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Why Canadians are Choosing to Travel Locally
Posted on June 2, 2025 by Garden Communications
Yes, staycations are practical. They’re less expensive, easier to plan, and free of the logistics that come with long-distance travel. But there’s more at play. For many Canadians, choosing to stay close is also about healing—about slowing down, reconnecting, and rediscovering what’s always been here. In 2024, Destination Canada reported that nearly 80% of tourism […]
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Reflecting on a Fruitful 5th Annual Biodiversity Days
Posted on June 2, 2025 by Garden Communications
After a fruitful month of events, the co-chairs of the 5th annual biodiversity days share their seeds of wisdom. Biodiversity Days is a month-long series of events aimed at celebrating and communicating the importance of biodiversity to our communities. So, what is biodiversity and what makes it important? Biodiversity is the variety in ecosystems, species, […]
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June in the Garden
Posted on May 30, 2025 by Garden Communications
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 attention, their more modest floral outlays can still conceal wonders. Take the patterns made by the serial rows […]
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May in the Garden
Posted on May 30, 2025 by Garden Communications
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 other native shrubs. And thanks to the hard-working curators and horticulturalists who have shepherded the process since those early […]
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Climate Conversations: Local Experts Imagine a Climate-Changed Future
Posted on April 22, 2025 by Katrina Yu
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 come together with local researchers to discuss and constructively imagine what a climate-changed future might look and feel […]
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