Fredericton Botanic Garden Association
695 Prospect Street E3B 4Y2 Fredericton, NB, Canada

Rain or shine Weeding Wednesdays begin tonight at 6 p.m. Only thunderstorms stop us!

A selection of today’s Garden blooms

If you are under 30 and have experience gardening, consider working for the Botanic Garden this summer. We are hiring a Horticultural Worker for eight weeks (June-July). Email a cover letter and resume to [email protected] Note: This position is funded by Canada Summer Jobs which established the age criteria.

Snapshot of what’s in bloom this week

Jasper the spotted inspector is on the job in the greenhouses, checking out all the stock for our up coming Spring Plant Sale. On line sale starts May 25th. On site at the Resource Center is the 29th & 30. Details to follow as we get closer.

Get your poinsettia order in soon. Only red and a few white poinsettias left! https://fbga-plant-sale.square.site/

@NatureKidsNB is hosting a painted rock scavenger hunt at the Fredericton Botanic Garden November 22. Registration link: https://www.facebook.com/events/359886801773715 Photo: Karl Dore.

Online Talks in the Garden series begins November 18. Coining Scientific Names for Plants and Animals: What Can You Get Away With? by Professor Steve Heard. For members only. Join or renew your membership for access http://bit.ly/fbgamembership Gardeners are obsessed with putting a name to each garden plant they encounter. Most plants and animals are known by multiple common names in every language imaginable, but there is only one valid scientific name for each species. D...r. Stephen Heard is fascinated with how scientific names are established and has written a book on plant and animal species that were named to recognize, honour or sometimes even mock people. In our first ever online talk, he will share with you some fascinating stories about how various species got their scientific names, and about the scientists who named them. The Garden gratefully acknowledges the Anglican Diocese of New Brunswick for sponsoring Zoom access for Talks in the Garden.

Forest fungi for a spooky night. Photo: Sara Travis

The Garden receives so many acts of kindness from our visitors. We recently learned that Chris Burton has been quietly cleaning our birdboxes each season. The tree swallows are very appreciative. Photo credit: Karl Dore

Arboretums - "a living reference of trees" - Satisfy wanderlust with an autumn tour of England's arboretums - https://www.theguardian.com//autumn-tour-of-uk-arboretums-