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Holiday Wreath Sale (2006)
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Each year the Friends of the Garden make up to 300 fresh Christmas wreaths for the holiday season. Including materials from the Botanical Garden and from members private gardens, each wreath is unique and many contain examples of rare and unusual plants. The styles vary considerably and range from the traditional evergreens and berries, to contemporary designs and colour schemes suitable for the most chic modern home. The wreaths come in small, medium and large sizes (10" to around 30") and range in price from $30 upwards. The wreaths are guaranteed to last well into the New Year with adequate watering (laying them out in the rain overnight works very well!)
Attractive table decorations, door swags and miniature Christmas trees are also available.
Christmas wreaths and decorations will be available at the Shop in the Garden from Wednesday, November 29th through to December 8th - or until supplies run out.
To view some examples check out GardenWise magazine Winter 2005 issue.
All proceeds support research, education and plant conservation at UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research.
For more information:
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:07 AM on November 20, 2006
Apple Festival Parking (2006)
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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)
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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
Haunted Halloween at UBC Botanical Garden (2006)
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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
Apple Festival (2006)
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The 16th annual Apple Festival is being held on October 14th and 15th from 11AM to 4PM on both days. There will be over 50 varieties of apples to taste and to buy, as well as many varieties of apple trees for sale. Come early to ensure that you can buy your favourite apple, as many of the most popular varieties sell out quickly.
There will be a new event this year – the Longest Peel contest, with prizes being awarded for those who can peel the longest unbroken apple skin. There will also be a special game for children, allowing them to explore parts of the Garden on their way to the Children's Corner.
This annual event requires about three hundred volunteers. If you have some spare time and would like to learn more about apples while volunteering at the Apple Festival, please email the volunteer organizer, Helen Vanee: helen_vanee AT telus DOT net.
For more information and the latest news, please visit the UBC Apple Fest web page.
Have a question about apples? Start a new discussion thread in UBC Botanical Garden's Fruit Trees online forum!
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:33 PM on September 28, 2006
29th Annual Indoor Plant Sale (2006)
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UBC Botanical Garden hosts its 29th Annual Indoor Plant Sale this September 14 and 15. Always a popular event with plant enthusiasts and students, the sale is a great way to decorate a dorm room or office on a budget. Plants will be sold from 11am to 6pm near the entrance of the garden. Come early for the best selection!
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 4:04 PM on September 13, 2006
Perennial Plant Sale Poster (2006)
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Help us promote the UBC Botanical Garden Perennial Plant Sale!
Place this eye-catching poster featuring a photograph by BC gardener Joe Keller in local gathering places and help us invite the Greater Vancouver community to discover new and choice plants!
Perennial Plant Sale 2006 Poster (in PDF format, 104 KB)
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:00 AM on May 9, 2006
Perennial Plant Sale Plant Lists (2006)
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For the first time, the Friends of the Garden are releasing the list of plants available at the Perennial Plant Sale online in advance of the event.
Please note: Plants are only available in limited quantities. Some plants on the list may not be available, due to extenuating circumstances (but not because of presales - there are no presales for this event!).
Every effort is made to ensure that plants for sale are not encumbered by patents or plant breeder's rights. Also, it is our intention to conform to the guidelines set out by the Convention on Biological Diversity. If a mistake has been made and a plant is for sale that should not be, please contact us.
- 2006 Perennials List (PDF)
- 2006 Tender Plants List (PDF)
- 2006 Trees and Shrubs List (PDF)
- 2006 Vines List (PDF)
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:32 AM on May 3, 2006
Perennial Plant Sale (2006)
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Join with the Friends of the Garden as they celebrate the 16th Annual Perennial Plant Sale, Sunday, May 14th, 2006 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the UBC Botanical Garden. Thousands of unusual plants, as well as gardening favorites, grown by volunteers and garden staff.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:37 AM on April 13, 2006
Student Summer Jobs (2006)
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Updated April 12, 2006: Applications are no longer being accepted.
Four summer student positions are available for the summer of 2006.
Students are hired for available summer positions at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research based on the following criteria:
- employment is limited to returning first, second and third year students enrolled in a recognized Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture or Plant Biology program at UBC or another university/college, and to returning UBC Masters of Landscape Architecture students
- preference will be given to UBC students, and to students who have not had previous summer employment at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
- the term of employment is generally May to August
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:11 PM on March 6, 2006
Yoga at the Botanical Garden
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UBCBG is pleased to offer a six week yoga course at the garden beginning Wednesday, February 15, 2006. Classes will be held from noon to one in the Reception Centre. Course fee is $45 per person. Deadline for registration is February 9. To register send an email to the course instructor, Nina Chatelain, R. Y. T.
For more information download the the announcement poster.
Directions to the UBC Botanical Garden
Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 1:00 PM on February 2, 2006