Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

ORCHID FAIR
2014-05-17 - 2014-05-18 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:
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.

Book Launch and Lecture
2014-06-05 18:30 UTC | 00 Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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 destination, the Columbia River. Hiscompanion was the Glasgow botanist David Douglas where they discovered many plants new to science.Scouler then went to India, adding to his collections which helped found the Andersonian Museum in Glasgow.When not travelling he was Professor at Anderson’s College and in Dublin. His work contributed toanthropology, natural history and geology – truly a “man of parts”. The illustrated lecture will describe hisadventures and legacy to natural science.
Dr E. Charles Nelson, FLS. After a PhD in Australia Charles returned to his native Ireland in 1975, to take upthe position of horticultural taxonomist at the Irish National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. He is the author or editorof over 20 books and more than 150 research papers, most recently a prize-wining book on heathers. Since1996 he has lived in England and worked as a freelance botanist, author and editor, and is currently acting aseditor for the Catesby Commemorative Trust’s intended book The curious Mister Catesby – A NaturalistExplores New Worlds. In May 2013, he received the Society for the History of Natural History’s Founders’Medal.
Exhibits relating to The Andersonian Museum from the Zoology Museum and Glasgow Museums herbarium can be viewed in The Hunterian (Zoology Museum) where refreshments will be served.

Come Dino With Me!! an event linked to Dippy on Tour: Glasgow.
2019-02-13 10:30 - 12:01 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Come Dino with Me!
Date: February 13th 2019 and March 13th 2019
Time: 10.30am
Cost: Free but pre-booking essential.
Click here to book 13th February tour
Click here to book 13th March tour
Place: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Meet at Kibble Palace

Dippy the Dinosaurs diet is the subject of much debate. 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. Find out how the plants adapted to resist Dippy’s constant nibbling.

Suitable for all ages. This is a tour through the Glasshouses at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. This event will last for one and a half hours. Toilets and cafe are available on site.

Find out more on the Friends of Glasgow Botanic website: www.glasgowbotanicgardens.com and follow events on Twitter @Glasgowbotanic. Contact gbg@glasgow.gov.uk

The Kibble Lecture-Thursday-18th April 2019
2019-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | University of Glasgow, Bower Building, Select a Country:
The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens annual Kibble Lecture this year has two guest speakers.
Dr Helen Kingstone, Lecturer in Victorian Studies (University of Glasgow), will open the evening with a short talk on the ‘Born in 1819’ Project with the associated exhibition New Victorians: Kibble and his Contemporaries still running in the Kibble Palace.

Our main speaker will be Alasdair Hood, ex-curator of Dundee Botanic Gardens, who will taking about his 20 years at Dundee Botanic Gardens along with other events in his Life in Horticulture.

Alasdair most recently collaborated with Christine Nicholson (GBG-Orchid Propagator) and staff members from RBGE in a collecting expedition to the Alpes-Maritimes in France.
The talk will be in the Bower Building (Botany Building) at University of Glasgow and is free to members of the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens. a small donation to the Friends is required from non-members

Orchid Fair at Glasgow Botanic Gardens
2019-05-11 - 2019-05-12 | Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens , Select a Country:
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, Peter White Orchids, Scottish Orchid Society, North East England Orchid Society, Burnham Nurseries, Orchid Alchemy, Simply Control, British Cactus and Succulent Society and Glasgow and District Beekeepers.

Opens from 10am both days

Glasgow Science Festival at the Botanics: Energy & Nature
2019-06-08 11:00 - 15:00
Discover Science at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
8th June
11:00-15:00
All Ages
Drop in
Free

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.

How can we clean up our oceans?
How do wind turbines work?
And how can plants help address global challenges?

Learn all of this and more by getting hands on.

For full details go to
http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/
Our Science Partners for this Glasgow Science Festival Event

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The Arid House Afternoon Tour-Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Event
2020-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
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.

New Guinea Begonias and the Glasgow Connection-Friends of GBG Event
2020-03-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
Hannah Wilson, Botanist from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh explore the background to the continuing research into the multidiverse Genus of Begonia
This event is for members of the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but we welcome new members and guests at all events

The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity
2023-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
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
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
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

Lecture: Past, present and future of conifer conservation with Hannah Wilson
2024-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
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 free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Tree Lovers Society.
Follow Dr Wilson on Instagram and on X (Twitter).

7pm on Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Lecture: Orchids of Crete with Christine Nicolson
2024-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
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.

7pm on Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Lecture: A Profile on David Douglas by Ann Lindsay
2024-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
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 offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Tree Lovers Society.
Follow Ann Lindsay online.
7pm on Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Guest lecture: Discovering mammals in the time of dinosaurs with Dr Elsa Panciroli
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW, Glasgow, G3 8AW
Join us on Thursday, 12 February at 7pm in Kelvin Hall for a guest lecture, Discovering mammals in the time of dinosaurs by Dr Elsa Panciroli.
Mammals, the furry, milk-giving group to which humans also belong, can trace their origins back to the Mesozoic. Fossils, from the Isle of Skye in Scotland in particular, are providing new insights, revealing how their evolution alongside the dinosaurs set the foundations of their survival and success after the mass extinction 66 million years ago. In this talk, we will find out about fieldwork in Skye uncovering exceptionally preserved fossils, and the new analytical techniques revealing how mammals lived, grew, and flourished in the Jurassic.
Dr Elsa Panciroli is a palaeobiologist from the Scottish Highlands who completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at the University of the Highlands and Islands, her Masters in Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, and her PhD joint between the University of Edinburgh and National Museums Scotland.

Guest lecture: The Pines they are A-Changing with Rob Wilson
2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW, Glasgow, G3 8AW
Join us at Kelvin Hall at 7pm on Thursday, 19 February 2026 for a guest lecture “The Pines they are a-changing” by Professor Rob Wilson of University of St Andrews.
Prof Wilson says:
“I am a tree-ring scientist – a so-called Dendrochronologist. My main research focusses on late Holocene palaeoclimatology (the Common Era) with specific emphasis on the use of tree-ring archives to understand the drivers of climate and environmental change. ”
