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Alpine Garden
The E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden was constructed between 1974 and 1978 using 2000 tonnes of pyroxene andesite from British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.
More specialized than an ordinary "rock garden", it is a challenge to duplicate the stony, porous soil of the mountains at sea level. At nearly 1 hectare, this is one of the largest alpine gardens in North America. It is organized geographically with seven areas representing continental regions of the world. Many of the plants were donated by the late Dr. Ed Lohbrunner (1904-1986), a Victoria area nurseryman and internationally known plantsman, after whom the garden is named.
