Milner Gardens & Woodland illuminated with thousands of lights this holiday season

Visitors can stroll through the dazzling lights during Milner Christmas Magic.

Make memories with family and friends this holiday season during Milner Christmas Magic – the annual festive light display. 

Milner Garden’s all-new Scarecrow Spectacular offers family-friendly fun

What: Scarecrow Spectacular

When:  October 27 to 29, 11 am to 3 pm

Where: VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland

Enjoy a day of family fun during Milner Gardens & Woodlands’ first annual Scarecrow Spectacular.

Milner Gardens & Woodland’s festive light display is full of holiday magic

The beloved outdoor festival of lights begins on Friday, December 2.

 Milner Christmas Magic returns this year with an expansion into the new Rhododendron Species Garden, all lit up in colour.

The annual event hosted by Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Milner Gardens & Woodland offers visitors a dazzling experience walking through thousands of twinkling lights strung along the garden paths, and includes festive window displays within the historic Milner House and charming Gardener’s Cottage. 

Health professionals can prescribe access to VIU’s Milner Gardens through national program

VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland partnering with BC Parks Foundation on PaRx initiative to allow people free access to nature to benefit their health.

Spending time connecting with nature is a powerful way for people to improve their health and well-being, and now those most in need can access Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Milner Gardens & Woodland for free through a nature prescription program called PaRx.

Christmas Magic Returns this Holiday Season to VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland

Outdoor festival of lights runs Fridays to Sundays during the first three weeks of December.

The garden paths and buildings at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Milner Gardens & Woodland will twinkle and glow with thousands of lights during Milner Christmas Magic this holiday season.

After cancelling last year’s event due to COVID restrictions, the annual outdoor festival of lights is back.

VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland Receives Provincial Support to Aid in Recovery from Pandemic

The public garden is one of 80 anchor attractions and tour bus operators in BC receiving funding.

After a year and a half of drastically reduced visiting hours and revenues, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Milner Gardens & Woodland will receive a grant from the BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport to aid in recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Project Studies Impacts of Climate Change on Local Plant Species

Researchers are examining how plant life cycles are impacted by climate change in an effort to better inform land, resource and conservation management decisions.

Many animal and insect species rely on the life cycles of plants budding, blooming, bearing fruit and seeding at specific times of the year for survival, and if the natural cycle changes it can have devastating effects.

Christmas Magic Fills the Air at Milner Gardens and Woodland

Milner Gardens hosts its annual family festival of lights and music this December.

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Milner Gardens and Woodland.

The seaside garden in Qualicum Beach hosts its annual family festival, called Milner Christmas Magic, this December. Volunteers have been stringing up thousands of lights over the past few months to turn the woodland and garden trails into a twinkling realm of Christmas cheer.

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