UBC Botanical Garden
| UBC Botanical Garden | |
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 Water feature in the UBC Botanical Garden | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | 6804 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 |
| Coordinates | 49°15′14″N 123°15′04″W / 49.254°N 123.251°W, |
| Area | 44 hectares (110 acres) |
| Established | 1916 |
| Owned by | University of British Columbia |
| Status | Open to the public |
| Parking | On site |
| Website | botanicalgarden |
The UBC Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was established in 1916 under the directorship of John Davidson, British Columbia's first provincial botanist. It is the oldest botanical garden at a university in Canada.
The garden measures approximately 44 hectares (440,000 m2 / 110 acres) and includes over 120,000 plants and over 8000 different kinds of plants. Visitors to the garden can expect to spend a minimum of one hour exploring the garden. Gardens include an Asian garden, an alpine garden, a native plants garden, a food garden and a physic (medicinal) garden. The Garden also features the Greenheart Tree Walk, a 310 metre-long tree top canopy walkway that hangs from Douglas firs, cedars and grand firs, many of which are over 100 years old.
UBC Botanical Garden also administers the Nitobe Memorial Garden, a traditional Japanese garden located on the north end of campus.
Research[edit]
In 2002, the UBC Centre for Plant Research became the research arm of the UBC Botanical Garden. The Centre for Plant Research examines topics such as plant adaptation, genomics and phytochemistry. The Botanical Garden and the Centre for Plant Research are both encompassed by UBC's Faculty of Science.
Awards[edit]
- 2002: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects National and Regional Honour Award, for the UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Horticulture Master Plan.[1]
- 2015: Experience of the Year Award, for the Greenheart Canopy Walkway[2]
- 2020: Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens[3]
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- ^ "UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Horticulture Master Plan". Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "UBC Botanical Garden - Greenheart Canopy Walkway wins Experience of the Year Award". Gardens British Columbia. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Tara Moreau awarded 2020 Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens". UBC Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 19, 2021.