A Bountiful Healthy Harvest Season at UBC’s Food Garden

Discover how UBC’s Food Garden transforms a simple harvest into a powerful vision for sustainable food systems and community well-being. Keep reading to explore this season’s abundance and the inspiring ways it supports biodiversity, resilience, and local food security.

Explore This Year’s Harvest

Apple Diversity Hybrid Workshop

This October, UBC Botanical Garden invites Metro Vancouver classrooms to the free Hybrid Apple Diversity Workshop, a BC Curriculum-aligned program to inspire learning in science, sustainability, and Indigenous knowledge. Designed for grades K–12, it combines live online sessions with hands-on, nature-based activities. Register today or encourage your school to sign up and let students explore and celebrate the diversity of apples.

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September in the Garden

In UBC Botanical Garden, it often feels like September is the beginning of the end of summer. This year in particular, autumn seems to be approaching more rapidly than usual (but then, what is usual?). September is more of a beginning at UBC. The start of classes for the university heralds much activity related to the welcoming back of students.

In this month’s blog, Douglas Justice captures the beauty and abundance of September at UBC Botanical Garden, where the shift from summer to fall brings a surprising array of blooms, fruits, and colours. From hardy begonias and mountain ashes in the Asian Garden to vibrant lilies and zinnias at the entrance, discover what makes this season a perfect time to explore the Garden.

We were delighted to welcome UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon to the Garden this week! On a sunny afternoon walk with our Senior Leadership Team, Dr. Bacon explored the living collections, shared stories, and reflected on the important role of gardens in learning, conservation, and community. We’re deeply grateful for his visit and for recognizing the Garden’s contributions to the health and wellbeing of the UBC community and beyond.

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Shop and the Garden Centre

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UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine Drive
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 4:30pm

Quiet bench at UBC Botanical Garden with fall foliage

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View looking across the pond at the bridge at Nitobe Memorial Garden

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A Bountiful Healthy Harvest Season at UBC’s Food Garden

Apple Diversity Hybrid Workshop

September in the Garden

UBC President Visits the Garden

Events and Activities

Shop and the Garden Centre