{"id":24551,"date":"2024-04-05T09:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/?p=24551"},"modified":"2024-03-27T17:57:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:57:38","slug":"botanic-gardens-of-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/land-escape-en\/botanic-gardens-of-british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Botanic gardens of British Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore the <\/span>Botanic gardens of British Columbia<\/b> with Armando Maravilla and Esa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

During our visit to <\/span>Vancouver in 2023<\/b>, we had the opportunity to explore and enjoy the area thanks to its good summer weather. <\/span>We visited the city ‘s most important botanical gardens<\/b>: the University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden, the VanDusen, and the Bloedel Floral Conservatory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The extent of these gardens was impressive, as well as their <\/span>focus on conservation<\/b> and education. In all of them, what stood out the most were <\/span>the floral combinations that adorned the landscape<\/b> and led to new spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Planter at access to the botanical garden.
Photography: Armando Maravilla<\/p><\/div>\n

UBC Botanical Garden<\/b><\/p>\n

The oldest in the region and also the largest of the three, founded in 1916, covers 44 hectares. <\/span>Notable areas include alpine forests, the Asian garden<\/b> resulting from exchanges with institutions in Asia, a space that recreates the original flora of western North America created in 2006, <\/span>a cactus and succulent garden<\/b>, among other themed gardens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, it features an elevated walkway that offers impressive views among the trees. Within these gardens, <\/span>the color of the herbaceous plants and flowering shrubs stood out<\/b>, forming patches, some of them well-defined as part of the collection, and others like the <\/span>edible garden, aiming for a wilder appearance<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Physic Garden Perspective.
Photography: Armando Maravilla<\/p><\/div>\n

VanDusen<\/b><\/p>\n

Opened in 1975 on a former golf course and spanning 22 hectares, the garden welcomes you to a <\/span>lotus-inspired architectural enclosure<\/b>, built in 2011 <\/span>with LEED sustainability certifications<\/b>. Our favorite spot was the Elizabethan Maze, composed of 3000 pruned cedars (<\/span>Thuja occidentalis fastigiata<\/span><\/i>) planted in 1981.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is also an <\/span>exclusive hydrangea garden<\/b>; we were surprised to see the quantity and variety of these flowers, not to mention the height of the sequoias (<\/span>Sequoia sempervirens<\/span><\/i>), as well as other gardens like the rose garden or the Mediterranean garden, where flowers with purple and blue hues predominated. <\/span><\/p>\n

Something we really liked is that at the entrance, as a showcase, there were some <\/span>cut flowers with their names<\/b> so you knew what you were going<\/strong> to see throughout the tour, which are changed daily considering their seasonality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Perspective with planter at access and bench.
Photography: Armando Maravilla<\/p><\/div>\n

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Interior of the building inspired by the lotus flower of the year 2001.
Photography: Esa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez<\/p><\/div>\n

Queen Elizabeth Park – Bloedel Floral Conservatory<\/b><\/p>\n

Within a 52.6-hectare park situated on what <\/span>once was an old quarry<\/b>, you’ll find the Bloedel Floral Conservatory located at the highest point, <\/span>a greenhouse and aviary<\/b> built in 1969 with <\/span>architecture reminiscent of the space age<\/b>. In this space, you can appreciate <\/span>tropical flora and fauna<\/b>, which may seem common to some but are exotic to the people of Vancouver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the flowers in this space were <\/span>orchids <\/b>(<\/span>Orchidaceae<\/span><\/i>), <\/span>bromeliads <\/b>(<\/span>Bromeliaceae<\/span><\/i>), justice flowers, and <\/span>anthuriums <\/b>(<\/span>Anthurium<\/span><\/i>). These places revealed to us the great local botanical diversity in this part of Canada, through <\/span>its textures, colors and aromas<\/b>. The gardens not only dazzle with their beauty, but are also centers of knowledge and conservation that highlight the importance of <\/span>protecting our botanical wealth and the planet<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Detail photo of Echinops and hollyhocks.
Photography: Armando Maravilla<\/p><\/div>\n

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Access with samples of the plants that will be seen during the tour.
Photography: Armando Maravilla<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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