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June in the Garden 2023
After the lull in mid-May when the rhododendrons, early herbaceous perennials and late bulbs take a needed breath, June is when the summer flowers really start coming into their own.
Friends of the Garden (FOGs) Feature: January – March 2023
This regular feature will highlight the activities of the Friends of UBC Botanical Garden (FOGs)
May in the Garden 2023
This blog explores the collections and plants of interest to visitors at UBC Botanical Garden.
April in the Garden 2023
This month’s dispatch continues our examination of conifers at UBC Botanical Garden. As promised, pines—species in the genus Pinus—are the subject of the April blog and tour.
March in the Garden 2023
This month’s offering is another exploration of the Botanical Garden’s conifers.
Erin Despard: Final Artist in Residence update
Post-residency, Erin Despard reflects on the potential for propagation to become a practice with an impact beyond individual gardens.
Biodiversity in Brackets: Reflections on COP-15 and a renewed hope for nature
Tara Moreau shares her insights into the historic signing of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in December of 2022 in conversation with Garden staff member Lauren Jackson
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.