the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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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 doctoral studies centered on the bio-geography of Meconopsis and in this talk he expands on this topic to cover the collection and propagation of this
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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. Pre-booking is essential so follow the link below to reserve a space before they are all…….extinct. If you cant make the 13thFeb or 13th March
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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 in the web address sorry for any confusion. This year it is online, please do fill out a contact email and postal address when completing
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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. It started very dramatically with the winter storms that deposited several inches of snow on the Gardens during January and February. It even led to
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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 to have orders processed by early 2019. The exchange is open only to those with an IPEN registration GBG
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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 at 4.00pm The Gardens’ gates will shut at 5.00pm on Friday 26th October and Saturday 26th October. From Sunday 27th October until Sunday 11th November
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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. The classes are free as they are funded by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but you must book via eventbrite-search Habitat or email
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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 Gardens had to close completely; which is a rare event. The amount of branches and trees coming down on paths made this a necessity and,
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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 award was also made by the Baldernock Gardening Club to the ‘most improved’ student. The recipient was Karen, a student who traveled down every day
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Holy Smoke Robin!! It’s the Bat and Moth Night!!
On the 31st of August, as we slowly slip into Autumn, why not come along to the Bat and Moth Night at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Meet near the Kibble Palace after 7.00pm for a 7.30 pm start. Please contact Scott Donaldson at events_gswsbc@hotmail.co.uk to book your place.