Garden Blog

October in the Garden 2023

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Garden Communications

October is often the best month to see berries and other colourful fruits in the Botanical Garden.
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September in the Garden 2023

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Garden Communications

In the Garden, September is frequently just an extension of August. It might be a little cooler, and maybe the weather systems move a little faster, but this month often still feels like summer.
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August in the Garden 2023

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Garden Communications

Here we are in another dry summer. Straw-coloured lawns greet us when we arrive at the Garden.
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All the Ways We Water the Garden: Strategic and smart watering practices taken from UBC Botanical Garden

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Allison Luke, Principal Instructor of the Horticulture Training Program

As gardeners, we’re always looking for ways of getting water to our plants more efficiently, with less hassle and in less time. And hopefully, using less water too. We’re going to take a peek ‘behind the curtain’ here at UBC Botanical Garden and show you some of our irrigation systems (we use many of the […]
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A Walk In The Garden: On Seeing

Posted on June 28, 2023 by ariel baena-tan

Janae Gartly shares her experience walking through the winding paths of the Asian garden on a warm morning in May.
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