Mayo Creek Gardens is a three-season display garden and nursery near Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island, BC.

This truly unique five-acre garden is a skillful blend of plants native to the Cowichan Valley and compatible horticultural favourites, all
co-existing in seemingly natural combinations
- a showcase of gardening with nature and wildlife.

More a wild plant sanctuary than a “traditional” manicured garden, Mayo Creek Gardens epitomizes the philosophy that a garden should be in harmony with its natural surroundings.

The garden contains a rich variety of conditions, which allows the exploration of diverse garden themes. Japanese-style bridges and gates, as well as trellises and pergolas offer important focal points, while strategically placed benches invite you to rest and enjoy the scenery.

Visitors are invited to tour Mayo Creek Gardens to see how native and ornamental plants can be blended in harmonious ways. The garden is also the venue for several events, workshops and group tours (provided by special arrangement) during the summer months. See our “Events and Workshops” pages.

Garden Events include: Strawberry Tea, Edwardian Afternoon Tea, Healing Arts in the Garden, Art and Motion in the Garden, "Ethnic Drums", and Mushroom Color workshops. "Afternoon Tea" and light snacks served in the garden on sunny summer Sundays.

Mayo Creek Gardens is a special place to hold your wedding ceremony and an excellent garden in which to take your wedding pictures. See the "Weddings" page for more information.

The Nursery's plant sales area specializes in rhododendrons, perennials and native plants.

For more information about the garden and its
visiting hours, contact Ingeborg at: MayoCreekGardens@shaw.ca