Pamela Anderson lives in the Garden of Eden – and her Instagram videos are proof. Her page is full to the brim with peaceful clips of verdant flower beds, lush, rain-soaked pink roses and a warm, orange sunset filtering through the pine trees that border her property. It’s an enchanting window into the idyllic life Anderson leads in her hometown of, delightfully named, Ladysmith in British Columbia.
The actor has called Vancouver Island home since 2019, after spending two years in the south of France and leaving behind her Malibu home, where she had lived for two decades. Since then, she’s been transforming her grandparents’ former property into a glorious countryside retreat.
Explaining the reason behind the move, she told Better Homes & Gardens that she “needed a change.” “I came to a point where I decided to move home and disappear and get into my garden. And when I started building the garden, it was really like a metaphor of putting my life back together,” she said. “I began planting seeds, and the smallest things became really profound.”
Building A Paradise
In Pamela’s Garden of Eden, which HGTV Canada aired in 2022, Anderson set herself a $750,000 budget to renovate the property she had bought from her grandparents more than two decades earlier. It’s the same home her family brought her to as a baby, where she spent her childhood running barefoot as a “wild child.” The property spans seven acres of countryside overlooking the coast and comprises three buildings: The Roadhouse, formerly a teahouse her grandparents ran in the 1950s; The Cabin, one of the original nine holiday rental homes; and The Boathouse, which would eventually become Anderson’s home.
Thanks to the renovations, Anderson’s home has been transformed into a romantic, homely paradise. The walls are painted white, sage green and soft pink, or adorned with floral wallpaper. There are antiques, vintage wicker furniture and plush cushions in every corner. Every room is sublime. Even the potting shed looks fit for a marriage proposal.
Home Comforts
In this home, the former Baywatch star thrives as a domestic goddess, spending her days gardening and baking. In 2024, she released I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, a plant-based cookbook inspired by her family’s favorite recipes. The home even has a dedicated laundry room – her interior designer, Francesca Albertazzi, has reportedly said that she’s never met anyone who loves doing laundry as much as Anderson does.
The actor and activist has also been able to reconnect with her family on Vancouver Island. She renovated one of the cabins for her parents, bringing them back to the very same property where they lived when they first married, so the star could be close to them as they got older. Her two sons, Brandon, 28, and Dylan, 26, who both took their first steps on the property, have also played an instrumental role in creating the space, particularly its now-famous gardens.
After decades in the spotlight, Anderson has cultivated herself a peaceful life away from the press and pressure of Hollywood. Though, thankfully she’s still booked and busy. We can expect to see Anderson back on a big screen in the new year, sans pruning shears.
