UBC Botanical Garden Forums

  1. General Gardening

    1. HortForum

      For gardening and plant questions not covered by any other open forums below.
      Unsure where to ask your question? Ask it here!
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      Latest: Article: Composting and stickers on fruits and vegetables Roger Whitman, Oct 11, 2024
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    2. Indoor and Greenhouse Plants

      Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Propagating snake plant Pankaj Rajpali, Nov 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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    3. How's It Growing?

      A casual forum to keep in touch and share photos and stories of your gardens.
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      Latest: Tatlow and Volunteer Park stream restoration wcutler, Nov 6, 2024
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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: 2024 Virtual Garden Tour - welcome! Pieter, Nov 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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    2. Pacific Northwest Native Plants

      Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Estimate number of native Equisetum species? nmalamud, Sep 15, 2024
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    3. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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      Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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      3. VCBF Neighbourhood Blogs

      4. VCBF Cultivar Locations

      5. Vancouver Cherry Blog

      Latest: South Cambie Jacqueline Lee, Sep 15, 2024
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    4. Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies

      A space for promotion of gardening- or plant-related workshops, events, and societies in the region.
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      Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies

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      Latest: 2024.10.21 - Pender Harbour - Bioblitz / Marsh Walk Frog, Oct 13, 2024
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    5. Pacific Northwest Plant Swaps and Meetups

      Plan plant swaps or arrange meetups! (registered members only)
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      Latest: Paw Paw Flower Exchange Pawpawgrower, Apr 20, 2024
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  3. Plants and Science

    1. Plants: Identification

      Plant identification questions not covered by specific areas.
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      Latest: Trees need a name please rocky9, Nov 9, 2024
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    2. Plants: Science and Cultivation

      Botany, horticulture, botanical gardens, practical training, higher education, and more.
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      Latest: Rapid evolution in an invasive plant wcutler, Aug 25, 2024
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    3. Plants: In the News

      Media stories about plants and closely-related topics.
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      Latest: Japan sends a wooden satellite into space. Astronauts could one day live in wooden structures. Junglekeeper, Nov 19, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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    4. Plants: Weblogs of Interest

      Recent entries in university extension weblogs, biodiversity weblogs and weblogs from botanical gardens other than UBC. An eclectic hodgepodge.
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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

      Discuss invasive plants, habitat loss, climate change, and other topics related to plant conservation.
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      Latest: Conservation of Maples Grant by TIMS Vesna, Jul 7, 2024
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    6. Plants: Nomenclature and Taxonomy

      The names and classification of plants.
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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

      This forum is maintained by UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research to promote backyard biodiversity and habitats in Canada as part of the Garden's partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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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

      Share stories and photographs of wildlife, birds, natural areas and more.
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      Latest: Another reason to not feed wildlife Junglekeeper, Oct 9, 2024
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    3. Plants and Biodiversity Stumpers

      A forum for challenging others to answer a question with only a few clues.
      Only long-time contributors can start a new stumper, but any registered member can reply.
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      Latest: orange fruit scilover, Aug 17, 2020
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    4. Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds

      Identification, Appreciation, Propagation, Discussions and more!
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      Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds

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      1. Fungi Events

      Latest: 20250301 - Victoria - Lichen Walk - Mar 1 2024 Frog, Nov 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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    5. Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)

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      Latest: Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes subspecies quadrivalens Acerholic, May 17, 2024
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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

      Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Looking for gold kiwi plants sean86114, Nov 15, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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    2. Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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      Latest: wasabi needs help rocky9, Nov 4, 2024
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    3. Grapes and Grape Vines

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      Latest: Shine Muscat grapes Junglekeeper, Nov 16, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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    4. Citrus

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      Latest: In-Ground Bearss (Persian) Lime Tree in South Surrey - Update leapfrog, Oct 21, 2024
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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

      Acer - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Maples

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      1. Maple Photo Gallery

        1. Acer palmatum cultivars (photos)

      Latest: The Myth of 'What You See Is What You Get' with Japanese Maples kines, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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    2. Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)

      Conifers and relatives (cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetum) - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)

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      1. Araucariaceae

      2. Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers) Photo Gallery

      Latest: Leylandii with wire embedded Zack222, Nov 9, 2024
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    3. Ornamental Cherries

      Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Ornamental Cherries

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      Latest: Kojo no mai help Georgia Strait, Aug 21, 2024
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    4. Araceae

      Aroids - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Amorphophallus gigas stem coloration Jonathan M Sewell, Oct 31, 2024
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    5. Magnoliaceae

      Magnolias and relatives - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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      Latest: Unseasonal Magnolia Blooming Ron B, Aug 5, 2024
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    6. Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)

