Gardens
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Chair’s report
What a wonderful autumn we have been enjoying up and down the country this year! Unfortunately and predictably the tranquil peace of your Gardens has been degraded yet again by the arrival of Glasglow. It is a show that would be more appropriate to being held in a show ground rather than in one of…
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The Argyle Street Ash: UK Tree of the Year 2025
Congratulations to those members of FGBG who voted for the Argyle Street ash tree which won the Woodland Trust UK Tree of the Year competition, announced on the BBC One show on 25 September. The ash tree won against impressive nationwide competition. David Treanor of Treewise, the Paisley based arborist who nominated the tree, has…
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Remembering Elspeth King
It is with shock and sadness that we heard of the sudden and unexpected death of Dr Elspeth King on 1st November 2025. Elspeth was one of the original members of our first cohort of garden guides in early 2023. She was a first class colleague who enthusiastically shared with us her detailed knowledge of…
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The Arboretum
‘Walking to be offered on prescription’ says the government. What better place to do it than the Arboretum? This area of the Botanics started to take shape in the 1970s, one hundred and thirty years after the inauguration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in the west end. Now where would we be without it? To…
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Tours update
Sadly, the tours of the main Botanic Gardens and Kibble Palace come to an end on Saturday 4th October asGlasGLOW starts to set up on 6 October. We hope torestart these tours in the middle of January 2026. This October however we are trialling tours of theArboretum. They will be on Thursdays only at 11 am.…
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Chair’s report
As we approach the end of a spectacular summer my thoughts as Chair turn to our AGM. As previously intimated this is on Thursday 15th September at 6.30 pm in the south wing of Kibble Palace. Light refreshments will be served after the meeting. We are looking for a new treasurer and several committee members.…
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Pollination and Fertilisation of Flowering Plants
In the previous article, the pollination of flowering plants (angiosperms) was explained. Pollination, however, is just the first step in producing seeds. Fertilisation Fertilisation must have been completed for seed production. When the pollen attaches to the stigma, the fertilisation process starts. Pollen tube from pollen grain As soon as a pollen grain attaches to…
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From Horse-Drawn Trams to Teslas: The Story of Glasgow’s Number One Tree
The Argyle Street Ash is nominated for the Woodland Trust’s UK Tree of the Year 2025, and David encouraged the audience to vote, share the story, and help protect this unique living landmark before voting closes on 19th September.
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Visit to Urban Roots
After a group from Urban Roots were given a tour of the Botanics by Anna and Liza, we were delighted to be invited to a return visit to see their gardens in Toryglen. On a nice sunny day a group of seven of us took part. We were shown around by Evie who manages the…
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Our new Peace Garden
In a moving ceremony, the new garden dedicated to peace was officially opened on August 6, the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the USA. Lord Mayor Jacqueline McLaren, the Consul General of Japan, Masataka Tarahara, Glasgow CND Chairperson Jean Anderson officiated and there was rousing singing by Protest in Harmony and, later…