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UBC Botanical Garden
Operating Hours
UBC Botanical Garden
Daily 9:30 am to 5 pm

Shop in the Garden
Daily 9:30 am to 5 pm

Nitobe Memorial Garden
Daily 9:30 am to 5 pm

Greenheart Canopy Walkway
Daily 10 am to 4 pm
(last tour at 3 pm)
 Drop-in Tours are back!
Guided ‘drop-in’ tours at the UBC Botanical Garden are back starting Friday, July 4th at 1pm. Available Thursday and Friday; our exciting 60-minute tours include an introduction to our Asian, Food and Physics gardens.  Tours are available with the prize of admission and are led by staff and trained volunteer garden guides.

With over 12,000 plants covering 78 acres (31.5 hectares), the UBC Botanical Garden cultivates and displays significant plant groups set within the backdrop of a lush temperate forest.  Come learn more about our history, or collection and our community!  

• Pre-registration is not required.
• Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Tours for groups are available by appointment only.
For more information on tours visit our website.
Membership
The best way to enjoy everything the gardens at UBC have to offer is through a membership, which includes admission to both UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden. Membership is an investment in your community and a valuable way of supporting the future of the gardens.
We've just revamped our membership program and have great new benefits to offer. Visit our website for more details.

About the Garden
Established in 1916, UBC Botanical Garden curates a collection of ca. 12,000 plants, representing approximately 8,000 taxa from temperate regions around the world.
Follow us on twitter, facebook and instragram. Our handle is @ubcgarden.
Volunteers Needed!
UBC Botanical Garden is seeking volunteers to lead 60-minute drop-in tours throughout the summer and fall. Guides play a vital role in our mission by bringing the collection to life through engaging educational interactions with garden visitors. For this role, we are seeking people who are passionate about ecology and botany, eager to share their knowledge with others and interested in learning more about the plant world and biodiversity. 
Learn more about volunteer opportunities on our website.
Shop in the Garden
The Shop in the Garden is the source for great plants, books, tools, garden-themed housewares and gifts for locals and visitors. Our freezer is full of frozen treats for hot days.
Cloudwalker,  a retelling of the Northwest Coast legend of how the rivers were created, is a recent, stunning addition to our children's books. The second in a series, preceded by Raven Brings the Light, it is again vividly illustrated by the woodblock prints of Roy Henry Vickers.
The Garden Centre has a broad selection of fine plants available, many on sale as we head into summer. We carry SeaSoil and statuary to sustain and compliment your garden.  
To keep up to date as new products come in to the shop between the Garden's monthly email newsletters you can sign up to receive periodic email from the shop by clicking here. You can also follow us on social media:  twitter, facebook and instagram Our username on all three of these social networks is "ubcgarden" - follow us for the latest!.
July in the Garden
Visiting the Botanical Garden in July is often a singular pleasure. When the temperatures finally rise to something resembling summer heat, the forested paths of the David C. Lam Asian Garden and BC Rainforest Garden beckon visitors to enjoy a cool respite from the sun. It's easy to while away the hours sitting on a bench by the pond in the Rainforest Garden watching the antics of a wide variety of birds and dragonflies. In the shade of the Asian Garden, cranesbills (Geranium), astilbes (Astilbe), meadow rues (Thalictrum) meadowsweets (Filipendula) and lilies (Lilium) fill gaps between rhododendrons, deciduous trees and tall conifers. Rhododendrons are seldom thought of as summer bloomers, but the Garden has a number of July-flowering species, including the iconic R. auriculatum, with its long leaves, auriculate (ear-like) leaf bases, and sticky, fabulously sweetly-scented, white or pink trumpet-like flowers that emerge in late July.  Somewhat earlier is another Chinese species, the equally impressive R. glanduliferum, with its wintergreen-scented flowers.
Click here to read the rest of this article on our blog.
Workshops and Lectures
Organic Pest Control: Plant Protection for Food Gardens
July 17, 2014, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

Got bugs on your balcony? Wilted plants in your yard? Join us as we explore organic pest management for food gardens with practical tips for creating lush and healthy gardens.

Students will learn about: 

  • Common pests in the garden
  • Organic pest control options
  • Importance of plant diversity for healthy gardens

Students will get hands-on experience with: 

  • Assessing plant health
  • Identifying garden insects
  • Using organic pest controls
Aeriosa
In June, the Greenheart Canopy Walkway hosted a special performance called Aeriosa with two sold out performances and lots of positive comments from guests. We are in the process of organizing another set of performances in August. Stay tuned for details on this next performance.
Here is a link to the Garden’s website with details of the past performance.  You can also check out some photos that The Province took here.
Thank you for supporting UBC Botanical Garden!
University of British Columbia

6804 SW Marine Drive | Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 CA


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