HoursWe will be open Canada Day long weekend, including Monday July 3rd!
UBC Botanical Garden & the Shop in the Garden, *Greenheart TreeWalk, and Nitobe Memorial Garden are all open Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00am-4:30pm. Both gardens occasionally close due to weather, so please check our website before visiting.
*Last entry to Greenheart TreeWalk 3:30pm
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Celebrating Our 3rd Annual Family Nature Walk!
We are thrilled to share the exciting highlights of our third annual Family Nature Walk event, held on May 20th and 21st, 2023, in honour of the UN’s International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22nd). This special event is part of our Biodiversity Days celebration, a month-long event series organized by UBC Botanical Garden in collaboration with SEEDS Sustainability Program, UBC Farm, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and the Climate Crisis and Urban Biodiversity initiative.
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June in the Garden
June is for geraniums. June is also for honeysuckles, climbing roses and stewartias, but I’m trying to keep this blog to a reasonable size. After the lull in mid-May when the rhododendrons, early herbaceous perennials and late bulbs take a needed breath, June is when the summer flowers really start coming into their own. This month stands apart not only for the impressive diversity of plants in flower, but also the sheer volume of blooms in the Garden. And among the tough, long-lived perennials, there few better examples of this bounty than in the hardy geraniums. Also known as cranesbills because of the resemblance of their seed capsules to a crane’s bill, there are more than four hundred species across the Northern Hemisphere and southern Africa, and these include annuals, biennials and perennials. Some thirty-five species, selections and hybrids scattered around the Botanical Garden.
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Celebrate Pride in Vancouver
BranchingOUT 2023
On August 2nd, join horticulturist Scott Ferguson and colleagues for an evening of guided tours throughout UBC Botanical Garden's collections, including the GreenHeart TreeWalk. Refreshments, light snacks, and opportunities to mingle are all a part of this event in our beautiful Garden. Connect with other botanically inclined members of the LGBTQ2S+ community in this warmup to the Vancouver Pride Festival weekend. This event is for those 19+ years of age.
Save the date and celebrate Pride with us at UBC Botanical Garden!
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MembershipThe best way to enjoy everything the gardens at UBC have to offer is through an annual garden membership, which includes admission to both UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden. Membership is an investment in your community and a valuable way to help us continue to provide informative and engaging experiences for our many visitors. We are pleased to offer our members a range of benefits.
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Dispatches from the Czech Republic – Curator-Horticulturist Laura Caddy
June is a wonderful time to explore the E. H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden, with its glasshouse and rock outcrops furnished with colourful plants. Located along the north-eastern section of the Botanical Garden, straddling the area between the amphitheatre and Rainforest Garden, the Alpine Garden is known for its plant diversity more than any particular group of plants. In less than 4% of the total area of the Garden, the Alpine Garden holds 40% of the Garden’s total diversity. This results in a collection filled with natural treasures, including a wide array of families that are not duplicated elsewhere in the Garden. Laura Caddy, Curator-Horticulturist of the Alpine Garden, oversees the collection.
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FOG Book RecommendationsJenny is the Shop in the Garden Book Buyer, a Friend of the Garden volunteer. This month's selection include Jim Pojar and Andy Mackinnon's Alpine Plants of British Columbia. Richard Cannings Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. In addition to Stephen Hui's 105 Hikes he has also recently published Best Hikes and Nature Walks with Kids. The Pocket Naturalist series and the Field Guide series are also great for taking along in your backpack -- eg. Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest and Field Guide to Birds of the Pacific Northwest.
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Plants in the Garden CentreFilled with beautiful plants there's something special for everyone's garden, whether you have a large space or are container gardening. Friends of the Garden expert plant buyer, Ronda has just the right pick for you. In early June, the heirloom and specialty Roses arrived along with gorgeous peonies! Pacific Northwest Native Plants are great pollinator plants. With the heat of summer, maybe some shade plants are in order ferns, epimediums and hostas are the best shade plants. Summer solstice is June 21st time to sow seed for your winter vegetables such as broccoli.
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| Upcoming Workshops & Programs
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Native Plants WorkshopJoin Allison Luke for mid-summer evenings at UBC Botanical Garden for studying native plants of the Pacific Northwest. This 3-part series is geared towards those who are new to native plants, eager to learn plant ID of the most common perennials, shrubs, and trees in this region, and how to increase biodiversity in your garden. Participants can register for one, or more sessions.
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Grow Green Live Series: Butterfly Biodiversity in Your GardenMetro Vancouver Regional Parks Planner, Karin England, will be joined by Dr. Michelle Tseng, Assistant Professor of Botany and Zoology at UBC, for a discussion on how you can support butterflies in your garden.
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Explore the world of wild-collected
plants from around the globe.
Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Closed Mondays
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Experience harmony in nature at
Nitobe Memorial Garden.
Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Closed Mondays
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