Media Release | Mar. 18, 1999
Gardeners to go wild at first-ever UBC native plant sale
- Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999
- Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Place: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 Southwest Marine Dr.
- Parking: Available adjacent to the Botanical Garden
The growing number of people who are curious about incorporating
indigenous plants into their own gardens will have a unique opportunity
when the UBC Botanical Garden hosts the Lower Mainland's first-ever
Native Plant Celebration and Sale, Sunday, March 28.
"The growing interest in native plants is more than a gardening
fad, it's a long-term trend," says Rozalyn Harris, Friends of the
Garden co-ordinator and co-organizer of the event. "We want to help
promote this interest and raise awareness of native plants and habitats."
The timely event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., is
the first major local plant sale of the year. It features free admission
and tours of UBC's Native Garden and exhibits by organizations.
South Coast nurseries will be selling native plants and seeds, many
of which are available only in the wholesale market.
"This is a broad-based, community-driven event," says co-organizer,
Ross Waddell, secretary of the Native Plant Society of B.C. and
program consultant for the City of Vancouver. The society promotes
the use of native species in urban landscapes. The city encourages
ecological landscaping using native plants to help conserve water.
Plants featured include everything from vine maples to bunchberry
and other charming groundcovers, such as native ginger. Many species
of shooting star (Dodecatheon) grow around B.C. So do trilliums,
penstemons, lilies, ferns and other ideal garden plants.
UBC researchers have a long tradition of finding, identifying and
cultivating native plants. Many native species are selected by the
Botanical Garden for development as cultivars and introduced to
commercial nurseries in B.C. and around the world.
The event is sponsored by City of Vancouver Waterworks Design,
Water Conservation Program. Call 604.822.9666, or (604) 420-4584
for more information.
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Contact
Rozalyn Harris
Friends of the UBC Botanical Garden
Tel: 604.420.4584
Bruce Mason
UBC Public Affairs
Tel: 604.822.2048 |
