the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

  • January in the Botanics

    Some January sightings from our Tour Guides.

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  • Glasgow Flower Gardens

    Sweet peas are going to make a come back in our Annuals Garden this year. They were a highlight in our first year at the Botanics in 2017 so we are excited to have new space for them with the removal of the little Thuya hedge edging our plot. Seed sowing has begun in earnest

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    AGM 2023

    Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Annual General Meeting Monday, 4 September 2023 at 6.30pm in the Kibble Palace An agenda has been circulated to members but we wish to draw particular attention to the need for new officers and committee members in the coming year. Please see the attached leaflet for details and feel free

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  • Join Butterfly Conservation for an amazing free opportunity to get close up views of moths and learn how to identify these mysterious creatures. Then, as the light falls, Clyde Bat Group will lead a walk using special electronic detectors to allow you to hear the bats calling as they hunt amongst the trees and buildings.

    Event: Bat and Moth Night 2 September 2022

    On Friday, 2nd September the wonderful people from Butterfly Conservation and Clyde Bat Group will be leading the engagement at the Moth and Bat night at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It is one of the highlights of the events calendar. Volunteers from Butterfly Conservation will be there to show you some of the marvelous moths that

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  • Visitor information

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  • Visitor information

    The Garden grounds are open from 7a.m. till 9pm at the moment (times may vary for operational reasons. Where this happens we will try and post advance notice) The Kibble Palace and the Main Range Glasshouses have reopened and the operating hours are 12noon until 4pm. This altered service allows horticultural staff to conduct all

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  • Keep Scotland Beautiful- Green Flag Award

    The Gardens are delighted to be awarded the Keep Scotland Beautiful Green Flag for 2020  and are working to maintain these standards in 2021. The Green Flag Award recognises the best parks, gardens and green spaces across Scotland. It is awarded to parks, gardens and green spaces who can demonstrate excellent management and environmental standards.

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    Please vote to fund our new project!!

    The Gardens are just waking up but the Friends have been active over the winter and in particular supporting the Friends of Glasgow Parks Forum. The Forum has been leading the “Participatory Budgeting” process with the City Council – this sounds complicated but can be summarised by saying there is £90,000 available for new projects funded by Wee Green

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  • Exhibition: Printing in Woodlands

    Free Workshops & Exhibition – No booking required Printing in Woodlands Exhibition29 February – 1 March 2020, 10am to 4pmKibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, South Wing An exhibition of Eco Printing Community art and Workshops in Eco techniques by Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw Drop-in workshops 29 FebruaryIndigo dye tie dye, Cyanotype and Bookbinding

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