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HortForum
For gardening and plant questions not covered by any other open forums below.
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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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Latest: Out and About Acerholic, Apr 20, 2024
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Pacific Northwest of North America
Discuss plants and gardening issues specific to BC, WA, and OR (and sometimes neighbouring places).
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Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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Latest: 2024 Virtual Garden Tour - welcome! Pieter, May 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM -
Pacific Northwest Native Plants
Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
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Pacific Northwest Workshops, Events, and Societies
A space for promotion of gardening- or plant-related workshops, events, and societies in the region.
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Pacific Northwest Plant Swaps and Meetups
Plan plant swaps or arrange meetups! (registered members only)
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Latest: Paw Paw Flower Exchange Pawpawgrower, Apr 20, 2024
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Plants: Identification
Plant identification questions not covered by specific areas.
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Latest: Compact, evergreen shrub....tiny 4 petal flowers. Silver surfer, May 14, 2024 at 12:09 AM -
Plants: Science and Cultivation
Botany, horticulture, botanical gardens, practical training, higher education, and more.
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Plants: In the News
Media stories about plants and closely-related topics.
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Latest: Sycamore gap tree felled by vandals Acerholic, May 3, 2024 -
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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Latest: Siam oak? Laurence G. Cousins, May 16, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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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
Share stories and photographs of wildlife, birds, natural areas and more.
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Plants and Biodiversity Stumpers
A forum for challenging others to answer a question with only a few clues.
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Fungi, Lichens and Slime Molds
Identification, Appreciation, Propagation, Discussions and more!
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Plants with Spores (Ferns, Mosses, et al.)
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Latest: Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes subspecies quadrivalens Acerholic, May 17, 2024 at 10:31 AM -
Botany Photo of the Day Submissions
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Latest: Myrciaria cauliflora - Jaboticaba or Brazilian grape tree SENWiEco, Jan 28, 2024
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Fruit and Nut Trees
Plant Care, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Latest: No flowers for my green gage European plum tree Al Chomica, Apr 10, 2024 -
Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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Grapes and Grape Vines
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Citrus
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Herbs for the Kitchen
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Latest: Saffron Crocus togata57, Jan 22, 2023
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Maples
Acer - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Latest: Acer palmatum 'Tsuri nishiki'? Nik, May 19, 2024 at 5:48 AM -
Gymnosperms (incl. Conifers)
Conifers and relatives (cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetum) - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Latest: a Bucks County mystery pine Michael F, May 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
Ornamental Cherries
Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Araceae
Aroids - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Magnoliaceae
Magnolias and relatives - Growing, Propagation, Identification, Appreciation and more!
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Ericaceae (rhododendrons, arbutus, etc.)
Rhododendrons, heaths, arbutus, and other members of the heath family.
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Latest: Rhododendron "Canadian Sunset" Chris Klapwijk, May 16, 2024 at 7:16 PM -
Cornus (dogwoods)
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Fagaceae (beeches, oaks, etc.)
Beeches, oaks, stone oaks, chestnuts and other members of the beech family.
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Orchidaceae (orchids)
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Outdoor Tropicals
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Caudiciforms and Pachycaul Trees
Includes ponytail palms, Madagascar palms and desert roses (NB: these aren't true palms or roses!)
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Cacti and Succulents
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Latest: Leaning Gasteria Ron B, May 11, 2024
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Japanese Gardens
Design and appreciation of Japanese gardens. Also, outdoor Japanese gardening techniques.
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Latest: Rocks for Bonsai AmphioxusCoreData, Jul 15, 2023 -
Small Space Gardening
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Latest: Dwarf lilacs AlainK, Apr 14, 2024
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Talk about UBC Botanical Garden
Share your photos! Talk about your visit!
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Photographs
Pics of UBC BG plants, events and people. You can post your photos of UBC BG in the "Talk about UBC Botanical Garden" forum.
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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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How to Use the Forums
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The Test Bed
Experiment with posting and the forum tools.
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Garden Pest Management and Identification
UBC Botanical Garden advocates the use of Integrated Pest Management.
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Woody Plants
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Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs
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Rosa (roses)
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Plant Propagation
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Soils, Fertilizers and Composting
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Organic Gardening
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Vines and Climbers
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Hibiscus
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Conversations Forum
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Latest: A little bit lighthearted... leaf kotasek, Feb 4, 2010
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