsletter, read about the New Year Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon event and special acknowledgements to longstanding volunteers. Join us in welcoming the new manager of the Teahouse, Seraphina, and a new Chargé D'Affaires of the Georgian Embassy to Canada, Ms. Salome [...]
Download the Newsletter NEWSLETTER SUMMARY In this November edition of the Abkhazi Garden E-Newlsetter, you will learn about our volunteers making front page news, our poetry contest, our festive market and more. Our Festive Market runs over two weekends, Dec 13-14 and Dec 20-21. I would like to thank all our volunteers who [...]
Discover the talented winner of the Abkhazi Garden Poetry Contest with a live poetry reading. This event will be held fr0m 5-7 p.m. on Friday, February 12th inside the Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden. More event details: www.conservancy.bc.ca/poetry
Download the Newsletter NEWSLETTER SUMMARY Read about Abkhazi Garden's International Day of Peace and 25th Anniversary Open House and Fall Plant Sale events, and updates about the garden's wifi, and special guests in this September edition of the Abkhazi Garden E-News. Abkhazi Garden has switched to our Fall/Winter hours. From October 1 to [...]
View paintings and sketches inspired by the beautiful Abkhazi Garden, created by local artists who have been part of the plein air Artists in the Garden Program. Proceeds from the sale of the art will be divided evenly between the artist and TLC. Labour Day, Monday, September 1: Weather permitting, artists will be in attendance with their [...]
Join us in a celebration of International Day of Peace at Abkhazi Garden. This event will feature a live stream from the Ampelo Garden in Georgia and two choir performances by the Georgian Youth choir (pre-recorded) and the Kalyna Ukrainian Choir (live at Abkhazi). Street parking is available. Please carpool, bike, or use public transit [...]