“A cup of tea and friends makes the perfect blend!”
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Where will your High Tea take you this summer?
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Picnic season is here! Our High Tea To Go makes the perfect picnic experience. You can take it practically anywhere – including the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C., pictured above!
Check out this brief video to learn more about High Tea To Go, and let us know where your High Tea takes you this summer!
Learn More About High Tea To Go
Tea Quotes
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“The path to heaven passes through a teapot.” – Ancient Proverb
Featured Artist: Stephanie Friesen
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The Secret Garden regularly features works by local artists. This month we will be showcasing art by Stephanie Friesen. Originally from Kelowna, Stephanie is married with 3 sons and 5 grandchildren.
In the mid 60’s Stephanie danced professionally for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Co., and she is a self taught painter and photographer. She works in watercolour, acrylic, oils and photography. Visit the Secret Garden this month to see more of Stephanie’s artwork.
Tea Quotes
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Teddy Bear Picnic: Children’s High Tea To Go
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Kids love tea! Perhaps you have your own memories of playing tea party as a child, or having tea with your parents or grandparents.
Recently The Secret Garden hosted a Teddy Bear picnic in the park for some of our youngest customers. They loved “playing grownup” with the fancy teacups and teapots, complete with our bright pink Blue Angel herbal tea.
You can host your own Teddy Bear Tea Party with our Children’s High Tea To Go (teaware rented separately). Or bring your little ones in enjoy our Children’s High Tea here at the Garden!
Teatime is a great way to create treasured memories with your kids. Here are a few photos from the Teddy Bear picnic:
Win a Graduation High Tea Party at The Secret Garden!
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Are you celebrating a graduation this year? In honour of our young tea fans, we’re hosting a FREE High Tea Graduation Party for one lucky student and 9 of their closest friends!
Any student elementary through high school can participate in this contest — or for young ones, parents can participate on behalf of their child. To enter the drawing:
- Share a story of how tea helped you through school.
- Post your story on Facebook or Instagram, with the hashtag #teagrads.
Submit your story by Thursday, June 14th to enter the contest! We’ll draw the lucky winner on the 15th, and the High Tea party for 10 will be hosted on June 21st at 4:30pm. We look forward to hearing from you!
Enter the drawing on Instagram
It’s iced tea season!
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It’s iced tea season! Stop by our shop for a refreshing glass of citrusy Creamy Earl Grey or fruity Blue Angel hibiscus tea.
You can also enjoy our iced tea at home. Here is a simple recipe to make iced tea anytime:
- Steep 2 teaspoons of tea leaves in 8 ounces of boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Pour over ice into a heat-tempered glass.
- Add lemon, simple syrup, or milk if desired. (Do not add milk to hibiscus tea blends or tea with fresh lemon.)
- Enjoy!
Browse our teas online and see more of our favourite iced tea recipes.
Tea and Art
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Vancouver Artist Karlie Rosin recently collaborated with The Secret Garden to create a beautiful flower and teacup display for our 22nd Anniversary event. On her blog, Karlie shared some lovely artwork and a review of her High Tea experience:
“There’s something so whimsical about The Secret Garden in Kerrisdale, Vancouver. I love going there because I feel instantly transported into a different world – one that is seemingly full of mystery, inspiration, great smells and tastes! Everyone is so nice over there- the customer service is truly phenomenal and the food & tea there is delicious!
There’s something special about being with great company, eating delicious food, and sipping on succulent tea. We had layers and layers of great tasting creations. I love seeing artistic passion being translated into many different fields- and you can tell that they are passionate about theirs!”
Read Karlie’s full review on her blog
Tea Memories
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We asked readers to share their favourite teatime memories on Instagram. Here are a few of the heartfelt stories you shared!
“Secret Garden Tea time with my high school besties are the highlight of my month. We’ve shared so many laughs, (happy) tears and cheese scones that I miss it the second we leave! ❤”
— @lea_leong
“The first time my girlfriends and I discovered High Tea was in high school 15 years ago. The place to go was of course Secret Garden! We felt so grown up drinking tea in actual tea cups with classical music playing in the background. I always order the lemon tarts, it’s my absolute favorite!”
— @spaberrymoose
“What stands out the most is High Tea with my daughter and my Mom, aka Nanny. We celebrated the completion of Preschool over high tea and apple juice! Nanny knows how much her grand-daughter loves her tea parties.”
— @amygrams4u
Do you have a tea story you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you!