Fuchsia ‘Little Giant’ November is a time when garden plants often descend into subtlety. Without frost and long spells of dry sunny weather, the potential for spectacular foliage displays begin to diminish. There are some exceptions. The sweet
The 34th Annual Apple Festival brought thousands of visitors to UBC Botanical Garden for a weekend of apple tasting and community fun. Live music, warm cider, and the scent of fresh apple pies filled the air as attendees of all ages celebrated the seas
“Dr. Nitobe wanted to build understanding between East and West,” says Sugiyama. “We follow that idea here by mixing native plants to B.C. and Japanese plants while keeping the spirit and feeling of a traditional Japanese garden.”
Each October, the Garden transforms into an apple-lover’s paradise, filled with the scent of freshly baked pies, the sound of live music, and the laughter of families exploring together. But behind the scenes of this beloved event is a group of dedicat
Welcome to UBC Botanical Garden’s annual Apple Festival, a volunteer-led celebration of place, harvest and community. For 34 years, Apple Festival has invited us to savour the bounty of British Columbia’s rich agricultural landscapes and to remember that we are deeply connected to the land and to one another.
Garden Ecologies is a podcast series that explores innovative ecological practices at UBC Botanical Garden, and some of the insights and pleasures to be gained from taking a more experimental and open-ended approach to gardening. Each episode centres
There’s something about the smell of crisp apples, warm cider, and fallen leaves that signals autumn in Vancouver, and nowhere captures that feeling quite like UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival. 🍏 Apple Lovers, This Is Your Weekend The Apple
Sorbus splendens Mountain Ashes Autumn colour is mostly unreliable in the Botanical Garden, so I don’t often make a point of it, but at this time there are always tree fruits of many kinds, and looking back, I see that it is my habit to focus on
UBC Botanical Garden has just unveiled something you probably never expected to get excited about: a toilet. And for UBC students, this is more than just a school project; it’s a glimpse into how sustainability, research, and campus life can come toget
For 34 years, UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival has been the ultimate family weekend destination. On October 18–19, the Garden transforms into an apple-lover’s paradise with 50+ B.C.-grown apple varieties, live sweet and savoury cooking demos, the
