A public illustrated talk by author Peter Wright. The author will take his audience on an original and evocative, highly colourful and inspiring visual journey from one end of Scotland to the other, on the very spine of the country – the Watershed of Scotland. More information at: www.johnmuirfestival.com www.ribbonofwildness.co.uk www.watershedepic.org.uk
‘Sun Over the Botanics’ events are your chance to see the surface of the sun safely. We bring along some special telescopes which are designed for looking at the sun, and allow you to see Sunspots, granulation and prominences round the circumference of the sun. The event is run by The Astronomical Society of Glasgow.
Richard Bains Curator of Logan Botanic Garden, talks about “The Past, Present and Future of Logan Botanic Garden” . The lecture takes place in the Boyd Orr Building at Glasgow University. Tickets are £5 to non members of the Friends of the Gardens and £3 to members. (Please note the change in date to the lecture programme)
Our yearly orchid fair. See beautiful displays of orchids and buy from an amazing selection of orchid stands and hardy perennial plants. Also get advice on how to look after orchids from the experts at the Scottish Orchid Society.
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
