Marina Princz is librarian at Yosef Wosk Library & Resource Centre, located at VanDusen Botanical Gardens.  She will introduce us to this botanical treasure in the heart of Vancouver.

Marina will describe the library’s collection, which focuses on gardening in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, and covers something for everyone interested in plants and their pollinators: gardening techniques, selecting and growing ornamental plants, native floras from around the world, vegetable and herb gardening, pruning and training, North American ethnobotany, butterfly gardening, native plant gardening, flower arrangement, plant hunters, garden history, pests and diseases, garden design, gardens to visit, horticulture in urban environments, botany and plant ecology, plant conservation, literature in the garden, garden art, organic gardening, environmental science, and much more.

The Yosef Wosk Library and Resource Centre’s research collection complements the living resources of VanDusen Botanical Garden. In addition to its collection, the library hosts regular community events.

This presentation will be aired via Zoom Video Conferencing. On the Monday preceding the event, Nature Vancouver members will receive the Zoom link in the weekly e-News. To join the talk on Thursday, October 19, click on that link after 7:15 pm. The talk will begin at 7:30 pm. Non-members are welcome and should Email enews@naturevancouver.ca well in advance to register for the link.