Aerial Photographs of UBC Botanical Garden

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News

Earlier this summer, Alpine Garden curator Brent Hine had the opportunity to fly over the gardens in a small plane. As of the end of August, the lawn areas seen in the images are now shades of brown thanks to UBC Botanical Garden's water use policy.

Compared to what is currently available on Google Map's rendering of UBC Botanical Garden, the aerial photographs offer the opportunity to resolve individual trees, shrubs and mass plantings within the cultivated and naturalized landscapes that make up the garden. If you are interested, you can also compare the aerial photographs to the ground-level visitor's map of UBC Botanical Garden.

Another alternative way of viewing the garden from above is the City of Vancouver's VanMap (thanks Marilyn for the suggestion). It can be a bit slow to operate, but the 2004 orthograph of the garden is interesting because it was taken during the spring flowering of the magnolias.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:47 AM on August 31, 2005

TREEFEST at Riverview

Category(-ies): Community Events , Local Interest

The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society is presenting TREEFEST on Sunday September 18 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Henry Esson Young (HEY) Building at Riverview Hospital. The event will offer tours of the grounds, featuring the historic trees planted at the site when it was originally developed as Essondale (the forerunner of the UBC Botanical Garden). There will be activities and entertainment for the whole family. Admission is free. For more information visit the RHC Society events page.

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 11:29 AM on August 29, 2005

Another review of The Jade Garden

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News

Bruce Dalbrack of The Asian Review of Books has written a review of UBC Botanical Garden's “The Jade Garden - New and Notable Plants from Asia”. He leads with “This is a nifty and highly recommended book for plant and garden enthusiasts wishing to expand their knowledge of Asian greenery.” and the praise (and a few criticisms!) continue from there.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:52 PM on August 18, 2005

Minotaur Unleashed!

Category(-ies): Art in the Garden , Botanical Garden News , Community Events , Local Interest , UBC Events

The “Minotaur with Hare” by UK artist Sophie Ryder is on display at UBC Botanical Garden for 18 months as part of the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale: Open Spaces 2005/2006. Weighing 800kg and measuring 2.7m (7') tall, the minotaur will overlook a soon-to-be-constructed traditional turf maze, representing the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:38 PM on August 11, 2005