The College’s gardens are one of its glories, offering some of the best views on campus. Lay out a blanket for some reading on the lawn, stretch out on one of the many benches shaded in garden corners, or stroll by the vegetable garden (maintained by the Garden and Environmental Committee and the Green College Dining Society Staff). The upper lawn is also a natural place for pick-up games of soccer, cricket, or Frisbee.
In nice weather, you may be tempted to take your meal out on the patio. Residents often use this area as a comfortable workspace out in nature, plugged into their laptops while enjoying the fresh air. In the evening, you’ll find this the best spot to take in the incredible sunsets that Vancouver has to offer.
The trellised Rose Garden to the east of Graham House offers a place of peaceful retreat and welcome shade on hotter days. The nearby woodshed (named in honour of a former bursar of the College) contains fuel for the fireplaces in Graham House and the Coach House Certain residents are designated woodmen/women, responsible for keeping a good supply of split logs and kindling.
The gardens make a stunning backdrop for photographs. Members of the public are asked to contact before using the grounds for any photography.
May 07, 2013The Global Civic Policy Society presents a Public Salon on Wednesday, June 5 from 7:30-9pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. A diverse range of speakers from very different walks of life will each spend 7 minutes speaking about something they are passionate about.- May 01, 2013Applicant Paul Yachnin (McGill University) and fifteen co-applicants including Green College Principal Mark Vessey received funding to begin their multi-disciplinary project entitled "Forms of conversion: religion, culture, and cognitive ecologies in early modern Europe and its worlds."
- April 26, 2013Green College resident Brittany Welsh describes how the daunting task of mounting four shows of Shakespeare's The Tempest helped and inspired her and her colleagues in ways she hadn't envisioned when she started down the Bard's path five months earlier.
January 04, 2013Seven Green College students volunteered at Lord Strathcona Elementary School in East Vancouver as part of UBC’s Community Learning Initiative TREK program, matching groups UBC students with elementary schools in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, and helping with reading and writing lessons and tutoring students on a one-on-one basis.
GROUNDS AND GARDENS
