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HortForum
For gardening and plant questions not covered by any other open forums below.
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Indoor and Greenhouse Plants
Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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How's It Growing?
A casual forum to keep in touch and share photos and stories of your gardens.
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Latest: Seeking: One or Two Batts of Rockwool Insulation DavidB52, Mar 20, 2025
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Pacific Northwest of North America
Discuss plants and gardening issues specific to BC, WA, and OR (and sometimes neighbouring places).
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Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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Pacific Northwest Native Plants
Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
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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 Plant Swaps and Meetups
Plan plant swaps or arrange meetups! (registered members only)
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Latest: New Westminster Horticultural Society Plant Sale Ross Arbo, Apr 25, 2025
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Plants: Identification
Plant identification questions not covered by specific areas.
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Plants: Science and Cultivation
Botany, horticulture, botanical gardens, practical training, higher education, and more.
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Plants: In the News
Media stories about plants and closely-related topics.
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Latest: Not mowing this May? Here's what the science says vitog, May 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM -
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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Plants: Conservation
Discuss invasive plants, habitat loss, climate change, and other topics related to plant conservation.
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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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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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Celebrate Biodiversity
Share stories and photographs of wildlife, birds, natural areas and more.
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Plants and Biodiversity Stumpers
A forum for challenging others to answer a question with only a few clues.
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Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds
Identification, Appreciation, Propagation, Discussions and more!
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Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)
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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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Fruit and Nut Trees
Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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Grapes and Grape Vines
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Citrus
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Latest: Scientists rediscover orange tree variety that may be tolerant to greening disease Junglekeeper, May 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM -
Herbs for the Kitchen
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Latest: Storing herbs in bags? DavidB52, Sep 3, 2024
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Maples
Acer - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)
Conifers and relatives (cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetum) - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Latest: Is this fungus or die back? Dwarf Cryptomeria Nancy W, May 9, 2025 -
Ornamental Cherries
Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Araceae
Aroids - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Magnoliaceae
Magnolias and relatives - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Latest: Magnolia conifer var. chingii (manglietia chingii) maggiec, May 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM -
Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)
Rhododendrons, heaths, arbutus, and other members of the heath family.
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Cornus (dogwoods)
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Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)
Beeches, oaks, stone oaks, chestnuts and other members of the beech family.
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Orchidaceae (orchids)
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Outdoor Tropicals
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Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees
Includes ponytail palms, Madagascar palms and desert roses (NB: these aren't true palms or roses!)
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Cacti and Succulents
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Latest: HELP: Lace aloe white patchy problem choufleur, Mar 27, 2025
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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 -
Small Space Gardening
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Latest: Dwarf lilacs AlainK, Apr 14, 2024
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Talk about UBC Botanical Garden
Share your photos! Talk about your visit!
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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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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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Forum Announcements and Feedback
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The Test Bed
Experiment with posting and the forum tools.
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Garden Pest Management and Identification
UBC Botanical Garden advocates the use of Integrated Pest Management.
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Woody Plants
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Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs
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Rosa (roses)
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Plant Propagation
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Soils, Fertilizers and Composting
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Organic Gardening
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Vines and Climbers
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Hibiscus
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Conversations Forum
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