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Indoor and Greenhouse Plants
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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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Pacific Northwest of North America
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Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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Pacific Northwest Native Plants
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Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies
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Plants: Identification
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Plants: Science and Cultivation
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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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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
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Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds
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Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)
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Fruit and Nut Trees
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Herbs for the Kitchen
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Maples
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Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)
Conifers and relatives (cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetum) - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Ornamental Cherries
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Araceae
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Magnoliaceae
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Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)
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Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)
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Orchidaceae (orchids)
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Outdoor Tropicals
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Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees
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Cacti and Succulents
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Japanese Gardens
Design and appreciation of Japanese gardens. Also, outdoor Japanese gardening techniques.
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Small Space Gardening
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Talk about UBC Botanical Garden
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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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Garden Pest Management and Identification
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Plant Propagation
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