UBC Botanical Garden
6804 SW Marine Drive V6T 1Z4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

This is the last weekend to recycle Christmas trees.

Surely it is common sense to incorporate biodiversity, botanical data and botanical expertise into both the planning and practice of tree planting? This may not... be the case. Join Dean Meigan Aronson of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Science, Patrick Lewis of the UBC Botanical Garden, and Paul Smith of Botanic Gardens Conservation International in a virtual event exploring a botanist’s rules of engagement in a rapidly changing world. 14 January 8:30 AM PST Register now: http://ow.ly/Hqky50D1tEK

Thanks @LEPS for sharing our Grow Green Guide resource developed together with @MetroVanouver

Publishing a paper? Tweet about it. A joint study between the UBC, the University of Manitoba, the University of Toronto, and the Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network found that sharing easy-to-understand summaries of your research can lead to significant increases in citation and possibilities for future collaborations. Read the article: http://ow.ly/Sr0950CU6Aa

Happy new year! What are your gardening goals for 2021? : Sorbus 'Joseph Rock' by Daniel Mosquin, Research Manager

This Fall, we welcome our new UBC Botanical Garden Artist in Residence, Dr. Erin Despard. Erin is a writer, researcher and creative practitioner specializing in gardens, landscape and visual media. At the Garden, she aims to explore the relationship between humans and plants in the fascinating process of intentional propagation. Welcome to UBC Botanical Garden, Erin! ... Photo credit: KK Law Read the announcement here: http://ow.ly/1eQe50CmcJ7 #ubcbotanicalgarden

Our annual Wreath Sale starts Wednesday, November 25! Don’t miss our annual sale of beautiful fresh, handcrafted holiday wreaths. Wreaths are available for sale in the Shop in the Garden. Book your shopping appointment: http://ow.ly/4oJi50CqLRd #ubcbotanicalgarden #ubcgardenshop

Professor, poet and performer Celeste Snowber, our most recent Artist in Residence at UBC Botanical Garden, reflects on her projects at the Garden and performs some of her pieces in this video. Thank you Celeste for your beautiful and thought-provoking work featuring poetic site-specific performances at the Garden. We look forward to having you return to perform at the Garden in the future. Stay tuned to hear more about our new Artist in Residence this week.... http://ow.ly/HTWF50CjbCO

Ilex verticillata, commonly known as winterberry, begins to ripen its scarlet fruit in the fall. As the name suggests, these berries persist well into winter, adding a splash of colour in the wintry Garden landscape. Book your next visit: http://ow.ly/Im0G50Csygp : Ben Stormes, Curator of the Garden’s North American collections.... #ubcbotanicalgarden #explorebc #gardensbc

Bring some festive cheer home with this year's Children’s Winter Wreaths virtual workshop. Pick up wreath kits in person at the Garden and watch our virtual workshop to make beautiful festive wreaths at home. Register here: http://ow.ly/Gx5v50CsDLa #ubcbotanicalgarden #virtualevent

Watch BORROWED FROM NATURE, a documentary that features Nitobe Memorial Garden, tomorrow and Saturday on CBC. More info below.

#FOGStories: What's the process of becoming a FOG like? New Friends of the Botanical Garden (FOGs) participate in a 12-week Orientation course from September to December. They tour UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Garden and the Greenheart Tree Walk, do research to learn more about Garden plants and meet on-site Garden staff. And of course, they become acquainted with the FOG community, their various teams and their activities. Earlier this season, new FOGs went on a tour aroun...d the Nitobe Memorial Garden as part of their Orientation course. Since the FOG community is mostly virtual now due to the pandemic, on-site tours are more meaningful than ever. Interested in becoming a FOG? Learn more: http://ow.ly/bhQg50CiWdD Photo taken by Gudrun Hancock. #ubcgardenfogs #ubcgarden

Did you know that a new UBC Chancellor is being installed just before graduation? Watch the ceremony for The Honourable Steven Point (xw l qwl tl) at 10:00 a.m. PST on November 25. http://ow.ly/eHmR50CgUyb

#WildPlantWednesday: Salal (Gaultheria shallon) is a very common understory shrub in coastal British Columbia. Growing in various forms, its shape ranges from creeping to erect and from the size of a scraggly plant to a dense shrub up to several metres tall. Salal often grows in infertile and acidic soils. Learn more about how to identify this native plant in this short video by Dr. Patrick Culbert and UBC Faculty of Forestry: http://ow.ly/npy750Ch4wa #nativeplants #explorebclocal

