UBC Botanical Garden Forums A help forum for gardening, botany and plants. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:41:27 +0000 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:41:27 +0000 UBC Botanical Garden Forums https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/ Nassella tenuissima (Stipa t.) Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:50:20 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/nassella-tenuissima-stipa-t.105632/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/nassella-tenuissima-stipa-t.105632/ invalid@example.com (Polar) Polar Free Plastic Pots Source?? Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:33:19 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/free-plastic-pots-source.105631/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/free-plastic-pots-source.105631/ invalid@example.com (WesternWilson) WesternWilson
(I am going to plant all my bulbs into pots so I can move them around at will in the garden)]]> 1 Scientists want to 3D print houses on Mars with the help of yeast Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:28:13 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/scientists-want-to-3d-print-houses-on-mars-with-the-help-of-yeast.105628/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/scientists-want-to-3d-print-houses-on-mars-with-the-help-of-yeast.105628/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Scientists want to 3D print houses on Mars with the help of yeast
]]> Mystery plant in a back alley Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:03:00 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/mystery-plant-in-a-back-alley.105624/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/mystery-plant-in-a-back-alley.105624/ invalid@example.com (flowery prose) flowery prose 4 20261010 - Kaslo - Mushroom Festival - Oct 10 2026 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:02:33 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261010-kaslo-mushroom-festival-oct-10-2026.105626/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261010-kaslo-mushroom-festival-oct-10-2026.105626/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog October 10, 2026
Kaslo, B.C.
https://www.kootenayrockies.com/events/kootenay-mushroom-festival-kaslo/]]> 1 20261002 - Cumberland - Mushroom Festival - Oct 1-4 2026 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:48:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261002-cumberland-mushroom-festival-oct-1-4-2026.105551/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261002-cumberland-mushroom-festival-oct-1-4-2026.105551/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog October 1-4, 2026
Village of Cumberland locations
"... guided walks, workshops, presentations, hands on activities, art, craft and music events and more..."
https://www.cumberlandforest.com/forest-event/7th-annual-cumberland-fungus-fest/]]> 1 2026 virtual garden tour... Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:28:34 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2026-virtual-garden-tour.105418/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2026-virtual-garden-tour.105418/ invalid@example.com (Pieter) Pieter
There's not much to find in terms of colour in the yard this time of year but I did find some...

View attachment 261042 Like this Anenome coronaria, which I've seen unfolding very slowly over the past couple of weeks. There's a white one budding up not far away...
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2026 virtual garden tour...]]> 50 These tiny endangered raccoons make their own toys out of trash Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:40:50 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/these-tiny-endangered-raccoons-make-their-own-toys-out-of-trash.105627/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/these-tiny-endangered-raccoons-make-their-own-toys-out-of-trash.105627/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper These tiny endangered raccoons make their own toys out of trash
]]> 20261018 - Christina Lake - Mushroom Festival - Oct 18 2026 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:29:11 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261018-christina-lake-mushroom-festival-oct-18-2026.105625/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261018-christina-lake-mushroom-festival-oct-18-2026.105625/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Christina Lake, BC, and Grand Forks, Rock Creek
October 18, 2026
www.boundarymushroomfestival.com]]> Acer x pseudosieboldianum 'First Flame' Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:19:09 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-x-pseudosieboldianum-first-flame.104334/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-x-pseudosieboldianum-first-flame.104334/ invalid@example.com (mobiledynamics) mobiledynamics Pics does not do this spring color any justice.
It looks 3X more vibrant and brilliant and person]]> 5 Acer palmatum 'Kurenai Jishi' Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:42:59 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-kurenai-jishi.86285/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-kurenai-jishi.86285/ invalid@example.com (bub72ck) bub72ck 12 Acer palmatum 'Marmalade' Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:27:10 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-marmalade.105095/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-marmalade.105095/ invalid@example.com (Backcountry Dan) Backcountry Dan
This cultivar is a stunning red to orange in spring. I just purchased it this past winter so I can't speak to the rest of the year yet, other than I know it is green through summer, with "vivid orange and red in autumn" according to Mr. Maple.
This was the maple I've been most excited to see leaf out this spring, and it has lived up to my hopes!

I'll post updates as it progresses this year.

