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Apple Festival Thank You (2003)
Category(-ies): 2003 Archives
This past weekend's Apple Festival was the most successful UBC Botanical Garden event to date, with just shy of 13 000 visitors to the garden participating in the festivities. Almost everything was sold out by the end of the festival, which could not have been predicted on Thursday or Friday, considering the heavy rainfall.
On behalf of the researchers and staff at UBC Botanical Garden, I'd like to express our gratitude.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 5:29 AM on October 23, 2003 | Comments (1)
Interpretative Signs
Category(-ies): Web Site News
Seven new signs have been placed in the garden. The written text for each is available on the web site on the interpretative sign page.
In addition, all sign web pages have been converted to the new design, with accompanying images where available.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:55 AM on October 23, 2003
From Apomixis to Mixing Paints
Category(-ies): UBC Lectures and Courses
Upcoming courses and lectures for the week of Oct 19 to Oct 26:
On Monday, October 20, Dr. Jeannette Whitton of the UBC Department of Botany will be giving a free seminar in the UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre entitled "Too much and not enough: the consequences of hybridization and asexual reproduction in Crepis and Townsendia". The seminar begins at noon.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 4:32 PM on October 14, 2003
Name the Apple Contest Followup (2003)
Category(-ies): 2003 Archives
And the winning name is...
Aurora Golden Gala
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 6:18 PM on October 7, 2003
The Enigmatic Vancouver Island Beggartick
Category(-ies): Davidsonia
Volume 14, number 3 of the garden's scientific journal, Davidsonia, is in press!
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:41 AM on October 2, 2003
Careers in Horticulture
Category(-ies): Opportunities
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research (and the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences) shares educational ties with the Horticulture Program at Kwantlen University College. If you are interested in pursuing horticulture, you may wish to consider attending Kwantlen's information session below:
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:44 PM on October 1, 2003