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Orchids - The Ultimate House Plant
Category(-ies): Local Interest
The Fraser Valley Orchid Society presents a show entitled “Orchids – The Ultimate House Plant” on Saturday, October 28 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, October 29 from 9am to 4pm. This show and sale takes place at the West Langley Community Hall, at 9308 208th St in Langley, BC. Admission is $6, but visit the web site of the Fraser Valley Orchid Society for a coupon.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 10:19 AM on October 26, 2006
Apple Festival Parking (2006)
Category(-ies): 2006 Archives
Planning on driving to UBC for the Apple Festival?
Parking is available in the West Parkade, which is located on Lower Mall (UBC Parking Rates - see weekend rates at parkades). Use Gates 6 or 7 to access.
Signage will be posted giving directions to the parkade. Three free trolleys will ferry people between the Botanical Garden and the parkade all day Saturday from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The trolleys are disabled equipped for those who require an extra helping hand.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:46 PM on October 12, 2006
Apple Festival by Transit (2006)
Category(-ies): 2006 Archives
Travelling to the Apple Festival by transit? Once you've arrived on campus, take Translink's new C20 shuttle route from the diesel bus loop. Accessibility-enabled.
The community shuttle runs every half hour, starting at 9:15 AM on Saturday and 10:15 AM on Sunday.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:06 AM on October 12, 2006
Vancouver Mycological Society Mushroom Show
Category(-ies): Community Events , Local Interest
The Vancouver Mycological Society is holding a Mushroom Show on Sunday, October 22 at VanDusen Botanical Garden. The show runs from 11am until 4pm in VanDusen's Floral Hall, and features displays of edible, poisonous and dubious mushrooms along with demonstrations on the cultivation, preservation and cooking of gourmet varieties. Attendees are invited to bring mushroom and fungus specimens for identification. Admission $3.00, children under 12 free.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:23 PM on October 11, 2006
2006-2007 Courses, Lectures and Seminars
Category(-ies): UBC Lectures and Courses
A near-final version of UBC Botanical Garden's 2006-2007 courses, lectures and seminars is now available online: UBC Botanical Garden Courses and Lectures. Please visit and see what UBC Botanical Garden has on offer to help you learn more about plants, gardening and the natural world!
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:32 PM on October 6, 2006
Haunted Halloween at UBC Botanical Garden (2006)
Category(-ies): 2006 Archives
The UBC Botanical Garden is holding an exciting, free Haunted Halloween Day for children and their parents on October 29/06 from 1-4pm. Please contact Nadine Diner at (604) 690-5375 or nadine.diner@ubc.ca to register parents and children for this event. Sorry, this event is full! 175 children and their parents is the maximum we can host for this event. Check the web site frequently for children's events occurring in the near future!
The event will begin at 1pm with a spooky scavenger hunt where parents and children can work together using clues to find the locations of 10 unique Halloween themed Garden stations. At each station, volunteers will teach the children some unique facts and Halloween stories regarding the plants at that stop, and the children will receive a stamp to signify their completion of each stop.
Following the scavenger hunt, parents and children can sit down and enjoy a fun Halloween story provided by our Botanical Garden story teller, and then proceed to the craft and game room for a series of fun activities and prizes, plus a cash-only carnivorous plant sale sponsored by Hawaiian Botanicals & Water Gardens in Richmond BC.
Please help us distribute the poster for this event (or print it as a reminder!): Haunted Halloween at UBC Botanical Garden (PDF).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:53 PM on October 3, 2006