      Rhododendrons, heaths, arbutus, and other members of the heath family.
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      Latest: Rhododendron too established to cut down to half size? Margot, Sep 23, 2024
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    7. Cornus (dogwoods)

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      Latest: Cornus kousa color of bracts Sulev, Nov 19, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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    8. Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)

      Beeches, oaks, stone oaks, chestnuts and other members of the beech family.
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      Latest: Any use for copper beech pods? "Bonzo", Oct 6, 2024
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    9. Orchidaceae (orchids)

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      Latest: Link to posting re: orchid-fungi connection wcutler, May 30, 2024
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    10. Outdoor Tropicals

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      Latest: Any suggestions on what’s going on with this Palm? Fraser Bolwell, May 31, 2024
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    11. Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees

      Includes ponytail palms, Madagascar palms and desert roses (NB: these aren't true palms or roses!)
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      Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees

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      1. Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees Photo Gallery

      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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      Latest: Mites mandarin, Jun 29, 2024
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  7. Gardens by Type

    1. Japanese Gardens

      Design and appreciation of Japanese gardens. Also, outdoor Japanese gardening techniques.
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      Latest: Rocks for Bonsai AmphioxusCoreData, Jul 15, 2023
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    2. Small Space Gardening

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      Latest: Dwarf lilacs AlainK, Apr 14, 2024
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  8. UBC Botanical Garden

    1. Talk about UBC Botanical Garden

      Share your photos! Talk about your visit!
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      Latest: November 2024 in the Garden - not so dreary wcutler, Nov 9, 2024
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    2. Photographs

      Pics of UBC BG plants, events and people. You can post your photos of UBC BG in the "Talk about UBC Botanical Garden" forum.
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      Latest: Berberis × hortensis 'Charity' Douglas Justice, Jan 15, 2022
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    3. Davidsonia

      Discuss articles from the Davidsonia - A Journal of Botanical Garden Science.
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      Latest: Taxonomy in Conservation Biology: The Enigmatic Vancouver Island Beggarticks Daniel Mosquin, Jul 31, 2023
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  9. About the Forums

    1. Forum Announcements and Feedback

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      Latest: Appreciation wcutler, Oct 8, 2024
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    2. How to Use the Forums

      Links to forum help, tips and guides.
      Post comments and questions about help topics.
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      Latest: Error Message when trying to upload file wcutler, Aug 2, 2020
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    3. The Test Bed

      Experiment with posting and the forum tools.
      Do note that other forum members cannot reply to your posts in The Test Bed.
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      Latest: Compare opening Doc file to PDF wcutler, May 12, 2024
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  10. Archives (no new threads, no replies)

    Archives of old forums.
    Only available to be read by registered forum members.

    1. Archived Events

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      Latest: 20240828 - Prince George - Mushroom Foray - Aug 28 2024 Frog, Aug 28, 2024
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    2. Garden Pest Management and Identification

      UBC Botanical Garden advocates the use of Integrated Pest Management.
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      Latest: Rat bait Mortoni57, Aug 22, 2015
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    3. Woody Plants

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      Latest: Are Scarlet Curls Willows Invasive ... Or Not? Georgia Strait, Aug 29, 2015
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    4. Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs

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      Latest: Scarlet lily beetle and Coffee grinds/mulch Gardenlade, May 19, 2015
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    5. Poaceae

      Grasses, including bamboos.
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      Latest: Moso Bamboo Ron B, Jul 24, 2014
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    6. Rosa (roses)

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      Latest: Rose with red bark and small leaves Andre, Nov 11, 2013
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    7. Garden Design and Plant Suggestions

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      Garden Design and Plant Suggestions

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      1. Gardening for Water Conservation

      Latest: Pushing the limits of cold gardening!!! Geert, Jun 9, 2021
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    8. Plant Propagation

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      Latest: Fire And Ice Heliconia seeds dlanclos, Sep 13, 2015
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    9. Soils, Fertilizers and Composting

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      Latest: Seaweed in the garden? Margaret, Apr 14, 2014
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    10. Organic Gardening

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      Latest: Toxic? Wood Chips in and around garden Q Ron B, Jan 7, 2014
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    11. Vines and Climbers

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      Latest: Best way to kill Wisteria ostmark, Aug 29, 2015
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    12. Hibiscus

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      Latest: Winter Care for Hibiscus Plants heidiellen, Nov 22, 2014
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    13. Groundcovers

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      Latest: Ellisiophyllum pinnatum jantie, Jun 5, 2013
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    14. Photography and Art

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      Photography and Art

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      1. Flower Mandalas Project

      Latest: Coprosma brunnea Bruno FRANCOMME, Dec 29, 2021
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    15. Conversations Forum

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      Latest: A little bit lighthearted... leaf kotasek, Feb 4, 2010
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