Garden Communications
February in the Garden 2023
Following the blogs on Southern Hemisphere conifers, the February instalment is an introduction to western North American conifers in the cypress family (Cupressaceae).
January in the Garden 2023
Happy New Year! Following December’s discussion of Australasian conifers, as promised this blog post is devoted to South American ones.
December in the Garden 2022
I don’t often mention the Botanical Garden’s conifers in these pages, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have ones worth investigating.
Friends of the Garden (FOGs) Feature: September-December 2022
This regular feature will highlight the activities of the Friends of UBC Botanical Garden (FOGs)
November in the Garden 2022
November is a time when garden plants often descend into subtlety. However, there are some exceptions.
October in the Garden 2022
October is often the best month to see berries and other colourful fruits in the Botanical Garden, and—hungry birds notwithstanding—2022 will go down as an impressive year for berry viewing.
September in the Garden 2022
September is an excellent time for viewing mountain ashes and whitebeams, and 2022, like 2018 (when this article first appeared), is likely to be a banner year for their fruits in UBC Botanical Garden.
August in the Garden 2022
UBC Botanical Garden has something for everyone in almost any season; August—high summer—is certainly no exception. Particularly, Hydrangeas are a big part of August’s charm in the Asian Garden, and there are plenty to admire. The western edge of Point Grey where the Botanical Garden is located benefits greatly from ocean breezes in the summer. We like to say that temperatures are always a few degrees cooler in the Garden than in the rest of Vancouver in summer. Our moderate climate not only allows for a wide range of plants to be grown, but cooler summer conditions often prolong both flowering and the longevity of individual flowers.
July in the Garden 2022
Following on from the June blog, July in the Garden also describes a trail in the David C. Lam Asian Garden, and named garden spaces.
Biodiversity Days: Family Nature Walk returned for its Second Annual Celebration
Follow the journey of young nature-lovers, as they experienced this year’s second annual Family Nature Walk as part of our month-long Biodiversity Days celebration.