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.
June in the Garden 2022
Following on from Asian Heritage Month (in May) where we highlighted three trails in the David C. Lam Asian Garden named for Asian Botanists, June in the Garden follows up with four additional trails of interest in the Asian Garden.
Douglas Justice awarded Silver American Rhododendron Society medal
We are pleased to announce that Douglas Justice has been awarded the Americal Rhododendron Society Silver medal.
May in the Garden 2022
For a self-guided tour, use Garden Explorer to locate plants featured in this month’s post. Select a tour in the drop-down menu. Note: see the end of the article for a gallery of photos. May brings a huge variety of plants into flower in the Botanical Garden. The Carolinian Forest Garden, which is usually celebrated more for […]
Grow Plants, Change your Life: A Series of Postcards by Artist in Residence Erin Despard
Grow Plants, Change your Life is a series of postcards exploring the beauty of plant propagation by amateur gardeners.
April in the Garden 2022
We are all hoping that this year’s weather will settle back into a more predictable routine where most of our early Asian magnolias will have reached their peak of perfection.
March in the Garden 2022
Following on from a year of weather-related surprises, I am continuing with the theme of cautious weather forecasting. I will refrain from predicting the normal March flowering regime, which would include (at a minimum) magnolias, primulas, rhododendrons and a wide variety of bulbs. Instead, I am falling back on another group of broadleaved evergreens. Better safe than sorry—and anyway, I seldom have occasion to highlight plants that don’t have showy flowers. The bamboos are a group of mostly attractive broad-leaved evergreens with comparatively narrow leaves.
UBC Botanical and Nitobe Memorial Garden join PaRx National Nature Prescription program
In Vancouver, PaRx has partnered with another major organization to improve access to nature for those who need it most. Beginning this month, the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden are offering unlimited free admission to patients who display a copy of their PaRx prescription and matching ID at the gate.