Gardens
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Visitor Notice
Please be advised that the Main Range glasshouses will be closed to the public until Saturday, 9 August 2025. The Kibble Palace and all other areas of the Gardens remain open.
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Chair’s report
The gardens are at their full summer peak at present and reflect the first class work and dedication of the staff. Countless members of the public have voted with their feet and paid the Gardens a visit in recent weeks. Our public tours run by our volunteer garden guides have been outstandingly successful with many…
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New orchid hybrids
Three new hybrids have been registered by Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The names were chosen by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens and all have a Scottish or Glasgow connection. The new hybrids are the result of cross pollination ofdifferent species or hybrids. It can take anything from 3- 18 months for orchid seed pods to…
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Bracts cause confusion in the West End!
On Friday, the wind got up, whirling a blizzard of leaves and sending us into a mild panic. “This isn’t normal. Is it climate change?” “Has autumn arrived too early?” “Why are the leaves so yellow and falling off the trees in our street, and covering the road with a yellow carpet?” “It’s only June.”…
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CPH graduates return to the gardens as volunteers
Graduates of Glasgow’s CPH (Certificate in Practical Horticulture) course, have been volunteering in the Gardens again this spring, applying their new skills to small projects and bringing enjoyable improvements to the Gardens. The 10 day CPH course gives students a grounding in all the core horticultural skills, including seed sowing, vegetative propagation, potting, pruning and…
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Update from our Countryside Rangers
A career as a countryside ranger is ever-changing, filled with conservation efforts, wildlife surveying, and community engagement. Each week brings a variety of tasks that contribute to protecting and enhancing Glasgow’s natural spaces. Recently, I collected 3,000 plug plants from Pollok Country Park in preparation for a community-led planting session at Ruchill Park. These nectar-rich…
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Chair’s report
Staff have been very busy planting out the formal bedding in front of the Kibble over the last week. The forecast with a mixture of sun and rain should help the plants establish well. June has been a busy month in the Gardens and for the Friends. We started the month with a very successful…
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Signs of Spring
At last, the days are lengthening and Spring is just around the corner! In Glasgow Botanic Gardens signs of Spring are everywhere if you know where to look.
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Glasgow Flower Gardens
Creating a community space that is teeming with wildlife isn’t only about getting the planting and management right. It’s also about other creative endeavours.
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Vireya Rhodododendrons
This time of year, there will be quite a few rhododendrons flowering in the Gardens and elsewhere. These are usually Himalayan and Chinese species and hybrids – huge numbers of which were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th century. But there is a whole group which need to be grown indoors in Britain…