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'ABOUT US'
Contact
Information:
Email:
info@hawaiianbotanicals.com
Telephone:
604-270-7712 (10 am to 6 pm, Pacific Time)
Fax: 604-270-7779 (9 am to
6 pm, Pacific
Time)
Address:
Hawaiian Botanicals & Water Gardens, 6011
No. 7 Road, Richmond, B.C. V6W 1E8 Canada
2010 Hours of
Operation:
Our nursery is closed on Monday throughout the year.
From July 01 until April 1st, we are also closed on
Tuesday.
Schedule
change: We are now on our Summer hours. Closed on Monday and
Tuesday!
*January 2010:
Open by
Appointment.
*February 2010: 10am -
4pm, Wed. - Sat., 12pm - 4 pm Sunday; closed Monday &
Tuesday.
*March 2010: 10am -
5pm, Wed. - Sun.; closed Monday & Tuesday.
*April 01-
June 30:
10am - 6pm, Tues. - Sat., 10am - 5 pm Sunday, closed Monday.
*July 01 -
September 30:
10am - 6pm,
Wed. - Sat.; 10am - 5 pm Sunday, closed Monday & Tuesday.
*October 01 -
November 15: 10am -
5pm, Wed. - Sun.; closed Monday & Tuesday.
*December 01 - December 22:
Saturday: 10am -
4pm, Sunday: 12pm - 4pm. Weekdays by appointment.
*December 23 -
January 02:
Closed for the holidays.
*January 2011: Open by
appointment (please phone or email for an appointment to visit).
We
are located at 6011 No. 7 Road, at the southwest corner of Westminster Hwy. and No. 7 Road in
Richmond, BC; approximately 10 km from the Vancouver International Airport.
Via SkyTrain & Bus:
If you are planning on visiting us via public
transit, please note that the closest bus stop to
our location is approximately 2 km west at
the intersection of No. 6 Road & Wireless Way. Here
is a suggested route if you are travelling from
Vancouver to our nursery:
Board the SkyTrain
(Canada Line to Richmond-Brighouse) and disembark at
Brighouse Station Bay 1 in Richmond. Board the C96
East Cambie bus and disembark at the No. 6 Road &
Wireless Way bus stop. A short walk south along No. 6 Road
will bring you
to Westminster Hwy. You will see a large church
(Armenian Apostolic Church) on the southwest corner
of No. 6 & old Westminster Hwy. Cross Westminster Hwy., turn
left & cross No. 6 Rd. A very short walk east
along old Westminster Hwy. (separated from
Westminster Hwy. by a narrow grassy meridian) will
bring you to the start of the paved bike/pedestrian path located parallel to Westminster Hwy
on the south side of the road. After a 2 km walk
east along the bike path, you will arrive at our
location on the southwest corner of No. 7 Rd. & Westminster Hwy.
We
recommend that you visit
http://www.translink.ca in order to
obtain current transit schedules & other transit
information. The 'Trip Planner' feature in the Translink website does not recognize destinations
that involve walking farther than 1/2 km from the
nearest public transit stop. We therefore suggest
that you type in the
church address of 13780 Westminster as your
destination if you would like to use Translink's
'Trip Planner' online tool.
You can also access the 'Google Street View' of this
section of Westminster Hwy. to familiarize yourself
with the walk before setting out.
Driving from Vancouver via the Oak Street Bridge:
Take the Shell Road exit south
from Hwy. 99 after crossing the bridge and proceed south to Westminster Hwy.
Turn left onto Westminster Hwy. and proceed east to No. 7 Rd.; about a 6 minute
drive from the Shell Road exit. Turn right at No. 7 Rd. and angle park outside
our nursery.
From Vancouver or Burnaby via the Knight St. Bridge:
Continue to
head south along Knight St. after crossing the bridge. At the intersection of
Knight St. and Westminster Hwy., turn left onto Westminster Hwy. and proceed
east to No. 7 Road, about a 2 minute drive from Knight St. Turn right at No. 7
Rd.
and immediately angle park in the limestone parking area outside the gates.
