the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
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Friends new Logo !
The Friends are re-launching this year with a brand new Logo ! With the generous support of Graven Images in Glasgow we have a bright, colourful Logo showcasing our priority to support and develop the plant collections in both in the glasshouses and the Gardens. You will now begin to see this in the Gardens and…
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Glasgow Botanic Gardens Bi-Centenary (Archive)
On May 20th 2017 the Gardens reaches its 200th birthday and will be celebrating this momentous occasion with many activities in the Gardens for all to enjoy. More than 20 different organisations will be inviting you to find out about their activities, see the heavy horses and much more – especially for the younger visitors. A major time-line…
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Botanical Expedition to Vietnam (Archive 2016)
The Gardens’ Curator, Will Ritchie, will be taking part in an expedition to the Bắc Kỳ region of Vietnam next week to study and help conserve the native flora. The expedition team will be visiting four biodiversity rich sites in the region to collect seeds and cuttings to support ex situ conservation efforts in botanic…
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Moth And Bat Night
The Butterfly Conservation will be demonstrating how they trap & record moths and find out why they do it. Clyde Bat Group are also attending, to take you on a bat walk & tell you all about bats.
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Blogs at the Botanics
Over the coming months we aim to develop a number of blogs composed by staff, students and volunteers at the Gardens. Blogging is a great way to communicate what is going on the Gardens and allows reader a sneak peek behind the scenes. The first blog is written by Lizy Mittell, a PhD student with Glasgow…
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(Archive) Belle & Sebastian Back Botanics Hub Appeal
Momentum is growing under the campaign to raise funds for the development of a Tree Hub in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Glasgow based indie pop band Belle and Sebastian are yet another high profile name to voice their support for the campaign to raise £100,000 for the project. The appeal is aimed at the thousands of…
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Commonwealth Collection
Are you keen to learn more about the Commonwealth community? The new Commonwealth Collection pamphlet is available in the Kibble Palace or by clicking here. The pamphlet includes details about plants from 24 Commonwealth nations following a trail around the glasshouses and gardens.
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Tree Trail
The Gardens have just had a new tree trail installed throughout the Garden, allowing visitors to follow the trail (Tree Trail Leaflet PDF) and learn about our important tree collections. The trail will also serve to encourage people to explore the Gardens, pointing them around exciting and fascinating tree specimens and helping them to make…