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Interpretative Signs
Enriching the visitor experience through education and interpretation
In January 2003, UBC Botanical Garden launched an initiative to increase the number of interpretative signs in the garden. Visitors to the garden will discover a series of signs that provide information about botany, ecology, horticulture and garden history.
The Sign-making Process
University of British Columbia researchers, staff, volunteers and students participate in writing the text for the signs. Upon approval of the sign content, the text is laser-engraved on anodized aluminum sheets, producing white text on black background. The signs are then mounted on aluminum stakes, and placed along pathways near the subject of the sign.
Signs: Plants (species, groups)
Acer campbellii
Acer carpinifolium
Acer griseum
Acer mandshuricum
Arbutus menziesii
Arisaema consanguineum
Azara microphylla
Broussonetia papyrifera
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Carpinus fangiana
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cynara cardunculus
Davidia involucrata
Decaisnea fargesii
Dichroa febrifuga
Dierama
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus europaeus
Eurya japonica
Ginkgo biloba
Grevillea victoriae
Hamamelis mollis
Helwingia japonica
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Iris douglasiana
Koelreuteria paniculata
Lindera obtusiloba
Liriodendron chinense
Lysichiton americanus
Mahonia
Meconopsis
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Paeonia ludlowii
Paeonia rockii
Philadelphus delavayi
Pileostegia viburnoides
Platycodon grandiflorus
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Primula florindae
Rehderodendron macrocarpum
Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis'
Rosa elegantula
Rostrinucula dependens
Schizophragma hydrangeoides
Sempervivum
Sorbus sargentiana
Syringa × laciniata
Syringa sweginzowii
Taiwania cryptomerioides
Trochodendron aralioides
Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Signs: Also of Interest
Alpine Garden
Bushtit
Cladoptosis
Companion Plantings
Doctrine of Signatures
Downy Woodpecker
Eagle Perching Tree
Economic Value of Trees
Espalier
Food Garden
Fragaria or Potentilla?
Frank Kingdon-Ward
Joseph F. Rock
Lianas
Lilacs in Vancouver
UBC Botanical Garden's Tallest Trees
Vine Management