Seeds donated to Heiltsuk Nation Granny Gardens Food Security Initiative
UBC Botanical Garden is honoured to donate seeds to an initiative for food security in the isolated community of Bella Bella during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Fruitful Dark of Winter: Reflection and Poems
Read the poetry of Dr. Celeste Snowber, who recently led a walking performance called “The Fruitful Dark of Winter” through the Garden.
Collecting the Impossible moss: BC species key to charting 1 billion years of plant evolution
An international team of researchers have completed a massive effort to sequence genes from more than 1,100 plant species—an undertaking that saw UBC botanists collect rare mosses from remote corners of BC, and travel to the South Pacific to collect parasitic plants.
Harvesting Food Skills Program for Students, by Students
Food insecurity is a rising issue across Canadian universities and UBC is no exception. But UBC students are leveraging their knowledge to create solutions to food insecurity.
Local Gardens Growing Global Goals
UBC Botanical Garden is working with student partners to bridge the gap between students and food security, an issue that is prominent not only on UBC’s Vancouver campus but across the world.
Recap: The Garden of Secrets Launch & Screenings
A botanical garden isn’t just a garden filled with plants – it is a garden of ideas.
TEALEAVES and UBC Botanical Garden Reveal the Secrets to Finding Your Next Big Idea in The Garden of Secrets
The Garden of Secrets explores biophilia, biomimicry and how botanical gardens, as idea libraries, house a wealth of solutions to the challenges that face our world today.
Nitobe Memorial Garden donates koi to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Ten koi make their way across the pond to their new home at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
The Season of the Sakura
Douglas shares his insight on the impacts of weather on flowering with Global BC.
UBC Botanical Garden featured in Weddingbells’ Spring/Summer 2019 Issue
An elegant occasion at the Contemporary Lawn & Arbour.