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Every turn in the winding road, every hellebore springing up along the borders is a result of the vision of Sarah McLoughlin, master gardener and landscape artist. Sarah died on February 10, 2021 at the age of 83.

If you would like to make a donation in memory of Sarah, you can do so here.

By donating to the McLoughlin Gardens Fund at Vancity Community Foundation, you are assisting the Society in maintaining the gardens and the house over the long-term.

We are also raising funds for specific projects.

Become a patron of the arts...

Every summer, we host writers or poets for a period of four to six weeks, offering them a quiet, secluded place to reflect and create. Since 2016, we have hosted four Canadian writers, each of whom has made a significant contribution to Canadian literature.

Anne Simpson, winner of the Griffin Prize in Poetry

Arleen Paré, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry

Maleea Acker, poet and essayist, doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria

Marcus Youssef, winner of the Siminovitch Award in Theatre

Jennifer Manuel, winner of the BC Book prize

Don McKay, winner of the Griffin Prize in Poetry as well the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry

Darrel McLeod, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction

Your donation allows us to offer a modest honorarium to visiting writers. Consider donating $50, $100, $250, $500 or another amount.

We have set up a donor-advised fund through Vancity Community Foundation. All donations will be issued a charitable tax receipt. You can make your donation at this link: McLoughlin Gardens Fund.

Or perhaps you are more of a bricks and mortar type. You may wish to consider a donation towards the care and restoration of a heritage garden and unique home.

The cottage at the McLoughlin Gardens was designed by Sarah McLoughlin and built in 1976. Very little has been altered in the interior of the house, besides replacing the wood stove in the kitchen with an electric range and adding a wood insert in the living-room. Over the coming years, the McLoughlin Gardens has the following goals in terms of caring for the structures on the property:

Replace north deck on the cottage, estimated cost: $1,000 - $1,500
Install heat pump, cost estimate: $4,500 - $5,000
Replace garden shed behind the house - awaiting estimate.
Convert large shed to a studio space for visiting artists and writers, awaiting updated estimate. The architectural drawings are already complete for this project.
Replace pergola and develop the caged garden as a nursery for hellebore seedlings and other plants and shrubs - awaiting estimate.

You can make your donation through our donor-advised fund at Vancity Community Foundation. All donations will be issued a charitable tax receipt. Follow this link: McLoughlin Gardens Fund.