A brighter Lunar New Year celebration awaits us in 2025
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...
View ArticleProtected: An Introduction to Research Conducted at UBC Botanical Garden
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View Article2024: A Year of Germination at UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on UBC Botanical Garden’s 2024 highlights, growth, and accomplishments. This was a year of brand-new beginnings, challenges and changes, beauty and...
View ArticleUBC Botanical Garden Conferences: A Year in Review
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...
View ArticleWelcoming Erin Despard, Writer-in-Residence
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...
View ArticleLunar New Year Market 2025 – A Cultural Celebration of Tradition and Community
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...
View ArticleEmbark on a Winter Journey this month at the Garden
January 2025 in the Garden – Year of the Snake (Bark Maple) Maples are usually recognized by their distinctive leaves; thus, winter is generally not a time recommended for their study. But the snake...
View ArticleKids Take Over UBC 2025!
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,...
View ArticleFebruary in the Garden 2025
Few garden plants are as tough as the hollies. The plant that comes to most minds (locally, at least) when holly is mentioned is undoubtedly Ilex aquifolium, the English holly, a species with countless...
View ArticleEvent Recap: A Celebration of Culture, Community, and Inclusivity at the...
With crisp and sunny weather on our side, UBC Botanical Garden hosted its third annual Lunar New Year Market on January 25 and 26 2025, marking the Year of the Wood Snake in a bigger, and brighter way....
View ArticleUsing Science to Inform Gardening Decisions
Gardening has long been an activity where science has informed its practitioners. Consider the decisions about what plant might thrive in a particular place, or how to manage a particular pest in as...
View ArticleClimate Emergency Week
Join us for a walking tour in the beautiful UBC Botanical Garden to learn about how gardens are adapting to climate change and making long-term decisions to support trees, plants, and biodiversity. The...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Research Conducted at UBC Botanical Garden
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...
View ArticleWelcoming Kelvin Devries, Interim Principal Instructor for The Horticulture...
Kelvin Devries brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role of Interim Principal Instructor for the Horticulture Training Program. With an extensive background in both private and public...
View ArticleUsing Science to Inform Gardening Decisions
Gardening has long been an activity where science has informed its practitioners. Consider the decisions about what plant might thrive in a particular place, or how to manage a particular pest in as...
View ArticleExplore the Beauty of Nature Through UBC Botanical Garden’s Educational Tours
Explore the Beauty of Nature Through UBC Botanical Garden’s Educational Tours At UBC Botanical Garden, we are dedicated to promoting the understanding, value, and celebration of plants as essential...
View ArticleMarch in the Garden 2025
As I’ve written about before, March is a tricky month for floral predictions. Weather forecasts have gotten better over the years, but knowing with any certainty what’s coming more than two weeks ahead...
View ArticleBiodiversity Days 2025
This year’s fifth annual Biodiversity Days includes a diversity of in-person and online events. Dig into our 2025 program to celebrate biodiversity, with more events to come every week. The post...
View ArticleExploring Cherry Blossoms at UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden
Cherry Blossom Walk with Douglas Justice (Event) Spring has officially arrived in Vancouver, and with it comes the stunning sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom. If you’re looking to take in the...
View ArticleThe Story Behind Greenheart Treewalk: A Conversation With Ian Green
Get Tickets As we look forward to the Greenheart Treewalk reopening on April 1, we sat down with Ian Green, one of the founders of Greenheart, to discuss the story behind this unique tree walk and its...
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