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January in the Garden 2022
Posted on November 14, 2024 by Garden Communications
As I've said many times before in this blog space, it's difficult to predict the weather at the Botanical Garden more than a week or two out, which leaves me with little confidence about the number of winter-flowering plants that might be blooming for a visitor's New Year's walk. At this writing in mid-December, Clematis cirrhosa (winter clematis), Grevillea victoriae (royal grevillea), Mahonia x media 'Charity' (hybrid mahonia) and Viburnum x bodnantense (Bodnant viburnum) are looking great and full of flowers. As long as it doesn't freeze hard, all of these will still be in bloom and there will be plenty of other flowers to talk about for January. No promises, of course. I can, however, talk about a feature that isn't in the least affected by our normal weather: bark.
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Sustainable Communities Field School
Posted on June 18, 2024 by Garden Communications
$1.4-million gift helps UBC Botanical Garden grow its conservation and climate adaptation efforts.
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$1.4-million gift helps UBC Botanical Garden grow its conservation, climate adaptation efforts
Posted on December 15, 2021 by Garden Communications
UBC Botanical Garden’s approach to climate action, education and public engagement has been bolstered by an anonymous gift of $1.4-million in support of the Garden’s Sustainable Communities Field School.
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Happy World Soil Day! (Dec. 5)
Posted on December 6, 2021 by Garden Communications
Established in 2014 by the United Nations, World Soil Day is celebrated every year on December 5th, with the goal of spotlighting the importance of healthy soils and sustainable soil management. This year, the theme of World Soil Day is Soil Salinization. Soil Salinization is the process that occurs when salts, such as calcium, magnesium, […]
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December in the Garden 2021
Posted on November 14, 2024 by Garden Communications
As we move into the colder months, December is the perfect time to see some of the evergreens in the garden.
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