June 2017 in the Garden
June can be a rainy month, but the weather is seldom chilly, and every day that the sun shines in the garden is truly a joy.
Growing Year-Round at the Food Garden
Horticulturist Brendan Fisher explains how all manner of crops are grown at the Food Garden.
May 2017 in the Garden
What can we expect in the garden this May? A few April flowers, I think.
April 2017 in the Garden
At the time of this writing, plants in UBC Botanical Garden are, by many estimates, about two weeks behind their normal schedules.
March 2017 in the Garden
Most visitors know that UBC Botanical Garden has an excellent collection of rhododendrons. But few know that there are more than a few species that regularly flower in early spring.
February 2017 in the Garden
Discover plenty of flowers in bloom in the Garden in February.
January 2017 in the Garden
How to predict the weather through…Eucalyptus?
December 2016 in the Garden
December can be a somber time, but gardens often provide welcome surprises that help illuminate the gloom.
November 2016 in the Garden
As the temperature continues to descend, plants are being conditioned to tolerate winter’s chill. The conditioning also works on people, too, but many of us fight it.
October 2016 in the Garden
One of the pleasures at UBC Botanical Garden is watching how plants respond to conditions from one year to the next.