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​Submitted By: Egan Davis, Principal Instructor (UBC Botanical Garden)   Spring is the busiest time of year for gardeners with a seemingly never-ending list of tasks. Is there ever enough time to get everything done? UBC Botanical Garden’s Egan Davis is here to help! Read his eco-friendly tips to save…

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Submitted By: Egan Davis, Principal Instructor (UBC Botanical Garden)   Weeding often seems like a never ending task, knowing that once it’s done, it is only a matter of time before the weeds grow back again. Not only is this annoying, but it is detrimental. Every time weeds are removed,…

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Submitted By: Egan Davis, Principal Instructor (UBC Botanical Garden)   Spring in Metro Vancouver is a special time of year. Starting in January, bulbs are beginning to flower, winter-flowering shrubs are smelling sweetly, and birds are actively preparing for their nesting season. This glorious emergence of life continues for months…

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Submitted By: Egan Davis, Principal Instructor (UBC Botanical Garden), with Matias Taylor, Marketing Assistant (UBC Botanical Garden)   Every year, fall rolls around with its brown-leaved, sweater-wearing familiarity, and, with it, gardening enthusiasts new and old prepare for a season of pruning, cleaning, and planting. Common wisdom often tells you…

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you enjoyed the long weekend with some great food and company. We wanted to let you know that next weekend (October 14th and 15th), our Grow Green teammates at UBC Botanical Garden are hosting their 26th annual Apple Festival. The event will kick off at…

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The Grow Green team (a collaboration between Metro Vancouver and UBC Botanical Garden) would like to let you know about some fresh new content that is headed your way in 2018 and tell you what we have been up to in 2017. ​​ Fresh Content! We are thrilled to announce…

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