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Play your way across the UBC campus at this amazing ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL! Kids Take Over UBC invites families to take part in a day of arts, culture, music and more, all across campus. Create, learn, and get inspired!

January 2025 in the Garden – Year of the Snake (Bark Maple)  Acer capillipes Maples are usually recognized by their distinctive leaves; thus, winter is generally not a time recommended for their study. But the snake bark maples (also known as stripe-ba

Purchase Tickets here  Volunteer Lunar New Year is a time of celebration, reflection, and renewal, and UBC Botanical Garden’s goal for this year’s Lunar New Year market is to create an experience that encourages communities to connect more deeply with

Photo by KK Law In 2024, former UBC Botanical Garden artist-in-residence Erin Despard re-joined the Garden as its writer-in-residence and science communicator.  Erin holds a PhD in Communication Studies and previously served as a research associate and

UBC Botanical Garden staff members Brendan, Dee Ann, Ben, and Tara at the APGA Annual Conference.  In 2024, staff from UBC Botanical Garden attended a series of conferences to explore the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the botanic garden

UBC Botanical Garden Staff Our Director, Dee Ann Benard, invites us to look back on the highlights of this year. Through our collective drive for growth and unwavering dedication, we have achieved significant progress, transformation, and success. Read

An Introduction to Research Conducted at UBC Botanical Garden   Anyone who visits UBC Botanical Garden can see and feel that it is a place of beauty and biological diversity as well as human and ecological well-being. However, not everyone fully apprec

Purchase Tickets here  Volunteer Building on the success of the previous year, the 2025 event will be bigger and better than ever – doubling in size and bringing new experiences for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. In 2024, the Garden came alive a

In temperate climates, all kinds of plants cease growth and lose their leaves as the light diminishes and temperatures fall. The ancients saw the loss of leaves and increasing darkness and cold with some trepidation. But evergreen plants—coniferous and

On the 21st of September, a keen group of crafters and plant lovers alike joined together at UBC Botanical Garden’s Natural Dyes Workshop. The group was led by the talented textile artist Shaela Hill of The Dandelion Dyer.   Natural dyes are one of the