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Botanical Garden Donations Fund

A growing garden always needs attention. The Botanical Garden Donations Fund supports the general operations of the garden. Your support helps maintain the garden and strengthen our research and outreach programs.

North American Garden Fund

The North American Gardens showcase plants from across North America, and includes the spectacular Carolinian Forest, in which a wide variety of deciduous trees from eastern North America are grown. Your support of this fund helps maintain and grow our collections of North American plants.

Nitobe Memorial Garden Fund

Nitobe Memorial Garden is considered to be the one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and is among the top Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Your support helps maintain and improve this extraordinary treasure.

Gifts of Plants to UBC Botanical Garden

In rare instances, UBC Botanical Garden accepts gifts of plants, garden structures and other garden-related materials. However, all gifts must align with the garden’s mission and policies as determined by UBC Botanical Garden management.

Curatorial & Funding Criteria

There is limited space in the garden for new plants and garden structures. No general funding is allotted for digging, transportation and re-planting. The garden gives priority to plants of known wild origin, recorded and documented provenance and (in the case of cultivated plants) known pedigree. Donors must be willing to incur any expenses related to transportation and relocation.

Only those plants and materials that satisfy all of the necessary curatorial criteria and that can be installed at no cost to the garden can be considered. If you have a donation that satisfies the above criteria, please contact us.

Don’t see a fund that matches your goals? If the area you wish to support is not listed here, please contact Sarah Doran-Coelho, Associate Director, Development, 604-827-3536 or sarah.dorancoelho@ubc.ca.