Helenium autumnale ‘Baudirektor Linne’ July presents a range of attractive flowers in every part of UBC Botanical Garden. The Arrival Plaza provides a dense concentration, and Horticulturist Scott Ferguson has been working hard to make this area a cons
Register Now! Come celebrate Pride and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community with UBC Botanical Garden’s BranchingOUT Thursday July 17th (6-9pm)! You can expect an array of fun (and sassy) nature activities, a trek along the Greenheart TreeWalk, sunset drinks, and
Nature is all the rage this summer. Spending your day surrounded by nature can boost attention, reduce feelings of stress, and improve your mood. Two hours a week boosts overall health, but twenty minutes per day impacts your hormones and immune system
This spring, we invited visitors to capture the tranquil beauty of Nitobe Memorial Garden. From April to June, participants shared with us the vision of the garden’s serenity and vibrancy throughout images of cherry blossoms, koi, stone lanterns, and t
Register Now! Join us for BranchingOUT, an evening of community, connection, and curiosity beneath the trees. Celebrated during Vancouver Pride season, this adult-only event invites 2SLGBTQIA+ nature lovers and allies to come together and celebrate Pri
A hiker takes in the sunrise from the top of Tin Hat Mountain along the Sunshine Coast Trail. Photo credit: Destination BC/Andrew Strain Yes, staycations are practical. They’re less expensive, easier to plan, and free of the logistics that come with lo
Volunteers from Vancouver Black Library read to families at our BIPOC Reading Buddies event. Photo credits: Zahra Chan-Khan After a fruitful month of events, the co-chairs of the 5th annual biodiversity days share their seeds of wisdom. Biodiversity D
Styrax obassia It goes without saying that flowers are appealing. Some, like the magnolias and rhododendrons (mainstays in April and May in the Garden), are often flagrantly attractive. And while plants with merely charming flowers don’t get nearly the
Lomatium dissectum Twenty years ago, when the first native bunch grasses were introduced to the site we now call the Garry Oak Meadow Garden, we envisioned a self-sustaining, flower-filled meadow, rubbing shoulders with Garry oaks, arbutus, roses and o
Lisa Brideau Register Here On May 22, 2025, as part of Biodiversity Days, UBC Botanical Garden will host a unique, community-facing research forum. This forum will provide an opportunity for a diversity of concerned citizens and community leaders to co
