Garden Communications
Attending the UN High-Level Political Forum as a Youth Delegate
IRES MSc student, Andrea Byfuglien recaps her experience as a youth delegate at the UN High-Level Political Forum.
August 2019 in the Garden
August is a bountiful time for gardeners. Learn about highlights this month throughout our garden.
Recap: The Garden of Secrets Launch & Screenings
A botanical garden isn’t just a garden filled with plants – it is a garden of ideas.
July 2019 in the Garden
The name × Chitalpa may be strange to some, and certainly, most people are unfamiliar with the multiplication sign preceding a genus name, designating that the plant is a bi-generic hybrid.
TEALEAVES and UBC Botanical Garden Reveal the Secrets to Finding Your Next Big Idea in The Garden of Secrets
The Garden of Secrets explores biophilia, biomimicry and how botanical gardens, as idea libraries, house a wealth of solutions to the challenges that face our world today.
Connecting for Crop Diversity: Enhancing Agriculture Research and Education Through Coordinated Conservation
Conserving biodiversity for food and agriculture requires coordination and cooperation across local and global communities. Botanical gardens are at the crossroads of plant science and public engagement.
June 2019 in the Garden
While June can be a rainy month, overcast conditions are great for intensifying colours.
Discover our collections through Garden Explorer
Explore our collections online using an interactive database.
To Save Biodiversity and Feed the Future, First Cure “Plant Blindness”
Much attention focused on loss of animals – particularly the rhinos and other large charismatic ones. But the decline of plants should be just as unnerving.
International Day of Biological Diversity 2019
Celebrating biological diversity around the world and in our Garden