Friends of the Garden (FOGs) Feature: April-June 2021
This regular feature will highlight the activities of the Friends of UBC Botanical Garden (FOGs), a close-knit volunteer group at the Garden, as they continue their contributions and community during the pandemic and beyond. Learn more and sign up to become a FOG.
Honouring Dr. David Slawson
We remember Dr. David Slawson, an important member of the Japanese garden community, in light of his recent passing.
UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden Re-Opens March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021 | UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden, and Shop in the Garden & Garden Centre will re-open. Tickets coming soon.
An Education in Propagation
Propagation is the practice of using plants to make more plants. There are two main ways to do it. The first—collecting and germinating seeds—depends on sexual processes of reproduction. The second, which encompasses a range of techniques—everything from root division to stem cuttings, grafting, and layering—depends on vegetative reproduction or cloning.
Friends of the Garden (FOGs) Feature: October-December
This regular feature will highlight the activities of the Friends of UBC Botanical Garden (FOGs), a close-knit volunteer group at the Garden, as they continue their contributions and community during the pandemic and beyond. Learn more and sign up to become a FOG Happy New Year! Date posted: December 31, 2020 The Friends of […]
December 2020 Festive Sales and Virtual Events
Learn about this year’s Members’ Day Sale, Wreath Sale, and Children’s Winter Wreaths pick up and virtual workshop.
Educational Resources – Accordion
UBC Botanical Garden provides educational programming, learning experiences, and resources to a diverse range of audiences on myriad topics, including plant and animal biodiversity, botany & conservation, sustainability education, food security, gardening and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to make these supports more accessible. Please click on the following […]
Garden Harvest Hampers tackle food security issues at UBC
Harvest Hamper Program aims to alleviate concerns about food security in a global pandemic by delivering fresh produce to UBC students.
Birding at the Botanical Garden: Adapting to the Impacts of COVID-19
During regular operations, UBC Botanical Garden hosts Nature Vancouver’s monthly bird surveys, but the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closing of the Garden earlier this year disrupted this citizen science project’s progress and data.
Featured Plants in August 2020 in the Neighbourhood
August 24-31 Dahlia variabilis (dahlia) All forty or so species of Dahlia are native to Mexico, Central America or northern South America, but we seldom see the wild species in gardens. Rather, we see hybrid dahlias—most of them derived from a small number of species that were originally exported to Europe starting in the 17th […]