Welcome to our comprehensive Articles section, where knowledge blooms and curiosity thrives. This category serves as a hub for exploring the fascinating worlds of cycads, aloes, and horticulture. From in-depth insights on specific cycad and aloe species to engaging articles about plant care, conservation, and industry news, you’ll find everything you need to deepen your understanding and appreciation of these remarkable plants. Whether you’re a gardening enthusiast, collector, or simply curious, our Articles category is your gateway to informed and inspired content.
🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Identifying Aloe linearifolia Imagine yourself wandering through the rocky landscapes of Madagascar, home to a dazzling array of unique succulents. Among them, you might spot the Aloe linearifolia, […]
Aloe linearifolia: The Linear-leaf Aloe – Narrow Leaves Read More »
🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Discovery and Taxonomy The story of Aloe luapulana, the Luapula Aloe, begins with its discovery in the 1960s. Initially mistaken for a close relative, Aloe cryptopoda, it wasn’t
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Purchase Tickets here Volunteer Lunar New Year is a time of celebration, reflection, and renewal, and UBC Botanical Garden’s goal for this year’s Lunar New Year market is to create an experience that encourages communities to connect more deeply with the beauty and cultural significance of the Asian Garden. Through engaging educational activities and interactive […]
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A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth’s plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding the global water cycle and how that cycle is being altered by changes in land use and climate.
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In 2024, former UBC Botanical Garden artist-in-residence Erin Despard re-joined the Garden as its writer-in-residence and science communicator. Erin holds a PhD in Communication Studies and previously served as a research associate and instructor in UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Her writing and research focus on gardens, landscapes, and visual media. Some readers […]
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I recently moved to denmark with a bare 1 hectare piece of land. I want to build a food forest but wonder where I should start? I have read a lot about it and know what steps I should take but, I am on a serious budget so i thought I’d start this year with tilling the soil because it has previously been used for hay and the soil is clay. So i thought a ground cover and also some fruit trees to start with? Should i do clusters immediately or should I start with only ground cover and trees to “fix” the soil? The previous owner has used pesticides🥲
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Identifying Aloe Versicolor Imagine a succulent, not just green, but painted with hues of bluish-green, sometimes tinged with red. Meet Aloe versicolor, the Varicolored Aloe, a captivating plant
Aloe versicolor: The Varicolored Aloe – Multicolored Flowers Read More »
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Aloe gracilicaulis: The Slender-stemmed Aloe – Graceful Form Read More »
🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Let’s delve into the fascinating world of plant classification as it pertains to Aloe bicomitum, the twin-combed aloe. Understanding the scientific naming and placement of this unique succulent
Aloe bicomitum: The Twin-combed Aloe – Distinctive Inflorescence Read More »
