the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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Peace garden poetry
Students from North Kelvinside school wrote some beautiful poetry to celebrate the opening of our peace garden last summer. Thank you to all the young poets for their beautiful words and ideas. Peace poem by Lucian & Victoria When the Spring flowers bloom The calm wind blows The sun shines down and I find my…
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Kelvin at the Kibble 2026
Visit us and all our wonderful community groups exhibiting at Kelvin at the Kibble 7-20th April.
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Flint Mill Preservation
Last year, the Friends of Glasgow Botanics were successful in supporting Glasgow City Council gain Scheduled Monuments Consent to carry out physical works to consolidate and repair the remains of the former North Woodside Flint Mill Lade on the River Kelvin. The Friends contributed £3k to meet the costs of initial assessments which in turn…
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CPH Spring 2026 – Cancellation
A note to students who were admitted onto the Certificate of Practical Horticulture course scheduled for March-June 2026: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Trustees of Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens have reluctantly taken the decision to cancel the forthcoming CPH course commencing on Saturday 21st March. The Trustees of FGBG would like to offer their…
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Orchid Fair 2026
Glasgow Botanic Gardens 27th Orchid Fair 9th-10th May 2026 @ The Kibble Palace Scotland’s only annual orchid show and fair returns for it’s 27th year to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May, promising a botanical feast for the senses and a unique opportunity to buy unusual orchids and other tropical…
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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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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…