Education

June 10, 2007

Arboriculture Training in the UBC Botanical Garden

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Some photos of professional tree workers learning the latest techniques.

We have been very happy this last year to partner with Arboriculture Canada Training and Education to present professional development opportunities for arborists. These photos from just outside the BC Native Garden are of instructor Thor Clausen leading a session on hazard and danger tree cutting and falling. Everyone had an amazing time!

Education is an important part of the garden's mission and we host many classes offered by UBC faculties and outside organizations as well as presenting our own series of courses and lectures. If you would like to read more about education and outreach at the garden you can click here. To check out the program that Education and Community Outreach Coordinator Nadine Diner has planned for this spring click here.

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April 30, 2007

Vegetable Gardens For Beginners Course

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In late Februrary, garden members and the general public visited the Garden for a beginner's course on vegetable gardening offered by Tony Maniezzo, the UBC Botanical Garden Horticulturist associated with the Food Garden.

Tony's course was a perfect way to green the thumb of novices with basic information on raised beds, fertilizing, liming, composting, seed sowing, planting and more.

Course registrants were also treated to a walk through the Food Garden, a demonstration and lots of opportunities for questions and discussions.

This Vegetable Garden course is just one of many informative UBC Botanical Garden Courses, Lectures and Seminars offered throughout the year (Courses and Lectures Listing). A new list for fall/winter 2007-2008 and spring/summer 2008 will be posted this August.

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