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Heritage and Heart
Posted on October 23, 2024 by Garden Communications
Experience 33 Years of Community and Tradition at UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival Let’s explore the curiosity, community, and celebration surrounding the Apple Festival, highlighting how passion has driven its success as it enters its 33rd year. A Fundraising Event Organized by the Friends of the Garden. Thirty-three years ago, on October 18, 1991, something […]
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ANTICIPATION: Countdown to Apple Festival
Posted on October 11, 2024 by Garden Communications
With just a few days left until the highly anticipated 33rd Annual Apple Festival at UBC Botanical Garden, excitement is building fast! Lisa Vogt, Chair of the Apple Festival 2024, has nothing but pure enthusiasm for the event. “Anticipation!” is what Lisa feels, the most, about this year’s festival. “We’ve got an amazing lineup this […]
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Celebrating an “A-Peeling” Heritage
Posted on October 3, 2024 by Garden Communications
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’s director, I am delighted to invite you to our biggest annual event and what has become a much-anticipated […]
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October in the Garden 2024
Posted on October 2, 2024 by Garden Communications
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-five hundred known cultivars, and the crab apples (or crabs), whose foliage, flowers and fruits are often remarkably ornamental. Among the […]
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What to expect at the 33rd annual Apple Festival October 19 & 20, 2024!
Posted on October 2, 2024 by Jennifer Douglas
UBC Apple Festival Tickets Volunteer at Apple Festival! Get ready to immerse yourself in a day full of fun, flavour, and fantastic experiences at UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival! Running from 11am-4pm the Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving, the garden event is perfect for families, foodies, and anyone who enjoys a good time surrounded by […]
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