Garden Communications
November in the Garden 2023
A wide variety of broad-leaved evergreen plants flourish in our maritime climate. Foremost among the broadleaf collections at UBC Botanical Garden are rhododendrons.
Feeding our Future: Celebrating World Food Day at the Garden
Like many students at UBC, I experience stress related to the rising cost of living and have fortunately found some relief through UBC’s food security programs such as Sprouts, Agora Café, UBC Farm, Food Hub Market, and the AMS Food Bank. Working with the Healthy Harvest program this semester has helped me connect with where […]
October in the Garden 2023
October is often the best month to see berries and other colourful fruits in the Botanical Garden.
September in the Garden 2023
In the Garden, September is frequently just an extension of August. It might be a little cooler, and maybe the weather systems move a little faster, but this month often still feels like summer.
August in the Garden 2023
Here we are in another dry summer. Straw-coloured lawns greet us when we arrive at the Garden.
July in the Garden 2023
July is high season for herbaceous perennials at the Botanical Garden. There are half a dozen areas around the garden where herbaceous displays are prominent.
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.