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Acer palmatum 'Marmalade']]> 2 20260918 - Sicamous - Mushroom Festival - Sep 18-20 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:25:49 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260918-sicamous-mushroom-festival-sep-18-20-2026.105435/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260918-sicamous-mushroom-festival-sep-18-20-2026.105435/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog September 18, 19, 20, 2026
Sicamous, B.C.
Walks, talks, displays, food, demos, music and more
https://www.fungifestival.com]]> 1 20261115 - Victoria region - Mushroom Walk - Nov 15 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:01:19 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261115-victoria-region-mushroom-walk-nov-15-2026.105623/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261115-victoria-region-mushroom-walk-nov-15-2026.105623/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Hosted by The Land Conservancy
Passport to Nature Program
November 15, 2026
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
https://conservancy.bc.ca]]> 20261107 - Victoria region - Mushroom Walk - Nov 7 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:59:29 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261107-victoria-region-mushroom-walk-nov-7-2026.105622/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261107-victoria-region-mushroom-walk-nov-7-2026.105622/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Hosted by The Land Conservancy
Passport to Nature Program
November 7, 2026
10-12
https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/fungi-id-walk/]]> 20261114 - Mayne Island - Mushroom event - Nov 14-15 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:53:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261114-mayne-island-mushroom-event-nov-14-15-2026.105621/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261114-mayne-island-mushroom-event-nov-14-15-2026.105621/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Mayne Island, BC
November 14-15, 2026
Speaker - Shannon Berch
Details coming soon]]> 20261101 - Victoria - Mushroom Show - Nov 1 2026 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:42:10 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261101-victoria-mushroom-show-nov-1-2026.105597/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20261101-victoria-mushroom-show-nov-1-2026.105597/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Annual Mushroom Show 2026
Sunday November 1 2026
Free Admission!
100s of mushrooms on display, identified by local Mycologists & experts.
• bring mushrooms to be identified!
• edibles, toxic, or just too bitter... on display & labeled.
• kids' play corner
• free expert presentations
svims.club]]> 1 Why feeding birds can make you feel better Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:50:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/why-feeding-birds-can-make-you-feel-better.105619/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/why-feeding-birds-can-make-you-feel-better.105619/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Why feeding birds can make you feel better
]]> 1 20260922 - Online - MycoMapBC - Sep 22 2026 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:51:06 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260922-online-mycomapbc-sep-22-2026.105620/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260922-online-mycomapbc-sep-22-2026.105620/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Celebration
Online
September 22, 2026
September marks one year of MycoMap BC! Join us on zoom for updates and a celebration! Link to register here: https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/S1BCBx1fQOmmBWP_v7w3qw...

20260922 - Online - MycoMapBC - Sep 22 2026]]> 20260918 - Campbell River - Mushroom talk/walk - Sep 18 & 19 2026 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:14:01 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260918-campbell-river-mushroom-talk-walk-sep-18-19-2026.105618/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260918-campbell-river-mushroom-talk-walk-sep-18-19-2026.105618/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog Forest walk
Campbell River BC

Date/Time: Friday, September 18 - 10:00 AM - or -
Saturday, September 19 - 2:00 PM (two options!)
Duration: ~1.5 hours
Location: Beaver Lodge Forest Lands - Parking lot at the end of Trask Road off of Merecroft Road, Campbell River, BC
Description: Are you a picky eater? So are some mushrooms! While you might only eat bread but not rice, some mushrooms will only eat maple but not western hemlock. Some mushrooms don't care,...

20260918 - Campbell River - Mushroom talk/walk - Sep 18 & 19 2026]]> Williston Lake's moving island. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:31:46 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/williston-lakes-moving-island.105616/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/williston-lakes-moving-island.105616/ invalid@example.com (togata57) togata57 On Monday, the island made its second appearance – nearly 20 miles from its location earlier in August – in stunning aquatic displacement that has left residents wondering how an entire island can seem to simply vanish.

The mystery has unfolded in the middle of Williston Lake, a long and narrow reservoir created after the W.A.C Bennett dam flooded the region in the early 1970s. At nearly 1,700 sq km (650 sqmiles) it is the largest body of freshwater in the westernmost province....

Williston Lake's moving island.]]> 1 September in the Garden 2026 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:27:00 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/september-in-the-garden-2026.105617/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/september-in-the-garden-2026.105617/ invalid@example.com (vitog) vitog
I was wondering if any Oregon Ash trees have been planted in the UBC Garden.]]> 3 Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:58:26 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/italian-scientists-bet-on-octopus-to-fight-crab-invasion.105613/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/italian-scientists-bet-on-octopus-to-fight-crab-invasion.105613/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
]]> 6 Kalamansi Flowering Again Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:48:44 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/kalamansi-flowering-again.105615/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/kalamansi-flowering-again.105615/ invalid@example.com (DavidB52) DavidB52
The Bumblebees are loving it.

Hopefully, we get many fruit too. It's about that time of year when I start bringing it back indoors at night, and then indoors full-time as temperatures drop. It could actually use full-time sunshine, and the energy it gives, to ensure all these little fruits develop nicely. Time will tell.

For now, it seems like a happy little tree.]]> Mid-August 2026 favourites Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:59:24 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/mid-august-2026-favourites.105614/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/mid-august-2026-favourites.105614/ invalid@example.com (wcutler) wcutler
In the food garden:
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Very impressive kale, Brassica oleracea Acephala Group 'Scarlet'
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Swiss chard, Beta vulgaris
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Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum
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On the entrance plaza, Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei was looking excellent.
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