The Garden Shed

Thanks to the initiative, persistence and hard work of the Friends of the Garden, UBC Botanical Garden can finally offer tea, coffee and other refreshments to visitors. Opened just in time for one of the hottest weekends in years, the newly-erected Garden Shed Cafe is conveniently located in a beautiful outdoor setting next to the Shop-in-the-Garden, just inside the entrance to the Garden itself.

Operating from a small but attractive new wooden building, the Garden Shed offers a range of drinks, snacks (from muffins to sandwiches) and ice cream. Tables and chairs under the nearby ginkgo tree provide an often-shady dining area. Willing staff and volunteers are available to serve all-comers between 10:00am and 5:00pm. Take a break after a visit to the Garden or stop in for tea or coffee and conversation!

The Garden Shed Cafe is the latest in a long line of important contributions to the UBC Botanical Garden by the Friends of the Garden, a volunteer group whose fund-raising and service work is invaluable.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:13 PM on August 3, 2006