When he’s not tending the beds in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, seasonal gardener Paul Swanson is snapping photos of the plants and vistas at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. Swanson is studying photography at Toronto’s Ryerson University, and when he’s at home in Edmonton, he practices the skills he’s learned at school as staff photographer at the garden. When I … [Read more...] about Garden photo tips from Alberta Botanic Garden
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Favourite spot at Devonian Botanic Garden
https://vimeo.com/67411466 At Devonian Botanic Garden at University of Edmonton in Alberta, General Manager Ruby Swanson tells Lorraine Flanigan about her favourite spot in the main garden. Garden Making magazine is touring Canada's Garden Route coast-to-coast. Follow the tour at gardenmaking.com/on-tour … [Read more...] about Favourite spot at Devonian Botanic Garden
5 ways to experience U of Alberta Botanic Garden
Along the Alaska Highway and 25 kilometeres outside of Edmonton, the University of Alberta Botanic Garden covers 190 acres with beautiful gardens and ecological preserves full of a dizzying variety of more than 11,000 plant species. (In 2017, the Garden assumes a new name to reaffirm its university roots, after four decades of being called the Devonian Botanic … [Read more...] about 5 ways to experience U of Alberta Botanic Garden