Photo by Eduardo Cristo.
Butterfly pea flower iced tea.
Stephanie Rose next to her vertical herb garden.
Beautiful Gardens Stephanie Rose Vancouver
Story by Shauna Dobbie, photos by Shauna and Dorothy Dobbie 44 • 2021
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he pops open a panel on the inside of the van and shows us a fridge, then lifts a shelf above and shows us a sink with a spray hose. Stephanie Rose is showing us her ‘van life’ vehicle. This is how the award-winning author, permaculture designer, Master Gardener and founder of GardenTherapy.ca gets away, with her kiddo, from her garden and her studio. And it is fascinating. She bought it used, on a whim, a couple of years ago. The van is just one surprise we learn about Stephanie during our visit to her Vancouver home; my mother, Dorothy, and I stopped in on our tour across Western Canada. Another surprise is when we have refreshments on her deck. She pours out some sapphire blue butterfly pea flower iced tea, almost too beautiful to drink. Then she transforms it with localgardener.net
