Garden Blog

May in the Garden 2023

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Garden Communications

This blog explores the collections and plants of interest to visitors at UBC Botanical Garden.
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Event Summary: 2023 Peter Wharton Lecture with Speaker Dr. Suzanne Simard

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Garden Communications

This year’s Peter Wharton Lecture was focused on how the forest's overall health and the impact of deforestation are acutely linked to what Dr. Simard describes as mycorrhizal networks.
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March in the Garden 2023

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Garden Communications

This month’s offering is another exploration of the Botanical Garden’s conifers.
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Erin Despard: Final Artist in Residence update

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Garden Communications

Post-residency, Erin Despard reflects on the potential for propagation to become a practice with an impact beyond individual gardens.
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Biodiversity in Brackets: Reflections on COP-15 and a renewed hope for nature

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Garden Communications

Tara Moreau shares her insights into the historic signing of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in December of 2022 in conversation with Garden staff member Lauren Jackson
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