The striking black-dotted white fruit and bright pink stems of Actaea pachypoda give its common name "doll’s eyes" and provides a wonderfully spooky sight at the Garden! Plan your visit: http://ow.ly/oefq50C382Y : Ben Stormes, Curator of the Garden’s North American collections.... #ubcbotanicalgarden #gardensbc #explorebc

#WildPlantWednesday: the evergreen Hylocomium splendens (step moss) gets its name from its distinctive "stair step" pattern. You can also identify step moss by its elegant, feathery shoots. Learn more about this native plant in this short video: http://ow.ly/OJj350C3ije #nativeplants #explorebc

Symphyotrichum ciliolatum, commonly known as the fringed blue aster, produces an abundant display of delicate flowers in late summer through fall. These plants were collected last year in Ontario and are settling in well in the Carolinian Forest Garden. Plan your visit: http://ow.ly/dqjl50C3br3 : Ben Stormes, Curator of the Garden’s North American collections.... #explorebc #gardensbc

Chrysanthemums currently abound in the Garden. Check out this beautiful bed of Chrysanthemum yezoense in the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden. Plan your visit: http://ow.ly/AN9650C3aAf : Laura Caddy, Curator of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden... #ubcbotanicalgarden #explorebc #gardensbc

Mental health may look and feel different for each of us, but we all benefit from exploring ways to foster it. Visiting gardens when you need to take a break is one way to relax, reenergize and find new perspectives. Learn about, talk about and explore ways to support your mental health during UBC Wellbeing's Thrive this month. http://ow.ly/Qbm550BZXHB #LetsThriveUBC #UBCThrive #mentalhealthliteracy

The Garden entrance is made bright in the fall by the distinctive golden berries of Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ (golden mountain ash). Plan your visit: http://ow.ly/cMt850C32eZ : Jennifer Douglas-Mills, Administrative & Operations Manager... #ubcgarden #ubcbotanicalgarden #gardensbc #explorebclocal

#FOGStories: The FOGs got creative with this year’s drive-by pelargonium and sweet pea sales! In just one of the ways they are innovating during COVID-19, FOGs presented the plants to drive-by customers via fishnets, a neat way to ensure safe distance and follow safety protocols. Both were a huge success and raised around $3,000 - all plants grown by FOGs. Plants included special pelargoniums cultivated by Ian Gillam, a long-time FOG. Join the FOGs in growing new, exciting wa...ys to show love for plants and community. Learn more about FOGs and sign up here: http://ow.ly/X3lb50C00cR Photos by Ed Biggs, Kathy Mullen, Sara Jones. #ubcgarden #ubcgardenfogs

#WildPlantWednesday: evergreen Buckiella undulata has two common names wavy-leaved cotton moss from its undulated leaves (though hard to see with the naked eye) and flat moss from its flattened, rather grass-like appearance. Learn more about how to identify this coastal native plant in this video: http://ow.ly/QMzh50BWKQA #ExploreBC #nativeplants

Nothing announces the change of seasons quite like the colour change of foliage. The eye-catching Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston ivy) is best known for its vibrant fall colour of pink, red, and purple. Plan your visit to the Garden: http://ow.ly/e3w750BRFTY : Ben Stormes, Curator of the Garden’s North American collections... #explorebclocal #gardensbc

Join us for the free premiere of TEALEAVES new exciting documentary, IN GOOD TASTE, tonight at 6pm. Watch the trailer: http://ow.ly/fker50BTSku Register here: http://ow.ly/9mWM50BTSkv

Due to Apple Market pickups UBC Botanical Garden is closed for garden visits October 16-18. The Shop in the Garden and Garden Centre remains open and Nitobe Memorial Garden is also open.

#FOGStories: Every week since September, Friends of the UBC Botanical Garden have been hard at work harvesting and preparing produce in the Food Garden. Their efforts go towards the Harvest Hampers initiative, which delivers fresh Garden produce and cooking essentials to students in need on campus. FOGs are seen here shelling harvested beans and harvesting lemongrass in the Garden. With the help of FOGs, 515 pounds of produce in 54 hampers have been distributed in the past si...x weeks. Learn more about FOGs here: http://ow.ly/aAm850BTRen The Harvest Hamper initiative involves many communities coming together to address immediate concerns about food security in the UBC area. Learn more about this initiative here: http://ow.ly/fGGK50BTRem Photos taken by Kathy Mullen.

October 16 is the tenth anniversary of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s public opening day! Join the Museum in celebrating in-person from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, or virtually at 3:00 pm for their Livestream celebration. Admission is by donation!