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November in the Garden 2024

Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ November is usually considered one of our dreariest months, but in UBC Botanical Garden, the list of plants with colourful foliage, berries and flowers is substantial. In some cases, it may be fragrance, rather than a visual cue th

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Heritage and Heart

Experience 33 Years of Community and Tradition at UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival Photos of Apples in the Tasting Tent Let’s explore the curiosity, community, and celebration surrounding the Apple Festival, highlighting how passion has driven its s

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Celebrating an “A-Peeling” Heritage

Dee Ann Benard – Director of UBC Botanical Garden   Message from the Director As the crisp, cool air of autumn begins to set in, it reminds us that it’s almost time for the 33rd celebration of the UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival! As the Garden

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October in the Garden 2024

Cydonia oblonga ‘Champion’ Apples, to nobody’s surprise, are among the most popular of fruits. The genus to which apples belong—Malus—is well known in horticulture, both for the orchard apple (Malus domestica), of which there are a staggering seventy-f

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September in the Garden 2024

Nothofagus antarctica This month, I present a number of unusual deciduous trees from the Botanical Garden’s collections. Mostly horticulturally-obscure and little-mentioned, they are, once pointed out, at times significant elements in the Garden. One o

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August in the Garden 2024

Echinops ritro For summer blooms, few plants are as diverse, yet instantly recognizable as members of the sunflower or daisy family, Asteraceae. With some 300 different types in the Botanical Garden, the family represents the greatest diversity of any

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