John Scouler (c1804-1871), Scottish Naturalist: A life, with two voyages.~ The author, Charles Nelson, will deliver a lecture “Home and abroad with the nineteenth century Scottish naturalist John Scouler of Kilbarchan.” John Scouler (c1804-1871) made a remarkable two-year journey to Northwest America discovering plants andanimals while travelling through the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to his […]
Join fern specialist Stevie Jakusz at Glasgow Botanic Gardens as he takes you on a tour of the ferns, cycads and other plants that could have made up the menu
Our main speaker will be Alasdair Hood, ex-curator of Dundee Botanic Gardens, who will taking about his 20 years at Dundee along with other events in his Life in Horticulture.
Don’t forget this weekend, 11/05/19 and 12/05/19, its the Orchid Fair at the Kibble Palace. There are stalls with some amazing plants to purchase and also loads of advice and info available. We also have educational displays about the threats orchids face in the wild and moves to conserve them. Participants include Laneside Hardy Orchids, […]
Join University of Glasgow PhD students, University of Strathclyde engineers and biologists from the Royal Society of Biology in the Kibble Palace to explore energy and the natural world.
Meet in the Kibble Palace South Wing at 2.00pm for a staff lead tour of the ongoing developments in the two arid houses of the main range. This is an event for the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but we welcome new members and guests at these events.
Hannah Wilson, Botanist from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh explore the background to the continuing research into the multidiverse Genus of Begonia
The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity with Professor Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Thursday, 21 September 2023, 7.30pm University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C) Lecture offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society
The Atlantic Rainforest with Laura Gusberti, The Woodland Trust Thursday, 16 November 2023, 7.30pm University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C) Offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Treelovers’ Society
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 10 September for the lecture from Dr Hannah Wilson on the Past, Present and Future of Conifer Conservation. Dr Wilson is a horticulturalist at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh where she is the Head of the International Conifer Conservation Project. Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this […]
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 22nd October for the lecture on the Orchids of Crete by Christine Nicolson, orchid propagator at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and the Scottish Orchid Society. Follow Christine Nicolson on Instagram. […]
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 12 November for a lecture from journalist and author Ann Lindsay: David Douglas, plant collector- the best kind of clever, adventurous and energetic Scot. This lecture commemorates the start of Douglas’ and John Scouler’s expedition to collect plants in north-west America. Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to […]
