Garden Blog

Cherry Blossoms Through the Season

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Douglas Justice, Associate Director | Horticulture and Curation

UBC Botanical Garden hosts an abundance of cherry trees that explode with beauty throughout the spring season. Read on to hear from Douglas Justice, Associate Director | Horticulture and Curation, about the seasonality of several exceptional varieties. No matter what time you visit UBC Botanical Garden or Nitobe Memorial Garden this spring, there will be […]
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Meet author Christina Chung of “The Layered Edible Garden”

Posted on March 7, 2024 by kyu28

  On March 20th 2024, meet author Christina Chung at 11:30am at the Shop in the Garden. She will be signing copies of her newly released book The Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer. Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space […]
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Lunar New Year Market 2024 Recap

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Garden Communications

After 2023’s resounding success, we grew this year’s event – doubling the size – bringing in new and wonderful local vendors, food trucks, workshops, and adventures for all guests.  A symbol of good fortune and prosperity, this year’s zodiac, the Dragon, is celebrated for ruling the weather and fruitful harvest (Duncan, C. (February 9, 2024) Why is […]
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March in the Garden 2024

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Garden Communications

  In the March 2017 blog, I wrote about spring-flowering rhododendrons. I hope you’ll forgive me for returning to this subject, but I’ve seldom seen as extensive a bud-set on rhododendrons as they are providing us this year. Most visitors know that UBC Botanical Garden has an excellent collection of rhododendrons; at last count there […]
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Welcoming Derek Churchill, Interim Principal Instructor for the Horticulture Training Program

Posted on February 29, 2024 by kyu28

The Garden is excited to welcome Derek Churchill, as interim Principal Horticulture Training Program Instructor. Derek is a seasoned Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist with two decades of experience in the landscape trade. With a long-term focus on plants and soil, Derek is able to impart his of knowledge to ensure the application of horticultural best management practices. His […]
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