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Lohbrunner Alpine Garden in the UBC Botanical Garden
An experienced curator shares her knowledge on fascinating plants.
Date
December 7, 2024 1:30 pm
Ends December 7, 2024 3:30 pm
Location
St. Mark’s Anglican Church
1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, Ottawa, K2C 1X6
Price
$5
Member Price: free
Event Details
The Lohbrunner Alpine Garden in the UBC Botanical Garden is known for its high diversity of plants, representing a wide array of family, genera, and species. Laura Caddy, the horticulturist and curator of the Alpine Garden will talk about its history, design, and her role and approach to managing the landscape and collection of mountain and alpine plants it contains.
Presenter
Laura Caddy
Laura works as Curator-Horticulturist of the EH Lohbrunner Alpine Garden for the University of British Columbia. The alpine garden is known for its diversity as it holds 40% of the plant species grown at the UBC Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. In her role, Laura also manages the institutional seed exchange Index Seminum, overseeing the collection, packaging and distribution of seeds collected in the garden and in the wild. Laura is the former Bulletin Editor and current President of the Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia.
