the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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Orchid Success
Its a ‘well done’ to Christine Nicholson (GBG-Orchid Propagator) for producing some award winning plants for the Scottish Orchid Society display at the North East England Orchid Society Show. The
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Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Talk, Thursday 14th March
As part of the monthly series of meetings, this month the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens play host to Dr Alan Elliott, research associate from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Alan’s
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Come Dino With Me- A Tour of Dippy the Dinosaur’s Desirable Dinner Menu.
We have a number of places still available for our Dino-themed tour of the plant collections at Glasgow Botanic Gardens on the 13th Feb 2019 and the 13th March 2019.
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Index Seminum 2018-2019
Just a quick update on the link to the Index Seminum seed exchange page, just click on the https://glasgowbotanicgardens.com/collections/index-seminum-2017/ We have reused last years page hence the mention of 2017
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Hello 2019, Goodbye 2018
We are now heading towards 2019 at a rapid rate of knots but it’s worth a quick glance back at some events and developments this year at Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
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Index Seminum 2018/19 open 10th December
We will be putting up our Index Seminum Seed Exchange List on the 10rd December 2018. The form will be available for completion online only this year and we hope
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Botanic Gardens Opening Hours Changes
Due to the event taking place at the Botanic Gardens please note the following changes to opening hours. From Friday 26th October till Sunday 11th November the Glasshouses will shut
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HABITAT-an exhibition. What plants remind you of home?
With the help from local artist Martha Orbach we are running a couple of drawing sessions and screen-printing workshops culminating in an exhibition in the Kibble Palace in December.
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October Update
The Humpbacked Bridge that joins the Gardens to the Kelvin Walkway was reopened in mid-September. September didn’t leave without a violent goodbye, in the shape of Storm Ali. The
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Spring CPH Students receive their awards
On Saturday, the students who completed the 2018 Spring course of the Certificate of Practical Horticulture were awarded their certificates in the South Wing of the Kibble Palace. A special