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November in the Garden 2025
Posted on November 6, 2025 by Garden Communications
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 gums (Liquidambar species), many deciduous viburnums and a few Chinese maples can continue to increase in intensity even through […]
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Apple Festival 2025 Recap
Posted on November 6, 2025 by Garden Communications
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 season’s bounty. This year’s event featured a busy apple market, a sold-out Tasting Tent […]
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Nitobe Memorial Garden: A garden that bridges worlds
Posted on November 6, 2025 by Fernanda Munoz
“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.”
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A Message from the Garden Director: Celebrating 34 Years of Apple Festival
Posted on October 10, 2025 by Fernanda Munoz
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.
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Garden Ecologies Podcast
Posted on November 6, 2025 by Fernanda Munoz
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 around a conversation with a horticulturist who works in a particular area of the garden, exploring their […]
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