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March in the Garden 2025
Posted on April 1, 2025 by Garden Communications
As I’ve written about before, March is a tricky month for floral predictions. Weather forecasts have gotten better over the years, but knowing with any certainty what’s coming more than two weeks ahead shouldn’t be a reasonable expectation at this time of year. We can all remember years when a long period of mild weather […]
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Explore the Beauty of Nature Through UBC Botanical Garden’s Educational Tours
Posted on March 26, 2025 by Garden Communications
Explore the Beauty of Nature Through UBC Botanical Garden’s Educational Tours At UBC Botanical Garden, we are dedicated to promoting the understanding, value, and celebration of plants as essential components of a biodiverse world. Our guided walking tours provide visitors with the opportunity to explore our many gardens and connect with nature. During these tours, […]
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Welcoming Kelvin Devries, Interim Principal Instructor for The Horticulture Training Program
Posted on February 20, 2025 by Garden Communications
Kelvin Devries brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role of Interim Principal Instructor for the Horticulture Training Program. With an extensive background in both private and public horticulture, Kelvin has 15 years of experience at Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, contributing to a deep understanding of plant care, landscape design, and arboriculture. Kelvin […]
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Using Science to Inform Gardening Decisions
Posted on March 19, 2025 by Garden Communications
Gardening has long been an activity where science has informed its practitioners. Consider the decisions about what plant might thrive in a particular place, or how to manage a particular pest in as benign a way as possible. Using science at some level, whether observational or through experimental findings, (hopefully) has helped you to be […]
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Event Recap: A Celebration of Culture, Community, and Inclusivity at the Lunar New Year Market 2025
Posted on March 26, 2025 by Garden Communications
With crisp and sunny weather on our side, UBC Botanical Garden hosted its third annual Lunar New Year Market on January 25 and 26 2025, marking the Year of the Wood Snake in a bigger, and brighter way. The event successfully brought together visitors, vendors, and performers from all backgrounds to celebrate this important tradition, […]
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