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  1. General Gardening

    1. HortForum

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    2. Indoor and Greenhouse Plants

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    3. How's It Growing?

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  2. Pacific Northwest of North America

    Discuss plants and gardening issues specific to BC, WA, and OR (and sometimes neighbouring places).

    1. Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

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      Latest: Species Rhododendrons Georgia Strait, Jun 10, 2025
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    2. Pacific Northwest Native Plants

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    3. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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    4. Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies

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      Latest: Hardy Palm Society's Annual Plant Sale pmurphy, Apr 8, 2025
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    5. Pacific Northwest Plant Swaps and Meetups

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      Latest: New Westminster Horticultural Society Plant Sale Ross Arbo, Apr 25, 2025
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  3. Plants and Science

    1. Plants: Identification

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    2. Plants: Science and Cultivation

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    3. Plants: In the News

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    4. Plants: Weblogs of Interest

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      Latest: BHL is Round Tripping Persistent Identifiers with the Wikidata Query Service UBC BG RSS Feedreader, Feb 24, 2023
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    5. Plants: Conservation

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    6. Plants: Nomenclature and Taxonomy

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      Latest: Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names Michael F, Jul 22, 2024
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  4. Biodiversity

    1. Gardening for Backyard Biodiversity in Canada

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      Latest: Vancouverites stepping up to keep hummingbirds safe this winter Junglekeeper, Jan 18, 2024
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    2. Celebrate Biodiversity

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    3. Plants and Biodiversity Stumpers

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    4. Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds

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    5. Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)

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    6. Botany Photo of the Day Submissions

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      Latest: Myrciaria cauliflora - Jaboticaba or Brazilian grape tree SENWiEco, Jan 28, 2024
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  5. Gardening for Food, Drink, and Spice

    1. Fruit and Nut Trees

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    2. Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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    3. Grapes and Grape Vines

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    4. Citrus

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      Latest: Scientists rediscover orange tree variety that may be tolerant to greening disease Georgia Strait, May 25, 2025
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    5. Herbs for the Kitchen

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      Latest: Storing herbs in bags? DavidB52, Sep 3, 2024
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  6. Plants by Groups

    1. Maples

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    2. Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)

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    3. Ornamental Cherries

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    4. Araceae

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    5. Magnoliaceae

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    6. Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)

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    7. Cornus (dogwoods)

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    8. Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)

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    9. Orchidaceae (orchids)

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    10. Outdoor Tropicals

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      Latest: Foxtail Tree Looks Like It's Dying, Need Advice... toicy4ya, Feb 17, 2025
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    11. Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees

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      Latest: What should I do about the shoot coming out of the stem of the very large Pony Tail? Michael F, Jan 24, 2024
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    12. Cacti and Succulents

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  7. Gardens by Type

    1. Japanese Gardens

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    2. Small Space Gardening

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  8. UBC Botanical Garden

    1. Talk about UBC Botanical Garden

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      Latest: June 2025 in the Garden - "merely charming flowers" wcutler, Jun 13, 2025
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    2. Photographs

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    3. Davidsonia

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  9. About the Forums

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  10. Archives (no new threads, no replies)

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    1. Archived Events

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    2. Garden Pest Management and Identification

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    3. Woody Plants

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    4. Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs

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    5. Poaceae

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    6. Rosa (roses)

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    7. Garden Design and Plant Suggestions

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    8. Plant Propagation

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    9. Soils, Fertilizers and Composting

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    10. Organic Gardening

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    11. Vines and Climbers

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    12. Hibiscus

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    13. Groundcovers

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    14. Photography and Art

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    15. Conversations Forum

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