2006 December Holiday Hours (Revised)

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News

Revised: UBC Botanical Garden will remain open throughout December and January be closed on the afternoon of Dec 22 to Dec 26 inclusive. It will reopen on December 27-29 for regular winter hours. It will again close from Dec 30 to Jan 1 inclusive and reopen January 2. Apologies for any inconvenience the incorrect original posting may have caused.

Nitobe Memorial Garden will be closing on the afternoon of December 21 and reopening on the morning of January 2 with its regular winter hours.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:59 PM on December 19, 2006

Community Shuttle to UBC Botanical Garden

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News , Front Page News

Courtesy of the UBC TREK Program Centre:

“TransLink's Community Shuttles are minibuses that fit well into communities, providing more service, connecting neighbourhoods and linking with the regional transit network. There are two community shuttle routes at UBC. C20 covers destinations on the west side of campus including UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden, and the Museum of Anthropology as well as the Chan Centre while the C22 serves the eastside of campus (e.g. Hampton Place and Acadia).”

“To get to UBC Botanical Garden via public transit, take a bus to UBC and then board the C20, which stops outside of the Student Recreation Centre on Student Union Boulevard next to the diesel bus loop. The C20 runs throughout the day until midnight with service commencing at 7:15 am during weekdays and at 9:15 am and 10:15 am on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Note that the bus only runs every 30 minutes so be sure to check the schedule first.”

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:41 PM on December 19, 2006

“The Jade Garden” Nominated

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News , Kudos

UBC Botanical Garden's recent book, “The Jade Garden” was nominated for the 2006 Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature by the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

Congratulations to the three main authors, Peter Wharton, Brent Hine and Douglas Justice and everyone else who contributed to the book.

Learn more about “The Jade Garden”, including links to excerpts from the book.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:18 AM on December 12, 2006