From New Westminster or Coquitlam:
Cross the
Queensborough Bridge and continue driving south on
Highway 91A. Take the Richmond exit onto Highway 91(you will
be heading west) and immediately watch for the Westminster
Hwy. exit on your right. Take the Westminster Hwy. exit and
turn left onto Westminster Hwy. at the traffic light, at the
top of the overpass. Drive west along Westminster Hwy. for
approximately 5 minutes, turn left at No. 7 Rd., and angle
park in our parking area.
From Surrey or
Langley:
Access Highway 91 northbound. Cross the Alex Fraser Bridge
and take the Richmond exit, heading west along Hwy. 91.
Immediately after
entering Richmond, take the Westminster Hwy. exit on your right, turn left at the top of the
overpass and drive west along Westminster Hwy. to No 7 Rd. Turn left onto No. 7
Road and park as above.
From Ladner or Delta: Take Hwy. 99 north through the Massey Tunnel to the
Westminster Hwy. exit. Take the exit and turn right, driving east along Westminster Hwy. to No. 7
Road. Turn right at No. 7 Rd. and park outside our gates.
Visitors with children:
Visitors should be aware
that our water gardening areas can be a hazard to very young
children. In order to ensure that your visit is a pleasant
experience, please supervise your children closely at all
times. Thank you.
Visitors with dogs:
If you have decided to bring a dog with you, please note
that we do not allow dogs within our premises. However, you
are welcome to tie up your dog in the shady area adjacent to
the nursery entrance.
It is not our intention to offend
dog owners, but we have found it necessary to implement this
policy due to the damage caused by dogs jumping into our
pond plant tanks. A different set of problems has occurred
when dogs are brought into our tropical greenhouse. Due to
the presence of a large number of plants, the average dog
will assume that the greenhouse is an outdoor environment.
When nature calls, the dog will answer. Also, a dog's tail
is remarkably efficient at knocking over potted plants.
Greenhouse: Our
4000 sq.ft. retail greenhouse contains a diverse selection of bromeliads,
carnivorous plants, orchids, Tillandsias, and other tropical plants. The
southwest bay of the greenhouse features a 20' concrete koi pond and waterfall
feature, landscaped along the perimeter with tropical plants.
Water Gardening:
This outdoor section of our nursery is devoted to cold-hardy aquatic plants. We
stock a wide assortment of plants for ponds: water
lilies, marginals, oxygenators, floating plants, and Lotus. We also have a hard goods
shop, where you can peruse
our selection of fish foods, pumps, filters, ultraviolet
clarifiers, and other water garden accessories
Koi House:
This 22' long glasshouse features
select koi imported from
a bio-secure breeding facility in Israel.
Goldfish House:
This smaller glasshouse contains our goldfish tanks.
Here we stock various sizes & breeds of goldfish
such as Comets, Shubunkins, & Fantails.
Ontario Carnivorous Plant Society: The OCPS website
contains a wealth of information pertaining to the
culture of carnivorous
plants. Subjects range from using your left-over
morning coffee as Nepenthes fertilizer to tips on
preparing an outdoor carnivorous garden for an
Ontario winter. Members of the OCPS receive a 10%
discount on all plant orders from Hawaiian
Botanicals:
OCPS
Mark Habdas: Instruction in website design & digital
photography. Mark is an instructor with the
Vancouver School Board:
www.computerschool.net
and
www.birdsphotography.com
Glass and polycarbonate greenhouses. BC
Greenhouse Builders Ltd.:
www.bcgreenhouses.com
Koi & Water Gardening in Ontario:
www.dragonflylanding.ca
Nepenthes &
Heliamphora:
www.borneoexotics.com
Carnivorous plants in the USA:
www.cobraplant.com
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